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EME- 301 : MATERIAL SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING

Unit-I
Introduction : Historical perspective, importance of materials. Brief review of modern &
atomic concepts in Physics and Chemistry. Atomic models, Periodic table, Chemical
bondings. 4
Crystallography and Imperfections : Concept of unit cell space lattice, Bravais
lattices, common crystal structures, Atomic packing factor and density. Miller indices. Xray
crystallography techniques. Imperfections, Defects & Dislocations in solids. 3

Unit-II
Mechanical properties and Testing : Stress strain diagram, Ductile & brittle material,
Stress vs strength. Toughness, Hardness, Fracture, Fatigue and Creep. Testings such
as Strength testings, Hardness testing, Impact testings, Fatigue testing Creep testing,
Non-destructive testing (NDT) 4
Microstructural Exam : Microscope principle and methods. Preparation of samples and
Microstructure exam and grain size determination. Comparative study of microstructure
of various metals & alloys such as Mild steel, CI, Brass. 2
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. 4
Unit-III
Ferrous materials : Brief introduction of iron and steel making furnaces. Various types
of carbon steels, alloy steels and cast irons, its properties and uses. 3
Heat Treatment : Various types of heat treatment such as Annealing, Normalizing,
Quenching, Tempering and Case hardening. Time Temperature Transformation (TTT)
diagrams. 2
Non-Ferrous metals and alloys : Non-ferrrous metals such as Cu, Al, Zn, Cr, Ni etc.
and its applications. Various type Brass, Bronze, bearing materials, its properties and
uses. Aluminum alloys such as Duralumin. Other advanced materials/alloys. 3
Unit-IV
Magnetic properties : Concept of magnetism – Dia, para, ferro Hysteresis. Soft and
hard magnetic materials, Magnetic storages. 2
Electric properties : Energy band concept of conductor, insulator and semi-conductor.
Intrinsic & extrinsic semi-conductors. P-n junction and transistors. Basic devices and its
application. Diffusion of Solid. 3
Super conductivity and its applications. Messier effect. Type I & II
superconductors. High Tc superconductors. 2
Unit-V
Ceramics : Structure types and properties and applications of ceramics.
Mechanical/Electrical behavior and processing of Ceramics. 2
Plastics : Various types of polymers/plastics and its applications. Mechanical behavior
and processing of plastics. Future of plastics. 2
Other materials : Brief description of other material such as optical and thermal
materials concrete, Composite Materials and its uses. Brief introduction to Smartmaterials
& Nano-materials and their potential applications 3
Performance of materials in service: Brief theoretical consideration of Fracture,
Fatigue, and Corrosion and its control. 2

References :
1. W.D. Callister, Jr, – Material Science & Engineering Addition-Wesley Publication .
2. K.M.Gupta, Materials Science, Umesh Publication.
3. Van Vlash – Elements of Material Science & Engineering John Wiley & Sons.
4. V. Raghvan – Material Science, Prentice Hall.
5. Narula – Material Science, TMH.
6. Srivastava, Srinivasan – Science of Materials Engineering, NewAge Publication..

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