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Materials Science and Engineering 612
Structure and Defects of Crystalline Ceramics
Catalog Data:
Structure of ceramic crystals, point defects and non-stoichiometric structures. 3 credit hours Au Quarter. Elective.
Prerequisites:
MSE 205, MSE 341 or permission of instructor.
Time Distribution:
2- 1-1/2 hour lectures per week
Objectives:
To familiarize students with the basic ceramic structures and why they are adopted and how they are modified by defects and compositional alteration. Mathematics, chemistry and physics are applied, ABET Criteria 3 (a), materials for specific applications ABET Criteria 3 (c) and knowledge of structure ABET Criteria 3 (k).
Textbooks:
Chiang, Birnie and Kingery, (PC) Physical Ceramics: Principles for Ceramic Science and Engineering, Wiley (1997) and Barsoum, M. (B), Fundamental of Ceramics, McGraw Hill (1997) (optional)
Other supplemental reading will be provided.
Topics/Content:
Chemical bonding, lattice theory, atomic /ionic size, closest-packed layers, non-directional and directional bonding, Pauling's rules, space filling polyhedra, ionic crystals, thermodynamics and crystal structure (Born Harber cycle), AB2O4, spinel; CaTiO3, perovskite; FeTiO3, ilmenite, layer structures, structures based upon linked polyhedra, silicates, silica, orthosilicates, olivine, M2 (II)SiO4, metasilicates, pyroxenes, amphiboles, framework, feldspars, clays, talc, superionics, disorder in stoichiometric compounds, nonstoichiometric compounds, super conductive materials, intrinsic and extrinsic defects, Kroger-Vink Notation, disorder in stoichiometric compounds
Grading Plan:
6 Problem Sets and Quizzes 20%
2 Midterms 40% and Final Exam 40%
Professional Component Content:
3 credits of engineering science
Relation to Program Objectives:
This offering is integral to Program Objective #1 as it teaches the basic structures of materials and Objective #3 as it details the structure of the various phases comprising a microstructure.
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