Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : MM3122 : Heat Treatment Laboratory { 0-0-2 / 1}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Priyanka Saini
Syllabus
| Module 1 : |
Introduction to Heat Treatment Laboratory: Safety instructions, Muffle furnace, salt bath furnace, quenching tanks, metallurgical microscope, hardness tester |
| Module 2 : |
Annealing of Carbon Steels: Annealing of low, medium, and high carbon steels, Metallography and hardness testing, Microstructural evolution with carbon content |
| Module 3 : |
Normalizing of Steels: Normalizing of low, medium and high carbon steels, Metallography and hardness testing |
| Module 4 : |
Quenching of Steels: water quenching of medium and high carbon steels, Martensite formation and hardness analysis, Crack sensitivity and internal stresses |
| Module 5 : |
Tempering of Quenched Steels: Tempering at different temperatures, Hardness reduction, Tempered martensite structure |
| Module 6 : |
Cold Work and Recovery in Pure Copper: Cold rolling of pure copper, Metallography and hardness testing, Discussion on recovery and recrystallization |
| Module 7 : |
Carburization of Low Carbon Steel: Pack carburizing process, Case depth and surface hardening, Microstructure of carburized and core regions |
Course Objective
| 1 . |
To familiarize students with the fundamental principles and procedures of heat treatment processes. |
| 2 . |
To develop the ability to analyze microstructure and hardness variations due to different heat treatments. |
Course Outcome
| 1 . |
Identify the different heat treatment processes and demonstrate safe handling of lab equipment such as furnaces, quenching media, and hardness testers. |
| 2 . |
Analyze the microstructure and hardness of low-, medium-, and high-carbon steels subjected to annealing and normalizing, and correlate with their carbon content. |
| 3 . |
Evaluate the effect of quenching on the hardness and microstructure of medium- and high-carbon steels. |
| 4 . |
Interpret the microstructural changes and property improvements due to tempering of quenched steels. |
| 5 . |
Examine the influence of cold working and annealing on pure copper. |
| 6 . |
Assess surface hardening achieved through carburization in low-carbon steels. |
Essential Reading
| 1 . |
Vijendra Singh, Physical Metallurgy, Standard publisher |
Supplementary Reading
| 1 . |
T.V. Rajan, Heat treatment: principles and techniques, Standard publisher |
Journal and Conferences
| 1 . |
Heat treatment and surface engineering |