UNIT 1:
Mechanisms of plastic deformation-slip and twinning.
Testing of materials under tension, compression and shear loads
Hardness tests-Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell
Impact test - lzod and Charpy
Fatigue failure Creep Failure Mechanism
Fatigue failure Creep Failure Mechanism
UNIT 2:
Constitution of alloys–Solid solutions- substitution, Interstitial solid solutions
Phase diagrams – eutectoid, eutectic, peritectic - peritectoid reactions
Iron-Iron carbide equilibrium diagram
Microstructure – Properties and applications
Introduction to material selection and reliability
UNIT 3:
Recrystallisation – Spheroidizing, Normalising- Hardening and Tempering of steel
Introduction- Definition - Full annealing, Stress relief
Case hardening carburizing, Nitriding, Cyaniding and Carbo Nitriding
Hardenability - Austempering-martempering
Construction of TTT Diagrams & CCT diagrams
UNIT 4:
Bearing alloys - Mg-alloys Titanium alloys.
Precipitation strengthening treatment
Cu alloys- Aluminium and Al-Cu
Effect of alloying additions on steel
An Introduction to alloying elements