MME8103: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of materials

An introduction to advanced concepts on thermodynamics and kinetic of materials and how they interact with materials: covering concepts of irreversible thermodynamics, Diffusional Transport, Phase Transportation, solidification, microstructural changes 
 
Course Objectives 

• Understand fundamentals of state, equations of state, equilibrium, and cycles as applied to material systems.  
• Use phase diagrams to understand and predict composition microstructure relations in materials.  
• Design processing steps to attain desired microstructures and nanostructures in materials.  
• Understand microstructural evolution of materials under operating conditions. 

 
Learning Outcomes 
After completing the course, the student shall: 
Knowledge and understanding 

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding on how thermodynamics and kinetics play a key role in material behavior. 
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the principle of irreversible thermodynamics, diffusional transport, phase transportation and micro-structures 

 
Skills and abilities 

• Demonstrate ability to conduct experiments regarding the measurement and calibration of temperatures and pressures 
• Demonstrate ability to identify the properties of substances on property diagrams and obtain the data from property tables 

  
Judgment and approach 

• Demonstrate ability to conduct experiments regarding the measurement and calibration of temperatures and pressures in groups. 
• Demonstrate ability to identify the properties of substances on property diagrams and obtain the data from property tables