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FIRST SEMESTER
(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)
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MA 01
EM 01
EG 51
WS 51
EA 51
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Mathematics - I
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Graphics
Workshop Practice-I
Co-Curricular Activities
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SECOND SEMESTER
(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)
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MA 02
HS 02
EM 51
WS 52
EA 52
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Mathematics - II
Engineering Economics & Accountancy
Graphical Analysis using CAD
Workshop Practice-II
Co-Curricular Activities
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THIRD SEMESTER
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MA 03
MM 301
MM 302
MS 331
CS 332
MM 351
MM 352
CS 382
Subject
Mathematics-III
Introduction to Metallurgy and Materials
Principle of Extractive Metallurgy
Optimization Technique
Programming and Data Structure
Introduction to Metallurgy and Materials Lab
Principles of Extractive Metallurgy Lab
Programming and Data Structure Lab
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FOURTH SEMESTER
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MM 401
MM 402
MM 403
MM 404
GE 432
MM 451
MM 452
GE 482
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Subject
Foundry Technology
Testing of Materials
Heat Treatment of Metals & Alloys
Transport Phenomena
Open Elective - I
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3
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Subject
Thermodynamics of Materials
Phase Transformation & Phase Equilibria
Iron Making
X-Ray Diffraction and Electron Microscopy
Economic Geology
Thermodynamic of Materials Laboratory
Phase Transformation & Phase Equilibria Lab
Economic Geology Laboratory
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FIFTH SEMESTER
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MM 501
MM 502
MM 503
MM 504
YY 54 *
(MM 541)
MM 551
MM 552
MM 553
SIXTH SEMESTER
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MS 631
MM 601
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MM 602
MM 603
MM 604
MM 651
MM 652
HS 681
Subject
Principles of Management
Imperfection & Deformation Behavior of
Materials
Engineering Materials
Metal Forming Technology
Steel Making
Imperfection & Deformation
Engineering Materials Laboratory
Professional Communication
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SEVENTH SEMESTER
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MM 701
MM 702
MM 710-719
MM 721-729
MM 751
MM 752
MM753
MM 754
MM 755
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Departmental Elective - III
Departmental Elective - IV
Open Elective II
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Departmental Laboratory
Departmental Laboratory
Seminar-II
Project Work-II
Viva-voce
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0
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0
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3
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12
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20
2
2
1
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Subject
Mathematical Modeling & Simulation
Corrosion & Degradation of Materials
Departmental Elective I
Departmental Elective II
Mathematical Modeling & Simulation Laboratory
Materials Characterization Laboratory
Seminar-I
Project Work-I
Vocational Training / Summer Internship
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EIGHTH SEMESTER
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MM 810-19
MM 820-29
YY-83 *
(XE 831)
MM 851
MM 852
MM 853
MM 854
MM 855
Departmental Elective I
MM 710
Functional Materials
MM 711
Fatigue, Creep & Fracture
MM 712
Failure Analysis
Departmental Elective- II
MM 720
Alternative Routes of Iron Making
MM 721
Powder Metallurgy
MM 722
Surface Engineering
MM 723
Fuels & Furnaces
Departmental Elective- III
MM 810
Experimental Techniques in Metallurgy
MM 811
Refractory & Ceramics
MM 812
Nano-Structure Materials and their Applications
MM 813
Nano-Ceramics and Composites
3
Departmental Elective- IV
MM 820
Metal Joining
MM 821
Strengthening of Metals & Alloys
MM 822
Composite Materials
MM 823
Non-destructive Testing of Metals
MM 824
Secondary Steel Making
MM 825
Advances in Iron & Steel Making
* Open Elective- I
MM 541
Basic Manufacturing Process
Open Electives- 2
XE 841
Human Resource Management
SUMMARY OF COURSES
Sub Discipline:
DEPARTMENTAL CORE
SUBJECT
CODE
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
DEVELOPER
MM 301
3-1-0
DR.J.MAITY &
DR. D.K. MONDAL
MM302
3-0-0
MM401
Thermodynamics of Materials
3-1-0
MM402
3-0-0
DR.J.MAITY &
DR. D.K. MONDAL
MM 403
Iron Making
3-0-0
MM 404
3-0-0
DR. B.K.SHOW
MM 501
Foundry Technology
3-0-0
MM502
Testing of Materials
3-0-0
DR. A. BHATTACHARYA
& DR. M.M.GHOSH
MM 503
3-0-0
MM 504
Transport Phenomena
3-1-0
DR. S.K.MITRA,
DR. S.PRAMANIK &
DR. M.K.MONDAL
MM 601
3-1-0
MM 602
Engineering Materials
3-0-0
MM 603
3-0-0
MM 604
Steel Making
3-0-0
DR. A. GANGULY
MM 701
3-1-0
MM 702
3-0-0
DR. K.S.GHOSH
Sub Discipline:
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVES
SUBJECT
CODE
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
MM 711
3-0-0
MM 720
3-0-0
DR. A. GANGULY
MM 721
Powder Metallurgy
3-0-0
DR. M.MALLIK
MM 811
3-0-0
MM 820
Metal Joining
3-0-0
Sub Discipline:
DEVELOPER
DR. A. BHATTACHARYA
& DR. B.K.SHOW
DR. K.S.GHOSH
NON-DEPARTMENTAL CORE
SUBJECT
CODE
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
DEVELOPER
MM 631
Material Science
3-0-0
DEVELOPER
Sub Discipline:
DEPARTMENTAL NON-CORE
SUBJECT COD
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
MA-03
Mathematics-III
3-0-0
MS 331
Optimization Technique
3-0-0
CS 332
3-0-0
GE 432
Economic Geology
3-0-0
MS 631
Principles of Management
3-0-0
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
DEVELOPER
MM 541
3-0-0
XE-541
3-0-0
Dr. S. Pramanik
XE 841
3-0-0
Dr. S. Pramanik
SUBJECT
L-T-P
CREDIT
DEVELOPER
MM 351
0-0-3
MM 352
0-0-3
CS 382
0-0-3
Concerned faculty
MM 451
0-0-3
MM 452
0-0-3
GE 482
0-0-3
Concerned faculty
MM 551
0-0-3
MM 552
0-0-3
DR. A.BHATTACHARYA
MM 553
0-0-3
DR. D.MANDAL
MM 651
0-0-3
MR. R.N.RAY
MM 652
0-0-3
HS 681
Professional Communication
(Non- Core)
0-0-3
Concerned faculty
MM 751
0-0-3
MM 752
0-0-3
DR. B.K.SHOW
MM 851
Metal Joining
0-0-3
DR. B.MAJI
MM 852
Testing of Materials-II
0-0-3
Seminar-I
0-0-2
MM 754
Project Work-I
0-0-6
MM 755
0-0-0
DR. D.K.MONDAL,
MR. R.N.RAY,
DR. A. BHATTACHARYA &
DR. D.MANDAL
MM 853
Seminar-II
0-0-2
MM 854
Project Work-II
0-0-12
MM 855
Viva-Voce
0-0-0
4 credits [3-1-0]
Atomic Structure and chemical Bonding: Quantum mechanical approach, Schrdinger wave equation,
wave function, Quantum state, Periodic Table, electronic configuration and atomic structure. Bonding
in solids, different types of bonds, Bond energy, effect of bonding on material properties.
[10 hours]
Structure of Solids : The crystalline and the noncrystalline states Metals and Alloys, Ceramics,
semiconductors and polymers; Crystal structure concept of lattice and crystal, Translational
periodicity and symmetry, crystal systems, space lattice, representation of atomic position, lattice
directions and lattice planes in cubic and hexagonal systems; atomic packing, voids in FCC, BCC and
HCP crystals; crystal imperfections point defect, line defect, surface defect and volume defect;
equilibrium concentration of point defect.
[12 hours]
Solidification of metals and alloys including Rapid Solidification Technology.
[6 hours]
Phase diagrams: The phase rule, single component system. Binary phase diagrams with reference to
a few important metallic systems.
[6 hours]
Corrosion and oxidation of materials: The principles of corrosion; Protection against corrosion;
Mechanism of oxidation; Oxidation resistant materials.
