Syllabus

MODULE 1
Mechanical Properties:

Concept of strength and its relation with fundamental parameters, plastic deformation, viscous flow, creep, Fracture of materials (6 hrs)
MODULE 2
Thermal Properties:

Thermal expansion, thermal shock, annealing and chemical strengthening, specific heat and heat capacity, thermal conduction process (6 hrs)

MODULE 3
Electrical Properties:

Electrical, electronic and ionic conduction phenomena in crystals, Fast ionic conductors, glasses and non-stoichiometric compounds. PTCR, NTCR, Varistors, thermisters etc
(6 hrs)
MODULE 4
Dielectric Properties:
Dielectric loss of crystals and glasses, dielectric strength, piezoelectric and ferroelectric ceramics
(6 hrs)
MODULE 5
Magnetic Properties:

Concept of magnetic phenomena in solids. Structure and magnetic properties of spinel ferrites, rare-earth garnets, ortho-ferrites and hexagonal ferrites with special reference to their microstructure
(6 hrs)
MODULE 6
Optical Properties:

Refractive index and dispersion, reflectance, opacity and translucency, absorption and colour from modern concepts in crystalline and vitreous ceramic systems.
(6 hrs)

To study fundamental theoretical principle governing the properties of material

To understand functional properties of ceramics

To understand microstructure property correlation

CO1: Understand the basic relationship related to the functional properties of the material
CO2: Explain the functional properties of materials from crystal structure and defects
CO3: Correlate the functional properties with microstructural features
CO4: Predict functional properties using appropriate relationship

W. D. Kingery, H. K. Bowen and D. R. Uhlmann, Introduction to Ceramics, John Wiley & Sons

1. M. Barsoum, Fundamentals of Ceramics, CRC Press

L.V. Azaroff, Introduction to Solids, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd

2. Y. M. Chiang, D. Birnie III and W. D. Kingery, Physical Ceramics: Principles for Ceramic Science and Engineering, Wiley