2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 11.6.9http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/24600.htmlMTE 481 Materials Characterization. (2-3) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 271 or permission of the instructor.Crystallography, physics of X-rays, diffraction by crystalline materials, application of X-ray, electron and neutrondiffraction, and spectrometric analysis of materials.MTE 487 Corrosion Science and Engineering. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: MTE 271 and CH 102 or permission of the instructor.Fundamental causes of corrosion problems and failures. Emphasis is placed on tools and knowledge necessary forpredicting corrosion, measuring corrosion rates, and combining this with prevention and materials selection.MTE 491:492 Special Problems (Area). One to three hours.Assigned individual problem. Credit awarded is based on the amount of work undertaken.MTE 495 and MTE 496 Seminar/Senior Thesis. (1-0) One hour each semester.Prerequisite: Senior standing in the College of Engineering.Phases of metallurgical engineering not included in other courses are reviewed. Specialized topics are presented byvisiting lecturers. Abstracts and projects are prepared and presented by students.MTE 519 Principles of Casting and Solidification Processing. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisites: MTE 362 and MTE 373, MTE 353, or permission of the instructor.Thermodynamics of solidification, atomic scale phenomena (nucleation and growth), microscale phenomena (interfacedynamics and formation of microstructure), and macroscale phenomena (macro-mass, heat transfer, and formationof macrostructure).MTE 520 Metallurgy of Cast Alloys. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 417.Thermodynamics of the liquid-solid transformation in alloys; growth of normal and anomalous eutectics;thermodynamics of iron-carbon and related phase diagrams; solidification and properties of cast iron; preconditioningand liquid treatment of cast-iron melts; solidification and properties of aluminum-silicon alloys; and solidification andproperties of in-situ composites.MTE 539 Metallurgy of Welding. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 380 or permission of the instructor.Thermal, chemical, and mechanical aspects of welding using the fusion welding process. The metallurgical aspects ofwelding, including microstructure and properties of the weld, are also covered. Various topics on recent trends inwelding research.MTE 542 Magnetic Recording Media. (3-0) Three hours. Same as ECE 542.Prerequisite: MTE 271.Basic ferromagnetism, preparation and properties of magnetic recording materials, magnetic particles, thin magneticfilms, soft and hard film media, multilayered magnetoresistive media, and magneto-optical disk media.MTE 546 Macroscopic Transport in Materials Processing. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 353 or permission of the instructor.Elements of laminar and turbulent flow; heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; and mass transfer inlaminar and in turbulent flow; mathematical modeling of transport phenomena in metallurgical systems includingmelting and refining processes, solidification processes, packed bed systems, and fluidized bed systems.MTE 549 Powder Metallurgy. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 380 or permission of the instructor.Describing the various types of powder processing and how these affect properties of the components made. Currentissues in the subject area from high-production to nanomaterials will be discussed.MTE 550 Plasma Processing of Thin Films: Basics and Applications. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: By permission of instructor.Fundamental physics and materials science of plasma processes for thin film deposition and etch are covered. Topicsinclude evaporation, sputtering (special emphasis), ion beam deposition, chemical vapor deposition, and reactive ionetching. Applications to semiconductor devices, displays, and data storage are discussed.MTE 556 Advanced Mechanical Behavior of Materials I: Strengthening Methods in Solids. (3-0) Three hours.Same as AEM 556.Prerequisite: MTE 455 or permission of the instructor.Topics include elementary elasticity, plasticity, and dislocation theory; strengthening by dislocation substructure, andsolid solution strengthening; precipitation and dispersion strengthening; fiber reinforcement; martensiticstrengthening; grain-size strengthening; order hardening; dual phase microstructures, etc.MTE 562 Metallurgical Thermodynamics. (3-0) Three hours.Prerequisite: MTE 362 or permission of instructor.Laws of thermodynamics, equilibria, chemical potentials and equilibria in heterogeneous systems, activity functions,chemical reactions, phase diagrams, and electrochemical equilibria; thermodynamic models and computations; and