[6 hours]
Introduction to Materials (Classification, Selection and Applications): Metals and Alloys, Intermetallics,
Polymers, Glasses and Ceramics, Composite Materials, nano-crystalline materials.
[10 hours]
Text books:
1. Introduction to Metallurgy - A.H. Cottrell, Arnold, 1968.
2. Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials R. M. Brick, A. W. Pense and R. B. Gordon.
Reference Books:
1. Materials Science and Engineering: A first course V. Raghavan, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 2004.
2. Introduction to solids- L.V. Azaroff, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1990.
MM 302
3 credits [3-0-0]
Early developments in metal extraction (Introduction, discovery of metals and their importance,
important landmarks, nonferrous metals in Indian history)
[2 hours]
Sources of nonferrous metals (Sources in land and sea, exploration methods, methods of
beneficiation, nonferrous metals wealth in India)
[2 hours]
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methods
of
extraction,
(Pyro-metallurgy
[8 hours]
calcinations,
roasting
and
smelting,
[6 hours]
General methods of refining, (Basic approaches, preparation of pure compounds, purification of crude
metal produced in bulk).
[2 hours]
Extraction of metals from oxide sources, (Basic approaches and special features of specific extraction
processes, extraction of metals such as Mg,Al.Sn)
[5 hours]
[5 hours]
Extraction of metals from halides, (Production of halides and refining methods, production of reactive
and reactor metals. Methods of extraction of metals such as Ti, Ur)
[5hours]
Production of precious metals (Methods applied for gold, silver and pt.)
[3 hours]
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Extraction of nonferrous metals, H.S. Ray, R.Sridhar and K.P. Abraham Affiliated East West Press
Pvt Ltd., New Delhi (2007).
2. . H.S. Ray and A. Ghosh, Principles of extractive metallurgy,Wiley Eastern Ltd., New Delhi (1991)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. W.H. Dennis, Extractive Metallurgy, Philosophical Library,New York (1965)
2. F. Habashi, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, Vol.1, Gordon and Breach, New York (1969).
3. T. Rosenqvist, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, McGraw Hill, New York (1983)
4. J.L. Bray, Nonferrous production metallurgy, Wiley, NewYork(1954)
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MM 351
2 credits [0-0-3]
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MM 352
2 credits [0-0-3]
[9 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. Extraction of nonferrous metals, H.S. Ray, R.Sridhar and K.P. Abraham Affiliated East West Press
Pvt Ltd., New Delhi (2007).
2. W.H. Dennis, Extractive Metallurgy, Philosophical Library, New York (1965)
Reference books:
1. F. Habashi, Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, Vol.1, Gordon and Breach, New York (1969).
MM 401
THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS
4 credits [3-1-0]
[22 hours]
Solution laws, Ideal and regular solutions, Change of standard state; Free energy-composition and
phase diagrams, Electro-chemistry and reversible cells; Thermodynamics of point defects in solids;
Solid electrolytes and polymer materials; Theories of reaction kinetics, Order of reaction, Concept of
activated complex, Activation energy, Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions, Johnson-Mehl equation
and its application.
[22 hours]
Text Books:
1)
2)
3)
4)
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5)
Reference books:
1) Physical chemistry of metals Lawrence S, Draken and Robert W Gurry.
2) Thermodynamics of solids - Richard A Swalin.
3) Stoichometry and thermodynamics of Metallurgical processes - Y K Rao.
4) Chemical Kinetics - Keith Laidler.
5) Metallurgical Thermodynamics - R H Tupkary.
MM 402
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction: Basic concepts about Stability of Phases and equilibrium; Types of Phase
Transformations, Order of transformations.
[5 hours]
Phase Equilibria: Thermodynamics of phase changes, phase diagrams and equilibria in relation to
Free energy-composition diagrams. Interpretation of phase diagrams, determination and calculations.
Solid-liquid Miscibility gap; invariant reaction. Principles of ternary phase diagram, Examples of a few
metallic and ceramic phase diagrams.
[6 hours]
Diffusion: Phenomenological equation of diffusion, Chemical potential gradient, Ficks first law of
diffusion, diffusion coefficient (diffusivity), representation of diffusion flux in terms of chemical potential
gradient; Nernst-Einstein Equation, Diffusion in ideal solution and in solutions with positive and
negative deviation; Uphill diffusion, determination of diffusion coefficient (diffusivity) for ideal binary
solid solution in terms of jump frequency and jump distance, atomic mechanism of diffusion,
Expression of diffusion coefficient (diffusivity) for self diffusion in pure metal or diffusion in
substitutional solid solution through vacancy mechanism and in interstitial solid solution; Steady state
diffusion and transient diffusion; Ficks second law of diffusion; determination of self diffusion
coefficient by radioactive method; solution of Ficks second law: analysis of carburizing and
decarburizing processes; solution of Ficks second law for variable diffusivity: Boltzmann-Matano
analysis, Matano interface, determination of diffusivity as a function of concentration; Diffusion in
substitutional solid solution: Kirkendall effect, Darken's analysis.
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[10 hours]
State
Phase
Transformations:
Nucleation
[8 hours]
and
growth
Kinetics,
homogeneous
and
[8 hours]
Text books:
1. Phase transformations in metals and alloys- D.A. Potter and K.E. Easterling, CRC Press, 1992.
2. Transformations in Metals, P.G. Shewmon, Mc-Graw Hill, 1969.
3. Introduction to Physical Metallurgy S. N. Avner, Tata McGraw Hill, 1997.
Reference books:
1. Physical Metallurgy Peter Haasen, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
2. Physical Metallurgy Principles, R. E. Reed-Hill and R. Abbaschian, 3rd ed, PWS-Kent Publishing,
1992.
3. Physical Metallurgy for Engineers A. G. Guy, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1962.
4. Modern Physical Metallurgy, R. E. Smallman, Butterworths, 1963.
MM 403
IRON MAKING
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction: Pig Iron production in India, Raw Materials Valuation and preparation of chief raw
materials, Methods of Agglomeration : sintering, pelletizing. Testing of raw materials.
[6 hours]
Blast furnace iron making: Design and construction of the blast furnace. Theory and practice of pig
iron making charge distribution, burden calculation.
[10 hours]
Physico-chemical aspects of blast furnace reactions,. Blast furnace slags.
[9 hours]
Developments in blast furnace practice. Blast furnace operation and irregularities. Blast furnace
accessories: blowers, stoves, gas cleaning plants etc.
[8 hours]
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[4 hours]
Manufacture of
[2 hours]
ferro alloys.
[1 hour]
TEXT BOOKS:
1. A Text Book on Modern Iron Making - R. H. Tupkary (new edition)
2. Principles of Iron Making - A. K. Biswas.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Manufacture of Iron & Steel. Vol. I.- G. B. Bashforth.
MM 404
3 credits [3-0-0]
X-ray basics: Production of X-ray; The continuous and characteristic spectrum; Absorption; Filters.
[4 hours]
Elementary Crystallography: Overview the basics of crystallography; real and reciprocal lattice.
[2 hours]
X-ray diffraction: Braggs Law; Ewald sphere construction; Diffraction methodsLaue method, rotating
crystal methods, powder methods; Diffractometers; diffraction under non ideal condition;
6h
Intensity of diffracted beams: Structure factor calculations and other factors; Extinction rules;
[4 hours]
Application of X-ray diffraction: Crystal structure determination; Precise lattice parameter
measurements; Phase diagram determination, Chemical analysis by diffraction, residual stress
determination, particle size determination.
[10 hours]
Electron microscopy: elements of transmission electron microscopy; Sample preparation techniques
for TEM, Image contrast in TEM: Identification of crystal defects and precipitates. Diffraction pattern
analysis
[12 hours]
Text Books:
1. Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, by B.D. Cullity, Addision Wesley Publishing Co., Massachusetts,
1968.
2. X-ray diffraction-a practical approach, by C. Suryanarayana and M. Grant Norton, Springer, 1998.
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3. X-ray Diffraction: Its Theory and Applications, by S. K. Chatterjee, Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.
Limited, 2004.
