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Course Catalog 2011-2012
MOL-4106 Phase Transformations and Heat Treatments of Metals, 5 cr |
Person responsible
Tuomo Tiainen
Lessons
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Written examination on the contents of the study groups and exercises.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
In the course advance tasks for lectures are used. The basic principles and essential features are lectured; additional learning will be obtained in laboratory excercises.
Learning outcomes
Basic knowledge on thermodynamics and kinetic factors controlling solid state phase transformations in metals and alloys. Diffusional and diffusionless solid state phase transformations. Practical applications and procedures of heat treatments of metals and alloys.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations. | Practical heat treatments | Utilization of phase transformations in the development of novel materials |
| 2. | Diffusion: mechanisms and influencing factors. | Utilization of equilibrium diagrams and Time-Temperature-Transformation diagrams in the design of heat treatments | |
| 3. | Solidification, principles of nucleation and nucleus growth. | Evaluation of hardenability and its utilization in practice | |
| 4. | Diffusional phase transformations. Precipitation: mechanisms of nucleation and nucleus growth. Practical heat treatments | ||
| 5. | Diffusionless phase transfomations: massive and martensitic transformations. Bainitic transformation |
Evaluation criteria for the course
The evaluation of the course is based on written examination, advance tasks response and on the reports of laboratory excercises.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys | D. Porter and K. Easterling | English |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| MOL-1520 Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Materials Science | Mandatory |
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |
| A course discussing the solid state phase transformations in metals and alloys. |