UNIT 1:
Solid Solutions- Substitutional & Interstitial
Isomorphous, eutectic, eutectoid, peritectic, and peritectoid reactions
Iron – carbon equilibrium diagram
Iron – carbon equilibrium diagram
Classification of steel,properties and application
Classification of Cast Iron,properties and application
UNIT 2:
Definition – Full annealing
stress relief, recrystallisation and spheroidising
normalising, hardening and Tempering of steel
sothermal transformation diagrams – cooling curves superimposed on I.T. diagram CCR
Hardenability, Jominy end quench test
Austempering, martempering
case hardening, carburizing
Nitriding, cyaniding, carbonitriding
Flame and Induction hardening – Vacuum and Plasma hardening.
UNIT 3:
Effect of alloying additions on steel
stainless and tool steels
Cast Iron – Grey, white, malleable, spheroidal – alloy cast irons
Copper and copper alloys – Brass, Bronze and Cupronickel
precipitation strengthening treatment – Bearing alloys
Mg-alloys, Ni-based super alloys and Titanium alloys
UNIT 4:
Properties and applications of various thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers
Polymers – types of polymer, commodity and engineering polymers
PP, PS, PVC, PMMA, PET,PC, PA, ABS
PI, PAI, PPO, PPS, PEEK, PTFE
Polymers – Urea and Phenol formaldehydes
Engineering Ceramics – Properties and applications of Al2O3, SiC, Si3N4, PSZ and SIALON
Composites-Classifications
Applications of Composites
UNIT 5:
Mechanisms of plastic deformation
Testing of materials under tension, compression and shear loads
Hardness tests (Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell)
Impact test lzod and charpy
