Readings | Materials in Nuclear Engineering | Nuclear Science and Engineering

For Session 1

Allen, Todd, Jeremy Busby, et al. "Materials Challenges for Nuclear Systems." Materials Today 13, no. 12 (2010): 14–23.

[Note from instructor: A thorough overview of the state of nuclear materials challenges in fission power reactors.]

For Session 2

Allen, Samuel, Edwin Thomas. Excerpts in Chapters 3 and 5 in The Structure of Materials. John Wiley & Sons, 1999, pp. 89–101 and 122–40. ISBN: 9780471000822.

For Session 3

Graef, Marc De. Chapters 3.3–3.5 in Structure of Materials: An Introduction to Crystallography, Diffraction and Symmetry. Cambridge University Press, 2012, pp. 56–64. ISBN: 9781139051637. [Preview with Google Books]

Crystal Maker Visualization Software

[Note from instructor: Use this to generate crystal structures from space groups.]

For Session 4

Ohring, Milton. Chapters 5.4–5.7 in Engineering Materials Science. Academic Press, 1995, pp. 206–37. ISBN: 9780125249959. [Preview with Google Books]

For Session 5

Free Energy Diagrams of Mixing:
David Dye. "5.1 | MSE104 – Thermodynamics of Solutions." July 25, 2012. Youtube.

Generating Phase Diagram from Free Energy Curves:
David Dye. "5.2 | MSE104 – Gibbs Energy Curves." August 1, 2012. Youtube.

For Sessions 6 and 7

Morris, Jr., J. W. "Defects in Crystals." Chapter 4 in Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. Wiley, 2013, pp. 76–107. ISBN: 9781118324578.

[Note from instructor: Pay particular attention to dislocations, they are hard to wrap your mind around, and they are absolutely crucial to understanding plastic deformation.]

For Session 8

Courtney, T. H. "Dislocations." Chapters 3 in Mechanical Behavior of Materials. McGraw–Hill Science, 1999, pp. 85–131. ISBN: 9780070285941.

[Note from instructor: You only need to understand the Figures in this reading. It is here to help reinforce topics about dislocations and their movement.]

———. "Plastic Deformation in Single and Polycrystalline Materials." Chapters 4 in Mechanical Behavior of Materials. McGraw–Hill Science, 1999, pp. 140–52 and 156–61. ISBN: 9780070285941.

[Note from instructor: This one you should probably read in full.]

For Session 9

Excerpts from Was, G. S. Chapters 1.3 and 3 in Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science: Metals and Alloys. Springer, 2007, pp. 44–59 and 125–52. ISBN: 9783540494713. [Preview with Google Books]

For Session 10

Excerpts from ———. Chapters 2.1 and 5.1–5.3 in Fundamentals of Radiation Materials Science: Metals and Alloys. Springer, 2007, pp. 73–85 and 191–207. ISBN: 9783540494713. [Preview with Google Books]