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Materials Engineering Classes
MATE 101L
Introductory Materials Engineering Laboratory
1 credits
3 lab hours
Hands‐on laboratory experience with some fundamental concepts in materials engineering: classification of solids, gelation processes, particulate dispersions, nucleation and growth of crystals, phase diagrams, magnetic domains, (explosive) welding, and composite design. Course provides a glossary of terms and concepts used in the field of materials science and engineering.
MATE 202
Materials Engineering I
3 credits
3 class hours
Corequisite: CHEM 122
Application of the student’s background in physical sciences, mathematics, and computer science to the solution of elementary problems in the materials sciences. Introduction 冶金技术和材料科学. Elementary design problems involving the optimum use of materials.
MATE 202L
Materials Engineering I Laboratory
1 credit
3 lab hours
Corequisite: MATE 202
Laboratory experiments addressing elementary design problems involving optimal use of materials. 旨在加强在MATE 202中讨论的原则.
MATE 235
Materials Engineering II
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:化学122和122L共修条件:物理122 & 122L
Survey of technologically important materials including ceramics, glasses, semiconductors, polymers and composites. 目的是了解化学成分, structure, processing and property relationships in material systems. The student will obtain a basic understanding of the principles of electronic transport, dielectric, thermal, optical and mechanical properties of engineered solids. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering must take MATE 235L concurrently.
MATE 235L
Materials Engineering II Laboratory
1 credit
3 lab hours
先决条件:化学122和122L先决条件:MATE 235
Laboratory experiments introducing the fabrication of technical materials and the measurement of their properties. 旨在加强MATE中讨论的原则 235.
MATE 301
Introduction to Ceramic Engineering
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: MATE 235; or consent of instructor
陶瓷从原料到成品的加工. Chemistry and structure of ceramic raw materials. Ceramic powder preparation and characterization. Engineering ceramic suspensions. Microstructures of traditional (porcelain and glass) and advanced (modern structural and electrical) ceramics. Properties of ceramics, and their dependence on processing and microstructure.
MATE 310
加工与微观结构方法与分析
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisites: MATE 202, MATE 235; or consent of instructor
Emphasis on the relationship between processing and microstructure. Processing techniques used to form metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites will be studied such as extrusion, 冲压、锻造、轧制、铸造、连接. Elementary analysis techniques such 由于光学和电子显微镜将用来说明处理的效果 on microstructure.
MATE 311
Thermal and Mechanical Methods and Analysis
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisites: MATE 202, MATE 235, ES 302; or consent of instructor
强调使用热和机械技术来影响和测量 金属、聚合物、陶瓷和复合材料的性质. Thermal techniques such 如DSC, DTA, TGA, TMA和扩张测量将被描述. Thermal processing and temperature measurement techniques will also be covered. Mechanical techniques such as viscometry, 包括流变学、强度/韧性测试、硬度测试和疲劳测试. These thermal and mechanical techniques will be used to elucidate the relationship 性质和微观结构,松弛机制,寿命预测, 相变,化学反应和合成.
MATE 314
Transport Processes
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: MATH 131, MATH 132; PHYS 121
Introduction to the concepts of fluid dynamics and mass and heat transfer.
MATE 350
Materials Thermodynamics
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATH 231, CHEM 121, PHYS 121. (ES 347 is recommended.)
The mathematical structure of thermodynamics is developed and elucidated from a transport‐process‐based perspective. Basic quantities such as heat and temperature are carefully defined. The conserved nature of the First‐ Law and the non‐conserved nature of the Second Law are emphasized. The consequences of the ensuing stability‐ conditions are explored 在多组分混合物的相平衡领域. (Same as ChE 349)
MATE 351
Introduction to Polymeric Materials
3 credits, 3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 202或MATE 235,数学231或数学335
Basic concepts of polymer science; polymerization reactions and mechanisms, as well as kinetics involved; polymer solutions, molecular‐weight determinations, analysis and testing of polymers; structural properties of polymers; properties of commercial polymers; processing of polymers.
MATE 402
Physical Ceramics
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 301
Review of ceramic microstructures. 原子,微观结构和热力学的起源 陶瓷性能,重点是原子和结构缺陷的影响 and interpretation of phase diagrams.
