MSE 5310

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MSE 5310
Introduction to Ceramics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Covers ceramic processes and products, structure of ceramic crystals, structure of glasses, structural defects (point defects, dislocations), surfaces, interfaces and grain boundaries, diffusion in ionic materials (atomistic and phenomenological approach, relationships between diffusion and point defect structure), ceramic phase diagrams, phase transformations. Emphasizes physicochemical aspects of the different topics.


Prerequisites Structure at MSE 2060 level and Thermodynamics at MSE 3030 level.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2024SP, 2023SP, 2021SP, 2019SP

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6884 MSE 5310   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Murtagh, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person