BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani

Pilani Campus
AUGS/ AGSR Division

FIRST SEMESTER 2019-20

COURSE HANDOUT
Date: 01.08.2019

In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time table) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.
Course No : ME F213 & MF F213
Course Title : Materials Science and Engineering
Instructor-in-Charge : Sachin U Belgamwar
Instructor(s) : Sachin U Belgamwar
Tutorial/Practical Instructors : Sachin U Belgamwar, Nitesh Sihag, Kailash Choudhary, Rahul
Priyadarshani, Kiran Raj.
1. Course Description: Introduction, Structure of Materials (Metal and Ceramics), Dislocations, heat treatment of
steel and strengthening Mechanisms of Metals, Phase diagrams, Iron-carbide phase diagram, Phase transformation in
Metals, Mechanical and thermal properties of Metals, Polymers (Structure, processes and properties), powder
metallurgy.

2. Scope and Objective of the Course:

CO1. Develop familiarity with the different levels of structure (atomic, crystal, microscopic) in engineering materials
and deviations from “perfect” structure (structural defects).

CO2. Understand the effects of microstructure on the mechanical properties of materials.

CO3. Understand the basis for microstructure development in materials.

CO4. Understand how materials are processed.

CO5. Selection of Materials for specific application

3. Text Books:
T1. Callister, William D., Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 8th Edition, ISBN# 978-0-047-
0419977, Wiley, 2010.
4. Reference Books:
R1. William F Smith, Javad Hashmi and Ravi Prakash, Materials Science and Engineering, Fourth Edition,
Tata Mcgraw Hill Education Private Limited, New Delhi.
R2. George E. Dieter, Mechanical Metallurgy, SI Metric Edition McGraw Hill Book Company, London.
R3. R A Higgins, Applied Physical Metallurgy, Sixth edition, Viva Low priced students’ edition, New
Delhi.
5. Course Plan:
Module Number Lecture session/Tutorial Session. Reference Learning Out come

1. Introduction to L1.1.Introduction of Engineering T 1.1-1.6. Identifying the

Engineering Materials, materials, classification into metals relationship between the
structure and properties. polymers and ceramics and their material structure and its
properties. influence on Modulus of

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2. Basic crystalline
structure of solids, miller
indices for planes,
directions, planer density,
linear density and
properties of solid
influenced by crystal
structure.
3. Crystal imperfections
such as Point, line, planer
and volume defects.
Influence of crystal
defects on properties of
materials.
4. Binary phase diagrams,
isomorphous and eutectic
systems. Cooling curves
of pure metals, alloys,
Lecture session/Tutorial Session. Reference Learning Out come
L 1.2. Atomic structure, crystal T 2.1-2.7 elasticity, melting point,
structure, micro structure and strength, etc.,. This is
macro structure of materials. useful in selection of
materials.
T1.1. Exercise problems on T 1 and 2
structure property correlations.
L2.1 Bravice lattice, unit cell, T 3.1-3.8. Understanding the
arrangement of atoms in common relationship between
crystal structure crystal structure and
property. Effect of close
packed plan and
direction on slip system.
Deformation behaviors
of different crystalline
L2.2. Miller indices for planes and T 3.8-3.16 materials.
directions, identification of miller
plan and directions. Determination
of close packed plan, close packed
directions, slip system and
influence of crystal structure on
properties of materials
T2. Exercise problems on crystal T3
structure and its influence on
properties.
L3.1 Classification of crystal T 4.1-4.6. Diffusion process, grain
defects, point defects, vacancies, boundary strengthening,
interstitials, vacancy concentration ASTM grain size
and influence of point defect on number. Effect of
properties of materials. dislocation on
formability.
L3.2. Line defects-edge dislocation, T 4.6-4.11
screw dislocation, Burger vector.
Influence of line defects on plastic
deformation of materials and
deformation by slip and Planer
defects- tilt boundaries, twin
boundaries, grain boundaries and
surfaces. Influence of planer defect,
strengthening mechanisms
twinning,
T3. Exercise problems on crystal T4
imperfections and its effect.
L4.1 Cooling curve of pure metal T 9.1-9.5 Understanding the
and alloys, method of arriving at effect of phase diagram
phase diagram from cooling curves, on microstructure and
properties of materials
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formation of phase
diagram, Gibb’s phase
rule, lever rule and
applications
5. Iron and Iron carbide
Phase diagram-
solidification of pure iron,
allotropy, invariant
reactions, steel and cast
iron region. Different
phases of iron-carbon
system and their influence
on properties.
6.Isothermal
transformation, formation
of TTT diagram, cooling
rate and phase
transformation, critical
cooling rate, effect of
alloying elements. Heat
treatment of steel-
Annealing, normalizing,
Lecture session/Tutorial Session. Reference Learning Out come
Gibb’s phase rule and phase and importance of alloy
equilibrium. systems.
L4.2. Isomorphous system of phase T 9.5-9.11
diagram with Cu-Ni system as
example, liquidus, solidus line,
lever rule and determination of
phases. Eutectic system with Pb-Sn
system as example, eutectic, hypo
eutectic, hyper eutectic phase
transformations, microstructure and
properties
T4. Exercise problems on phase T9
diagrams.
L5.1.Cooling curve of pure iron, T 9.17 Microstructure of steel
allotropic transformations, effect of and cast iron. Influence
carbon. Three invariant reactions of carbon on property of
and regions steel. Plain carbon steel
and alloy steel and
properties. Cast iron and
it’s applications.
L5.2.Steel region of Fe-Fe3C phase T 9.18
diagram, eutectoid reaction, phase
transformation. Effect of Carbon on
properties of steel, Plain carbon and
alloy steels, their influence on
microstructure and properties.
L 5.3 Cast iron region of Fe-Fe3C T11.1-
phase diagram, white cast iron and 11.4
it’s properties, Grey, ductile and
Malleable cast iron and their
applications
T5. Exercise problems on Iron- T9 and
carbon system T11
L6.1. Brief introduction to T 10.1- Equilibrium and non
solidification of pure metals, 10.5 equilibrium cooling of
critical nucleation sites and growth, plain carbon steel and
transformation rate and alloy steel and its
temperature. Analogy between influence on property of
liquid to solid transformation and steel. Influence of CCT
solid to solid transformation, S on casting, welding and
curves and formation of isothermal other manufacturing
processes. Making of
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hardening, tempering,
austempering,
martempering, size effect.
Effect of heat treatment
on microstructure and
properties of steel.
7. Mechanical properties
of materials, tensile
testing, fatigue, creep and
fracture of materials.
8. Structure of Ceramics,
types of crystals,
Determination of density.
Applications and
properties of Ceramics.
Lecture session/Tutorial Session. Reference Learning Out come
transformation diagram, Metallic tool steels. Cost
glasses. associated with alloy
steel and decision
making.
L6.2. Formation of TTT diagram T 10.6-
for eutectoid steel, different phases 10.9
and regions, influence of cooling
rate and phase transformation,
critical cooling rate and martensitic
transformation.
L 6.3 Size effect, hardenability, T11.8
effect of alloying elements,
Austempering and martempering .
T6. Exercise problems on TTT and T 110 and
CCT diagram. T11
L7.1. Stress-strain diagram of T 6.1-6.11 Understanding the
metals, polymers and ceramics. failure of materials and
Engineering stress, engineering preventing the
strain, elastic modulus, True stress, catastrophic failure, life
true strain and relations ship. estimation and residual
L7.2.Ductile and Brittle fracture, T 8.1-8.6 life assessment. Historic
fractography, impact testing, ductile failures and
to brittle transition temperature and development of fracture
failure of materials. mechanics.
L 7.3 Fatigue and creep, SN Curve, T8.7-8.11
endurance limit, Types of fatigue
cycle and fatigue life estimate..
L 7.4 Creep, typical creep curve, T8.11-
effect of temperature and stress on T8.15
creep curve, stress rupture test and
determination of creep life. LMP
approach.
T9 and T10- Tutorial problems on T6,T8
fatigue, creep and fracture.
L 8.1Determination of coordination T 12.1- Structure and
number AX,AmXp and AmBnXp 12.3. application of ceramics.
structures of Ceramics. Modern ceramic
materials and phase
diagram.
L8.2. Density Calculation, silicates T 12.4-
and polymorphs of Carbon and 12.9
their structure.Types and T 13.1-
application of ceramics. 13.7
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Module Number Lecture session/Tutorial Session. Reference Learning Out come

