Note for Introduction to Physical Metallurgy and Engineering Materials - IPM By Jyotiranjan Barik (Mech Dept)

Classification of Engineering Materials, Engineering properties of materials. Characteristic property of metals, bonding in solids, primary bonds like ionic, covalent and metallic bond

crystal systems

Imperfections of defects in crystals

Concept of alloy formations

Binary phase diagrams, Isomorphism system, Eutectic system, Peritectic system, Eutectoid system and Peritectoid system. Allotropic transformation. Lever rule and its application, Interpretation of solidification behaviors and microstructure of different alloys belonging to those systems, Effect of non-equilibrium cooling, coring and homogenization

Iron-cementite and iron-graphite phase diagrams, microstructure and properties of different alloys (alloy steels; stainless steel, tool steel, HSS, high strength low alloy steel) types of cast iron, their microstructures and typical uses. Specification of steel.

concept of heat treatment of steels i.e. annealing, normalizing, hardening and tempering; microstructural effects brought about by these processes and their influences on mechanical properties; factor affecting hardenability

Plastic-: Thermosetting and thermoplastics. Ceramics: Types, structure, Mechanical properties, application

Scattering, Refraction, Theory of Refraction and absorption, Atomic Theory of optical properties. Lasers, Optical fibres- Principle, structure, application of optical fibres.

Agglomerated Materials: Cermets .Reinforced Materials: Reinforced Concrete. Fibre reinforced plastics, Properties of composites, Metal matrix composites, manufacturing procedure for fiber reinforced composite.