Aims

The course deals with special topics about phase equilibria in ternary and quaternary systems especially important in metallurgy and in the industries of technical ceramics, glasses, and refractories.

Content and teaching methods

Summery : content and methods
1. Reminders about thermodynamics of phase diagrams and the measurement of activity
2. Introduction to the methods of computation of phase diagrams
3. Applications : study of phase diagrams
- Metallurgy : examples of applications to metallurgical processes, to nickel superalloys,
- Glasses : examples of phase diagrams of glasses, methods of processing of glasses and vitroceramics, enamels.
- Clay-based and non-clay-based refractories (on the basis of MgO, Cr2O3, Al2O3, Fe2O3,)

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites:
MAPR2473 : Metallurgical physical-chemistry
MAPR2805 : Introduction to materials science
Practical work
Introduction to the softwares for the computation of phase diagrams (Thermocalc, Chemsage, ..)