MM1101: Material Science (3-0-0)

UNIT-I:

Introduction: Types of materials from structure to property, Crystal structure: Bravias lattices,
Lattice direction and planes. Crystal Imperfections: point, line and planar defect.

UNIT-II:

Deformation of material: Recovery recrystallization and grain growth, Mechanical properties

of materials: Hardness, Tensile, Impact, Fatigue and Creep of metals.

UNIT-III:

Electron theory of Metals: Free electron theory, Zone theory, The dependence of the energies
on the wave number, The density of state curves, Conductors and insulators, Semiconductors,
Dielectric behavior, Ferroelectricity, Piezoelectricity, Magnetism.

UNIT-IV:

Principles of solidification: Nucleation and growth, Homogeneous and heterogeneous

nucleation, Phase Diagrams: Phase rule, Isomorphous, eutectic, peritectic, eutectoid and
peritectoid transformation, Fe-cementite diagram.

UNIT-V: Heat Treatment of Steel: TTT diagram, different heat treatment process: Annealing,
Normalizing and Hardening, Hardenability.

Selection of Engineering Materials: Common engineering materials including metals and

alloys (Copper and Aluminium alloys), Ceramic materials, Composite Materials, Polymer
materials. Building materials, Transformer materials,

Text Books:

1. Material Science and Engineering by William D. Callister

2. Material Science and Engineering by V. Raghavan

3. Physical Metallurgy Principles by Abbaschian.R, Abbaschian.L, Reed Hill R.E.

Reference Book:

1. Modern Physical Metallurgy by R. E Smallman and R. J. Bishop

Elaborated Discussion

UNIT-I: (9)

Introduction: Types of materials from structure to property, Crystal structure: Bravias lattices,
Lattice direction and planes. Crystal Imperfections: point, line and planar defect.

Classification of Engineering Materials: Crystalline and non-crystalline, polymer, ceramics,

composites, metal and alloys, glass, Classification on the basis of structure.

Crystal vs lattice, BCC, FCC, HCP, 3D packing, ABC, AB packing density, calculation of
theoretical density, planes, closed packed plane and direction concept, related numerical
problems

7 system, 14 Bravais lattices, Miller indices / Miller Bravais

Planar density, Packing fraction, Voids in (SC, FCC, BCC, HCP)

Crystal Imperfections: point, line and planar defect.

Point defect: (Vacancy, Interstitial, Substitutional, Defect in ionic solid, Frenkel, Schottky)

Line Defect: (Dislocation. Edge, screw, Burger circuit, Burger Vector, glide, climb, cross-
slip, energy of dislocation)

Planar Defect: Grain boundary, Twin, Stacking faults.

UNIT-II (7):

Deformation of material, Mechanical properties of materials: Hardness (types of hardness

measurements), Tensile (stress-strain diagram, all properties derived from stress-strain curve:
true stress-strain, elastic-plastic, conversion from engineering to true stress-strain curve, yield
point phenomenon, proof stress, measure of ductility, effect of temperature on mechanical
properties) {3}

Impact (Charpy and Izod test, energy absorbed vs. temperature curve, effect of variables on
this transition curve), (1)

Fatigue (Concept of fatigue, Failure process of fatigue, crack initiation, crack propagation and
growth, different cycle of loading, S-N curve, fatigue life concept) (1)

Creep of metals (Creep curve, different stages of creep, dependence on stress and temperature,
creep rate, variety of creep tests at constant load and constant stress, concept of creep
mechanisms (dislocation, grain boundary sliding, coble, NH creep) (2)

UNIT-III :(7)

Electron theory of Metals: Bond theory, Uncertainty principle, Free electron theory, Zone
theory, The dependence of the energies on the wave number, The density of state curves,
Conductors and insulators, Semiconductors, Dielectric behavior, Ferroelectricity,
Piezoelectricity, Magnetism.

UNIT-IV (6):

Principles of solidification: Nucleation and growth, Homogeneous and heterogeneous

nucleation, Phase Diagrams: Phase rule, Isomorphous, eutectic, peritectic, eutectoid and
peritectoid transformation, Fe-cementite diagram. Heat Treatment of Steel: TTT diagram,
different heat treatment process: Annealing (Recovery recrystallization and grain growth),
Normalizing and Hardening, Hardenability.

UNIT-V (5):

Selection of Engineering Materials: Common engineering materials including metals and

alloys (Copper and Aluminium alloys), Ceramic materials, Composite Materials, Polymer
materials. Building materials, Transformer materials,