Composite Materials detailed syllabus for Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MSE 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 Materials Science & Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MSE 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-II scheme and its subjects refer to MSE Professional Elective-II syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of composite materials is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITES 9
Fundamentals of composites – need for composites – enhancement of properties – classification of composites – Matrix-Polymer matrix composites (PMC), Metal matrix composites (MMC), Ceramic matrix composites (CMC) – Reinforcement – particle reinforced composites, Fibre reinforced composites. Applications of various types of composites. Fiber production techniques for glass, carbon and ceramic fibers
Unit II
POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES 9
Polymer resins – thermosetting resins, thermoplastic resins – reinforcement fibres – rovings – woven fabrics – non woven random mats – various types of fibres. PMC processes – hand lay up processes -spray up processes – compression moulding – reinforced reaction injection moulding – resin transfer moulding – Pultrusion – Filament winding – Injection moulding. Fibre reinforced plastics (FRP), glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP). Laminates- Balanced Laminates, Symmetric Laminates, Angle Ply Laminates, Cross Ply Laminates.-applications of PMC in aerospace, automotive industries
Unit III
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Unit IV
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES AND SPECIAL COMPOSITES 9
Engineering ceramic materials – properties – advantages – limitations – monolithic ceramics – need for CMC – ceramic matrix – various types of ceramic matrix composites- oxide ceramics – non oxide ceramics – aluminium oxide – silicon nitride – reinforcements – particles- fibres- whiskers. Sintering -Hot pressing – Cold isostatic pressing (CIPing) – Hot isostatic pressing (HIPing). Applications of CMC in aerospace, automotive industries- Carbon /carbon composites – advantages of carbon matrix -limitations of carbon matrix carbon fibre – chemical vapour deposition of carbon on carbon fiber perform. Sol-gel technique
Unit V
MECHANICS OF COMPOSITES 9
Lamina Constitutive Equations: Lamina Assumptions – Macroscopic Viewpoint. Generalized Hooke’s Law. Reduction to Homogeneous Orthotropic Lamina – Isotropic limit case, Orthotropic Stiffness matrix (Qij), Definition of stress and Moment Resultants. Strain Displacement relations. Basic Assumptions of Laminated anisotropic plates. Laminate Constitutive Equations – Coupling Interactions, Balanced Laminates, Symmetric Laminates, Angle Ply Laminates, Cross Ply Laminates. Laminate Structural Moduli. Evaluation of Lamina Properties from Laminate T ests. Quasi-Isotropic Laminates. Determination of Lamina stresses within Laminates.
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the students can able to
- Identify suitable matrix and reinforcement materials, to develop different composite components.
- Select suitable process to fabricate PMC structures/component.
- Design and select suitable processes to develop MMCs.
- Suggest suitable techniques to fabricate CMCs and C-C composites.
- Develop and use the constitutive equation for the design of composite components.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Broutman, L.J. and Krock,R.M., “ Modern Composite Materials”, Addison-Wesley, 1967
- Clyne, T. W. and Withers, P. J., “Introduction to Metal Matrix Composites”, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
- Sharma, S.C., “Composite materials”, Narosa Publications, 2000.
- Strong, A.B., “Fundamentals of Composite Manufacturing”, SME, 1989.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Materials Science & Engineering 5th Sem, visit MSE 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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