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MSE-101(a): Materials:from chemistry to properties

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Lectures in this course (104)

Steel Manufacturing: From Chemistry to Properties

Explores the production process of steel, focusing on functional material properties and selection criteria.

Materials Science: Basics and Classification

Covers the basics of materials science, including classification and selection criteria for different materials.

Materials Selection: Criteria and Impact

Explores material selection criteria, historical developments, global consumption impact, and the abundance of elements.

Chemical Bonds: Atoms Interaction

Delves into atoms interaction, leading to molecule formation and crystalline structures, covering topics like Lennard Jones potential and chemical reaction principles.

Chemical Bonds: Types and Properties

Covers different types of atomic and molecular bonds and their effects on material properties, including ionic, covalent, metallic, and intermolecular bonds.

Chemical Bonding: Types and Properties

Explores atomic attraction, covalent bonds, and intermolecular forces influencing physical properties.

Crystal Structures: Cubic Systems

Introduces crystal structures, focusing on cubic systems, explaining how to index crystal planes and directions.

Crystallography Fundamentals

Introduces crystallography basics, covering crystal structures, diffraction patterns, and atomic arrangements.

Structure of Materials

Covers the structure of metallic alloys, ceramics, and organic materials, including crystalline structures and defects in crystals.

Materials Science: Elasticity and Structures

Explores the properties of materials, elasticity, crystal structures, and polymers.

Elasticity and Deformation

Covers elasticity, deformation, stress-strain relationships, anisotropy, measurement methods, yield strength, and energy storage in materials.

Elasticity-Plasticity: Materials Science Fundamentals

Covers elasticity, plasticity, stress-strain relationships, and material behavior under different loading conditions.

Mechanisms of Metal Plasticity

Explores metal plasticity mechanisms, including hardening by solid solution and precipitation, dislocation forests, and polymer behavior in relation to temperature and deformation speed.

Mechanical Properties of Materials: Elastic Limit and Dislocations

Covers the elastic limit, dislocations, and plasticity mechanisms of materials.

Fracture Mechanics: Stress Intensity Factor

Explores stress intensity factor in fracture mechanics, crack propagation prediction, and material ténacité.

Fatigue in Materials

Covers the concept of fatigue in materials, highlighting how repeated stress can lead to failure at lower levels than static rupture.

Fatigue of Materials: Basics and Applications

Explores material fatigue, from low-cycle to high-cycle fatigue, Wöhler curve, endurance limit, crack influence, Miner's rule, and Paris law.

Materials Science: Mechanical Properties and Material Selection

Introduces materials science, mechanical properties, and material selection for engineering applications, emphasizing the importance of material properties in design.

Thermodynamics: Chemical Reactions

Covers the basics of thermodynamics, chemical reactions, energy conservation, and the laws of perfect gases.

Thermodynamics: Enthalpy and Standard Reactions

Covers enthalpy, standard reactions, and heat exchange in chemical reactions.