Reference books:
1. Electron Microscopy in the Study of Materials, by P.J. Grundy and G.A. Jones, Arnold,
London, 1976.
2. Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Textbook for Materials Science (4 Vol set), by David
B. Williams and C. Barry Carter, 2nd ed., Springer, 2009.
3. Electron Microscopy and Analysis, by Peter J. Goodhew, John Humphreys and Richard
Beanland, Third Edition, CRC Press, 2000.
MM 451
2 credits [0-0-3]
MM 452
2 credits [0-0-3]
(i) Investigation of the microstructures of carbon steels containing ~0.2%C, ~0.4%C, ~0.6%C,
~0.8%C, ~1.0%C, in correlation with phase equilibria in Fe-C system (IronCarbon phase diagram).
Experiment 1 (Part I): Microstructure of 0.2 wt.% C steel
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
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[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
(ii) With regard to Fe-C-Si phase equilibria, investigation of the microstructure of different types of cast
irons, viz. Grey Cast iron, Spheroidal (Nodular) graphite cast iron and Malleable cast iron.
Experiment 6 (Part I): Microstructure of Grey Cast iron
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
(iii) Experiment 9:
Study of the precipitation hardening process in Duralumin (Al-4.5% Cu alloy)
[3 hours]
[3 hours]
[3 hours]
Text books:
1. Phase transformations in metals and alloys- D.A. Potter and K.E. Easterling, CRC Press, 1992. 2.
Introduction to Physical Metallurgy S. N. Avner, Tata McGraw Hill, 1997.
3. Physical Metallurgy Principles, R. E. Reed-Hill and R. Abbaschian, 3rd ed, PWS-Kent Publishing,
1992.
Reference books:
1. Modern Physical Metallurgy, R. E. Smallman, Butterworths, 1963.
MM 501
FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY
3 credits [3-0-0]
[1 hour]
[5 hours]
[4 hours]
Special casting techniques: Ceramic shell, investment casting, Rheo and thixocasting, squeeze
casting, high and low pressure die casting.; Centrifugal Casting
[6 hours]
Solidification of casting - concept of thermal and constitutional super cooling, concept of central line
feeding resistance and effects of chill.
[5 hours]
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[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[2 hours]
[8 hours]
TEXT BOOKS:
1. O. P. Khanna: Foundry technology, 17th Edition, DhanpatRai Publications,2011
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. P. L. Jain: PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY, 5th Edition, Tata Mcgraw Hill Education
Private, 2009.
2. M. C. Flemings: Solidification processing, McGraw-Hill, 1974.
3. Metals Handbook, Casting, vol. 15, 10th Edition, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, USA,
1998.
4. R. A. Flinn: Fundamentals of Metal Casting, Addison-Wesley; Underlining edition, 1963.
MM 502
TESTING OF MATERIALS
3 credits [3-0-0]
Tension Test: Engineering stress strain curve-Tensile Strength. Measure of Yielding measure
of Ductility, Modulus of Elasticity Resilience Toughness True stress-strain curve Instability in
Tension Diffuse and Localized necking. Further consideration of instability. Yield criteria. Effect
of strain rate. Temperature and Testing machine on Flow properties. Anisotropy of Tensile
properties of Steel.
[8 hours]
Torsion Test : Torsion test versus Tension test Types of torsion failures.
[2 hours]
[2 hours]
Fatigue of Metals: Stress Cycles, S-N Curve, Structural Features of Fatigue Fretting Low-Cycle
and High Cycle Fatigue, Effect of Metallurgical variables on Fatigue.
[6 hours]
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[2 hours]
Creep and Stress-Rupture: High Temperature materials problem the creep Curve the Stress
Rupture Test. Structural Changes during Creep. Mechanics of Creep deformation
Equicohesive Temperature, Factors affect creep.
[6 hours]
Brittle Failure and Impact Testing : The brittle fracture problem Notched-bar Impact test
Significance of Transition Temperature Curve Metallurgical Factors Affecting Transition
Temperature.
[6 hours]
Testing of Miscellaneous products : Testing of Sheet pipes ,tubes, bearings and welds and
spark Testing of Steel.
[4 hours]
Non-Destructive Testing : Visual Examination Dye Penetrant Methods Magnetic Methods. X[4 hours]
ray and - Ray Radiography Electrical Methods Surface.
Text Books:
Mechanical Metallurgy by George E. Dieter, International Student Edition Mc. Graw-Hill Kogakusha
Ltd. Fourth(S. I. Metric) Edition 1988.
MM 503
3 credits [3-0-0]
[1 hour]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[8 hours]
[6 hours]
[2 hours]
[1 hour]
[6 hours]
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[1 hour]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. An Introduction to Physical Metallurgy S. N. Avner, McGraw-Hill Book Company.
2 ASM Metals Hand Book Vol. IX, ASM International Materials Society.
3. Principles of the Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon and Low Alloy Steels, Charlie R. Brooks, ASM
international, 1996.
Reference Books:
1. Principles of Heat Treatment R. C. Sharma, New Age International (P) Ltd.
2. Heat Treatment of Metals V. Singh (Standard Publication Distributors) New Delhi
MM 504
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
4 credits [3-1-0]
[3 hours]
[5 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Heat Transfer:
Heat conduction: Fourier's law, steady state conduction, plane wall, cylindrical wall, application in
estimating heat losses from furnaces.
[7 hours]
Unsteady state conduction:Heisler's charts, Thermally thick and thin bodies, application in heat
treatment, solidification.
[5 hours]
Convection: Introduction of boundary layer concept, heat transfer coefficient, correlation for external
flow and internal flow, problems from pipe flow, cooling systems in reactors, continuous casting
cooling system, free convection correlations, heat losses from hot surfaces.
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[5 hours]
Radiation: Definitions, black body, grey body, view factor between surfaces, problems from furnaces,
reactors in used in materials processing, radiation shields Case studies involving multimode heat
transfer in materials processing.
[7 hours]
Mass transfer: Fick's Law of diffusion, advection due to diffusion, case of evaporation of liquid through
a column, Analogy between mass and heat transfer, mass transfer coefficient, application in gas-solid
reactions such as oxidation, reduction etc.
[6 hours]
TEXT BOOKS:
1. J. Szekely and N.J. Themelis, Rate Phenomena In process metallurgy,, Wiley-Interscience, a
division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1971.
2. G.H. Geiger and D.R.Poirier, "Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy", TMS.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart and Edwin N. Lightfoot, "Transport Phenomena" (2nd
Edition) Publishers: John Wiley.
2. J.P. Holman Heat Transfer, Tata McGraw-hillPublishing company Limited, New Delhi, ninth
Edition, 2005.
3. Frank P. Incropera and David P. DeWitt, "Heat and Mass Transfer" , Wiley Student Edition.
Open elective-1:
MM 541
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction:
Importance of manufacturing process. Economic & technological consideration in manufacturing.
Classification of manufacturing processes. Materials & Manufacturing processes for common items.
[4 hours]
Crystallography and Equilibrium Phase Diagram:
Concept of unit cell space lattice, Bravais lattices, common crystal structure, Defects and dislocation in
solids. Uniary and Binary diagram, phase rules, Types of equilibrium diagrams, Solid solution type and
combination type. Iron-carbon equilibrium phase diagram.
[5 hours]
Mechanical Properties:
Materials Structure and properties of engineering materials, stress-strain diagrams for engineering
materials. Stress vs Strain, toughness, Hardness, Fracture, Fatigue and Creep. Ductile & brittle
materials. Heat treatment of steels Annealing, Normalising and hardening.
[5 hours]
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[2 hours]
Text Books
1. Rajender Singh: Introduction to Basic Manufacturing Processes & Workshop Technology, New
Age International (P) Limited, Publishers, 2006.
2. Metals Handbook, Casting , vol. 15, 10th Edition, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio,
USA, 1998.
