MAT SCI 131
Diffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions
Materials Science and Engineering · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Diffusion in metals and ionic solids, nucleation and growth theory; precipitation from solid solution, eutectoid decomposition, design of heat treatment processes of alloys, growth of intermediate phases, gas-solid reactions, design of oxidation-resistant alloys, recrystallization, and grain growth.
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Enforced requisite: course 130 or Chemistry 110A.
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MAT SCI 131
- MAT SCI 130Phase Relations in Solids
- MAT SCI 104Science of Engineering Materials
- CHEM 20AChemical Structure
- CHEM 20BChemical Energetics and Change
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- MATH 3COrdinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
- MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
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MAT SCI 131
- MAT SCI 131LDiffusion and Diffusion-Controlled Reactions Laboratory
- MAT SCI 132Structure and Properties of Metallic Alloys
- MAT SCI 140AMaterials Selection and Engineering Design A
- MAT SCI 140BMaterials Selection and Engineering Design B
- MAT SCI 151Structure and Properties of Composite Materials





