Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
MSNE 411 - MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
Long Title: MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION FROM NANO TO MACRO
Department: Materials Science & NanoEng
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): (MSCI 301 OR MSNE 301) AND MSNE 304
Description: Sample preparation, visible light microscopy, optical interferometry used for profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray spectroscopy and microanalysis, hardness testing, calorimetry, and thermo-gravimetric analysis. Applications include evaluation of composition, structure, properties, and defects as well as fractography and failure analysis. Structures of primary interest are those resulting from nonequilibrium processing. Required for the BS-MSNE. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: MSNE 511.