Aerospace Materials detailed syllabus for Aeronautical Engineering (Aero) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Aero students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Aero 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Aero Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of aerospace materials is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ELEMENTS OF AEROSPACE MATERIALS
Structure of solid materials – Atomic structure of materials – Crystal structure – Miller indices -Density – Packing factor – Space lattices – X-ray diffraction – Imperfection in crystals – general requirements of materials for aerospace applications.
Unit II
MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS
Linear and non-linear elastic properties – Yielding, strain hardening, fracture, Bauchinger’s effect -Notch effect testing and flaw detection of materials and components – Comparative study of metals, ceramics plastics and composites.
Unit III
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Unit IV
CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES
Introduction – physical metallurgy – modern ceramic materials – cermet – cutting tools – glass ceramic -production of semi-fabricated forms – Plastics and rubber – Carbon/Carbon composites, Fabrication processes involved in metal matrix composites – shape memory alloys – applications in aerospace vehicle design.
Unit V
HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS & CHARACTERIZATION
Classification, production and characteristics – Methods and testing – Determination of mechanical and thermal properties of materials at elevated temperatures – Application of these materials in Thermal protection systems of Aerospace vehicles – super alloys – High temperature material characterization.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
- Explain the advanced concepts of aerospace materials.
- Describe the necessary mathematical knowledge that are needed in understanding their significance and operation.
- Explain various topics such as elements of aerospace materials, mechanical behaviour of materials, ceramics and composites.
- Deploy the skills effectively in the understanding of aerospace materials.
- Characterize high temperature materials
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Raghavan.V., “Materials Science and Engineering”, Prentice Hall of India, 5th Ed., 2011.
- Van Vlack.L.H., “Materials Science for Engineers”, Addison Wesley, 1985.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Aeronautical Engineering 5th Sem, visit Aero 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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