The course deals with the properties and behaviour of metals, ceramics and plastics with particular reference to the processes occurring at the atomic level. The topics to be covered include: bonding and structure, solidification and crystal growth, elastic behaviour of crystalline solids, plastic deformation, thermally activated processes, diffusion, failure of materials, materials strengthening.
Credit Weight:
0.5
Offering:
3-1.5; 0-0
Course Classifications:
Type C: Engineering, Mathematical and Natural Sciences