MODULE I CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & CONCEPT OF PLASTIC DEFORMATION

1.1 Classification of Engineering Materials, Engineering properties of materials

1.2 Characteristic property of metals, bonding in solids, primary bonds like ionic, covalent and metallic bond, crystal systems, common crystal structure of metals, representations of planes and directions in crystals, atomic packing in crystals, calculation of packing density, voids in common crystal structures and imperfections crystals.

1.3 Concept of plastic deformation of metals, critical resolve shear stress, dislocation theory, deformation by slip and twin, plastic deformation in polycrystalline metals, yield point phenomenon and related effects.

1.4 Concept of cold working preferred orientation. Annealing; recovery; recrystalization and grain growth; hot working.

MODULE II CONCEPT OF ALLOY FORMATION,BINARY PHASE DIAGRAMS AND T.T.T. DIAGRAM

2.1 Concept of alloy formation, types of alloys, solid solutions, factors governing solids solubility viz. size factor, valency factor, crystal structure factor and chemical affinity factor; order-disorder transformation

2.2 Binary phase diagrams a) Isomorphism system, (b) Eutectic system, (c) Peritectic system, (d)Eutectoid system and (e) Peritectoid system. Allotropic transformation.

2.3 Lever rule and its application, Interpretation of solidification behaviors and microstructure of different alloys belonging to those systems, Effect of non-equilibrium cooling, coring and homogenization.

2.4 Effect of non-equilibrium cooling Coring and homogenization

2.5 Iron-cementite and iron-graphite phase diagrams, microstructure and properties of different alloys (alloy steels; stainless steel, tool steel, HSS, high strength low alloy steel) types of cast iron, their microstructures and typical uses. Specification of steel.

2.6 T.T.T. diagram: concept of heat treatment of steels i.e. annealing, normalizing, hardening and tempering; microstructural effects brought about by these processes and their influences on mechanical properties; factor affecting harden ability.

MODULE II OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, PLASTIC, CERAMICS, COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND INTRODUCTION TO NANO-MATERIALS

3.1 Optical properties of Materials: Scattering, Refraction, Theory of Refraction and absorption, Atomic Theory of optical properties. Lasers, Optical fibres- Principle, structure, application of optical fibres

3.2 Plastic-: Thermosetting and thermoplastics

3.3 Ceramics: Types, structure, Mechanical properties, application

3.4 Composite Materials: Agglomerated Materials: Cermets .Reinforced Materials: Reinforced Concrete. Glass fiber reinforced plastics, Carbon fibre reinforced plastics, fibre reinforced plastics, Laminated plastic sheets. Tefnol, Properties of composites, Metal matrix composites, manufacturing procedure for fiber reinforced composite

3.5 Introduction to Nano-materials