Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: MLL101, MLL202, MLL251, PYL114 or some equivalent course in crystallography, APL104/APL105, APL108 is preferred for students from other departments, PYL701 or some introductory course in materials engineering for PG students.
Description
Phenomenology of creep, Microstructural considerations in metals, alloys, ceramics and composites, Creep mechanisms, Deformation mechanism maps, Phenomenology of superplasticity in metallic alloys, ceramics and nanophase materials, Commercial applications and considerations, Cavitation failure at elevated temperatures by the nucleation, growth and interlinkage of cavities. Sintering mechanisms.