Materials Physics Course 2023/24

Introduction

Dr.-Ing. Talal Al-Samman

Materials Physics / Werkstoffphysik / Team WS2023/2024

Lectures: Exercises: Behind the Scenes:

Dr. Talal Dr. Carl Dr. Nisa Prof. Günter Christina

Dr. Zhuocheng
Al-Samman Kusche Xie Ulumuddin Gottstein Gasper

Prof. Sandra Dr. Stefanie Maximilian Lukas Wassilios

Korte-Kerzel Sandlöbes-Haut Wollenweber Berners Delis

For Contact information pls visit www.imm.rwth-aachen.de

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Schedule of lectures and exercises
Lectures: Exercises:
Mondays: 10:30 – 12:00 Mondays: 16:30 – 18:00
Wednesdays: 14:30 – 16:00
Monday Wednesday Chapter Friday Exercise
09. Oct. 23 11. Oct. 23 1+2 09. Oct 23 -
16. Oct. 23 18. Oct. 23 2+3 16. Oct 23 1
23. Oct. 23 25. Oct. 23 3 23. Oct 23 2
30. Oct. 23 02. Nov. 23 3+4 30. Oct 23 3
06. Nov. 23 08. Nov. 23 4 06. Nov 23 4
13. Nov. 23 15. Nov. 23 4+5 13. Nov 23 5
20. Nov. 23 22. Nov. 23 5 20. Nov 23 6
27. Nov. 23 29. Nov. 23 5+6 27. Nov 23 7
04. Dec. 23 06. Dec. 23 6 04. Dec 23 8
11. Dec. 23 13. Dec. 23 6 11. Dec 23 9
18. Dec. 23 20. Dec. 23 6+ repetition 18. Dec 23 10
Winterbreak Winterbreak
09. Jan. 24 11. Jan. 24 7 08. Jan 24 11
16. Jan. 24 18. Jan. 24 8 15. Jan 24 12
23. Jan. 24 25. Jan. 24 9 22. Jan 24 13
30. Jan. 24 01. Feb. 24 Exam Q&A 29. Jan 24 14

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Exercise organization

– A-Exercises à Independently solved by students

– B-Exercises à Lecture hall exercise

Contact persons:

Dr. Zhuocheng Xie Dr. Nisa Ulumuddin

Exercises 3,4,5,6,9,10,11 Exercises 1,2,7,8,12,13,14
Consultation hours: Upon request Consultation hours: Upon request
Phone: 0241 80 20 26894 Phone: 0241 80 20 26868

Email: xie@imm.rwth-aachen.de Email: ulumuddin@imm.rwth-aachen.de

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Exam information

• Materials Physcis
o 3 h (90 Points => 45 Pts. to pass)
o A-block & B-block (WiSe23/24, dates tba)
o Please be aware of the registration and de-registration deadlines

• Former semesters/repetition:
o No automatic re-registration

• Bonus Tests (optional participation):

ü Helps us check your learning progress!
ü Helps you keep up and be better prepared for the exam!
ü Awards you up to 12 exam points!

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Bonus Tests information

For every chapter, an e-Test is released in RWTHmoodle after going

through the material in the lecture and exercise.

Assignment types: Multiple choice, calculations, drag & drop

Release period: Upon release each e-Test is available for 1 week
Max. duration: 60 min = 1 Exam point
120 min = 2 Exam points
180 min = 3 Exam points

Grading of each e-Test:

• ≤ 50% of e-Test points = no bonus points for the exam
• > 50% of e-Test points = Percentage calculation of the exam points
Example:
For 1h e-Test, obtaining 75% of the available points grants 0,5 exam points

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Bonus Tests information

Point distribution per chapter:

Chapter Chapter Exercise Exam points e-Test points

Lecture Book
1+2 1+2 1+2 Introduction, Crystal structure 1 10
and crystallography
3 3 3+4 Crystal defects 2 20
4 5 5+6 Diffusion 1 10
5 4+8 7+8 Alloys and phase diagrams 2 20
6 6 9+10+11 Mechanical properties 3 30
7 7 12 Recrystallization 1 10
8 9 13 Solid-state phase- 1 10
transformation
9 10 14 Physical properties 1 10
Σ=12 120

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Bonus Tests information

• Grade improvement applies only for exams that are written

within a year after the e-Tests

• Assignments are random for each student

• Multiple choice assignments:

o Multiple answers are possible

o At least one answer is always correct

• Calculation assignments:
o Numerical values vary between the assigments

o When entering the result, pay attention to how many

significant digits and which unit the result must have!

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Bonus Tests release schedule (preliminary!)

Lectures: Bonustests:

Monday Wednesday Chapter Date Chapter

09. Oct. 23 11. Oct. 23 1+2 -
16. Oct. 23 18. Oct. 23 2+3 -
23. Oct. 23 25. Oct. 23 3 24. Oct 23 1+2
30. Oct. 23 02. Nov. 23 3+4 -
06. Nov. 23 08. Nov. 23 4 07. Nov 23 3
13. Nov. 23 15. Nov. 23 4+5 -
20. Nov. 23 22. Nov. 23 5 21. Nov 23 4
27. Nov. 23 29. Nov. 23 5+6 -
04. Dec. 23 06. Dec. 23 6 5. Dec 23 5
11. Dec. 23 13. Dec. 23 6 -
18. Dec. 23 20. Dec. 23 6+ repetition -
Winterbreak Winterbreak
09. Jan. 24 11. Jan. 24 7 09. Jan 24 6
16. Jan. 24 18. Jan. 24 8 16. Jan 24 7
23. Jan. 24 25. Jan. 24 9 22. Jan 24 8
30. Jan. 24 01. Feb. 24 Exam prep 30. Jan 24 9

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Bonus Tests: Please do not share!
Please refrain from sharing the e-Tests and their solutions in forums,
mailing lists or similar platforms that goes beyond a learning group within
yourselves with regular and personal contact.

