Department of
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
I.
Introduction
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Concept of Alloy. Types of alloys. Solid Solutions
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Intermediate and Interstitial Phases
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The free energy of solid solutions. Phase mixtures
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The stable state of an alloy
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Equations of phase equilibrium. The phase rule
(2 week)
II.
Order-
Disorder transformations in Solids
- Order-disorder phase transformation.
- Long-range
order (LRO) in solid solutions.
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Short range
order (SRO) in solid solutions.
- Elementary theory of SRO (Homework).
(1 week)
III.
Interatomic
interactions in the metals and alloys
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Introduction
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Statistico-thermodynamical theory of binary
alloys
- A. Gorsky-Bragg-Williams (GBW)
Theory
- B. Kirkwood’s Theory
- C.
Quasi-Chemical Theory
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Quantum mechanical model of interatomic
interactions for metals and binary solid solutions.
(2 week)
Homework: Interatomic
Interactions in the Metals and Alloys
IV.
The
pseudopotential theory of interatomic interactions
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Potential seen by an atomic electron
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Dielectric screening
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Interatomic interaction potential
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Screening in alloys
(2 week)
V.
The use of
pseudopotential theory for crystal structure stability calculations
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Basic assumption
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Band structure energy of pure metals and binary alloys
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Application of the theory for crystal-structure energy
calculations of pure Al.
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Electrostatic energy calculations for metals and binary
alloys
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The total internal energy of an alloy with perfect
long-range order
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The total internal energy of an alloy with short-range
order
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The total internal energy of a fully random alloy
(3 week)
Project
method
approximation
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Midterm I (Project 1)
VI. The calculation of phase
boundary energies in terms of pseudopotential theory
- Basic
assumption
- Theory of phase boundary energy calculations
- Application of the theory to Cu-Al alloys
- Application of the theory to In-Mg and Al-Mg alloys
(1 week)
Project
II. Phase boundary energy calculation for the different binary alloys
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Midterm II (Project 2)
VII. Ordered
phases, their structures and existence conditions calculation in terms of
pseudopotential theory of alloys
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Basic assumption
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Calculation of the ordered phases energy for binary
alloys
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Application of the theory to the ordered phase analysis
for Hg-Mg alloys
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Calculation of the short-range ordering energy for
binary alloys
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Application of the theory to the short-range order
problems in Ni-Al, Fe-Al, Ti-Al, etc. alloys
(2 week)
Project III. Pairwise
alloying potential calculations for binary alloys
VIII.
The interatomic interaction potential
calculation in the fiber reinforced metal matrix composites (Homework)
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Experimental data
analysis
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The choice of
matrix for composite materials
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Application of
the pseudopotential theory to the solubility process analysis in composites
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Interatomic
interaction parameters in the statistical theory of alloys
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The calculation
of the interatomic interaction parameters in the composites with Al and Mg
matrixes.
(1 week)
Project IV. The calculation of the
interatomic interaction parameters for different metal
matrix composites
REFERENCES
Schedule:
Tuesday, 13:40 - 17:30, B-208
GRADING:
Project I: 15%
Project II: 20%
Project III: 15%
Homework: 10%
Attendance: 5%
Final Exam: 35%