Classification and characteristics:
Metals, Ceramics, Polymers and composites.
General properties and structure:
Atoms, molecules bonds in solids, Crystalline - Defects in Metallic structure, Dislocations and plastic deformation - Strengthening mechanism - grain size, dislocation - Cold work, precipitation hardening, dispersion hardening - phase reactions, fatigue and Creep behavior.
Ferrous Alloys:
iron carbon equilibrium diagrams - Steels and cast irons - properties, structure, composition and applications transformation hardening in steels - Heat treatment processes - Effect of alloying elements - High alloy steels, Stainless steel types, tool Steels, Manganese steels, heat resistant steels, HSLA, Maraging steels.
Non Ferrous alloys:
AlIoys of copper, Aluminum, nickel, magnesium, titanium, lead, tin, Zinc - composition, heat treatment, structure, properties and application.
Ceramics:
Nature and structure of Ceramics - Refractory Abrasives glasses - glass ceramics - Advanced ceramics processing methods.
Composites :
Definition - classification and characteristics of composite materials - Volume fraction - laminated composites particulate composites, fibrous composites - Types of reinforcements, their shape and size – production and properties of fiber reinforced plastics, Metal Matrix composites and ceramic matrix composites - Applications.
Processing of Polymers:
composites, ceramics - thermal spraying - Ion beam machining diamond coating techniques - tribological Applications.