Group A
Introduction to materials . Metal
and alloys, ceramics, polymers and semi conducting materials-introduction and
application as engineering materials.
Defects in solids . Point, line and surface defects.
Diffusion in solids.
Phase diagrams . Mono-component and binary systems,
non-equilibrium system, phase diagram and. application in crystalline and
non-crystalline solids.
Mechanical properties . Tensile
strength, yield strength, elastic and visco elastic properties, creep, stress
relaxation and impact. Fracture behavior. Ductile fracture, Griffith theory,
effect of heat treatment and temperature on properties of metals.
Deformation of metals.
Elastic and plastic deformation, slip, twin, dislocation theory, critical
resolved shear stress, deformation in polycrystalline materials; season
cracking, Bachinger's effect, strengthening mechanics; work hardening recovery,
crystallization and grain growth, cold and hot working. .
Group B
Heat treatment
. Iron-carbon system. Annealing, normalizing, hardening,. critical cooling
rate, harden ability, age hardening, surface hardening, tempering.
Thermal properties
. High temperature materials; materials for cryogenic application, thermally
insulating materials. (Specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal expansion).
Ceramic materials and polymers . Silicon structures, polymer ism . in glass,
electrical properties of ceramic phases, rocks, building stones, refractories.
Polymerization mechanism
, structural properties of polymer, thermoplastics, thermostats, elastomer,
resins, composites, particles and fiber reinforced composite. Composite
material including nano material.
Electronic properties
. Magnetism, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism, magnetic energy, zone
theory of solids, zones in conductors and insulators.
