Syllabus

1. Study of thermal decomposition behaviour of dolomite / limestone/ magnesite
2. Study of phase transition in quartz by DTA Weight loss behaviour of dolomite, magnesite and limestone by TGA
3. Study of thermal expansion behaviour and determination of thermal expansion coefficient of ceramic product
4. Determination of thermal hysteresis of zirconia by dilatometric method
5. Study and operation of x-ray diffractometer Indexing of cubic crystal system and determination of its lattice parameter
6. Determination of lattice parameter of tetragonal crystals
7. Determination of crystallite size from x-ray line broadening Study of data acquisition and processing for obtaining an x-ray profile
8. Phase identification using software
9. Determination of a calibration curve for quantitative estimation of two-phases in a mixture.

To learn about the basic principles of different instruments.

To analyze the data and use in different field of applications.

To design, conduct experiments, and interpret, analyze data
To identify, formulate and solve engineering problems as leader/ team member

R. F. Speyer, Thermal Analysis of Materials, CRC Press , 1994

B. D. Cullity, Elements of X-ray Diffraction, Addison Wesley Publishing Company , 1978

P.J. Goodhew, J. Humphreys and R. Beanland, Electron Microscopy and Analysis, Taylor & Francis , 2001

D. A. Skoog, F. J. Holler and T. A. Nieman, Principles and Applications of Nonlinear Optical Materials, Hartcourt College Publishers , 1998