Electronic and Mechanical Properties of Materials

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Mechanical properties
1	Elasticity: stress, strain, linear elastic behaviour; measurement of Young’s modulus
2	Elasticity: generalized Hooke’s law, strain energy
3	Elasticity: physical origin of modulus for crystalline and rubbery materials; control of modulus; composites	Problem set 1 out
4	Elasticity: thermo-elastic analysis of layered materials; Stoney’s formula for thin films on thick substrates
5	Viscoelasticity: creep and relaxation tests; linear viscoelasticity; Boltzmann superposition principle	Problem set 1 due; Problem set 2 out
6	Viscoelasticity: spring-dashpot models, time-temperature equivalence for amorphous polymers, role of diffusion
7	Plasticity: plastic behaviour; data for yield strength; equations of plasticity: yield criteria	Problem set 2 due; Problem set 3 out
8	Plasticity: dislocation mechanics
9	Plasticity: mechanism of low temperature plasticity; temperature dependence of yield strength	Problem set 3 due; Problem set 4 out
10	Plasticity: microstructural strengthening mechanisms	Problem set 4 due; Problem set 5 out
11	Fracture: Griffith crack theory; stress analysis of cracks; crack-tip plastic zone size; measurement of fracture toughness
12	Materials selection: optimization; material performance indices; materials selection charts; case studies	Problem set 5 due; Problem set 6 out
13	Quiz 1
Electrical, optical, and magnetic properties
14	Micro to macro: conductivity
15	Electromagnetic waves in materials	Problem set 1 out
16	Wave-particle duality
17	Fermi-Dirac, energy levels
18	Bloch model, band gaps	Problem set 2 out
19	Metals and insulators
20	Semiconductors	Problem set 3 out
21	Doping and conductivity
22	p-n junctions
23	Dielectrics and polarization	Problem set 4 out
24	Optical fiber properties
25	Magnetic materials	Problem sets 1-4 and 6 due
26	Quiz 2