GBTU / MTU Syllabus of MATERIAL SCIENCE [Effective from the session : 2012-13]

EOE-037/EOE-047:     MATERIAL SCIENCE

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UNIT-I

Introduction:

Historical perspective, importance of materials, Brief review of modern & atomic

concepts in Physics and Chemistry.  Atomic models, Periodic table, Chemical bonding.

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Crystallography and imperfections:

Concept of unit cell, space lattice, Bravais lattices, common crystal structures, Atomic packing

factor and density.  Miller indices. X-ray crystallography techniques, imperfections, Defects &

Dislocations in solids.  .

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UNIT-II

Mechanical Properties and Testing:

Stress strain diagram, Ductile and brittle materials, stress

Vs strength, toughness, hardness, fracture, fatigue and creep.  Testing, such as Strength testing,

Hardness testing, Impact testing, Fatigue testing Creep testing, Non-destructive testing (NDT)

Micro Structural Exam:

Microscope principle and methods, Preparation of samples and

microstructure exam and grain size determination, comparative study of microstructure of

various metals and alloys, such as Mild steel, CI, Brass

Phase Diagram and Equilibrium Diagram:

Uniary and Binary diagrams, Phase rules, Types of

equilibrium diagrams: solid solution type, eutectic type and combination type, Iron-carbon

equilibrium diagram.

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UNIT-III

Ferrous materials:

Iron and steel manufacture, furnaces, various types of carbon steels, alloy

steels and cast irons, its properties and uses.

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Heat Treatment:

various types of heat treatment, such as Annealing, Normalizing, Quenching,

Tempering and Case hardening.  Time Temperature Transformation (TTT) diagrams.

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Non-Ferrous metals and alloys:

Non-ferrous metals, such as Cu, Al, Zn, Cr, Ni etc. and its

applications.  Various types of Brass, Bronze bearing materials their properties and uses.

Aluminum alloys, such as Duralumin, Other advanced materials/alloys.

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UNIT-IV

Magnetic properties:

Concept of magnetism- Dia, para, ferro magnetic materials, Hysteresis,

Soft and hard magnetic materials, Magnetic Storages.

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Electric Properties:

Energy band, concept of conductor, insulator and semi conductor. Intrinsic

and extrinsic semi-conductors, P-n junction and transistors, Basic devices and their applications.

diffusion of Solid

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Super conductivity and its applications, Messier effect.  Type I & II superconductors. High

Temp. superconductors.

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UNIT-V

Ceramics:

Structure, types, properties and applications of ceramics. Mechanical/Electrical

behaviour and processing of ceramics.

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Plastics:

Various types of polymers/plastics and their applications.  Mechanical behaviour and

processing of plastics, Future of plastics.

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Other Materials:

Brief description of other materials, such as optical and thermal materials,

concrete, composite materials and their uses.

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Other Materials:

Brief description of other materials, such as optical and thermal materials,

concrete, composite materials and their uses.

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Performance of materials in service:

Brief theoretical consideration of fracture, fatigue, and

corrosion and its control.

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Text / Reference Books:

1.  W.D. Callisster Jr. “Material Science & Engineering Addition” - Wesly Publishing Co.

2.  Van Vlash, “Elements of Material Science & Engineering”, John Wiley & Sons

3.  V. Raghvan, “Material Science”, Prentice Hall of India

4.  Narula, “Material Science”, Tata Mc.Graw Hill

5.  Srivastava, Srinivasan, “Science of Materials Engineering” New Age International