Material Processing: From Structure to Properties
Explore how material properties are determined by microstructure, composition, and processing in this Georgia Tech engineering course.
Explore how material properties are determined by microstructure, composition, and processing in this Georgia Tech engineering course.
This course, offered by Georgia Tech, explores the relationship between a material's properties, its microstructure, and the processing it undergoes. Students will learn about phase diagrams, kinetics of structural transformations, and how these concepts apply to real-world materials like carbon steels. The course covers thermodynamics, phase equilibria, nucleation and growth, solidification, and heat treatments. It's designed to help engineering students better understand the materials used in the world around them.
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What you'll learn
Interpret and analyze one-component and binary phase diagrams
Apply the lever rule to determine phase fractions in alloy systems
Understand and predict microstructure development in various alloy systems
Explain the driving forces for phase transformations
Analyze nucleation and growth processes in materials
Apply the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation to phase transformation kinetics
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6.75 Hours PreRecorded video
7 quizzes
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There are 2 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to material processing and its effects on material properties. The curriculum is divided into two main modules. The first module focuses on phase diagrams and phase equilibria, covering topics such as one-component and binary phase diagrams, the lever rule, and analysis of complex phase diagrams. Students learn to interpret these diagrams and extract useful information for material processing. The second module delves into the kinetics of structural transformations, exploring concepts like nucleation and growth, the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation, and various heat treatments. Special attention is given to the iron-carbon system and the processing of steels. Throughout the course, students engage with real-world applications and develop skills in analyzing material behavior under different processing conditions.
Phase Diagrams and Phase Equilibria
Module 1 · 5 Hours to complete
Kinetics of Structural Transformations
Module 2 · 5 Hours to complete
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Expert in Aluminum Alloy Metallurgy and Renowned Educator
Dr. Sanders, a faculty member at Georgia Tech since 1986, specializes in the physical metallurgy of aluminum alloys, with a focus on precipitation hardening. Previously, he was on the faculty at Purdue University and worked as a research scientist at Alcoa Technical Center and Georgia Tech's Mechanical Properties Research Laboratory. His research covers areas like phase transformations, corrosion, and fatigue in Al-Li alloys, with over 100 publications and 10 international conferences organized. Dr. Sanders is a Fellow of ASM and a past Fulbright Research Fellow. He has taught over 1,000 students, continually innovating his materials science courses, including through Coursera.
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