Description:

The purpose of this lecture is to introduce the undergraduate students to the study of the physical properties of metals and alloys.

Contents:

1. Nontransition and transition metals. 2. Alloys and phase diagrams. 3. Lattice defects in metals and alloys. 4. Experiment and theory of ordered alloys. 5. Electron theory of metals. 6. Transport properties. 7. Magnetization processes in metals and alloys. 8. Mechanical properties. 9. Surfaces properties and oxidation. 10. Amorphous metals and alloys. 11. Metal clusters. 12. Metal superlattices.

Recommended literature:

Key references: ^^[1]. M.P.Marder: Condensed Matter Physics. J.Wiley, N.-York, 2000. ^^Recommended references: ^^[2]. G. Gottstein: Physical Foundations of Materials Science (Springer, Heidelberg, 2004).

Keywords:

Metals, alloys, phase diagrams, transport properties

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar