Material Science for Petrochemical Engineering Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme (Open Elective-2)

Material Science for Petrochemical Engineering detail syllabus for various departments, 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17PC663), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

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Course Objectives:

This course will enable students to

• Understand concepts on properties and selection of metals, ceramics, and polymers for design and manufacturing.
• Study variety of engineering applications through knowledge of atomic structure, electronic structure, chemical bonding, crystal structure, x-rays and x-ray diffraction, defect structure.
• Study Microstructure and structure-property relationships, Phase diagrams, heat treatment of steels.
• Study detailed information on types of corrosion and its prevention.
• Learn information on selection of materials for design and manufacturing

Module 1
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Module 2

CRYSTAL IMPERFECTIONS: 8
Point Imperfections, Line imperfections – edge and screw dislocations, the Burgers vector, line energy of dislocations, Surface imperfections. PHASE DIAGRAM AND PHASE TRANSFORMETIONS: Phase rule, Single component systems, Binary phase diagrams, Lever rule, Typical phase diagrams for Magnesia-Alumina, Copper – Zinc, iron – carbon systems, Nucleation and growth, Solidification, Allotropic transformation, Cooling curve for pure iron, Iron – Carbon equilibrium diagram, Isothermal transformations (TTT curves).

Module 3

DEFORMATION OF MATERIALS AND FRACTURE: Elastic deformation, Plastic deformation, Creep, Visco-elastic deformation, Different types of fracture. HEAT TREATMENT: Annealing, normalizing, Hardening, Martempering, Austempering, Hardenability, Quenching, Tempering, Carburising, Cyaniding, Nitriding, Flame hardening. 8

Module 4
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Module 5

TYPICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS: Ferrous metals, Non ferrous metals and alloys -Aluminum and its alloys, Copper and its alloys, Lead and its alloys, Tin, Zinc and its alloys, Alloys for high temperature service, Ceramic materials -Structure of ceramics, Polymorphism, Mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of ceramic phases, Refractories, Glasses, abrasives, Organic materials -Mechanism of polymerization, Additives to polymers, Plastics, fibres and elastomers, Organic protective coatings. 8

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Classify different types of engineering materials depending on structure property, crystal geometry and X-Ray diffraction.
2. Explain atomic structures, types of bonding and crystal imperfections.
3. Draw phase diagrams of different metals, TTT curves and explain deformation of materials.
4. Suggest different type of heat treatment techniques depending on the type of the material and they can analyze different types of corrosions and suggest preventive methods.
5. Select materials depending on type of application.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

1. Critical Thinking
2. Problem solving
3. Use of modern tools
4. Life – long Learning
5. Collaborative and multidisciplinary work

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.
• Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Text Books:

1. Raghavan V., Materials Science and Engineering – A First Course, 3rdedn., Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1996
2. Hajra Choudhury S.K., Materials Science and Pro cesses, Indian book distributing Co., 1982

Reference Books:

1. Van Vlack H.L., Elements of Material Science, 2nd edn., Addison – Wesly Publishing Company, New York, 1964.

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