MATE 410
微观结构表征方法与分析
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 122, MATE 202, MATE 235 or consent of instructor
Crystalline and non‐crystalline materials are characterized using various types of 散射,衍射,吸收和显微镜技术. Methodologies such 采用x射线衍射、电子衍射和显微技术进行分析 crystallographic and other structural properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites.
MATE 420
Biomedical Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 202或MATE 235或教练的同意
This course covers the application of materials in medical devices. Mechanical properties of hard and soft tissues are reviewed. Applications of biomaterials in orthopedics are discussed with emphasis on problems of material‐ tissue interactions. Other biomedical 材料被广泛应用于皮肤移植、眼科手术、心脏起搏器、 tissue engineering, and neural prostheses. 宿主的反应被调查,包括适应, inflammation, coagulation, foreign body effects, and changes in tissue and organ functions. 强调了生物和临床试验的方法. Regulatory, ethical and business issues are discussed. 参加研究生水平课程的学生将写作 an additional report proposing a new solution to an unsolved surgical problem. Shares lecture with MATE 520, with additional expectations for graduate credit.
MATE 430
Design and Analysis of Experiments
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: Senior standing
Methods of statistics and modeling important to many problems in materials science and engineering including Six Sigma. 例子是从许多实际经验中挑选出来的. Safety considerations and experiment design including analysis of risk, how risks may be integrated, and how formal procedures should be established. The use of information 来源,如材料安全数据表(MSDS). (Same as ChE 463)
MATE 431, 431D
材料制造工艺基础1
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: MATE 202; ES 302; and senior standing or consent of instructor
Introduction to materials design; flow theories and work of deformation; microstructure‐property relationships for different materials; fracture; casting and heat‐flow/mass‐transfer issues; bulk deformation processing with applications to rolling and extrusion; powder 金属和陶瓷粉末的冶金和烧结.
MATE 435
Mechanical Behavior of Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 202 or consent of instructor
Elasticity and plasticity; flow criteria. Strengthening mechanisms. Deformation processes. Mechanical testing of materials: tensile, hardness, fatigue, fracture, formability.
MATE 441, 441L
X‐Ray Diffraction
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisite: PHYS 122, MATE 202 or MATE 235
Properties and generation of X‐rays, X‐ray diffraction phenomena. Single‐crystal and 粉末技术用于研究金属和合金的结构、缺陷、应力、 and strain.
MATE 442
Solid State Diffusion
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 314 or ES 314
Development of the diffusion equations in solids and their solutions by analytical and numerical methods. Diffusion theory and mechanisms. Diffusion phenomena in semiconductors, metals, alloys, ionic crystals, and oxides. Thermodynamic, point‐defect and defect reactions, and impurity effects. High‐diffusivity paths; Electromigration (EM) in metallic films and EM measurement. Review of experimental techniques.
MATE 443
Magnetic Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 235或教师同意
磁学的起源,磁学理论,反磁、顺磁的比较, ferromagnetic, and ferromagnetic solids. 磁性测量,磁性表征 techniques, domain theory and hysteresis. Structure‐processing‐property relationships in magnetic materials. “硬”磁性和“软”磁性材料的应用.
MATE 445, 445D
Introduction to Composite Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: ES 302 or consent of instructor
增强材料:玻璃、凯夫拉、聚乙烯、碳、硼、碳化硅、 alumina, metallic fibers. Interface between the matrix and fiber. Polymer matrix, metal matrix, and ceramic matrix composites. Mechanism of fiber strengthening. Micromechanics and macromechanics of composite materials, their strength and fracture behavior.
MATE 446, 446D
Computer Simulation in Materials Science
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATH 231
Computers have become a common tool in the effort to bridge the gap between atomic and macroscopic materials properties. Examples selected from the literature are used to introduce the student to the principal techniques employed in the field. Topics covered include: polymers, metals, ceramics, magnetic materials, water, phase equilibrium, 蛋白质折叠,自组装单层,凝胶,玻璃化转变,流变学, and dielectric relaxation.
MATE 447
Optical Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 235或教师同意
Review of optical phenomena: reflection, transmission, absorption, color, polarization, 折射和双折射,以及它们在材料中的起源. Structure‐processing‐property relationships in optical materials including crystals, glasses, and thin films. Applications 包括反射镜、滤光片、透镜、激光器、光电、探测器和光纤.
