Advanced Ceramics 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 advanced ceramics is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
FUNDAMENTALS 9
Ceramic crystal structures. Phase diagram Al2O3–SiO2. Ceramic raw materials, Silicate and non silicate ceramics. Composition, properties, Mineralogy, Phase analysis.
Unit II
GLASS AND ITS PROCESSING 9
Introduction, classification, preparation-raw materials, mixing, charging, melting, processing.
Manufacture of glass products- flat ware, hollow ware. Cullets, optical glass, optical fibers.
Unit III
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Unit IV
CERAMIC PROCESS 9
Ceramic fabrication processes-slip forming process, plastic forming process, dry forming process, drying and finishing, firing.
Unit V
ADVANCED CERAMICS 9
Oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, ^silicides, sialon carbon fibres and Carbon composites. Applications in structural, electrical and bioceramics. Ceramic coatings (thermal barriers), nuclear(cermets), process (filter, catalyst).
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to
- Understand the basic of ceramic materials and their characteristics.
- Describe the processing route and techniques of ceramics
- Discuss on the various refractory materials and compare them
- Select the suitable ceramic material for a given application
- Discuss about the different advanced ceramics and its applications.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- David W. Richerson, “Modern Ceramic Engineering”, 3rd Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2005.
- Singer, F and Singer, S.S, “Industrial Ceramics”, Oxford & IBH Publishing Co., 1991
- Tooley F.V, “Handbook of Glass Manufacture”, Vol I&II, Ogden Publishing Co., NY, 1960.
- W.Ryan, “Properties of Ceramic Raw Materials”, 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, 1978
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