Course Code

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS &

22ME3L3 MATERIALS ENGINEERING L T P C

LAB
Maximum expected contact hours : 24
Prerequisites : Basic Mechanical Engineering -- -- 3 1.5
And Material Science
PURPOSE: This course aims at study To familiarize the students with the use
equipment’s to determine mechanical Properties of materials to acquire the knowledge
in Material Testing.

Twelve Experiments out of the following are to be performed (6 from MOS Lab and 6
from Metallurgy Lab):

(A) MECHANICS OF SOLIDS LAB

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE OBJECTIVES

1 To determine experimentally the mechanical properties of materials.
To impart practical exposure on the microstructures of various materials and
2
their hardness evaluation.
Also to impart practical knowledge on the evaluation of material properties
3
through various destructive testing procedures.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Students are able to determine the young’s modulus ,rigidity modulus of
1
materials and stresses induced in bars and beams of uniform cross section
2 Students are able to determine the hardness number.
3 Students are able to determine the stiffness of spring.
4 Students are able to determine the impact strength of materials.
Students are able to determine the shear stress under single shear and double
5
shear.
List of Experiments:

To determine
1. Tension Test on UTM - Determination of the strength, percentage elongation and
percentage reduction in area of the given specimen
2. Deflection Test on Simply supported beam - Determination of Young's modulus of
Simply Supported beam material
3. Deflection Test on Cantilever beam - Determination of Young's modulus of
cantilever beam material
4. Torsion Test – Determination of modulus of rigidity of circular rod.
5. Brinnell's Hardness Test - Determination of Hardness Number for given specimen.
6. Rockwell Hardness test - Determination of Hardness Number for given specimen.
7. Izod Impact Test - Determination of impact strength of given specimen.
8. Charpy Impact Test - Determination of impact strength of given specimen.
9. Tests on helical spring - Determination of Modulus of Rigidity of Helical spring
material.
10.Double shear Test - Determination of shear strength of given specimen.
 (B) MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE OBJECTIVES

1 To determine experimentally the mechanical properties of materials.
To impart hands on training in preparation of metal specimens so as to observe
2
the microstructure.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Students are able to preparing the Specimen using rough grinding, finish
1
grinding and polishing.
Students are able to use different types of etchants to expose the microstructure
2
of metal and alloys.
3 Students are able to observing the microstructure and ascertaining the same.
4 Students are able to performing Jominy End Quench test

List of Experiments:
1. Preparation and study of the microstructure of Iron and steels
2. Preparation and study of microstructure of Cast Irons
3. Preparation and study of the microstructure of Copper and its alloys
4. Preparation and study of microstructure of Aluminum and its alloy
5. Study of microstructure of various treated and untreated steels.
6. Hardenability of Steels by Jominy end Quench test.
7. Hardness of various treated and untreated steels.