Pre-requisite: Preferably for students from non-engineering background
(Materials Science programme is inter-disciplinary in nature, with students joining from diverse backgrounds)
(Students having metallurgical engineering background will be familiar with the contents)
Concept of engineering materials – classification – common features (holistic approach) – emphasis on structure property correlations in all classes of materials – differences in properties and performance - techno economic aspectsIntroduction to crystallography - testing of materials – overview of destructive and non – destructive testing
Mechanical behaviour of materials – concept of deformation – types of failures – predictive methodologies
Concept of phase transformations and some strengthening mechanisms – specific examples and applications of phase transformation and strengthening
Design and selection of engineering materials – strategies for improvement as well as replacement – some case studies
1. Askeland, DR, ‘The Science and Engineering of Materials’, 2nd Edition, Chapman and Hall, 1990
2. Callister, Jr WD, ‘Materials Science and Engineering – An Introduction’, 3rd Edition, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1994
