MH2033 Advanced Materials and Process Sciences

MH2030 Applied Thermodynamics and Diffusion Kinetics 6,0 hp or similar knowlede in simulation tools to calculate phase equilibria, phase diagrams and to solve diffusion problems.

Module 1: Advances in Process Science
Thermodynamics of dilute metallic solutions and slag systems. Thermopysical properties of importance in Process Metallurgy. Surface and interfacial phenomena. Two phase reactions involving solids and gases as well as solids and liquids.

Module 2: Modelling of Materials
Thermodynamic and kinetic models. The Calphad technique. Ab initio calculataions.

The Course consists of two modules:

Module 1: Advances in Process Design

Module 2: Modelling of Materials

• Module 1 aims at providing a theoretical platform for the students for a better understanding of process metallurgy. It intended to prepare the students both for an industial as well research career.
• Module 2 aims to give the students some insight in modern materials modelling.

After the course the students should be able to:

• Use theoretical tolls for process modelling of high temperature processes
• Couple crystallography to thermodynamic models
• Use exprimetial information from literature to optimise model parameters in simple thermodynamic and kinetic models
• preform simple ab initio calculations using appropriate softeare
• read and use relevant scientific publications to obtain data to use in the above applications