Course Title : Engineering Materials

Course Duration: 2nd Semester

Credit Units: (3+0) 3 credit

 Teacher:                                Engr, Aneela Naz Malik
                                                Department of Mechanical Engineering 

                                                Phone/email: [email protected]

Course Outline:

Metals

Structure of Metals: Crystalline structure of metals, allotropy. Crystallographic planes, mechanisms in metals, slip and slip systems, dislocation, twinning, yield phenomenon and strain aging, Bauchinger effect.

Metals and Alloy Systems: Production of iron, wrought iron, cast iron. Production of steel and its classification, ferrite, austenite, S-iron, cementite, pearlite, martensite, bainite, etc. Iron-carbon phase diagram, alloying elements and their effect on the properties of alloy steel. Refining of copper, aluminum and zinc. Aluminum alloys, zinc alloys, copper alloys, brass and bronzes. Metals and alloys for special application. Corrosion of metals anti-corrosive coatings and paints.

Material Forms and Designation: Heat treatment critical temp, transformation on heating/cooling, annealing, normalizing, tempering, quenching, austempering, hardening, rolling processes and production of various steel sections such a billet, bar, rod, channel, Roll load calculation, British standards and ASTM standard specification on iron/steel.

Non Metals

Composition, properties and uses of plastics, rubber, ceramics, fiberglass, composite materials and polymers.

Polymers: Molecular structure, bonding & classification of polymer compounding, forming operations etc., plastics.

Ceramics and refractories: Ceramic bonding, properties, ceramics material, crystalline and amorphous, silica, glass etc., refractory materials and their types, Introduction to Composite Materials, Material failure analysis.

Recommended Books:

1. Materials and Processes in Manufacturing, By E. P Degarmo Prentice Hall

2. Process and Materials of Manufacturing By Lindberg.

3. Ceramic Science for Materials Technologist By T. J McCalm

4. Engineering with polymers By P. C. Powell Springer

5. Introduction to Engineering Materials By William F. Smith McGraw-Hill Science

6. Material Science By David Collister

Sr. No

CLO

Domain/ Level

Level

PLO

1

Explain different material types in terms of bonding and crystal structure

Cognitive

2

1

2

Identify the difference and application of different types of microscopic techniques that are available for investigating the microstructure.

Cognitive

1

4

3

Read and interpret Phase-Diagrams and effects of heat treatments on microstructure of ferrous materials.

Cognitive

2

2

4

Read and interpret Phase-Diagrams and effects of heat treatments on microstructure of ferrous materials.

Cognitive

4

4

5

Differentiate the property differences between Metals, Polymers & Composites and their implications in terms of environment and sustainability

Cognitive

4

7

Description of System of Evaluation (Exam, assignments etc)

1. Quiz-1:5%

2. Term Paper: 30%

3.Quiz-2 :5%

4. Assignment: 5%

5. Final Paper: 50%

6. Attendance: 5%

Key dates and time of class meeting:

Semester Start Date:23 Feb 2020 

Monday 8:00am to 9:30am

Thursday  8:00am to 9:30am

Detailed Lecture Plan

Week/Lecture

Detail

Mapping of CLO’s

1

Crystalline structure of metals, allotropy. Crystallographic planes

CLO 1

2

Mechanisms in metals, slip and slip systems, dislocation, twinning, yield phenomenon and strain aging, Bauchinger effect.

CLO 2

3

Production of Pig iron

CLO 2

4

Production of Wrought iron & cast iron

CLO 2

5

Production of Steel & its Classification

CLO 2

6

Iron carbon phase diaghram,alloying elements & their effect on the properties of alloy steel.

CLO 3

7

Mid Term Exams

 

8

Refining of Aluminium & Copper

CLO 3

9

Refining of Zinc, Aluminium Alloys,copper Alloys,brass & bronzes.

CLO 3

10

Metal & Alloys for Special Application.Corriosion of Metals,anti corrosive coating & paints

CLO 3

11

Heat Treatments,Critical Temperature,Transformation on heating & cooling.annealing  & Normalizing

CLO 4

12

Tempering, quenching, austempering, hardening, rolling processes.

CLO 4

13

Production of various steel sections such a billet, bar, rod, channel, Roll load calculation, British standards and ASTM standard specification on iron/steel.

CLO 4

     

14

Non-metals:Composition, properties and uses of plastics, rubber, ceramics, fiberglass, composite materials and polymers.

CLO 5

15

Polymers:Molecular structure, bonding & classification of polymer compounding forming operations etc., plastics.

CLO 5

16

Ceramics and refractories: Ceramic bonding, properties, ceramics material, crystalline and amorphous, silica, glass etc.,

CLO 3

17

Ceramics and refractories: Refractory materials and their types, Introduction to Composite Materials, Material failure analysis.

CLO 3

18

Final term Examination

 

 

 

 

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