Regulation: R23 Branch: Mechanical Engineering Semester: 2-1 Code: 23ME05

Material Science and Metallurgy

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Unit-wise syllabus

UNIT 01

Structure of Metals & Constitution of Alloys

Crystallization of metals; atomic packing factor - SC, BCC, FCC and HCP; Grain and grain boundaries and their effect on properties; determination of grain size; Necessity of alloying; types of solid solutions; Hume-Rothery's rules; intermediate alloy phases and electron compounds

UNIT 02

Equilibrium Diagrams

Construction of equilibrium diagrams; isomorphous alloy systems; equilibrium cooling and heating; lever rule; coring; Eutectic systems, peritectic reaction; Solid-state transformations: allotropy, eutectoid and peritectoid reactions, phase rule; Binary phase diagrams: Cu-Ni, Bi-Cd and Fe-Fe3C

UNIT 03

Ferrous & Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys

Cast irons: white, malleable, grey, spheroidal graphite and alloy cast iron; Classification of steels; plain carbon and low alloy steels; Hadfield manganese steels; tool and die steels; Non-ferrous: structure and properties of copper and aluminium alloys

UNIT 04

Mechanical Working & Heat Treatment

Hot working, cold working, strain hardening, recovery, recrystallization and grain growth; Heat treatment of steels: annealing, normalizing, hardening; TTT diagrams, tempering, hardenability, Jominy end quench test; Surface-hardening methods; age hardening treatment

UNIT 05

Ceramics & Advanced Materials

Crystalline ceramics, glasses, cermets, abrasive materials; Classification of composites; Manufacturing methods of fiber and particle reinforced composites; PMC, MMC, CMC and CCCs