MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 3rd SEMESTER

ME2304 Material Science and Metallurgy 2 1 0 2.5

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1: Structure of crystalline solids 8 Lectures Duration(
Hrs)
1.1 Concepts of unit cell, space lattice, Unit cell for cubic crystals (Simple cubic, BCC 2
and FCC) and HCP structure
1.2 Calculation of radius, Coordination number and atomic packing factor 2
1.3 Crystal imperfections: Point, line, surface defects and volume defects 2
1.4 Diffusion in solids: Diffusion mechanism, Ficks laws of diffusion, Factors 2
affecting diffusion.

2. Mechanical behavior 8 Lectures

2.1 Stress strain diagram for ductile and brittle materials, linear and nonlinear elastic 1
properties
2.2 Properties in plastic range, engineering stress-strain, true stress-strain 2
2.3 Plastic deformation: Slip and twinning, critically resolved shear stress 2
2.4 Strain hardening, strain ageing and recovery, recrystallization and grain growth 2
2.5 Fracture: Brittle and ductile fracture, Griffiths criterion 1

3. Creep 7 Lectures
3.1 Creep curve, creep mechanism 1
3.2 Effect of temperature and stress on creep and creep test. 1
3.3 Fatigue: Fatigue cycles, Fatigue test 1
3.4 S-N curve 2
3.5 Fatigue mechanism, Factors affecting fatigue life 2

4. Solid solutions 9 Lectures

4.1 Types of solid solutions, Rules for governing the formation of solid solutions and 1
intermediate phases
4.2 Construction of phase diagrams, Gibbs phase rule and Lever rule 1
4.3 Phase diagrams of Isomorphous and Eutectic systems and problems on Eutectic 2
system
4.4 Iron carbon equilibrium diagram 3
4.5 Slow cooling of steels (hypo, hyper and eutectoid steels) 2
5. TTT diagram 9 Lectures
5.1 Construction of TTT diagram, non-equilibrium phases, continuous cooling curves 2
5.2 TTT diagram for hypo and hyper eutectoid steels, Effect of elements on steels 1
5.3 Annealing and its types, normalizing, hardening, tempering, martempering,
austempering, dispersion hardening 2
5.4 Surface heat treatment methods and heat treatment of non-ferrous materials. 2
5.5 Ferrous materials: Types, Composition, Properties and applications of plain carbon
steels, alloy steels and cast irons 1
5.6 Non-ferrous materials: Aluminium and its alloys, Copper and its alloys, Magnesium
alloys 1

6. Composite materials 8 Lectures

6.1 Definition, classification, properties and application of FRP composites, 1
6.2 MMCs and ceramic composites 2
6.3 Production methods for FRP composites (Pultrusion, Filament winding, Hand lay-up
process and Spray forming) 2
6.4 Production methods for MMC composites (Powder metallurgy, Stir casting, Squeeze
casting and In-situ methods) 3

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