Academic Catalog

METE538 ADVANCED SOLIDIFICATION

Course Code:	5700538
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. MAHMUT VEDAT AKDENÝZ
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Atom transfer at the solid-liquid interface; conditions for nucleation, rate of nucleus formation, interface structure. Morphological instability of a solid-liquid interface, perturbation analysis. Solidification microstructures; cells and dendrites, eutectic and peritectic, diffusion coupled growth, competitive growth of dendritic and eutectic phases. Solute redistribution; mass balance in directional solidification, microsegregation. Rapid solidification processing; general characteristics, production methods, microstructural effects.