After successfully completing this course the students will be able to understand the basics of atomic bonding and the resulting structure of crystalline solids;

The students will know and be able to identify the role of impurities and imperfections in solids in the development of mechanical and physical properties of materials;

Students will comprehend the use of mass transport in solids as it pertains to design of alloys and the carburization of steels. Student will also be able to use binary phase diagrams to predict equilibrium and non-equilibrium structures.