Course Contents
The lecture is divided into the following chapters:

1) Introduction and fundamentals

2) Microstructure property correlations 

3) Microstructural analysis I – Theory 

4) Microstructural analysis II – Microscopy and diffraction methods 

5) Recovery, recrystallization and grain growth 

6) Mechanical and thermo-mechanical treatments 

7) Engineering microstructures for structural applications

Literature
G. Gottstein, Physical Foundations of Materials Science, Springer (2004)

F.J. Humphreys, M. Hatherly: Recrystallization and Related Annealing Phenomena, Elsevier (2004)

M. Ashby, D. Jones, Engineering Materials 2, Elsevier (2013)

R.W. Cahn, P. Haasen: Physical Metallurgy, Elsevier Science B.V. (1996)

Preconditions
Bachelor modules “Real Crystals” and “Mechanical Properties” recommended

Semester: WT 2023/24