Materials II

This course content is structured towards more advanced material concepts such as: Mobility of atoms and Diffusion in solid state (mechanisms, laws of Fick). Hardening and strengthening of steels. Precipitation hardening. Microstructural strength characteristics of materials and testing thereof. Engineering materials (steels, cast irons, copper alloys, light metals, titanium alloys, Zn alloys, Pb alloys, superalloys. Physical Properties (Electrical, Thermal, Magnetic, Optical). Oxidation, Corrosion and surface protection. Nanomaterials. Structure verification through X-ray diffraction techniques. Ceramics.