SYLLABUS
MSE 497/527 Point Defects
Spring 2014
Meeting Times & Location
M & W, 1:30-2:45 PM
MEC 103
3 credit hours
Web: Blackboard
Instructor
Dr. Janelle Wharry
janellewharry@boisestate.edu
(208) 426-5659
Office Location: MEC 403A
Office Hours: Tu & Th, 12:00-2:30 PM, or by appointment
Texts
G.S. Was. Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science: Metals and Alloys. Springer,
Berlin, 2007.
Other Useful References
M. Nastasi, J.W. Mayer, and J.K. Hirvonen. Ion-Solid Interactions: Fundamentals and
Applications. Cambridge University Press, New York, 1996.
W. Hayes and A.M. Stoneham. Defects and Defect Processes in Nonmetallic Solids.
Wiley, New York, 1985.
W.D. Callister. Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. Wiley, any edition.
Grading
Homework
2 Quizzes
Final Project
90–100%
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70–79%
60–69%
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A- through A+ range
B- through B+ range
C- through C+ range
D- through D+ range
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SYLLABUS – MSE 497/527, Spring 2014
Topics to be Covered
Date
1/22
Topic
Introduction
Reading
Introduction
1/27
1/29
2/3
2/5
2/10
2/12
2/17
2/19
2/24
2/26
3/3
PART I: Radiation Damage
Neutron-nucleus interactions
Interatomic potentials
Ion-atom collision kinematics
Rutherford scattering
Energy loss, range calculations
Elementary displacement theory
Displacement cross-sections, rates, spikes
Damage cascade
Point defects and defect diffusion
Radiation enhanced diffusion
Defect reactions
1.1
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.2
1.3
2.1-2.2
2.3-2.6
Ch 3
Ch 4
5.1-5.2
5.3-5.8
3/5
3/10
3/12
3/17
3/19
3/24
3/26
3/31
4/2
4/7
PART II: Physical Effects of Radiation Damage
Radiation-induced segregation
Ch 6
Dislocations
7.1.1-7.1.9
Dislocations
7.2-7.5, 7.9
Quiz #1
Voids
8.1
Spring Break
Spring Break
Voids
8.2, 8.3.1-8.3.6
Bubbles
8.4
Simulation of neutron irradiation with ions
Ch 11
4/9
4/14
4/16
4/21
4/23
4/28
4/30
5/5
5/7
5/14
PART III: Mechanical Effects of Radiation Damage
Irradiation hardening
12.1, 12.2-12.2.5
Deformation mechanisms
12.3
Fracture
13.1-13.6
High temperature embrittlement
13.9
Thermal creep
14.1-14.1.1
Irradiation creep
14.2-14.2.4, 14.2.8
Environmentally assisted cracking
15.1
IASCC
15.3-15.4
Quiz #2
Final Presentations (2:30-4:30 PM, MEC 309)
SYLLABUS – MSE 497/527, Spring 2014
Final Project
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Molecular dynamics simulation of radiation damage
Use of damage functions for property chance predictions
Displacement efficiency
Irradiation enhanced diffusion
Current theories on the role of inert gas in void nucleation
Factors affecting void nucleation in 316 SS or other materials
Irradiation induced segregation
Irradiation induced precipitation
Effects of irradiation induced precipitation on strengthening mechanisms
Mechanisms responsible for the shift in the DBTT of pressure vessel steels
Application of fracture mechanics to pressure vessel steel testing
Irradiation enhanced growth
Creep of Zircaloy
Effects of irradiation in high temperature reactor concepts
Fusion materials embrittlement mechanisms
Spectral effects in irradiation damage
Mechanisms of irradiation creep
The role of impurities in void swelling, hardening, segregation, precipitation, etc.
Radiation damage in light vs. heavy metals
Simulation of neutron damage with ion or electron beams
Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking
Irradiation enhanced corrosion/oxidation
Evaluation of dislocation networks in irradiated materials
Pulsed vs. steady state irradiation damage
Effect of irradiation on crack propagation
Radiation damage annealing
Experiments designed to study radiation effects