R18 B.TECH MECHANICAL ENGG.

ME303PC: MATERIAL SCIENCE AND METALLURGY

B.Tech. II Year I Sem. L T/P/D C

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UNIT – I

Crystal Structure: Unit cells, Metallic crystal structures, Ceramics. Imperfection in solids: Point, line, interfacial and volume defects; dislocation strengthening mechanisms and slip systems, critically resolved shear stress.

UNIT – II

Alloys, substitutional and interstitial solid solutions- Phase diagrams: Interpretation of binary phase diagrams and microstructure development; eutectic, peritectic, peritectoid and monotectic reactions. Iron Iron-carbide phase diagram and microstrctural aspects of ledeburite, austenite, ferrite and cementite, cast iron

UNIT –III

Heat treatment of Steel: Annealing, Normalising, Hardening, Tempering and Spheroidising, Isothermal transformation diagrams for Fe-C alloys and microstructures development.

UNIT – IV

Continuous cooling curves and interpretation of final microstructures and properties- austempering, martempering, case hardening, carburizing, nitriding, cyaniding, carbo-nitriding, flame and induction hardening, vacuum and plasma hardening

UNIT – V

Alloying of steel, properties of stainless steel and tool steels, maraging steels- cast irons; grey, white, malleable and spheroidal cast irons- copper and copper alloys (Brass, bronze and cupro-nickel)- Aluminium and Al-Cu – Mg alloys- Titanium alloys

TEXT BOOKS:

1. V. Raghavan, “Material Science and Engineering’, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 1999.
2. W. D. Callister, 2006, “Materials Science and Engineering-An Introduction”, 6th Edition, Wiley India.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Kenneth G. Budinski and Michael K. Budinski, “Engineering Materials”, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, 4th Indian Reprint, 2002.
2. U. C. Jindal, “Engineering Materials and Metallurgy”, Pearson, 2011.