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Subject
Materials Chemistry
General details of the subject
- Mode
- Face-to-face degree course
- Language
- English
Description and contextualization of the subject
This course covers fundamental chemical concepts applied to materials, with an emphasis on atomic diffusion in solids and reaction mechanisms and kinetics of solid state reactions. The course will introduce the main concepts of non-stoichiometric materials and fluid mechanics.Teaching staff
| Name | Institution | Category | Doctor | Teaching profile | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDARIAS GOIKOETXEA, IÑAKI | University of the Basque Country | Profesorado Agregado | Doctor | Bilingual | Chemical Engineering | inaki.gandarias@ehu.eus |
Competencies
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Conocer los principios fundamentales sobre termodinámica de difusión atómica y cinética de reacción en sólidos, conocimiento básico de materiales no estequiométricos así como los fundamentos de mecánica de fluidos. | 100.0 % |
Study types
| Type | Face-to-face hours | Non face-to-face hours | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture-based | 36 | 54 | 90 |
| Applied classroom-based groups | 24 | 36 | 60 |
Training activities
| Name | Hours | Percentage of classroom teaching |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion | 10.0 | 100 % |
| Exercises | 50.0 | 10 % |
| Expositive classes | 40.0 | 100 % |
| Groupwork | 45.0 | 0 % |
| Tutorials | 5.0 | 100 % |
Assessment systems
| Name | Minimum weighting | Maximum weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous evaluation | 10.0 % | 30.0 % |
| Written examination | 70.0 % | 100.0 % |
Temary
1- Diffusion in solid state:Thermodynamics driving force for diffusion in solids. Fick¿s laws of diffusion and atomic mechanism of diffusion. The role of lattice defects
2- Mechanisms and kinetics of solid state reactions:
Thermodynamics of solid-state reactions and elucidation of mechanisms. Reaction kinetics to determine the rate of chemical reactions
3- Sintering:
Thermodynamics in solid-state sintering, liquid-mediated sintering and reactive sintering. Sintering mechanisms, parameters and microstructural changes
4- Non-stoichiometric materials
Basic introduction to non-stoichiometric materials. Description of lattice defects and their formation energy. Thermodynamic and kinetics of defects interactions.
5- Fluids in flow: equations of flow, viscosity; smart fluids
Overview of Fluids. Modeling of particle motion and fluid theory. Newtonian Fluids and Non-Newtonian Fluids. Basics of Fluid mechanics.
Bibliography
Basic bibliography
- Shackelford, J. Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers. 6th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2004. ISBN: 9780131424869.- Averill, B., and P. Eldredge. Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, 2007. ISBN: 9780805337990.
- White, Frank M. Fluid Mechanics. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN: 9780077422417.