Materials in Nuclear Engineering

Lecture Notes

SES #	THEMES	TOPICS	LECTURE NOTES
1	Overview	Survey of Material Selection in Nuclear Systems	Lecture 1 Nuclear Materials Overview (PDF - 4.4MB)
2-3	The Language of Materials Science	Symmetry, Miller Indices; Crystal Structures, Bravais Lattices, Space Groups	Lecture 2 Symmetry and Structure (PDF - 2.2MB)
4-5	Thermodynamics	Phase Diagrams, Phase Transformations; Free Energy Origins of Phase Diagrams	Lecture 3 Binary Phase Diagrams (PDF - 1.2MB)
6-8	Material Deformation and Failure	Free Energy (cont.), Point Defects; Dislocations, 2D & 3D Defects; Stress, Strain, Plasticity, Creep, Fracture, Failure	Lecture 4 Defects and Deformation in Crystals (PDF - 19.9MB)
9-10	Radiation Damage and Effects	Stopping Power, Radiation Damage, DPA; Displacement Rates, Radiation Point Defect Kinetics	Lecture 5 Radiation Damage Mechanisms and Rates (PDF - 6.9M)
11-12	Radiation Damage and Effects	Radiation Effects in Materials, Fuels; Recap Nuclear Material Choices in Systems	Lecture 6 Radiation Effects in Materials (PDF - 1.7MB)