This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

3.14 Physical Metallurgy

As taught in: Fall 2003

A cross-section photo of a chunk of aluminum.

Aluminum metal. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Mineral Information Institute.)

Level:

Undergraduate

Instructors:

Prof. Chris Schuh

Course Features

Course Description

The central point of this course is to provide a physical basis that links the structure of metals with their properties. With this understanding in hand, the concepts of alloy design and microstructural engineering are also discussed, linking processing and thermodynamics to the structure and properties of metals.


*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.