MATLS 3T04
Phase Transformations
Undergraduate
4 unit(s)
Molar Gibbs energy diagrams. Fundamentals of diffusion. Curved interfaces, GibbsThomson
effect. Grain growth, Zener pinning. Homogeneous and heterogeneous
nucleation. Solidification. Scheil formalism. Constitutional supercooling. Eutectic
growth. Coarsening. Recovery, recrystallization. Spinodal decomposition. Eutectoid,
massive, order-disorder and martensitic transformations.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); second term
Prerequisite(s): MATLS 2A04 and 2D03; and Registration in Level II or above of Materials Engineering