MATE 452, 452D
Solid State Physics for Engineers
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:高级地位或同意的讲师
Discussion of physical properties of metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics from the viewpoint of solid‐state theory. 电子动力学,电子输运,相互作用 电磁波与固体,波动力学,量子力学,自由电子 theory, band theory of solids. 半导体与量子物理的应用 modern electronic and opto‐electronic devices.
MATE 452L
Electronic Materials Laboratory
1 credit
3 lab hours
先决条件:MATE 235, 235L,或教练的同意
使用电子测量设备来表征公共电路的特性 components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, temperature‐ and voltage‐dependent resistors, diodes. 解释材料的电子特性.
MATE 460
Failure Analysis
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: ES 302
Failure analysis is the science of unraveling why a product failed unexpectedly. The results of the failure analysis may be used to design a better product, or as evidence in litigation. This course will cover the proper methodology for investigating a failure, 结构和机器的常见失效模式,断口学,程序 撰写故障分析报告,以及法律含义.
MATE 466, 466D
Interfacial Phenomena
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 350或同等学历或教练同意
界面热力学(液体/液体,液体/蒸汽,液体/固体,固体/固体, solid/vapor) interfacial equilibria; interfacial free energy (surface tension measurements in liquids; specific surface free energy in solid systems); structure of solid surfaces and interfaces; properties of interfaces; case studies in ethical decision making. Shares lectures with MATE 566, but is graded separately and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 470
Corrosion Phenomena
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: CHEM 122, MATE 202 or MATE 235
Theory of aqueous corrosion (thermodynamics and kinetics); forms of corrosion; corrosion testing and evaluation; designing to minimize corrosion; methods of corrosion prevention; corrosion of specific systems; case studies.
MATE 472, 472D
Advanced Transport Phenomena
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: ES 216 and 350 or MATE 314 or consent of instructor
动量,热量和质量传递的高级主题. Newtonian and non‐Newtonian 流体行为和层流问题,基本湍流概念,能量 balance applications in incompressible fluid flow, flow and vacuum production. Fourier’s law and thermal conductivity of materials, steady state and time dependent heat conduction, application in solidification, elementary convective heat transfer. Diffusivity of materials, diffusion in gases, liquids and solids and through porous media, time dependent diffusion, and interphase mass transfer.
MATE 474
Polymer Processing and Characterization
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
The basics of rheology, calorimetry and mechanical testing are covered. A specific polymer is used (e.g.(环氧树脂)在整个过程和加工过程中 polymer is covered. Students are expected to acquire a working knowledge of the instrumentation and analysis tools used in the course. These include rheometers, calorimeters, and mechanical testing. 主要的分析工具是Kaleidagraph软件. (Same course as ChE 474)
MATE 479
Transmission Electron Microscopy
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
前提条件:mate441, mate410,或教练同意
Electron optics, design and operation of TEM; specimen preparation; electron diffraction and interpretation of diffraction pa erns; imaging, dynamical theory; image interpretation for perfect crystals, crystal defects, interfaces and precipitates. Use of a TEM.
MATE 480
Advanced Dislocation Theory
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:METE 327或教师同意
Dislocations in isotropic continua; effects of dislocations on crystal structure; point defects and physical properties; point defects and mechanical properties; dislocation‐point‐defect interactions and groups of dislocations; dislocation interactions. Shares lectures with MATE 580, but is graded separately and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 481, 481L
Engineering Design I
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
先决条件:高级地位,伴侣301,伴侣351,伴侣327,伴侣310,伴侣311(生物) 111/111L may substitute for MATE 310 or 311 for students pursuing the Biomaterials Engineering Option)
学生设计团队开始为期一年的顶点设计项目. The teams will identify project needs, establish goals, determine design requirements, produce alternate solutions, and perform detailed planning. 项目启动,定期设计报告和设计 reviews. Students, faculty, and distinguished visitors discuss subjects of current 和/或对各种材料领域的长期兴趣. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 481 and MATE 481L concurrently.
MATE 482, 482L
Engineering Design II
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisite: MATE 481, MATE 481L
继续在MATE 481中启动的设计项目. The student design teams bring the projects to a successful conclusion. Economic analysis and detailed cost 评估,在数据分析和实验设计中使用工程统计; 准备并提交最终项目报告. Undergraduate students majoring in Materials Engineering are required to take MATE 482 and MATE 482L concurrently.
