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     MSE 706 Phase Tranformation and Kinetics
 

Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, spinodal decomposition, interface and diffusion-controlled growth, formal theory of transformation kinetics, precipitation, coarsening, order-disorder, and martensitic transformations. 3 credit hours

  
     

Prerequisite
  

Graduate standing or consent of instructor.

 
Course Objectives  

To understand the physical principles that determine the important phase transformations that are ubiquitous to the processing, microstructural development, and therefore structure and properties of materials.

 
Course Outline  

• Introduction, definitions, classification of phase transformations
• Homogeneous nucleation theory
• Transient nucleation
• Heterogeneous nucleation theory
• Nucleation in alloys
• Spinodal decomposition
• Interface controlled thermally activated growth
• Diffusion controlled growth
• Formal theory of transformation kinetics
• Polymorphic, massive, and precipitation transformations
• Kinetics of coarsening
• Order-disorder transformations
• Diffusionless transformations
• Characteristics of martensitic transformations
• Crystallography of martensitic transformations
• Kinetics of martensitic transformations
• Shape memory alloys
• Bainitic transformations
• Amorphous materials; metallic glasses
• Block co-polymers, semicrystalline polymers
• Quasicrystalline materials
• Nanocrystalline materials
Textbook  

No textbook required.

A compilation of chapters and papers from a number of sources is put together as Readings in Phase Transformations and Kinetics and available from the student bookstore at NCSU.

 
References  
  1. J. W. Christian, The Theory of Transformations in Metals and
    Alloys    , Pergamon Press, Oxford, 3rd edition, 2002.
  2. R. D. Doherty, Diffusive Phase Transformations in the Solid State
    in Physical Metallurgy    , 4th edition, ed. Cahn and Haasen, Elsevier
    Science Publ. 1996, pp. 1364-1505
  3. C. M. Wayman and H. Badashia, Phase Transformations,
    Nondiffusive     idid, pp. 1506-1554.
  4. D.A. Porter and K. E. Easterling, Phase Transformations in Metals
    and Alloys    , Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) 1981, 1983.
  5. Phase Transformations, ASM, Metals Park, Ohio, 1970.
  6. W. C. Carter and W. C. Johnson, eds. The Selected Works of John
    W. Cahn     TMS, Warrendale, PA, 1998.
  7. R. W. Balluffi, S. M. Allen, and W. C. Carter, Kinetics of Materials
    Wiley, 2005.
  8. P. Haasen, ed., Phase Transformations in Materials, Vol. 5 from
    Materials Science and Technology, ed. R. W. Cahn, P. Haasen, and E.J.
    Kramer, VCH Publishers, NY, 1991

 
Course Requirements  

HOMEWORK: Typically three

EXAMINATIONS: Three

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Not required

PROJECTS: None

IMPORTANT NOTE: The course offered this summer was recorded during the 15-week semester at NC State University. The summer session, however, is 10 weeks in duration. Therefore, students will need to cover the course material at a considerably faster pace than during the regular semester. All course requirements must be completed during the 10-week summer session. This should be a consideration before registering for the course.

 
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Instructor  

Dr. Carl Koch, Professor
North Carolina State University
Dept. of Materials Science Engineering
3-006 Engineering Bldg. I (COE I)
Campus Box 7907
Raleigh, NC 27695-7907

Phone: (919) 515-7340
Fax: (919) 515-7724
E-mail: carl_koch@ncsu.edu
Instructor Website: http://www.mse.ncsu.edu/faculty/koch.html