Metallurgical Thermodynamics

Catalog description

Thermodynamic fundamentals and their application to metallurgical processes such as melting, phase transformations, and melt composition control. First and Second Laws in an open system. Property relationships and Maxwell's relations. Physical and chemical equilibrium. Thermodynamic basis of phase diagrams, and metallurgical solution activities. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Applications to melt chemistry control and heat treatment processes. Prerequisites: ES 233 and ES 313