Introduction to materials science and technology
Course Name:
Introduction to materials science and technology (MT160)
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Course Outcomes:
CO1: Students will be able to describe the type of bonding and categorize different engineering materials for various applications
CO2: To correlate the mechanical / functional / magnetic / thermal / electrochemical behavior of materials on structure, composition, processing
CO3: To understand different properties exhibited by materials such as strength, elongation, wear, creep and design a component by careful material selection for long-term sustainibility
CO4: To have a basic knowledge of different notations used in metallurgy and materials science such as defects, dislocation, glass transition, etc.
Course modules and teaching hours:
MODULE I (10 hours): The electronic structure of atoms, Types of atomic and molecular bonds; ionic bonding; covalent bonding; metallic bonding; secondary bonding; mixed bonding; hybridization. Energy bands in metals, insulators and semiconductors
MODULE II (10 hours): Basic crystallography. Defects and dislocations
MODULE III (8 hours): Diffusion. Phase rule and phase diagrams
MODULE IV (10 hours): Types of Materials: Polymers, metals and alloys, semiconductors, ceramics, composites
MODULE V (10 hours): Properties: optical, magnetic, mechanical, electrical, thermal. Corrosion and material degradation. Selected topics and case studies