Sharing attempts will be considered as cheating and we

will be forced to cancel the e-Tests for the whole course!

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References by chapter
Literature on all or large parts of the lecture material
e-books (check for download availability using RWTH IP-range/login)
• Physical Foundations of Materials Science, G. Gottstein, Springer (2004).
• Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik, G. Gottstein (2014).
The slides provided to you in Moodle are largely based on this book

• Mechanisches Verhalten der Werkstoffe, J. Rösler, Springer (2012).

• Werkstofftechnik, W. Bergmann, Hanser (2008).
In the library
• Mechanisches Verhalten der Werkstoffe, J. Rösler, Springer (2012).
• Werkstofftechnik, W. Bergmann, Hanser (2008).
• Werkstoffe, E. Hornbogen, Springer (2002).
• Materials Science and Engineering, W. D. Callister, Wiley (2011).

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References by chapter

Chapter 2 – The Atomic Construction of a Solid Body

• Physikalische Metallkunde, P. Haasen, Springer (1994), pp. 35-38.
• Einführung in die Festkörperphysik, C. Kittel, Oldenbourg (2006).
• Concepts of Modern Physics, Arthur Beiser, McGraw Hill (1973), 6th Ed., pp. 52-
109; 119-166; 335-381
• Structure of Metals- Crystallographic methods, principles and data, C.S. Barrett,
McGraw Hill and Co. (1980), pp. 25-83; 154-173 (1.10 -1.14)
• Introduction to solid state physics, C. Kittel, Wiley & Sons (1976), pp. 1-6, 22-
43, 44-62.
• Introduction to texture analysis, O. Engler and V. Randle, Gordon Breach
Science Publ. (2000), 10-40.

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References by chapter

Chapter 3 – Crystal Defects

• Introduction to dislocations; D. Hull and D.J. Bacon, A. Wheaton & Co (1984).
Chapter 4 - Diffusion
• Physical Metallurgy Principles, Robert E. Reed-Hill, 4th Ed., Cengage Learning
(1994), pp. 348-386.
• Physical Metallurgy, Eds. R.W. Cahn, P. Haasen, North-Holland Physics Pubs
(1970), pp. 385-404.
Chapter 5 – Alloys, Phase Diagrams and Solidification
• Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys; DA Porter, KE Easterling, CRC
Press (1992), pp. 28-55.
• Physical Metallurgy Principles, Robert E. Reed-Hill, 4th Ed., Cengage Learning
(1994), pp. 287-310; 622-632.

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References by chapter

Chapter 6 – Mechanical Properties

• Introduction to dislocations; D. Hull and D.J. Bacon, A. Wheaton & Co (1984).
• Theory of crystal dislocations, A.H. Cottrell, Gordon and Breach (1965), pp. 1-
26; 56-69.
• Structure of Metals- Crystallographic methods, principles and data, C.S.
Barrett, McGraw Hill and Co. (1980), pp. 228-317; 332-349.
• Theory of Dislocations, J.P. Hirth, J. Lothe; Krieger Publishing Company
(1992), pp. 112-157.
Chapter 7 – Recovery, Recrystallization, and Grain Growth
• F.J. Humphreys, M. Hatherly, Recrystallization and related annealing
phenomena, Pergamon press (2004), pp. 11-60; 169-282; 333-437.

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References by chapter

Chapter 8: Solid State Transformations

• Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys; DA Porter, KE Easterling, CRC
Press (1993), pp. 185-260.
• Physical Metallurgy Principles, Robert E. Reed-Hill, 4th Ed., Cengage Learning
(1994), pp. 408-460.
Chapter 9: Physical Properties
• Einführung in die Festkörperphysik, C. Kittel, Oldenbourg (2006)
• Concepts of Modern Physics, Arthur Beiser, McGraw Hill, 6th Ed. (1973), pp.
335-381

• Web link (MIT Open Courseware): http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/materials-

science-and-engineering/3-23-electrical-optical-and-magnetic-properties-of-
materials-fall-2007/lecture-notes/

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Easier reading if you are interested

J.E. Gordon
The New Science of Strong Materials
(underlying concepts historically and critically
illuminated with a bit of British humor)

M. F. Ashby, H. Shercliff, D. Cebon

Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and
Design
(Outstanding illustrations and thematic overviews)

Mark Miodownik
Stuff Matters: The Strange Stories of the Marvellous
Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

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Useful links

DoITPoMS: Teaching & Learning Packages with theory and

animations for many individual topics in materials science
http://www.doitpoms.ac.uk

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Summary & General Tips

Materials Physics has 8 CP! It therefore requires a significant

amount of your time. Here‘s what you should do:

ü In class: Engage in the discussion of the topic and dont be

afraid to ask questions

ü After class: Go through the material uploaded to moodle,

study and ask questions to what you dont understand

ü Be active participants instead of passive listeners

ü Secure points from the e-Tests towards the exam

ü When in doubt, feel free to contact us and ask for advice

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