PH3253: Materials Science for Technologists syllabus for PCT 2021 regulation

Materials Science for Technologists detailed syllabus for Petrochemical Technology (PCT) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the PCT 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 Petrochemical Technology 2nd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit PCT 2nd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of materials science for technologists is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 9 Crystallographic directions and planes – metallic crystal structures: BCC, FCC and HCP – linear and planar densities – crystal imperfections- edge and screw dislocations, Burgers vector and elastic strain energy- surface imperfections – grain and twin boundaries – Polymorphism – phase changes – nucleation and growth – homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation.

Unit II

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Unit III

PHASE DIAGRAMS 9 Basic concepts – Gibbs phase rule -Unary phase diagram (iron) – Binary phase diagrams: isomorphous systems (Cu-Ni) -determination of phase composition and phase amounts – tieline and lever rule – binary eutectic diagram with no solid solution and limited solid solution (Pb-Sn) -eutectoid and peritectic reactions – other invariant reactions – microstructural development during the slow cooling: eutectic, hypereutectic and hypoeutectic compositions.

Unit IV

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Unit V

CERAMICS, COMPOSITES AND NANO MATERIALS 9 Ceramics – types and applications-refractories, abrasives and cements – Composites: classification, role of matrix and reinforcement -Fiber reinforced composites – carbon-carbon composites -Nanomaterials:types, physical, chemical and mechanical properties – carbon nanotubes: properties and applications – synthesis of nanomaterials: sonochemical, molecular epitaxy, physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Characterization: Transmission electron microscopy – scanning electron microscopy – Atomic force microscopy – X-ray powder diffraction – Nanoparticle size calculation.

Course Outcomes:

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Text Books:

1. R.Balasubramaniam, Callisters Materials Science and Engineering.Wiley (Indian Edition), 2014.
2. V.Raghavan. Materials Science and Engineering: A First Course, Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited, 2015.
3. William F. Smith, Javad Hashemi andRavi Prakash, Materials Science and Engineering, McGraw Hill Education (Indian Edition), 2017.

Reference Books:

1. J.F.Shackelford. Introduction to Materials Science for Engineers. Pearson, 2015.
2. Wendelin Wright and Donald Askeland, Essentials of Materials Science and Engineering, CL Engineering, 2013.
3. J.C. Anderson, K.D. Leaver, P. Leevers and R.D. Rawlings, Materials Science for Engineers, CRC Press, 2003.
4. Jean P.Mercier, G.Zambelli and W.Kurz, Introduction to Materials Science,Elsevier, 2002.
5. Yaser Dahman, Nanotechnology and Functional Materials for Engineers, Elsevier, 2017.

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Petrochemical Technology, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit PCT 2nd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

For all Petrochemical Technology results, visit Anna University PCT all semester results direct link.