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