Reference Books
1. O. P. Khanna: Foundry technology, 17th Edition, Dhanpat Rai Publications, 2011.
2. George. E. Dieter : Mechanical Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill Co. Company.
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Open Elective-I
XE-541
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction : The nature of Leadership; the nature of Managerial work, Effective Leadership
Behaviour ; Participative Leadership
[4]
Dyadic Role Making; Power and Influence; Managerial Traits and Skills
[4]
Charismatic and Transformational Leadership
[2]
Leadership in terms and Decision groups; Strategic Leadership by Executives
[3]
Developing Leadership Skills ; Ethical Leadership and Diversity
[2]
Issues about research methods in leadership
[1]
Entrepreneurship: Introduction; Advantages of entrepreneurship; TE Analysis; Pitfalls of
Entrepreneurship, difference between a entrepreneur and leader ; qualities of an entrepreneur
[4]
Strategic Management Process: Vision, Mission, SWOT Analysis; Defining goals and objectives; key
success factors for management.
[6]
Pricing Policy; Process of budget
[2]
Advertisement: Role and methods , the seven tests and pricing
[1]
[2]
Marketing : 4 P's of marketing Mix ; Balance Scorecard
Case studies: Selective cases with hands on exercises.
[6]
TEXT BOOKS
1. GARY YUKL. Leadership in Organizations ; Pearson Education, Third Impression, 2008
2. Thomas .W Zimmereer and Norman M. Scarborough. Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Management ; Pearson Education; Second Impression, 2007.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Debasis Chatterjee; "Light the fire in your Heart "; Full Circle Publishing House.
MM 551
2 credits [0-0-3]
[12 hours]
2. Foundry lay-out: a) Cast iron/Steel -- jobbing as well as mechanized foundry shop and b) lay-out of
non-ferrous foundry shop
[6 hours]
3. Casting Laboratory
a) Drawing of a casting, pattern making by thermocole,
b) Designing of gate and riser
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[10 hours]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. O. P. Khanna: Foundry technology, 17th Edition, Dhanpat Rai Publications,2011
2. P. L. Jain: PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY, 5th Edition, Tata Mcgraw Hill Education
Private, 2009.
MM 552
2 credits [0-0-3]
Objective: To set introduced with the instrument and their function to characterize a material this
laboratory practice is very important.
Tensile Testing- to find out 0.2% offset Yield strength and UTS of ferrous and non ferrous
metals.
[9 hours]
Impact Testing to find out ductile to brittle transition temperature of plain carbon steel.
[6 hours]
Fatigue testing in a closed loop servohydrolic instron machine.
[6 hours]
NDT dye penetrant inspection and magnetic particle inspection to find out location of surface
crack in a nonmagnetic and a ferromagnetic sample.
[9 hours]
Text Books:
1. Mechanical Metallurgy, George E. Dieter, International Student Edition Mc. Graw-Hill Kogakusha
Ltd. Fourth (S. I. Metric) Edition 1988.
2. Mechanical Testing of Engineering Materials, Kyriakos Komvopoulos, 2010.
MM 553
2 credits [0-0-3]
[3 hours]
[3 hours]
[3 hours]
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[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. Principles of the Heat Treatment of Plain Carbon and Low Alloy Steels, Charlie R. Brooks, ASM
international, 1996.
2. ASM Metals Hand Book Vol. IX, ASM International Materials Society.
Reference Books:
1. Principles of Heat Treatment R. C. Sharma, New Age International (P) Ltd.
2. Heat Treatment of Metals V. Singh (Standard Publication Distributors) New Delhi
MM 601
4 credits [3-1-0]
Objective:
Study of role of imperfection in the solid crystalline materials are important as it
enhance as well as decrease the capacity of plastic strain (deformation) in other word ductility of the
materials which is very important property so for the service performance is concern.
[4 hours]
Plastic Deformation of single crystal : Lattice Defects-Classification and Details; Structure-Sensitive
and Structure- Insensitive properties; Concept of Dislocation-Classification; Atomic Arrangement in an
Edge and a Screw Dislocations; Deformation by slip in a perfect lattice Theoretical Shear Stress for
slip.
[6 hours]
Slip by Dislocation Movement- Peierls-Nabarro Force; Burgers vector and the Dislocations loop;
Burgers Circuit; Relation between Atomic Density of a plane and its interplanar spacing; slip system;
Slip in BCC, FCC and HCP metals. Temperature Dependence of slip planes. Dislocation in the FCC
Lattice- Shockley partial and Frank Partial; Stacking fault; Relation between Stacking Fault Energy
and Stacking Fault Width; Dislocation in BCC and HCP lattice; Cross Slip; Sessile Dislocations;
Lomer- Cottrell barrier; Dislocation Climb; Intersection of Dislocation, Jogs & kinks; Stress Fields and
Energies of Dislocation; Forces on Dislocations; Forces between Dislocations; Dislocation sources;
Multiplication of Dislocation: Frank- Read Source; Dislocation-Point Defect Interactions; Dislocation
Pile-ups; Methods of observation of Dislocations; Deformation by Twinning. Slip versus Twinning.
[12 hours]
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Tensile Deformation of a single crystal; Strain Hardening of FCC single Crystal- different Regions of
the flow curve; Mechanism of Strain Hardening in the Different Regions. Critical Resolved Shear
Stress(C.R.S.S.) for Slip- Schmids Factor; Factors affecting C.R.S.S.
[4 hours]
Plastic Deformation of Polycrystal and strengthening mechanism: Role of Grain Boundaries in
Deformation; Strengthening from grain boundaries: Hall-Petch Relationship; Low angle grain
Boundaries, Strengthening, from Low angle boundaries, polygonization. Yield point phenomenon;
Strain Aging; Solid Solution Strengthening; Strengthening from fine particles-precipitation hardening
and Dispersion hardening; Fiber Strengthening; Strengthening due to point Defects; Martensite
Strengthening; Cold worked Structure, Strain Hardening, Annealing of cold-worked Metal; preferred
orientation (Texture); Bauschinger Effect.
[10 hours]
Facture: Types of Fracture in Metals; Theoretical cohesive Strength of Metals; Griffith Theory of Brittle
Fracture; Fracture of Single crystals; Metallogrphic Aspects of Fracture; Fractography; Dislocation
Theories of Brittle Fracture; Notch Effects; Mechanism of Ductile Fracture; Concepts of the Fracture
Curve; Fracture under combined Stress; Effect of high Hydrostatic pressure on Fracture.[6 hours]
Fracture Mechanics : Strain-Energy Release Rate; Stress Intensity Factor; Fracture Toughness;
Plane Strain Fracture Toughness(KIC); Crack- Opening Displacement; J-Integral, R Curve;
Probabilistic Aspects of Fracture Mechanics ;Toughness of Materials.
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. Mechanical Metallurgy (S.I. Metric Edition ) by George E. Dieter. Mc Graw Hill Book Company,
1988. Singapore.
Reference books:
1. Introduction to dislocations, D. Hull and D.J. Bacon, Fifth Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011.
MM 602
ENGINEERING MATERIALS
3 credits [3-0-0]
[2 hours]
Study of the industrially important steels, their mechanical and thermal treatment and uses:
Plain carbon steels.
[5 hours]
Dual Phase Steels and High Strength Low alloys (HSLA) Steels
[4 hours]
[2 hours]
[2 hours]
[8 hours]
[4 hours]
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Maraging Steels,
[2 hours]
[8 hours]
[1 hour]
Cryogenic and High temperature Materials, Alloy cast irons, Special purpose
materials, such as, Materials for Aerospace, Nuclear Reactors etc.
[4 hours]
[2 hours]
Text Books:
1.
2.
Structure and properties of materials J Wulff and other. Vols. IIV. Wiley Eastern pub Ltd.
New Delhi
3.
4.
5.
6.
Reference books:
7.
8.
9.
MM 603
3 credits [3-0-0]
Description of Stress at a point in two and three dimensions, rectangular state of stress,
Principal stress planes and directions in Two and Three Dimensions, Two and Three
Dimensions plot of Mohrs circle, Hydrostatic and Deviator Components of stress, Elastic
Stress - Strain Relationship.
[6 hours]
ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY OF PLASTICITY : Flow curve, Yield criteria, Plane stress
and plane strain condition, Slip line field theory, Invariant of stress and strain, Levy-Mises
Equations, Octahedral Shear Stress and Shear Strain, Yield Locus, Anisotropy in Yielding.
