2024 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Department of Materials Science and Engineering Graduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Exercise in Physical Metallurgy
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hideki Hosoda / Tomonari Inamura
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.M424
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The main purpose of this lecture "Exercise in Physical Metallurgy" is to learn the basics of physical metallurgy such as defect structure, vacancy, dislocation, plane defect, diffusion through short excise in every lecture and homework. This lecture is mainly provided for the students who have not systematically studied metallurgy in their undergraduate course, but it is possible take this class for the students who want to understand basic physical metallurgy much deeper. Since this class provides excise, there is a limitation of the maximum number of students. The students have to take “Excise in Material Design” together. The students who want to take this class must read the following "Prerequisites" and contact to Prof. Hideki Hosoda via email to hosoda.h.aa@m.titech.ac.jp. After grouping, the permitted students cannot withdraw this lecture because of group works in exercise. This lecture is provided in Japanese and English. However, if the student who does not understand either Japanese or English at all, he/she has to ask to Prof. Hosoda before the registration.
Course description and aims
To understand the formation and structure of defects in metallic materials and relationships to the physical properties
Keywords
physical metallurgy, physical properties, crystal structure, intermetallic compound, defect structure, vacancy, dislocation, plane defect, diffusion, plastic deformation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- Students acquire the ability of logical thinking by individual and also by group through discussion.
Class flow
After the short exercise, the way of thinking leading to the correct answers is provided. A few homeworks will be also provided. The students are divided in several groups for the group work. The students are recommended to use calculators (including note PC), rulers, grid paper, data books and so on. However, camera (with or without smart phone) or internet is not permitted.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | crystal structure of intermetallic compound | atomic configuration of intermetallic compounds |
| Class 2 | defect structure such as point defect and vacancy | vacancy concentration |
| Class 3 | Diffusion and vacancy | activation energy of diffusion |
| Class 4 | dislocation; edge and screw dislocations (1) | dislocations in materials and crystals |
| Class 5 | dislocation; edge and screw dislocations (2) | formation of dislocation loop |
| Class 6 | plane defects and dislocation, phase stability | plane defect and dislocation |
| Class 7 | plastic deformation and defect structure of intermetallic compound | high temperature deformation of intermetallic compounds |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
特に無し
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Kinzoku Butsurigaku Joron, Corona Inc.
Physical Metallurgy 4th Edition, R.W. Cahn P. Haasen eds, North Holland Publisher
physikalische Metalkunde, Peter Hassen, Agune
Evaluation methods and criteria
Excise in every class and homework
Related courses
- MAT.M207 ： Phase Diagram and Stability in Metals
- MAT.M205 ： Fundamentals of Stress and Strain, and Deformation of Metals
- MAT.M411 ： Phase Transformation and Microstructure Control
- ENR.J405 ： Microstructure Evolution and Diffusion in Metals
- MAT.M423 ： Exercise in Materials Design
Prerequisites
Due to the effective excise, there is a limitation of the maximum number of students. The students who take ”Excise in Materials Design" have to take "Exercise in Materials Design" in 1Q together. The applicant students must contact to Prof. Hosoda by April 7th 9:00 in FY2023 via email to hosoda.h.aa@m.titech.ac.jp with the information of major subject at undergraduate course and present supervisors. If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, the students whose research in Master or Doctor course is related to Metallurgy are preferentially permitted. Undergraduate students may be accepted when vacancies. Research students cannot take this class. After grouping, the permitted students cannot withdraw this lecture because of group works in exercise. This lecture is provided in Japanese and English. However, if the student cannot understand Japanese at all, he/she has to ask to Prof. Hosoda before the registration with the experience of physical metallurgy.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Email: hosoda.h.aa[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
9:00-18:00 in weekday, sending an email is necessary before visiting.
Other
The students taking this class have to take the class "Excise in material design" together.