Academic Catalog

METE508 CHARACTERIZATION OF MATERIALS

Course Code:	5700508
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(2-2)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Metallurgical And Materials Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. YUNUS EREN KALAY
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Theory behind various material characterization techniques. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron miscroscopy (SEM), advanced X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques, atomic force microscopy (AFM). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy(UV/VIS), Raman spectroscopy. Differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermogravimetric analysis ( (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential analysis, Vibrating-sample magnetometer (VSM), Hall effect set-up.