[6 hours]
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DRAWING OF RODS WIRES AND TUBES: Rod and wire drawing, analysis of drawing
processes, defects and residual stresses, Tube Drawing processes, analysis of tube drawing.
[6 hours]
SHEET METAL FORMING: Forming Methods Shearing, blanking, bending, stretch forming
and deep Drawing Forming limit Criteria, Defects in Formed parts.
[4 hours]
Text Books:
MM 604
STEEL MAKING
Introduction
Introduction, A Historical Perspective, An Overview of Modern Iron and Steel making.
3 credits [3-0-0]
[1 hour]
Sulphur - Oxygen Reaction (Desulphurization) - Iron-Oxygen Reaction - Slag Formation - Role of Slag
- Basicity - Foaming Tendency - Oxidizing/Reducing Potential of Slag.
The LD Steelmaking (Practice) process - The LD Converter - Lance - LD Shop Layout - Charge
Calculations - Feed Materials - Physico - Chemical Characteristics of LD Steelmaking - Description of
a Typical Heat - Exit Gases - Tapping - Modern Trends - Post Combustion - Slag Splashing.
Bottom Blown Steelmaking -The Evolution of Combination Blown Steelmaking and its Distinctive
Features.
Modern Steelmaking II: Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking
[6 hours]
Introduction, Electric Steelmaking.
Steelmaking in Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) - Construction of an Arc Furnace - Operation Steelmaking in EAF - Eccentric Bottom Tapping - Comparison with Oxygen Steelmaking Environmental issues in Arc Furnace Steelmaking.
Developments in EAF steelmaking Technology - Oxygen lancing including Co-jet - Gas injection
through bottom - Automation and Process control.
Alloy Steelmaking in EAF with Some Examples.
Steelmaking: Additional Topics
[6 hours]
Refractory in steelmaking - Requirements of refractory Material - Various Refractory Materials Fabrication and Types of Refractory Products - Emerging Trends.
Clean steel - Cleanliness Assessment - Inclusions and Mechanical Properties - Sources of Inclusion
in steel - Types of Inclusions - Properties of Inclusions - Inclusion Engineering.
Process Control and Automation in Steel Industry - BOF - EAF.
Deoxidation, Ladle and Tundish Metallurgy Operations
[12 hours]
Introduction, slag Carry-over: Impact on Ladle Metallurgy.
Deoxidation - Techniques of Deoxidizer Addition - Physical and Chemical Interaction between Solid
Additions and Steel Melt - Types of Deoxidation - Deoxidation Kinetics and Products.
Ladle Metallurgy Steelmaking Operations - Construction of Steelmaking ladles; Ladle Refractory,
Preheating and Recycling - The Method of Inert Gas Stirring in Ladles - Temperature and
Composition Control in Ladles - The Ladle Furnace - Injection Metallurgy - Miscellaneous Issues in
Ladle Metallurgy.
Vacuum Degassing - Principles - Degassing Techniques - Stream Degassing - Tank Degassing Circulation Degassing - Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Hydrogen and Nitrogen Removal under
Vacuum - Water Capacity of Ladle Slags.
Flow sheet for Production of Clean Steel - Transfer Operations.
Tundish Metallurgy - Tundish Design and Operations - Temperature and Cleanliness Control in
Tundish - Sequence Casting and Grade Transition - Residual Metal loss in Ladles and Tundish.
Solidification and Casting Processes
[6 hours]
Introduction, Fundamental Aspects of Solidification.
Casting Processes - Ingot Casting - Continuous Casting - Process description - Continuous Casting
Products and Casting Defects - Emerging Trends in Continuous Slab Casting - EM stirring and EM
braking - Gas Injection in Mold - High Speed Slab Casting - Thin Slab casting - Strip Casting.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ghosh, A. and Chatterjee, A., Principles and Practices in Iron and Steel making, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi, 2008.
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REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Turkdogan, E.T., A Text Book of Steelmaking, Academic Press, London, 1997.
2. Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Steelmaking and Refining), 10th Edition, 1985, AISE,
Pittsburgh.
3. Ghosh, A., Secondary Steelmaking, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2000.
MM 631
MATERIALS SCIENCE
4 credits [3-1-0]
[1 hour]
Properties of materials: Definition, units and common tests conducted to evaluate important
engineering properties.
[4 hours]
Concept of formation of alloys: Types of alloys, solid solutions, factors affecting solid solubility, orderdisorder transformation.
[4 hours]
Binary phase diagrams: Isomorphous, eutectic, eutectoid, peritectic, and peritectoid systems, effect of
non-equilibrium cooling, coring and homogenization.
[5 hours]
Iron cementite diagram: Construction and interpretation of Fe-Fe3C and Fe Graphite diagrams.
Microstructure and properties of different alloys in steel and cast iron, their microstructures and typical
uses.
[5 hours]
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Heat treatment: TTT and CCT diagrams, concept of heat treatments of steels- annealing, normalizing,
hardening and tempering. Effect of common alloying elements in steel, concept of hardenability,
factors effecting it. Variation of steels and specification of steels.
[5 hours]
Physical metallurgy of common non-ferrous alloys: Cu, Al and Ni based alloys. Microstructures and
heat treatment of common alloys of these systems.
[5 hours]
Engineering Ceramics and Polymers: Structures, properties and application of common engineering
ceramics and polymers.
[1 hour]
Composite Materials: Principal, structure and application of composites.
[2 hours]
Text Books:
(1) W. D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering an Introduction, Wiley, New York (2003).
(2) V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi, (1998).
Reference Books:
(1) K. K. Chawla, Composite Materials, Springer, New York (2001).
MM 651
2 credits [0-0-3]
Objective: Cold working and annealing is required to know the recovery recrystallization and grain
growth process. This will correlate the structure and property which is main aim to study Physical
metallurgy.
Vergin commercially pure copper and cold forged copper are compared w.r.to microstructure
produced during heating different temperature and mechanical property such as hardness,
tensile etc.
[24 hours]
Text books:
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MM 652
2 credits [0-0-3]
[3 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
Text Books:
(1) Engineering Materials 2, Fourth Edition: An Introduction to Microstructures and Processing
(International Series on Materials Science and Technology), D R H Jones and Michael F. Ashby,
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012.
Reference books:
(1) W. D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering an Introduction, Wiley, New York (2003).
(2) V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall India, New Delhi, (1998).
MM 701
4 credits [3-1-0]
Developing logical steps (algorithm/flow chart), Numerical methods: root finding (method of Bi-section,
Newton Raphson ).
[5 hours]
System of linear and non-linear equations (Gaussian elimination, Gauss- Seidel and Newton
Raphson equations).
[5 hours]
[3 hours]
[7 hours]
[3 hours]
[7 hours]
[2 hours]
Physical modeling: Introduction, dimensional analysis, similarity criteria, modeling of iron making and
steel making processes.
[5 hours]
[5 hours]
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TEXT BOOKS:
1. D. Mazumdar and James W. Evans, Modeling of Steelmaking Processes, CRC Press, 2009.
2. V. Rajaraman, Computer oriented numerical methods, phi learning pvt. Ltd., 1993.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. N. Datta, Computer Oriented Numerical Methods, 1E, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd, 2004.
2. P.S. Ghoshdastidar, Computer Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer, McGraw Hill Education India
Pvt Ltd, 1998.
MM 702
3 credits [3-0-0]
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Departmental Elective 1
MM 710
FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
3 credits [3-0-0]
MM 711
3 credits [3-0-0]
Fatigue : Types of stress cycles, S-N diagram and endurance limit, Various failure relations, viz.,
Goodman, Soderberg, Gerber parabola; Fatigue crack nucleation and propagation; application of
fracture mechanics for fatigue cracking cyclic stress strain curve; low cycle fatigue; effect of stress
concentration on fatigue; size effect; surface effects; effect of metallurgical variables on fatigue;
Increased fatigue life due to surface protection cumulative fatigue damage rule; concept reverse
plastic zone; corrosion fatigue; fretting; high temperature fatigue.
