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3.14 Physical Metallurgy, Fall 2003

Aluminum metal.
Aluminum metal. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mineral Information Institute.)

Highlights of this Course

This course includes summary lecture notes, homework assignments and exams with solutions.

Course Description

The central point of this course is to provide a physical basis that links the structure of metals with their properties. With this understanding in hand, the concepts of alloy design and microstructural engineering are also discussed, linking processing and thermodynamics to the structure and properties of metals.
 

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Chris Schuh

Course Meeting Times

Lectures:
Two sessions / week
1.5 hours / session

Level

Undergraduate

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