Course Curriculam

Course Code: ES205 Credit Units L T P/S SW AS/DS FW No. of PSDA Total Credit Unit
Course Level UG 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 4
Course Title Engineering Materials

Course
Description :

Course Objectives :

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Objectives
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The main objective of this course is to develop intuitive understanding of the groundwork for studies in fields such as solid-state physics, mechanical
1 behavior of materials, phase & phase diagram, heat treatment, failure of materials & their protection, applications of recent materials to present a
wealth of real world engineering examples to give students a feel of how material science is useful in Mechanical Engineering practices.

Pre-Requisites : General

Course Contents / Syllabus :

SN. Module Descriptors / Topics Weightage

Structure of
Structure of Materials: Concept of the unit cell, space lattice, miller indices of planes, crystal structures, packing
Materials and
1 efficiency of simple, base and face centered cubic lattices. Imperfections insolids and their role in influencing 20.00
Constitution of
various properties. Constitution of Alloys: Need of alloying, types of solid solutions and Hume - Rothery rules
Alloys
Mechanical Properties: Elasticity, plasticity, stiffness, toughness, ductility, malleability, hardness, impact, fatigue
and creep. Stress-strain diagrams for brittle and ductile materials. Electronic Properties: Free electron theory,
Properties of
2 Fermi energy, elements of band theory, semiconductors, Hall effect, piezo and ferro materials. Magnetic 20.00
Materials
Properties: Para-magnetism, diamagnetism, Ferro and ferrimagnetism. Corrosion and oxidation of materials and
its preventions.
Iron carbon
Iron carbon phase system: Allotropy forms of pure iron, iron-carbon phase diagram, and invariant reactions.
phase diagram
3 Concept of steels and cast irons. Heat treatment processes: Types of heat treatment processes (annealing, 20.00
and heat
normalizing, hardening and tempering), case hardening techniques and construction of TTT diagrams.
treatment
Steel: Types of steels and its applications. Alloy steels. Cast iron: Structure and properties of White Cast iron,
Engineering Malleable Cast iron, Grey cast iron. Non-ferrous Metals and Alloys: Structure and properties of Aluminium and its
4 20.00
Materials alloys, Copper and its alloys, Titanium and its alloys. Ceramics and Composites: Types of ceramics and its
applications. Classification, Properties and applications of composites. Powder metallurgy materials.
Advanced
Introduction to smart materials, self-healing materials, biomaterials, super-alloys, shape memory alloys,
Materials and
5 nanomaterials, lasers and optical fibers. Materials characterization techniques: Optical microscopy (OM), SEM 20.00
Characterization
and TEM.
Techniques

Course Learning Outcomes :

SN. Course Learning Outcomes

1 Recall the basic terms related to atomic and molecular level of materials.
Explain the Structure of materials at different levels, basic concepts of crystalline materials like unit cell, FCC, BCC, HCP, APF (Atomic Packing
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Factor), Co-ordination Number etc.
3 Apply the concept of mechanical behavior of materials and calculations of same using appropriate equations
Analyze the concept of phase & phase diagram & understand the basic terminologies associated with metallurgy. Construction and identification of
4
phase diagrams and reactions
Comply and suggest the heat treatment process & types. Significance of properties Vs microstructure. Surface hardening & its types. Introduce the
5
concept of hardenability & demonstrate the test used to find hardenability of steels
Interpret features, classification, applications of newer class materials like smart materials, piezoelectric materials, biomaterials, composite
6
materials etc.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery :

SN. Pedagogy Methods

The course pedagogy will include lectures, case studies, seminars and presentations. It also includes discussion on real life problems and
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applications of different materials.

Theory /VAC / Architecture Assessment (L,T & Self Work): 75.00 Max : 100

Attendance+CE+EE : 5+35+60

SN. Type Component Name Marks

1 Attendance 5.00
2 End Term Examination (OMR) 60.00
3 Internal CLASS TEST 15.00
4 Internal CLASS QUIZ 10.00
5 Internal HOME ASSIGNMENT 10.00

Lab/ Practical/ Studio/Arch. Studio/ Field Work Assessment : 25.00 Max : 100

Attendance+CE+EE : 5+35+60

SN. Type Component Name Marks

1 Attendance 5.00
2 External PRACTICAL 30.00
3 External VIVA VOCE 30.00
4 Internal PERFORMANCE 15.00
5 Internal PRACTICAL / LAB RECORDS 10.00
6 Internal Viva 10.00

Lab/ Practical details, if applicable :

SN. Lab / Practical Details

1 To determine the crystal structures of a given specimen using optical microscopy.
2 To study Bravais lattices with the help of models.
3 To study heat treatment processes (hardening and tempering) of steel specimen.
4 To study thermo-setting of plastics.
5 To study the creep behavior of a given specimen.
6 To perform the molecular simulation using open form software.
7 To study the mechanism of chemical corrosion and its protection.
8 To study the properties of various types of plastics.
9 To study crystal structures and crystals imperfections using ball models.
10 To learn about the correlations among different types of hardness measurement and correlations of hardness with tensile strength.
11 Determination of material properties from stress-strain curves obtained from tensile tests.
12 Familiarize with methods for toughness measurement with impact tests.

List of Professional skill development activities :

No.of PSDA : 0
N/A

Text & References :

SN. Type Title/Name Description ISBN/ URL

William D., Jr. Callister and David G.
ISBN-10:
1 Book Rethwisch, “Materials Science and
0470419970.
Engineering: An Introductio
R. K. Rajput, “A Textbook of Material
2 Book 9789350144183
Science”. S.K. Kataria & Sons, 2013
James F. Shackelford, “Introduction to
3 Book Material Science for Engineers”. Pearson 9780133826654
Education, 2014
A.V.K. Suryanarayana, “Material Science
4 Book 9789385433474
and Metallurgy”. BS Publications, 2014
William D Callister, “Fundamentals of
ISBN 13:
5 Book Materials Science and Engineering: An
9780470125373
Integrated Approach”. Wi
Tariq A. Khraishi and Marwan S. Al-Haik,
2.ISBN: 978-1-
6 Book “Experiments in Materials Science and
60927-868-
Engineering”. Cognell
V. Raghavan, “Materials Science and ISBN
7 Book
Engineering: A First Course”. PHI Learning 13: 9788120350922
R. K. Rajput, “Engineering Materials”. S ISBN 13: 978812191
8 Book
Chand & Co Ltd, 2000 9609
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