MATE 483, 483L
Scanning Electron Microscopy
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
前提条件:PHYS 122或教师同意
Fundamental theory and experimental techniques in scanning electron microscopy. Electron optics, electron beam interactions with solids, signal detection and processing. Chemical X‐ray microanalysis. 材料工程专业本科学生 需要同时选修mate483和mate483l.
MATE 491
Directed Study/Senior Thesis
3 credits
前提条件:高级地位或同意的讲师
MATE 500
Directed Research
Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
This course may not be used to fulfill graduate degree requirements.
MATE 501
Foundations of Materials
3 credits
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
本课程专为具有本科学历的材料专业研究生开设 from other disciplines. Fundamental elements of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites will be covered.
MATE 502
Physical Ceramics
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 301
Review of ceramic microstructures. 原子,微观结构和热力学的起源 陶瓷性能,重点是原子和结构缺陷的影响 and interpretation of phase diagrams. Shares lectures with MATE 402, but is graded separately, and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 503, 503D
Crystal Chemistry and Crystal Physics
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
Classification of elements and ions. Bonding and rules for building of structures in solids. Systematic review of the basic crystal structures of inorganic solids and 它们与观察到的宏观性质的关系. Introduction to crystal physics, 将可测量的量与晶体对称性联系起来.
MATE 504
Nonlinear Dielectric Ceramics
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 235 and graduate standing; or consent of instructor
非线性介质中极化机制和弛豫现象的研究进展. New capacitor formulations (high permittivity) and “relaxor” ferroelectrics. Ferroelectric phase transitions and phenomenology. 压电、热释电及其应用.
MATE 505, 505D
Electronic Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 235 and graduate standing; or consent of instructor
回顾控制电学行为的电子、原子和缺陷结构 of ceramics and metals. 散装和印刷(厚膜)电子传感器和元件. Superionic conductors used in solid electrolyte batteries, and developments in new high‐temperature superconducting ceramics. Polarization mechanisms and relaxation 介质中的现象,并讨论了低介电常数和微波介质.
MATE 509, 509D
Statistical Mechanics of Simple Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 350 or ChE 349 or Graduate Standing or consent of instructor
After a brief review of thermodynamics, the basics of Statistical Mechanics are presented and applied to a number of cases of interest. These include solid state heat capacity, the adsorption of gases on surfaces, Bose‐Einstein statistics, blackbody radiation, 磁学,超流体,费米-狄拉克统计,电子气体,相理论 transitions, and the Monte Carlo method.
MATE 510
有序金属间合金的力学性能
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
发展了对有序合金力学行为的理解 process of alloy development. 晶体结构,有序现象,晶格缺陷 in ordered alloys, tensile and compressive behavior, anomalous yielding, enhanced 加工硬化,断裂,蠕变和疲劳,环境影响,合金发展 strategies.
MATE 512, 512D
Electronic Thin Films: Science and Technology
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
Discussion of thin‐film deposition techniques (evaporation, sputtering, molecular beam epitaxy, liquid‐ phase epitaxy, and chemical vapor deposition), and their applications and limitations. Thin‐film growth mechanism. Stress and interdiffusion in thin films. Electrical and optical properties of thin films, heterostructures, quantum wells, and superlattices.
MATE 514, 514D
Liquid State Theory
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 509, Graduate Standing or consent of instructor
An introduction to the study of many‐particle systems and to the techniques of computer simulation. The statistical mechanics of simple liquids and their mixtures, with particular emphasis on the atomic origin of the structure factor and the relationships between atomic‐level structure and macroscopic, thermodynamic properties.
MATE 515
Glasses and Other Complex Fluids
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 351或教练同意
Complex fluids span the range between the traditional Newtonian fluid (where shear 应力与应变率成正比)和线性响应固体(其中剪切应力 is proportional to strain). 在所有情况下,引入非平凡松弛机制 a range of relaxation times and extreme temperature sensitivity in the a materials’ properties. Glasses are the most dramatic examples of this class of materials although all polymeric materials show complex behavior under temperature and time scales in typical applications. This course introduces the techniques used to quantify the thermal and temporal response of common complex fluids focusing primarily on rheometry and calorimetry. In addition, theories linking evolving microstructures are employed to explain the observed macroscopic responses.