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[14 hours]
Creep: Materials problem at high temperature; time dependant mechanical behavior; Creep curves,
Stress rupture test; Creep mechanisms; Deformation mechanism map; Superplasticity; Creep
resistant alloys; Presentation of engineering creep data; Prediction of long time properties; Creepfatigue interaction.
[7 hours]
Fracture: Examples of fracture in real components; Different design philosophies; atomic view of
fracture; stress concentration effects of flaws;
[2 hours]
Linear elastic plastic fracture mechanics (LEFM): Griffiths theory of brittle fracture; The energy release
rate; R-curve; Different modes of loading; Stress analysis of cracks, crack tip plasticity; concepts of
plane stress and plane strain.
[10 hours]
[4 hours]
[3 hours]
Text Books:
1. Anderson, T. L. Fracture Mechanics. 2nd ed. CRC Press, 1995.
2. Suresh, S. Fatigue of Materials. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
3. Elementary engineering fracture mechanics by David Broek, 1982, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
4. Fracture Mechanics by M. Janssen, J. Zuidema and R. J. H. Wanhill, 2nd edition, Spon Press,
Taylor and Francis group.
MM 712
FAILURE ANALYSIS
3 credits [3-0-0]
Description and origin of processing defects: Metal working defects, casting defects, heat treatment
defects and welds defects.
[8 hours]
Classification of different types of failures; Principles of fracture mechanics and types of fracture:
ductile and brittle fracture, fatigue fracture, creep fracture etc.; Failure due to environmental
degradation.
[12 hours]
Generalized procedure for analysis of common failures; Fracture surface and fracture path analysis to
characterize failure mechanism and to locate origin of fracture; Fault tree technique for failure
analysis.
[10 hours]
Case studies of different failure analysis.
[10 hours]
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Text Books:
1) Failure Analysis of Engineering Materials 1st Edition by Charles Brooks , Ashok Choudhury, Charlie
R. Brooks, McGraw-Hill companies, 1993.
2) Failure Analysis, Fundamentals and Applications in Mechanical Components, Otegui, Jose Luis,
2014.
Departmental Elective-2:
MM 720
3 credits [3-0-0]
[2 hours]
[5 hours]
[3 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[5 hours]
[7 hours]
[3 hours]
[4 hours]
Text books:
1. Alternative routes of iron making, Arabinda Sarangi and Bidyapati
Sarangi, PHI learning.
2. 2. A first course in iron and steel making, Dipak Majumder,
Printice Hall of India, 2015.
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POWDER METALLURGY
3 credits [3-0-0]
MM 721
Introduction: Definitions; Historical perspective of Powder Metallurgy; Reasons for using Powder
Metallurgy; The Future of Powder Metallurgy.
[2 hours]
Powder Fabrication and Characterization: Basics methods, Mechanical fabrication techniques;
Electrolytic fabrication techniques, Chemical fabrication techniques, Atomization techniques.
[10 hours]
Powder Characterization: Experimental methods for measuring particle size, shape, distribution,
surface area; Significance of true, apparent and tap densities of powders;
Flow rate of powders and its significance; compressibility and green strength; Relationship between
powder production methods and powder characteristics
[10 hours]
Powder Handling: Powder Packing; Mixing and Blending; Mixing with Binders and Lubricants; Powder
Lubrication
[4 hours]
Compaction: Injection Molding; Phenomenology of Powder Compaction; Conventional Compaction;
Fundamentals of Compaction; Influence of Material and Powder Characteristics.
[4 hours]
Sintering: Sintering fundamentals; Sintering Theory; Pore Structures in Sintering; Compaction Effects
on Sintering; Mixed Powder Sintering; Liquid Phase Sintering; Sintering Atmosphere, Sintering
Furnaces; Full Density Processing.
[10 hours]
Finishing Operations: Machining; Heat Treatments; Surface Treatments
[2 hours]
Applications: Competitive Processes; Examples of Powder Metallurgy Applications and Properties.
[2 hours]
Text Books :
1. Powder Metallurgy A Upadhyaya and G S Upadhyaya.
2. Powder Metallurgy Science R. M. German, 2nd Edition, MPIF, 1994
3. Powder metallurgy: principles and applications, Fritz V. Lenel, Metal Powder Industries Federation,
1980
4. Powder Metallurgy Technology, Cambridge International Science Publishing, 2002
MM 722
SURFACE ENGINEERING
4 credits [3-1-0]
Importance and necessity of surface engineering; classification and scope of surface engineering in
metals, ceramics, polymers and composites, tailoring of surfaces of advanced materials.
[6 hours]
Surface protection (Physical); surface modification (Chemical) techniques: classification, principles,
methods, and technology.
[6 hours]
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conventional surface engineering methods: carburising, nitriding, cyaniding, diffusion coating, hot
dipping, galvanizing etc.; electrochemistry and electro-deposition; scope and application of
conventional surface engineering techniques in engineering materials; advantages and limitations of
conventional processes.
[8 hours]
Recent trends in surface engineering: physical/chemical vapour deposition; plasma spray coating;
plasma assisted ion implantation; surface modification by directed energy beams like ion, electron and
laser beams; energy transfer, beam configuration and modes, surface integration.
[8 hours]
Heat and mass transfer (composition and temperature profile) during directed energy beam irradiation;
novelty of composition and microstructure; post irradiation characterization (microstructural &
compositional) and testing/evaluation of surface-properties; structure-property correlation.
[8 hours]
Surface dependent engineering properties, viz., wear, friction, corrosion, fatigue, reflectivity,
emissivity, etc.; common surface initiated engineering failures; mechanism of surface degradation.
[8 hours]
Economics and energy considerations, designing of surface engineering processes.
[6 hours]
Text Books:
i) Introduction to Surface Engineering and Functionally Engineered Materials, Peter Martin
ISBN: 978-0-470-63927-6, August 2011.
ii) Materials and Surface Engineering, 1st Edition, Research and Development, J Paulo Davim, 2012.
MM 723
3 credits [3-0-0]
FUELS:
Definition, Comparative study of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels. Constitution, classification and
grading of coal.
[4 hours]
Testing of fuels like: Grindability, Caking properties, calorific value, Proximate and ultimate analysis,
Flash and Fire point, viscosity etc.
[6 hours]
Non-conventional Energy Resources like Nuclear fuel, Solar, Wind, Geo-thermal, Bio-mass, Hydrogen
etc.
[4 hours]
Carbonization of coal: Coke making and by-products. Producer gas, Water gas, Natural gas, LPG,
Blast furnace gas, Coke oven gas, LD gas. Storage of fuels.
[4 hours]
Combustion of fuels and problems based on air supplied, excess air and products of combustion.
[4 hours]
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Furnaces:
Definition and Classification of Furnaces, Batch furnaces, Continuous furnaces.
[6 hours]
Construction and working of furnaces like Cupola, Induction furnace, Arc furnace, Resistance furnace,
Pit furnace, Rotary furnace, Muffle furnace etc.
[6 hours]
Evolution of heat and flame temperature. Available heat. Natural, forced, induced and balanced draft.
[4 hours]
Chimney height, Heat losses in furnaces and minimization. Waste heat recovery.
[4 hours]
Text Books:
1. Elements of Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories, O. P. Gupta, Khanna publication.
2. Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories, J. D. Gilchrist
3. Fuels, Furnaces, Refractories and Pyrometry,-A.V.K. Suryanarayana, B. S. Publication
4. Industrial Furnaces - Vol. I & II, W. Trinks and M. H. Mawhiney, Wiley
MM 751
2 credits [0-0-3]
1. Solution of linear, non-linear algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations and related
metallurgical problems.
[9 hours]
2. Transport phenomena based Modeling: model formulation based on heat, mass and momentum
transfer, governing equations and boundary conditions. Numerical solution of differential equations,
process related numerical problems.
[12 hours]
3. Solving metallurgical problems by FLUENT CFD software.
[6 hours]
4. Physical modeling - study the effect of lance height on depth of penetration on BOF converter
[5 hours]
Reference:
1. User manual of ANSYS Fluent.
MM 752
2 credits [0-0-3]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
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[4 hours]
[4 hours]
6. X-ray diffraction of powders to show the effect of powder size on peak broadening.
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
8. Indexing of SADP
[4 hours]
Text Books:
1. Elements of X-Ray Diffraction, by B.D. Cullity, Addision Wesley Publishing Co., Massachusetts,
1968.
