METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

III Semester L T P C
Course Code: 171ES3T13 3 1 0 3

Course Objectives:

COB 1: To make the students familiarize with the concepts of structure of metals
and mechanical behaviour of materials.
COB 2: To make the students understand the basic knowledge in the constitution
of alloys and in different types of alloy systems.
COB 3: To teach the basic concept of iron-iron carbide equilibrium diagram and
heat treatment of alloys.
COB 4: To make the students comprehend the areas of non-ferrous metals and
alloys.
COB 5: To make the students understand the basic concepts in the area of
ceramic and composite materials.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the Course, Student will be able to:
COExplain
1: the concepts of structure of metals and mechanical behavior under
different loading conditions
CODescribe
2: the advantages of various alloys and the fundamental concepts of
equilibrium diagrams.
CODiscus
3: the concept of solidification of metal alloys and the fundamental
concepts of iron-iron carbide equilibrium diagrams.
COApply
4: the concepts of various heat treatment methods to variety of steels.
COUse
5: the concepts of non-ferrous metals and alloys in metallurgical areas
Summarize
CO 6: the properties and applicHations of ceramic and composite
materials.
Mapping of Course Outcomes with Program Outcomes
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PO 8 PO 9 PO 10 PO11 PO12
CO/PO
(K3) (K4) (K5) (K5) (K3) (K3) (K2) (K3) (K2) (K2) (K3) (K1)
CO1 (K2) 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
CO2 (K2) 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
CO3 (K2) 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - -
CO4 (K3) 3 - - - 3 - 3 - - 3 - 3
CO5 (K3) 3 - - - 3 - 3 - - 3 - 3
CO6(K3) 3 - - - - - - - - - - 3

Mapping of Course Outcomes with Program Specific Outcomes

CO / PSO PSO 1 (K3) PSO 2 (K4) PSO 3 (K3)
CO1 (K2) - - -
CO2 (K2) - - -
CO3 (K2) - - -
CO4 (K3) - - 3
CO5 (K3) - - 3
CO6(K3) - - -
UNIT- I
Structure of Metals:
Bonds in solids-metallic bond-crystal structure - BCC, FCC, HCP, Unit cells, Packing factor,
Crystallization of metals, Grains and grain boundaries, Effect of grain boundaries on properties
of metals, Crystal imperfections.
Mechanical Behavior of Materials:
Elastic deformation, Plastic deformation - Twinning, Fracture.
Constitution of alloys:
Necessity of alloying, Types of solid solutions, Hume Rothery rules, Intermediate alloy phases
and Electron compounds.

UNIT- II
Equilibrium Diagrams:
Phase rule, Experimental method of construction of equilibrium diagrams, Isomorphous alloy
systems, Equilibrium cooling and heating of alloys. Lever rule, Coring miscibility gaps,
Eutectic systems, Congruent melting intermediate phases, Peritectic reaction, Transformations
in solid state – allotropy, Eutectoid, Peritectoid reactions, Relationship between equilibrium
diagrams and properties of alloys. Study of important binary phase diagrams of Cu-Ni, Al-Cu,
Bi-Cd, Cu-An, Cus-Sn and Fe-Fe3C.

UNIT- III
Metallurgy of Iron and Steels:
Fe-Fe3C equilibrium diagram, Micro constituents in steels, Classification of steels, Structure
and properties of plain carbon steels. Heat treatment of steels- Annealing, Normalizing,
Hardening, TTT diagrams, Tempering, Hardenability, Surface hardening methods, Age
hardening treatment, Cryogenic treatment of alloys.
Effect of alloying elements on Fe-Fe3C system, Low alloy steels, Stainless steels, Hadfield
manganese steels, Tool steels and Die steels, Structure and properties of White cast iron,
Malleable cast iron, Grey cast iron and Spheroidal grey cast iron.
UNIT- IV
Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys:
Structure and properties of Copper and its alloys, Aluminum and its alloys and Titanium and
its alloys.

UNIT- V
Ceramic Materials:
Crystalline ceramics, Glasses, Cermets, Abrasive materials, Nano materials - Definition,
Properties and Applications.
Composite Materials:
Classification of Composites, Particle reinforced materials, Fiber reinforced materials, Metal
ceramic mixtures, Metal-matrix composite and C-C composites. Introduction to Powder
metallurgy, Preparation methods and Applications of Powder metallurgy.

Text Books:
 1. Introduction to Physical Metallurgy, Sidney H Avner, TMH Publications, 2nd Edition
2. Materials Science and Metallurgy, V.D. Kodgire, Everest Publishing House, 39th Edition

Reference Books:
1. Materials Science and Engineering, An Introduction, William D.Callister, Wiley
Publications, 9th Edition
2. Elements of Materials Science, V.Raghavan, Pearson Education, 6th Edition
3. Engineering Materials & Metallurgy, R.K. Rajput, S. Chand Publications, 2nd Edition
4. Essentials of Material Science, Donald Askeland, SI Edition, 3rd edition

Web Links:
1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/113105021/
2. www.themetalcasting.com
3. https://www.tue.nl
4. https://www.eurotherm.com/metallic-alloys