MATE 516
Biomimetic Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
An overview of the field of biomimetics: the achievement of unusual materials properties or processes by mimicry of various aspects of biological systems. Mimicry of natural structural design; biomimetic materials processing; “artificial photosynthesis”; biomolecular electronics; and biomimetic catalysis. Interdisciplinary studies.
MATE 520
Biomedical Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 202或MATE 235或教练的同意
This course covers the application of materials in medical devices. Mechanical properties of hard and soft tissues are reviewed. Applications of biomaterials in orthopedics are discussed with emphasis on problems of material‐ tissue interactions. Other biomedical 材料被广泛应用于皮肤移植、眼科手术、心脏起搏器、 tissue engineering, and neural prostheses. 宿主的反应被调查,包括适应, inflammation, coagulation, foreign body effects, and changes in tissue and organ functions. 强调了生物和临床试验的方法. Regulatory, ethical and business issues are discussed. 参加研究生水平课程的学生将写作 an additional report proposing a new solution to an unsolved surgical problem. Shares lecture with MATE 420, with additional expectations for graduate credit.
MATE 530, 530D
Design and Analysis of Experiments
3 credits
3 class hours
Methods of statistics and modeling important to many problems in materials science and engineering including Six Sigma. 例子是从许多实际经验中挑选出来的. Safety considerations and experiment design including analysis of risk, how risks may be integrated, and how formal procedures should be established. The use of information 来源,如材料安全数据表(MSDS). Shares lectures with MATE 430, but is graded separately, and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 531, 531D
材料制造工艺基础1
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 202 or equivalent; ES 302 or equivalent
Introduction to materials design; flow theories and work of deformation, microstructure‐property relationships for different materials; fracture; casting and heat‐flow/mass‐transfer issues; bulk deformation processing with applications to rolling and extrusion; powder 金属和陶瓷粉末的冶金和烧结. Shares lectures with MATE 431, but is graded separately, and additional work to include learning manufacturing software, as well as a detailed research paper, is required at the graduate level.
MATE 534, 534D
Phase Equilibria in Materials Systems
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 350和METE 327,或教练同意
The theoretical and practical aspects of phase equilibria of metal and ceramic multicomponent systems will be examined in detail. The thermodynamics and experimental methods of 确定这些系统的相平衡将被研究. Particular emphasis 到吉布斯相律,相图的构造和解释,以及 importance of nonequilibrium in metals and ceramics will be investigated. Thermodynamic calculations related to phase stability and phase diagram prediction will be performed using the modeling software, Thermo‐Calc.
MATE 540, 540D
Electrochemical Techniques & Process
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:高年级或研究生的地位
This course is an overview of the growing field of electrochemistry, and the many electrochemical techniques and processes. The lectures and assignments will review 电池的理论和科学,电镀,燃料电池,电催化, electro‐refining, corrosion, bioelectrochemistry, and organic electrosynthesis. In 除应用外,还将介绍电化学技术。 包括开路电位,线性极化,动电位极化, cyclic voltammetry, zeta potentials, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemistry.
MATE 541
Advanced Physical Metallurgy
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: METE 327; or consent of the instructor
热力学原理在合金体系形成和稳定性中的应用. Recrystallization. Precipitation hardening. Physical metallurgy of steels, aluminum, rapidly solidified alloys, and quasi‐crystals.
MATE 543, 543D
Advanced Mechanical Metallurgy
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisites: MATE 435
Theory of elasticity/plasticity; dislocation theory; strengthening mechanisms; tensile testing; fracture and related failure phenomena; principal features of fatigue and creep; metalworking; related strain state‐ strain rate phenomena, including shock deformation and high energy rate forming.
MATE 544
Strengthening Mechanisms
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 435 or consent of instructor
位错理论在析出、分散和固溶硬化中的应用 yielding; strain aging; Hall‐ Petch phenomena and strengthening by grain refinement; strengthening by dislocation substructures; work hardening; strength of martensite; fiber‐reinforced composites; production of strong microstructures.
MATE 545
Micromechanics of Fracture
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 435或同等学历或教练同意
Analysis of criteria for crack initiation and propagation leading to structural failure; study of fracture mechanics starting with Griffith theory for ideally brittle materials through plane strain and ultimately elastic‐ plastic toughness phenomena. Effects of geometry, rate, environment, and microstructure will be considered as related to micromechanisms of fracture (cleavage, ductile fracture, fatigue, stress corrosion cracking).
