Engineering 45

The Structure and Properties of Materials

Spring, 1999

Instructor: J. W. Morris, Jr.

Campus: 555 Evans Hall
LBL: Bldg. 66, Rm. 325
Tel: 486-6482 (LBL)
e-mail: jwmorris@uclink4.berkeley.edu
web site: http://www.mse.berkeley.edu/faculty/Morris/morris.html

Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 10:30-11:30 am, Friday 1-2 pm

Other times by appointment

TA Hours: As posted on the TA office, Rm. 762 Evans Hall

Text: There is no required text for the course. Lecture notes will be made
available at Copy Central on Euclid. Several recommended texts are
available in the bookstore. All cover some of the material; none covers
it all. Buy one you feel most comfortable with.

Examinations: Mid-term exam: April 2 (Wednesday)

Final exam as per exam schedule

Homework: Homework will usually be given out Friday and due 5 PM the following
Friday, to be turned into the marked boxes on the fifth floor of Evans Hall.
Late homework cannot be accepted since the solutions are posted shortly
after the homework is due.

Laboratory: Laboratory sections meet in alternate weeks in 340 Davis. A complete

schedule will be distributed and posted Monday, Jan. 25. Lab notes are
available for purchase at Copy Central, Euclid Avenue.

Grading: Two independent grades are computed for the course and the higher grade is
assigned. The first is course heavy: 30% final + 30% midterm + 20% lab +
20% homework. The second is final heavy: 60% final + 30% midterm +
10% lab. However, you must complete the lab to receive a grade in the
course. More than one missing lab results in an incomplete in the course.

Other: Announcements, homework assignments, homework solutions, copies of

previous exams and general announcements will be posted on the E 45
bulletin board on the seventh floor of Evans Hall, and on the course web
site listed above.
There will be no class 2/8, 2/10, 3/1, 3/3.
 Engineering 45
THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS
Spring, 1999
J. W. Morris, Jr.

I. Introduction
1. Introduction: Materials engineering
2. Bonding: Chemical bonds
3. Bonding: Electron states in solids
4. Microstructure: Crystal structure
5. Microstructure: Point defects
6. Microstructure: Line, surface and volume defects
7. Microstructure: Molecular solids and glasses

II. Chemical Properties of Materials

8. Thermodynamics
9. Equilibrium phase diagrams
10. Kinetics
11. Heat conduction
12. Chemical Diffusion
13. Phase Transformations: nucleation and growth
14. Phase Transformations: instabilities
15. Environmental Interactions: Oxidation
16. Environmental Interactions: Corrosion

III. Electrical Properties of Materials

17. Types of Conduction
18. Metals
19. Semiconductors
20. Semiconductor junctions and devices
21. Insulators
22. Photonic Materials
23. Magnetic Materials
24. Superconductors

IV. Mechanical Properties

25. Overview of Mechanical Properties
26. Elastic Deformation
27. Plastic Deformation: Phenomenological Description
28. Plastic Deformation: Dislocation Mechanisms; Hardening
29. Plastic Deformation: Temperature Dependence, creep
30. Fracture: Crack Propagation; Fracture Toughness
31. Fracture: Mechanisms and Microstructural Effects
32. Fracture: Fatigue
33. Fracture: Environmental Effects

V. Materials Characterization
34. Physical Characterization
35. Chemical Characterization