Introduction to materials: Classification of materials: metals, ceramics, polymers and composites; selection of materials, and materials usage in modern technology. [ 5 hr]

Advanced Materials: Smart Materials, Magnetostrictive Materials, Smart Fluids, Superalloys, Nanostructured Materials, Chromogenic Materials, Self-Healing Materials, Self-Cleaning Materials, Bulk Metallic Glass (BMG), High Entropy Materials, Biomaterials, Ultra-light Materials, Metal-Organic Frameworks, and Ultrafine-Grained Materials. [18 hr]

Structure-properties correlations: Basics on Physical and Mechanical Properties, Electronic properties: free electron theory, Fermi energy, semiconductors, Hall effect, dielectric behavior, piezo- and ferroelectric behavior. Band model of semiconductors, organic semiconductors, Fermi level, law of mass action, Hall coefficients for intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, Hall effect devices and electrical conductivity. Magnetic properties: Origin of magnetism in materials, para-, dia-, ferro- and ferrimagnetism, domain theory, magnetic hysteresis, Weiss molecular field theory, Heisenberg's theory, domain walls, Exchange energy. Thermal properties: thermal expansion, and thermoelectricity. Optical properties: refractive index, absorption, and transmission of electromagnetic radiation. [17 hr]

Understanding the conventional materials as well as the advanced materials

Knowing the interdisciplinary materials application.

Know the current developments/advances in materials in the metallurgical field.

Knowing the device-based advanced materials.

Knowing the relationship between structure, properties, and application

Getting the knowledge on the futuristic materials

Understanding the basic working principles of the advanced materials

Knowing various properties of the advanced materials

knowing various materials and their characterization processes

Understanding the basics on the processing of different grades of modern materials

Identifying the various field of applications of the advanced materials

Understanding the exact structure-property-application relationship

Ajit Behera, Text Book: Advanced Materials, Springer , 1st edition, 1550 pages, ISBN: 978-3-030-80359-9, Springer Nature, 2021

Jr. W. D. Callister,, Materials Science and Engineering, An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,

S.Suresh, A. Mortensen and A. Needleman, Fundamentals of metal matrix composites, Butterworth Heinemann

M.P. Grover, Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing, Materials, Processing, and Systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.