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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MNE 471 - Physical Metallurgy

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: MNE 231, consent of instructor
Structure of metals and alloys and their determination by x-ray diffraction. Structural imperfections and their influence on mech-anical properties are covered. The electron theory of metal is introduced. Binary phase diagrams are studied on the basis of therm-odynamic principles. Emphasis is placed on the iron-carbon system, and subjects like creep and fatigue are also considered.