27-725 Materials for Nuclear Energy Systems
6 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Students in this course will learn about Materials that are used in nuclear energy systems. The course will cover the full range of materials that are relevant to nuclear energy with a focus on materials subject to irradiation glasses, steels, nickel alloys, and zirconium alloys. Applications of materials will include waste storage, reactor vessels, turbines, pumps, piping, and fuel elements. For the materials used in each application, the selection and performance criteria will be considered as well as the underlying structure, thermodynamic, and kinetic processes that influence materials properties. The effects of irradiation on materials properties and performance will be examined. Key properties include strength, fracture toughness and corrosion resistance. Many of these properties continue to change over the long service periods expected of components. In addition to lectures and homeworks, each student will complete a detailed case study in which they examine a particular material and application.
Prerequisites: none listed
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