National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : CR6142 : Mechanical Behavior of Materials Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}

Subject Nature : Practical

Coordinator : Shantanu Kumar Behera

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Experiment 1: Determination of flexural strength of a component by 3-point bending strength. Effects of span length, sample size, cross-section.

Module 2 :

Experiment 2: Analyze the difference between 3-point and 4-point bend strength.

Module 3 :

Experiment 3: Determination of Weibull modulus.

Module 4 :

Experiment 4: Measurement of splitting tensile strength and biaxial bending strength (ring on ring method).

Module 5 :

Experiment 5: Determination of compressive strength of samples effect of sample size.

Module 6 :

Experiment 6: Determination of the effect of porosity on strength and validation of strength.

Module 7 :

Experiment 7: Determination of the effect of whiskers/fibers on the strength of brittle materials.

Module 8 :

Experiment 8: Determination of indentation hardness and indentation fracture toughness of materials.

Module 9 :

Experiment 9: Determination of fracture toughness of brittle solids.

Module 10 :

Experiment 10: Determination of wear behavior of materials.

Course Objective

1 .

To equip the students with the ability to comprehend and analyze different mechanical testing of materials.

2 .

To develop capacity among the students to work as single or as team member.

3 .

To translate the concept learned in the laboratory to real life industry.

Course Outcome

1 .

Understand, analyze and explain the basic mechanical testing of materials.

2 .

Understand the technological significance of materials and components for various engineering applications.

3 .

Ability to apply the concepts learned in the laboratory to industrial application of materials testing and manufacturing.

Essential Reading

1 .

Roy W. Rice, Mechanical Properties of Ceramics and Composites, CRC Press, 2000

Supplementary Reading

1 .

John B. Wachtman, W. Roger Cannon and M. John Matthewson, Mechanical Properties of Ceramics, John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Journal and Conferences

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