2. X-ray diffraction-a practical approach, by C. Suryanarayana and M. Grant Norton, Springer, 1998.
3. Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Textbook for Materials Science (4 Vol set), by David B.
Williams and C. Barry Carter, 2nd ed., Springer, 2009.
4. Electron Microscopy and Analysis, by Peter J. Goodhew, John Humphreys and Richard Beanland,
Third Edition, CRC Press, 2000.
Departmental Elective- 3
MM 810
3 credits [3-0-0]
Thermal analysis of phase transformations: ordinary thermal method, inverse rate curves,
Differential thermal analysis, Derived differential thermal analysis, thermal analysis at high
temperatures, thermal analysis with rapid heating and cooling.
[8 hours]
Thermo- gravimetric analysis: TG design and experimental concerns. Cahn microbalance operation.
Simultaneous thermal analysis; Dilatometry: Single push rod dilatometer, dual push rod dilatometer,
calibration, application of dilatometric interferometer.
[8 hours]
Specimen Preparation and Image Interpretation in optical and electron microscopes: Magnification,
numerical aperture, resolving power, depth of focus and image contrast.
Basic principle of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), secondary electron, back scattered electron,
energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD), electron
probe micro analysis (EPMA).
[8 hours]
Determination of crystal structure by X-ray diffraction, structure factor calculation, indexing diffraction
pattern, determination of precise lattice parameter, Ewald sphere.
[8 hours]
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): diffraction of electron in view of Ewald sphere, selected
area electron diffraction patterns (spot, ring, spotted ring), indexing selected area electron diffraction
patterns; interpretation of structure, substructure, dislocations etc.
[8 hours]
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Text Books:
1. Robert F Speyer: Thermal Analysis of Materials, Marcel Dekker, 1994.
2. Kauffmann: Characterization of Materials, Vols I & II, John Wiley, 2005.
Reference books:
1. ASM Handbook, Vol 10: Materials Characterization, ASM Intl., 2004.
MM 811
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction: Refractories and Ceramics, Role of the same for metal Extraction, Different types
[2 hours]
Refractories used in Various Furnaces and Industries.
[2 hours]
Testing of Refractories
[5 hours]
Description and Manufacture of Fireclay; alumina; bauxite; chrome- magnesite; carbon; Zirconia;
Magnesite; Dolomite ; Silicon-carbide
[11 hours]
Laying out of Refractories in important furnaces such asBlast Furnace; LD Converter; E.A F
[6 hours]
Phase Equilibrium in Refractory Materials and formation of new refractories
[4 hours]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1.Yet-Ming Chiang, Dunbar P. Birnie, W. David Kingery: Physical Ceramics: Principles for Ceramic
Science and Engineering, , John Wiley and Sons., ISBN 978-0-471-59873-2, 1996
2 O.P.Gupta; Elements of Fuels, Furnaces& Refractories Khanna Publishers, Sixth Edition ; 2014 .
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.
2.
D.W. Richerson: Modern Ceramic Engineering, , CRC Press, Third Edition, ISBN-157446932,
2005.
J.D Gilchrist : Fuels and Refractories; Pergamon Press, Second Impression, 1966.
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MM 812
3 credits [3-0-0]
Nanocrystals, thin films & coatings, definitions, Effect on properties and phase stability in lower
dimension compared to the bulk state, crystalline component and interfacial component.
[8 hours]
Nano-structured materials in view of dimensionality, Three dimensional crystallites, Two-dimensional
nanostructures surfaces and films, One-dimensional nanostructures nanotubes and wires, Zero
dimensional nanostructures (clusters) fullerenes, nanoparticles, nanoporous materials, Nanoclays,
Graphene, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanoparticles, Colloidal Monodisperse
Nanocrystals, nanocrystals of ferrite, oxide and chalcogenides, core-shell nanoparticles, micelle
assisted nanoparticles, surfactant coated nanoparticles, microemulsion synthesis, self-assembly
routes, Inorganic-organic hybrid materials, hydrophobic and hydrophilic nanoparticles, waterdispersable nanoparticles.
[14 hours]
Synthesis routes: gas condensation, chemical vapour deposition, elctrodeposition, Sol-gel technique
etc., hydrothermal synthesis, co-precipitation, preparation of nanocomposites.
[8 hours]
Properties and applications at the nanoscale, Electrical, Mechanical, Magnetic, (Electro) Chemical,
Optical, Thermal and thermoelectric properties, Health and regulatory issues with Nanomaterials.
[10 hours]
Text Book:
Reference Books:
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MM 813
3 credits [3-0-0]
Text Books:
1. Nano structure and nano-materials by Guozhong (AO.(Imperial College Press), London),
2004.
2. Introduction to Nano technology by Charles P. Poole, Jr and Frauk J. Owens. (Wiley
Interscience , New Jersey, 2003.
3. Nano-structured materials: Processing , properties and Potential Applications by Carl. C.
Koch. (Noyes Publication and William Andrew Publishing) New Yark. 2002.
Departmental Elective-4:
MM 820
METAL JOINING
3 credits [3-0-0]
Principles and theory, mechanism and key variables of different joining processes.
[5 hours]
Soldering, brazing and welding processes types of tooling and equipment and consumables in
welding.
[6 hours]
Microstructures of fusion and HAZ, welding stresses. Pre and post treatments advantage and
disadvantage.
[8 hours]
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Text Books:
1. Fabrication, Welding & Metal Joining Processes: A Textbook for Technicians and Craftsmen, C.R.
Flood, Butterworths, 1981.
2. An introduction to Welding - R S Parmar
3. Principles of welding technology L M Gourd, Edward Arnold / ELBS, London, 1980.
Reference Books:
1. Welding for Engineers H. Udin, E. R. Funk and J Wulff, John Wiley, New York.
2. Welding Engineering, B. E. Rossi, McGraw Hill New York
3. Welding Metallurgy, Sindo Kou, A John Wiley and Sons Incorporation Publication.
MM 821
3 credits [3-0-0]
Theoretical strength of crystals, short range and long range obstacles, Critical temperature, activation
volume and energy, and their experimental determination.
[4 hours]
Stages and theories of strain hardening, pile-up model, forest theory, jog theory and Wilsdor theory.
[6 hours]
Elastic, modulus, electrical, chemical and configurational interactions, Order hardening, Yield point,
strain ageing and Snoek effect.
[6 hours]
Solution treatment. Kinetics of precipitation. Chemical hardening, orowan mechanism and over aging
theory. Methods and theories of dispersion hardening.Mechanism and characteristic features of
martensitic and bainitic transformations.
[10 hours]
Strengthening due to point defects. Ausforming, iso-forming, mar forming and strain tempering of
steels.
[4 hours]
Effect of grain size and grain refinement. Conditions, mechanism, advantages and limitations of super
plasticity. Role of fibres and matrix, critical fiber length & volume, stress-strain behavior of fiber
reinforced composite. Effect of discontinuous fibers and orientation of fibers.
[10 hours]
Text Books:
1. Derek Hull and D.J. Bacon, Introduction to Dislocations-, Pergamon Press, 1994.
2. G. E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, Mc Graw Hill, 1988.
Reference book:
3. ASM Hand Book, Vol.8, Mechanical Testing and Evaluation, 2000.
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MM 822
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
3 credits [3-0-0]
[4 hours]
Powder metallurgy processed Composite: high energy milling, Mechanical alloying: Fundamentals and
parameters; Compaction and Sintering: material dependent routes and process parameters; process
parameter-structure-property correlation.
[15 hours]
Cast metal matrix composites: different synthesis routes: dispersion process (stir casting,
compocasting and screw extrusion)-contact angle, wettability and particle-matrix bonding; Liquid metal
impregnation/infiltration (pressure infiltration, squeeze casting and Lanxide process)- principle of
molten metal infiltration-capillary flow of molten metal; Spray process (Osprey process and rapid
solidification process); In-situ production of dispersoids-XD process; evolved microstructure: structural
defects in cast metal matrix composites- porosity, particle segregation (macrosegregation and
microsegregation), interfacial reaction and particle degradation; structure-property correlation.
