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MTE 481
Analytical Methods for Materials
Fall 2007

MTE Department | College of Engineering | The University of Alabama | MINT Center

Text

D. Brandon and W.D. Kaplan, Microstructural Characterization of Materials, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1999).

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HANDOUTS

Syllabus (tentative)

Ethics in Engineering

INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION (Added 8/29/07)

 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (Added 9/04/07)

RECIPROCAL LATTICES AND DIFFRACTION (Added 9/13/07)

X-ray Diffraction

Production & Properties of X-rays (coming soon)

Interaction of X-rays With Matter (coming soon)

The Structure Factor (coming soon)

Intensity of the Diffracted Beam (coming soon)

Geometry of the Diffractometer (coming soon)

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY (Added 9/07/2007)

Electron Microscopy Overview

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

Electron Probe Microanalysis, i.e., electron microprobe (EPMA)

Chemical Analysis in the SEM (EDS, WDS)

Chemical Analysis in the TEM (EDS, EELS)

Surface Analysis: XPS, AES

Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM, STM, etc.)

Surface Analysis: SIMS, RBS

Practical Applications of Experimental Methods (Lectures, Labs, and Demonstrations)

  1. Basic metallography and optical microscopy (in class)

  2. Crystal structure determination via XRD for cubic crystals

  3. Crystal structure determination via XRD for non-cubic crystals

  4. Lattice parameter determination via XRD and application for phase diagram determination

  5. Determination of long-range ordering via XRD

  6. Crystal size and lattice strain via XRD

  7. Quantitative analysis of mixtures via XRD and electron microscopy

  8. Surface analysis of materials via XPS

  9. Complete identification of unknowns via XRD and electron microscopy

TIPS FOR TECHNICAL WRITING (Added 9/09/2007)

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HOMEWORK

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LABORATORIES

XRD Users Manual (For our Philips diffractometer)

Laboratory Template (MS Word file)

LAB GROUP ASSIGNMENTS (MS Word file)

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WEB RESOURCES

Annotated Physics Encyclopedia (Crystallography & Structure of Solids)

Electron Microscopy Yellow Pages

International Center for Diffraction Data (ICDD)

JEOL - Scanning Electron Microscopy Guide pdf  html

LECO - Metallography Principles and Procedures pdf

Introduction to XRD Course at UNM

USGS Lab Manual for Powder X-ray Diffraction

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