Syllabus

1. Concept of physical metallurgy, concept of structure-property correlation.
2. Types of material: Structure wise, bonding wise, engineering types and use; Metals and their properties and comparison with ceramic and polymer.

1. Space lattice, Bravais lattice, basis, crystal structure. BCC, FCC and HCP structure. Atomic packing factor of common structures, allotropy and polymorphism
2. Miller indices of planes and directions.
3. Planer density and linear density of common planes and directions.
4. Slip planes, directions and connection with planer and linear density, slip systems and related properties; concept of closed packed packing in FCC and HCP

1. Imperfection/defects in solids
2. Point defects
3. Line defects
4. Volume defects.

1. Concept of alloy, solid solution, solubility limit and compound.
2. Concept of Interstitial and substitutional solid solution,
3. Hume Rothery Rules, Primary and secondary solid solution, intermediate phase, ordered structure.
4. Intermetallic compounds; enthalpy concept, normal valency compounds, Electron compounds, Interstitial compounds etc.

1. Concept of phase, definition of system, phase, component, degree of freedom.
2. Phase rule, unary phase diagram (H2O) for understanding of phase rule.
3. Binary Phase Diagram, concept of alloy, Isomorphous phase diagram; Lever rule.
4. 1-2-1 rule, eutectic phase diagram
5. Peritectic phase diagrams.
6. Eutectoid, Monotectic and Syntectic phase diagrams.
7. Advantages and limitations of phase diagram.
8. Formation of phase diagram

1. Iron-Carbon phase diagram.
2. Iron-Cementite phase diagram.
3. Types of steel and industrial applications of steels.

1. Concept and definition of Diffusion, Fick’s First and Second law of diffusion.
2. Application of solution of Second law of diffusion, temperature effect on diffusion.
3. Atomic model of diffusion: different mechanisms.
4. Energy difference between interstitial and vacancy diffusion.
5. Bulk, grain boundary and surface diffusion, practical examples, Kirkendall Effect
6. Problem solving

1. Phase transformation concept and types
2. Nucleation: Homogeneous nucleation.
3. Critical nucleus concept, effect of temperature, Kinetics of nucleation
4. Heterogeneous nucleation.
5. Growth and overall transformation kinetics.
6. Real life examples

1. Materials and their properties
2. Ashby’s diagrams and concept.
3. Selection of materials for engineering applications, case studies.

The student will learn the crystal structure details and effect in crystalline solids

The student will be able to understand the difference between sold solution, alloy and compound with reference from phase diagrams.

The basics of diffusion can be understood from this course

Phase transformation basic with emphasis on diffusional transformation will clear to the student

CO1: Analyze the crystal structure and defects in crystalline materials and related physical/mechanical properties
CO2 Distinguish the different types of phase diagrams
CO3: Understand the basics of Fe-Fe3C diagram and steel.
CO4: Identity, model, and solve real-life diffusion problems in solids
CO5: Analyze the nucleation and growth behaviour during solidification and phase transformation
CO6: Understand the basic design concepts of materials based on their properties vs. density values.

V. Raghavan, Materials Science and Engineering, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited

W.F. Smith, McGraw Hill, Principles of Materials Science and Engineering

R.E Reid Hill, Physical Metallurgy Principles, PWS-Kent Publishing

Vijendra Singh, Physical Metallurgy, Standard Publisher