Academic Catalog

METE501 THERMODYNAMICS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Course Code:	5700501
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ÝSHAK KARAKAYA
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Thermodynamic properties of inorganic materials. Laws of thermodynamics and their application to the chemical behavior of materials systems. Multicomponent systems, phase and chemical reaction equilibria. Thermodynamics of phase transformations. Thermodynamics of surfaces, interfaces and defects.