CH6604 - MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

CH6604	MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	LPTC

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OBJECTIVES:

To provide students with a strong foundation in materials science with emphasis on the fundamental scientific and engineering principles which underlie the knowledge and implementation of material structure, processing, properties, and performance of all classes of materials used in engineering systems.

UNIT I	INTRODUCTION	10

Structure – Property relationship - Selection criteria and processes: General criteria of selection of materials in process industries. Properties: Mechanical, Thermal, Physical, Chemical, Electrical, Magnetic and Technological properties. Processing of Metals and Alloys- Casting, Hot and cold rolling, Forging, Extrusion, Deep drawing.

UNIT II	MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR	8

Elastic, Anelastic and Viscoelastic Behaviour – Introduction to Slip, Slip planes, Plastic Deformation by Slip: Critical resolved shear stress, Mechanism of Creep, Creep Resistant .Materials – Fracture: Ductile and Brittle, Fatigue fracture, Griffith’s theory, S-N curves, Fracture toughness.

UNIT III	PHASE DIAGRAMS AND PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS	8

Gibb’s Phase rule : Uniary and Binary phase diagrams , Al2CO3 - Cr2O3 , Pb-Sn, Ag-Pt and Iron- Iron Carbide Phase Diagram – Lever rule – Invariant reactions- TTT diagrams – Micro structural changes – Nucleation and growth – Martensitic transformations – Solidification and Crystallization – Glass transition – Recrystallization and Grain growth

UNIT IV	FERROUS, NON-FERROUS METALS AND COMPOSITES	10

Pig iron, Cast iron, Mild Steel-Manufacturing process, properties &, Applications Stainless steels, Special Alloy steels-properties and uses; Heat treatment of plain-carbon steels Manufacturing methods of Lead, Tin and Magnesium. Properties and applications in process industries. FRP-Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP), manufacturing methods; Asphalt and Asphalt mixtures; Wood.

UNIT V	NANOMATERIALS	9

Introduction to Nanotechnology- Zero Dimensional Nano Structures – Nano particles – One .Dimensional Nano Structures- Nano wires and Nano rods – Two Dimensional Nano Structures, Films – Special Nano Materials - Nano Structures fabricated by Physical Techniques – Characterisation and Properties of Nano Materials – Applications of Nano Structures.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course, the students would understand various material, their properties and manufacturing methods.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Khanna O P, “Material Science and metallurgy” Dhanpat Rai Publications (1995)
2. Raghavan V, “Materials and Engineering” Prentice Hall of India, Newdelhi (2006)
3. Brenner D, “Hand book of Nanoscience and technology” (2002)
4. Material Science & Engineering, Callister

REFERENCES

1. Henry R Clauster, “Industrial and Engineering Materials” McGraw Hill Book Co. (1975)
2. Kingery W D and Bowen H K and Unimann D R, “Introduction to Ceramics” John Wiley and Sons, Second edition (1991)
3. Fahrner W R, “Nanotechnology and Nanoeletronics” Springer International edition(2005)
4. Budinsky K G and Budinsky K M “ Engineering Materials- Properties and Selection” Prentice Hall of India (2002)
5. Arumugam M, “ Material Science” Anuradha Technical Book Publishers (1997)