TFFY62 Physical Metallurgy, ECTS-points
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Advancement level:
C

Aim:
The aim of the course is to give a physical understanding of phase transformations based on a thermodynamical description that can be applied in metallurgy, materials science or construction engineering.

Prerequisites:
TFFY70 Physics of Condensed Matter part I TFFY25 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

Course organization:
Lecturen, laborations

Course content:
Crystal phases, defects in crystals incl. vacancies and dislocations. Solutions and alloys. Atomic processes: diffusion and creep. Multiphase materials: thermodynamics, phase equilibrium, metastability, phase transformations, and precipitation. Mechanical properties of metals: elasticity, plasticity and fracture. Steel.

TEN1A written examination.
LAB1Active participation on the laborations.
Course language is Swedish.