T 11. Tutorial Problems on T 12,13.

Ceramics.
9. Structure of polymers, L 9.1Determination of coordination T 14.1- Structure and
types, application and number AX,AmXp and AmBnXp 14.7 application of polymers.
properties. structures of Ceramics. Modern polymeric
L9.2 Polymeric structure, T14.8- materials.
crystallinity, polymeric molecules 14.12
and chemistry, determination of
molecular weight. Glass transition
temperature, Properties and
application of polymers. Advances
polymeric materials
T 12. Tutorial Problems on T 14
polymeric materials
10. Composite materials. L10.1Types of composite materials, T 16.1- Understanding of FRP,
rule of mixtures and it’s 16.6 MMCs, CMC etc., and
applications. selection for different
applications and tailor
L10.2.Control of composite T16.7- made materials. FGMs
properties, different types and 16.1 and applications.
applications, Manufacture and
testing of composites
T13. Tutorial problems on T16
Composite materials.
11. Selection of Materials. L11.1.Materials chart with T 22.1- Understanding the
properties. 22.6 selection of materials
using materials
L11.2Determination of materials T22.6- performance index. Life,
performance index and it’s use in 22.14 cost and properties base
materials selection decision. selection of real time
Application of materials selection components.
with case study.

T14. Tutorial problems on selection T22

of Materials.

6. Evaluation Scheme:
Component Duration Weightage Date & Time Nature of component
(%) (Close Book/ Open Book)
Mid-Semester Test 90 Min. 30 <TEST_1> Close Book
Comprehensive 3h 40 <TEST_C> Close Book+ Open
Examination Book

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Quiz (Best 04 out of 20 Will be announced in the Close Book

06) class
Online Quiz 10 Will be announced in the Open Book
class

7. Chamber Consultation Hour: Chamber consultation hours: To be announced by the respective

instructors.

8. Notices: All notices concerning the course will be uploaded on the Nalanda and Mechanical Notice Board
only.

9. Make-up: No make-up will be given for tutorial tests and quiz; Make-up will be given only to the genuine
cases. (Documentary proof is essential).

10. Note (if any): It shall be the responsibility of the individual student to be regular in maintaining the self study
schedule as given in the course handout, attend lectures regularly as per the schedule given the time table and will be
announced in Nalanda. Mid Semester Test and Comprehensive Examination according to the Evaluation Scheme given
in the respective Course Handout.

Sachin U Belgamwar
Instructor-in-charge

Course No.ME F213/MF F213