18ME654 Advanced Materials Technology syllabus for ME

Classification and Selection of Materials:

Classification of materials, properties required in Engineering materials, Selection of Materials; Motivation for selection, cost basis and service requirements - Selection for mechanical properties, strength, toughness, fatigue and creep - Selection for surface durability corrosion and wear resistance – Relationship between materials selection and processing - Case studies in materials selection with relevance to aero, auto, marine, machinery and nuclear applications.

Composite Materials:

Fiber reinforced, laminated and dispersed materials with metallic matrix of aluminium, copper and Titanium alloys and with non-metallic matrix of unsaturated polyesters and epoxy resins. Development, Important properties and applications of these materials.

Ceramics and Glasses -

Bio-ceramics: Nearly inert ceramics, bio-reactive glasses and glass ceramics, porous ceramics; Calcium phosphate ceramics: grafts, coatings Physico-chemical surface modification of materials used in medicine.

Low & High Temperature Materials:

Properties required for low temperature applications, Materials available for low temperature applications, Requirements of materials for high temperature applications, Materials available for high temperature applications, Applications of low and high temperature materials.

Modern Metallic Materials:

Dual Steels, Micro alloyed, High Strength Low alloy (HSLA) Steel, Transformation induced plasticity (TRIP) Steel, Maraging Steel, Inter metallics, Ni and Ti Aluminides. Non-metallic Materials: Polymeric materials and their molecular structures, Production Techniques for Fibers, Foams, Adhesives and Coatings, structure, Properties and Applications of Engineering Polymers.

Smart Materials:

Shape Memory Alloys, Varistors and Intelligent materials for bio-medical applications. Nanomaterials: Definition, Types of nanomaterials including carbon nanotubes and nanocomposites, Physical and mechanical properties, Applications of nanomaterials.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

CO1: Explain the concepts and principles of advanced materials and manufacturing processes.

CO2: Understand the applications of all kinds of Industrial materials.

CO3: Apply the material selection concepts to select a material for a given application.

CO4: Define Nanotechnology, Describe nano material characterization.

CO5: Understand the behaviour and applications of smart materials, ceramics, glasses and non-metallic materials.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten full questions carrying equal marks.
• Each full question will be for 20 marks.
• There will be two full questions (with a maximum of four sub- questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub- question covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer five full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Reference Books

1 Engineering Material Technology James A. Jacobs & Thomas F. Kilduff Prentice Hall

2 Materials Science and Engineering WD. Callister Jr. Wiley India Pvt. Ltd 2010

3 Engineering Design: A Materials and Processing Approach G.E. Dieter McGraw Hill 1991

4 Materials Selection in Mechanical Design M.F. Ashby Pergamon Press 1992

5 Introduction to Engineering Materials & Manufacturing Processes NIIT Prentice Hall of India

6 Engineering Materials Properties and Selection Kenneth G. Budinski Prentice Hall of India

7 Selection of Engineering Materials Gladius Lewis Prentice-Hall, New Jersey