MSE 5570: Chemical and Physical Metallurgy of Rare Earth Metals
(Dual-listed with MATE 4570).
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Electronic configuration, valence states, minerals, ores, beneficiation, extraction, separation, metal preparation and purification. Crystal structures, phase transformations and polymorphism, and thermochemical properties of rare earth metals. Chemical properties: inorganic and organometallic compounds, alloy chemistry, nature of the chemical bonding. Physical properties: mechanical and elastic properties, magnetic properties, resistivity, and superconductivity. (Typically Offered: Spring)