Academic Catalog

METE565 STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS

Course Code: 5700565
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
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Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Concepts of short and long-range order;symmetry operations .symmetry elements.group theory.point groups.space groups.reciprocal lattice;nature and properties of powder diffraction.source of radiation (X-ray.neutron.and electron). powder diffraction data collection;crystal structure solution and refinement from powder diffraction data (Rietveld refinement);pair-distribution function.structure-property relationship (covalent. ionic. metallic solids.glasses.polymers).