National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : MM3121 : Metallography Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}

Subject Nature : Practical

Coordinator : Arnab Sarkar

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Familiarisation with metallography and microscopy lab: Techniques for Preparing Engineering Materials for Metallographic Examination.

Module 2 :

Microstructural analysis of 0.2 wt%C, 0.6 wt%C and 1.1 wt%C steel.

Module 3 :

Microstructural analysis of white cast iron (WCI), grey cast iron (GCI), malleable cast iron (MCI) and nodular cast iron (NCI).

Module 4 :

Microstructural analysis of as-cast, hot-forged, hot-rolled, and hot-rolled-annealed Mn steel.

Module 5 :

Metallography and Microstructural Analysis of Pure Copper under cold Working and annealing at 200°C, 350°C, and 550°C

Module 6 :

Metallography and Microstructural Analysis of Cu-Zn alloy, Cu70Zn30 and Cu60Zn40 alloy.

Module 7 :

Metallography and Microstructural Analysis of pure Al and Al-alloy samples.

Module 8 :

Metallography and Microstructural Analysis of Ni-Ti shape memory alloy.

Module 9 :

Metallography and Microstructural Analysis of Zn/Ti bulk metallic glasses (BMG).

Module 10 :

Microstructural Analysis of the fractured specimen.

Course Objective

1 .

Operation of Optical microscope

2 .

To analyze the microstructure

3 .

Comparison of various ferrous and nonferrous microstructure

Course Outcome

1 .

1. Students will learn how to operate optical microscope.
2. They( the students) will learn how to prepare Metallographic samples.
3. They can distinguish between different phases.
4. They will learn the effects of alloying elements on micro-structures.
5. They will learn the effect of different heat-treatment procedures.
6. They can perform quantitative phase-analysis.

Essential Reading

1 .

S.H. Avner., INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL METALLURGY., McGRAW-HILL

Supplementary Reading

1 .

GF Vander Voort, Metallography: Principles and Practice, ASM Technical Books

Journal and Conferences

1 .