MTE2511

Structure of engineering materials I

5 points
* 26 lectures and 26 laboratory hours and tutorials
* First semester
* Clayton
* Corequisites: MTE2520

Objectives The course is intended to advance the student's knowledge of crystallography, defect structure and x-ray diffraction techniques, and thus to develop an understanding of the application of these ideas and techniques as a basis for interpreting the structure of materials.

Synopsis Crystallography: lattices; symmetry, stereographic projections; structure of crystals. Crystal defects: point, line and planar defects; vacancy formation; dislocation origins, motion and interactions; stacking faults, twins and grain boundaries. Diffraction techniques: production of x-rays; theory of diffraction; experimental applications in determining structural features of engineering materials; introduction to neutron and electron diffraction.

Recommended texts

Cullity B D Elements of x-ray diffraction 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1978
Hull D and Bacon D J Introduction to dislocations 3rd edn, Pergamon, 1984
Kelly A and Groves G W Crystallography and crystal defects Longman, 1970
McKie D and McKie C Essentials of crystallography Blackwell, 1987
Putnis A Introduction to mineral sciences 1992