R.G.P.V. BHOPAL
ME-402 MATERIAL SCIENCE & METALLURGY
UNIT-IME-402 MATERIAL SCIENCE & METALLURGY
Crystal Atoms of Solid:Structure of atom binding in solids metallic,Vander walls,ionic &
covalent, Space lattice and crystal system arrangement of atoms in BCC,FCC & HCP crystal.Manufacture of Refractory & Ferrous Metals:Properties uses and selection of acid, basic and natural refractory, metallurgical coke, Properties, types, uses and brief description of the manufacturing processes for iron and steel making.
UNIT-II
Plastic deformation of Metals:Point & line defects in crystals,their relation to mechanical
properties, deformation of metal by slip & twinning stress strain curves of poly crystalline
materials viz. mild steel cast iron and brass yield point phenomenon.Cold and hot working of
metals and their effect on mechanical properties, annealing of cold worked metals, principles of
re-crystallization and grain growth phenomenon,fracture in metal and alloys,ductile and brittle
fracture, fatigue failure.
UNIT-III
Alloy Formation and Binary Diagram:Phase in metal system solution & inter-metallic compounds.Hume-Rottery’s rules,solidification of pure metals and alloy equilibrium diagrams of isomorphous,eutectic peritectic & eutectoid system, non-equilibrium cooling & coring iron, iron carbon equilibrium diagram.
UNIT-IV
Heat Treatment of Alloys Principles of Heat Treatment of Steel:TTT curves heat treating
processes, normalizing, annealing spherodizing, hardening, tempering, case hardening, austempering,mar-tempering, precipitation hardening process with reference to Al, Cu alloys
UNIT-V
Properties of Material:Creep Fatigue etc.Introduction to cast iron and steel,Non Ferrous metals base alloys,Bronze,Brasses,Duralumin,and Bearing Metals.Plastics,Composites and
ceramics :Various types of plastics, their properties & selection. Plastic molding technology, FRP, GRP resins adhesive, elastomers and their application. Powder Metallurgy: Property and
Applications of Powder Metallurgy, Various process and methods of making products by powder
Metallurgy techniques.
REFERENCE BOOKS:-
- Narula GK, KS and GuptaVK; Material science; TMH
- Raghavan V; Material Science and Engineering, PHI Publication.
- Raghavan V; Physical Metallurgy Principles and Practice; PHI
- Rajendran V and Marikani; Material science; TMH
- Sriniwasan R; Engineering materials and Metallurgy; TMH
- Navneet Gupta, Material Science & Engineering, Dhanpat Rai.
- B. K. Agrawal, Introduction to Engineering Materials, TMH.

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