[15 hours]
Joining of metal matrix composites, limitations of conventional fusion welding, Application of transient
liquid phase (TLP) diffusion bonding, basic mechanism and different stages of TLP bonding process
for monolithic and composite system, process parameters of TLP bonding, joint efficiency.
[6 hours]
Text books:
1. Metal Matrix Composites - Chawla and Chawla, Springer, 2006.
2. Joining of aluminium based metal matrix composites- Joydeep Maity, in Engineered Metal Matrix
Composites: Forming Methods, Material Properties and Industrial Applications, Editor: Luca
Magagnin, 2012, NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., New York, USA, pp 329-354.
3. Materials Science and Engineering:An Introduction - William D. Callister, Jr., John Wiley & Sons,
Inc., 2007.
4. Fundamentals of Metal-Matrix Composites - Andreas Mortensen and Alan Needleman,
Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.
Reference books:
1. An Introduction to Composite Materials Derek Hull, Cambridge University Press, 1981.
2. Composite Materials Deborah D.L. Chung, Springer, 2009.
3. Metal-Matrix composite P.K. Rohatgi, Defence Science Journal, Vol 43, No 4, October 1993, pp
323-349.
4. Y. B. Liu, S. C. Lim, L. Lu, M. O. Lai, Recent development in the fabrication of metal matrixparticulate composites using powder metallurgy techniques, Journal of Materals Science 29 (1994)
1999-2007.
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MM 823
3 credits [3-0-0]
Liquid Penetration Test (LPT) , Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT) and Radiography: Visual
examination; liquid penetrant testing procedure; penetrant testing materials, penetrant
testing method sensitivity; application and limitations; magnetic particle testing; definition
and principle; magnetizing technique, procedure, equipment sensitivity and limitation;
radiography basic principle, electromagnetic radiation in film, radiographic imaging,
inspection techniques, applications, limitations, real time radiography, safety in industrial
radiography.
[12 hours]
Eddy current and ultrasonic techniques: Eddy current testing principle, instrument
techniques, sensitivity application, limitation; ultrasonic testing basic properties of sound
beam, ultrasonic transducers, inspection methods, technique for normal beam inspection, flaw
characterization technique, ultrasonic flaw detection equipment modes of display, immersion testing,
advantage, limitations; acoustic emission testing principles of AET and techniques.
[10 hours]
Application of NDT to finished products: and selection of NDT methods defects like casting
defects, forging and rolling defect, extrusion defect, drawing defect, grinding cracks, heat
treating cracks, service defects; selection of NDT methods- VE, LPT, MPT, ECT, RT, UT, AET and
thermography; selection of instrumentation for various NDT methods; reliability in NDT. Failure
analysis: methodology; approaches, tools and techniques of failure analysis; modes of failure; failure
data retrieval; procedural steps for investigation of a failure for failure analysis.
[16 hours]
Failure Characterization: Improvements (design, material) derived from failure analysis; two
case studies; application of fracture mechanics concepts to design for safety.
[4 hours]
Text Books:
1. Baldev Raj, Jayakumar T., Thavasimuthu M., Practical Non-Destructive Testing, Narosa
Publishing, 1997.
2. Das A.K., Metallurgy of Failure Analysis, TMH, 1992.
Reference Books:
1. Hull, Non-Destructive Testing, ELBS Edition, 1991
2. Halmshaw R., - Non-Destructive Testing, Edward Arnold.
3. Rolfe T., Barson J., Fracture and Fatigue Control and Structure Application of Fracture
Mechanics, Prentice Hall.
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MM 824
3 credits [3-0-0]
Introduction: Brief review of primary steel making processes, composition of the crude steel, need for
secondary refining, objective of secondary steel making, physico-chemical principles of Secondary
steel making, Slag basicity and capacities, secondary steel making equipment and processes,
preheating and recycling of ladles.
[8 hours]
Furnace tapping operations; Phenomena during furnace tapping; carry over slag and slag detection
devices; slag making in ladles and de-oxidation: common de-oxidisers
[8 hours]
Inert Gas Stirring in Ladles (objectives, Devices, gas flow regimes, stirring energy and stirring
intensity); Temperature and Composition Control in Ladles (arcing, alloying addition and aluminium
wire feeding)
[4 hours]
[4 hours]
[6 hours]
Clean steel and definition; Inclusions in Steel and Calcium Treatment (cored wire injection. objectives
and devices reactions, calcium recovery and inclusion morphology and composition)
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[4 hours]
TEXT BOOKS:
1. A. Ghosh, and A. Chatterjee, , Principles and Practices in Iron and Steelmaking, Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi, 2008.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A. Ghosh, Secondary Steelmaking, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2000.
2. Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Steelmaking and Refining), 10th Edition, 1985, AISE,
Pittsburgh.
MM 825
3 credits [3-0-0]
An Assessment of the technology, Charge material and the charging device, Distribution of burden in
the blast furnace, The various zones inside the furnace and the role played by them in the iron making
process.
[5 hours]
The physical chemistry of blast furnace reaction,Transport phenomena of blast furnace process,
Recent innovations, Solid injection through tuyers, Technological status of blast furnace operation
control, Slag-metal reactions, Possible Measures for energy conservation, Mathematical modeling of
blast furnace.
[7 hours]
Deoxidation and Inclusion Modification, Secondary steel refining technology Principle of vacuum
degassing of liquid steel; tank and circulation degassing (RH,DH, RHOB, RHPB) processes,
submerged powder injection and cored wire injection for desulphurization; inclusion modifications,
manufacture of IF steels.
[7 hours]
Ladle furnace practices-ASEA-SKF and Finkl Mohar, Practical examples on modeling of ladle stirring
operations. Continuous casting of steel-Design of the tundish, control of liquid metal flow from ladle to
tundish and tundish to mould-prevention of gas packup, Vortex formation, elimination of dead zones in
the tundish-design and placement of dams weirs and porous plugs in the tundish.
[7 hours]
Design of continuous casting mould and withdrawal system, mould flux and mould vibration; Effect of
process parameters on defects in cast billets; Problems of continuous casting high carbon steels.
[4 hours]
Thin strip casting-recent advances in the twin drum process of thin strip casting, control of
microstructure of the thin strip, heat transfer principles involved. Thermodynamic and related
calculations in steel making a equilibrium constants, vaporization losses, residual gas content after
vacuum degassing, stirring energy in a gas stirred and in an induction stirred bath, coagulation and
flotation of inclusions etc.
[6 hours]
Applications of heat and material balance to steel making processes- estimation of temperature , melt
composition, etc.
[4 hours]
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Text Books:
1. Ghosh, A. and Chatterjee, A., Principles and Practices in Iron and Steel making, Prentice
Hall of India, New Delhi, 2008.
2. Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Steelmaking and Refining), 10th Edition, 1985,
AISE, Pittsburgh.
Open elective-2
XE 831
3 credits [3-0-0]
MM 851
2 credits [0-0-3]
Joint Preparation
[6 hours]
[3 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[12 hours]
[3 hours]
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[6 hours]
[9 hours]
Text Books:
1. Fabrication, Welding & Metal Joining Processes: A Textbook for Technicians and Craftsmen, C.R.
Flood, Butterworths, 1981.
2. Principles of welding technology L M Gourd, Edward Arnold / ELBS, London, 1980.
Reference Books:
1. Welding Engineering, B. E. Rossi, McGraw Hill New York
2. Welding Metallurgy, Sindo Kou, A John Wiley and Sons Incorporation Publication.
MM 852
2 credits [0-0-3]
[3 hours]
[3 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Electron Microscopy
[6 hours]
Fractography
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Spectroscopy
[6 hours]
[6 hours]
Text Books:
1. Mechanical Metallurgy, George E. Dieter, International Student Edition Mc. Graw-Hill Kogakusha
Ltd. Fourth(S. I. Metric) Edition 1988.
2. Mechanical Testing of Engineering Materials, Kyriakos Komvopoulos, 2010.
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