Module 1: 5 hours
Hardness: Definition, Different types of hardness tests.

Module 2: 8 hours
Tensile Behaviour: Engineering and true stress-true strain curve, Strain hardening exponent and strain hardening coefficient, Instability in tension, Effect of strain rate and temperature on flow properties, Strain rate sensitivity.
Compression Behaviour: Standard compression test method , precautions.

Module 3: 8 hours
Fracture: Theoretical cohesive strength of metals, Griffith’s theory of brittle fracture, Metallographic aspects of fracture, Mechanism of brittle and ductile fracture, Fractographic aspects of fracture, Notch effects.
Fracture Mechanics: Strain energy release rate, Stress intensity factor, Plane strain fracture toughness, Plastic zone, Specimen design

Module 4: 5 hours
Fatigue: High cycle and low cycle fatigue, Micro-mechanisms of crack initiation and growth, Stress and strain approaches of fatigue, Fracture mechanics approach, Fatigue crack growth, Paris law
Environmental Assisted Cracking: Stress corrosion cracking, Hydrogen embrittlement, Corrosion fatigue.

Module 5: 5 hours
Impact Behaviour: Notched bar impact test, Charpy and Izod specimens, Transition temperature phenomenon, Factors affecting transition temperature, Instrumented Charpy test

Module 6: 4 hours
Creep: Creep curves, Mechanisms of creep, Stress rupture test, Life prediction, High temperature alloys.

To apply knowledge of material properties in real-world engineering design problems.

To understand the relationship between the microstructure of materials and their mechanical properties.

To evaluate the failure mechanisms of materials under different loading conditions.

Understanding different hardness testing methods to evaluate the small-scale mechanical properties of different materials.

Analyzing stress-strain behavior in tensile and compression testing to evaluate the strength and deformability of various material systems.

Applying the fundamental concepts of fracture and principles of fracture mechanics to evaluate material performance and design components for improved failure resistance.

Evaluating the role of repeated loading cycles on the micro-mechanisms of fatigue failure.

Exploring the role of sudden dynamic loading as well as the impact of environmental factors on material degradation and failure.

Understanding the principles of creep and its effect on the long-term performance of materials, including high-temperature alloys.

G. E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, McGraw - Hill Publication

R. W. Hertzberg, Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, John Wiley & Sons Publication

W. F Hosford, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Cambridge University Press

T. H. Courtney, Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Overseas Press

Most of the Journal articles of Materials Science and Engineering A

Some of the Journal articles of Acta Materillia