MATE 548
Advanced Composite Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 445 or consent of instructor
增强材料及其制造和性能. Matrix materials and their characteristics. Interfaces in various types of composites. Micromechanics of composites; macromechanics of composites. Failure processes in composites. Designing with composites. Specific important composite systems, their fabrication, properties, and applications.
MATE 549
Nano‐Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
纳米系统的物理基础,纳米结构合成的物理和化学 制造,半导体纳米结构,磁性纳米结构和自旋电子学, molecular nanostructures, electron transport in nanosystems, optical effects in nanosystems, nanomachines, nanoscale biological assemblies, nanocomposite materials.
MATE 554
Scattering Techniques
3 credits
3 class hours
先决条件:MATE 351或教练同意
散射技术在高分子材料表征中的应用 从聚合物溶液到熔体或复合材料. Molecular motion of polymers 在溶液和熔体中,Flory - Huggin理论,相分离. Fundamentals and applications of scattering techniques to polymeric materials. Dynamic light scattering, laser light 散射中子散射,X射线散射.
MATE 560, 560D
Failure Analysis
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: ES 302 or consent of instructor
Failure analysis is the science of unraveling why a product failed unexpectedly. The results of the failure analysis may be used to design a better product, or as evidence in litigation. This course will cover the proper methodology for investigating a failure, 结构和机器的常见失效模式,断口学,程序 撰写故障分析报告,以及法律含义. Shares lecture with MATE 460, but is graded separately, and additional graduate‐level work is required.
MATE 563
Radiation Effects in Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
辐射损伤的基本原理(高能粒子和能量耗散、原子) displacements and cascades, evolution of damage); material‐dependent radiation‐damage phenomena (at atomic, microstructural, and macrostructural levels); applications (swift‐ion irradiation effects, ion‐beam modification of materials, nanostructure design via 辐照,核燃料和废物形式,辐射探测器和剂量计,太阳能 and galactic cosmic particles).
MATE 564, 564D
Nano‐Optics,
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
纳米光学——一个新兴领域,作为纳米科学的一部分正在迅速发展 纳米技术需要工具和技术来制造、操作和 characterization at nanoscale. 本课程涵盖传播的理论基础 and focusing of optical fields; methods of nanoscale optical microscopy: near‐field optical probes and nanoscale distance control; features of optical interaction in nanoscale environments. 纳米光学的现代应用,包括量子emi, photonic crystals and resonators, surface plasmons structures and devices, will be discussed in the frames of this class.
MATE 565, 565D
Catalyst Characterization Techniques
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: ChE 349/MATE 350 and/or CHEM 331/332 or consent of instructor
本课程概述了用于表征催化材料的技术 including data analysis and linking physical and chemical properties to catalytic activity at the laboratory and process level. Topics include x‐ray methods, neutron 散射方法,物理吸附,化学吸附,程控温度 techniques, photoelectron spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, and electron microscopy. A research project is required.
MATE 566
Interfacial Phenomena
3 credits
3 class hours
界面热力学(液体/液体,液体/蒸汽,液体/固体,固体/固体, solid/vapor); interfacial equilibria; interfacial free energy (surface tension measurements in liquids; specific surface free energy in solid systems); structure of solid surfaces and interfaces; properties of interfaces.
MATE 567
Dynamic Deformation of Solids
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Elastic waves. Plastic waves. 冲击波(Rankine - Hugoniot方程和更高级的) treatments incorporating materials strength). Wave interactions and attenuation (including spalling). Spherical and cylindrical waves. Impact; Gurney equation. Principles of detonation.
MATE 568
Material Behavior at High Strain Rates
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 567
Mechanical properties of materials as a function of strain rate. Dislocation dynamics at high velocities. Structural changes introduced by shock waves: phase transformations, 点缺陷,线缺陷,界面缺陷. Dislocation models for shock front. Materials aspects of adiabatic shear localization, spalling, dynamic deformation. Shock modification of ceramics.
MATE 569, 569D
Fuel Cell Technology
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
The principles of fuel cell technology, including classification of fuel cells and operating mechanisms. Analysis of underlying thermodynamics and physical factors which govern fuel cell performance and efficiency. Cell components and integrative cell design.
