MEC300

Course Description

An introduction to the structure and properties of materials and the processing routes utilized to optimize properties. All major classes of materials are covered, including metals, ceramics, composites, and polymers. Emphasis on the relationships between chemical bonding, crystal structure, phase equilibria, microstructure, and properties including electrical band structures, electron excitation events and semiconductors. Diffusion, kinetics of phase transformations, and microstructure development during basic processes.

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