MATE 570, 570D
Corrosion Phenomena
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
Theory of aqueous corrosion (thermodynamics and kinetics); forms of corrosion; corrosion testing and evaluation; designing to minimize corrosion; methods of corrosion prevention; corrosion in specific systems; case studies. Shares lecture with MATE 470, but is graded separately and additional graduate‐level work is required.
MATE 575, 575D
Introduction to Nano-Materials
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
An introduction to physical basics of nanosystems, physics and chemistry of nanostructure synthesis and fabrication. 其他主题包括:半导体纳米结构,磁性 nanostructures and spintronics, molecular nanostructures, electron transport in nanosystems, optical effects in nanosystems, nanomachines, nanoscale biological assemblies, nanocomposite materials.
MATE 576
Drug Delivery Techniques
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor
Focus is on current developments in drug delivery techniques, with only a brief discussion of common clinical techniques. 课程的第一部分侧重于各种交付 mechanisms and the tools needed to validate successful targeted drug delivery (both in vitro, in vivo and diagnostic tools). The second part of the course focuses on current developments in drug delivery based on published research articles. Students will read, digest, and critically analyze scientific work from leading research laboratories. Students will also gain valuable communication tools, as each student will present an article of interest to the class. Finally, the third part of the course focuses 重要的材料表征方法,如生物样品制备,SEM, TEM, DSC, Flow Cytometry, Fluorescence Microscopy, ELISA Assays. Same as BIOT 576. Shares lecture with ChE 476, with additional expectations for graduate credit.
MATE 579
Advanced Electron Microscopy
3 credits
2 class hours, 3 lab hours
Prerequisite: MATE 479 or MATE 483; graduate standing
先进的主题在透射电子显微镜. In‐situ studies of deformation and fracture processes, environmental effects, and radiation damage. High‐resolution 电子显微镜,弱束技术,扫描透射电子显微镜, electron microdiffraction. Analytical electron microscopy; electron energy loss spectroscopy and energy‐ dispersive analysis of X‐rays; instrumentation, techniques, quantitation, applications.
MATE 580
Advanced Dislocation Theory
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 435 or consent of instructor
Dislocations in isotropic continua; effects of dislocations on crystal structure; point defects and physical properties; point defects and mechanical properties; dislocation‐point‐defect interactions and groups of dislocations; dislocation interactions.
Shares lectures with MATE 480, but is graded separately, and additional work is required at the graduate level.
MATE 581, 581D
Directed Study
Credit hours to be arranged
在部门成员的指导下学习. In general, subject matter 会补充冶金学的其他研究生课程吗 or materials engineering.
MATE 590
Independent Study
Credit hours to be arranged
The student must clearly demonstrate the ability to organize and pursue research. A written final report and public oral presentation is required.
MATE 591
Thesis (master’s program)
Credit hours to be arranged
MATE 592, 592D
Materials Engineering Graduate Seminar
1 credit
1 class hour
Must be taken S/U
前提条件:研究生站或导师的同意
Seminar presentations by students, faculty and outside speakers. Discussion of topics of technical interest in materials science and engineering and related fields.
MATE 595
Dissertation (doctoral degree program)
Credit hours to be arranged
Prerequisite: Successful completion of PhD candidacy exam and Academic Advisor recommendation for candidacy.
MATE 599, 599D
Special Topics
Credit hours to be arranged
Lectures in new or advanced areas of materials.
Metallurgical Engineering Classes
METE 326
Introduction to Process Metallurgy
3 credits
3 class hours
Prerequisite: CHEM 121 Corequisite: MATH 132
Introduction to stoichiometric computations. Calculations of energy and material balance. Elementary process analysis and reactor design. Single‐phase and multiphase systems. (Same as ChE 326)
METE 327
Introduction to Physical Metallurgy
3 credit
3 class hours
Prerequisite: MATE 202
金属的变形和断裂机制. Binary phase diagrams. Phase transformations, age hardening, heat treatment of steels, TTT diagrams, CT diagrams, martensitic transformation, shape‐memory effects. Common ferrous and non‐ferrous alloys.
METE 434
Introduction to Dislocation Theory
3 credits
3 class hours
前提条件:METE 327或教师同意
An introduction to elasticity and the theory of plastic flow in materials. Geometrical 以及位错的晶体学特征,位错的弹性方程 crystals. Partial dislocations and stacking faults. Dislocation interactions and multiplication.
METE 491
Directed Study/Senior Thesis
3 credits
前提条件:高级地位或同意的讲师