Material Science and Technology Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Mechatronics Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15MT32 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 4 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
- To gain an understanding of the relationships between the structures, properties, processing and applications of various engineering materials.
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Mechanical Behavior : Stress- Strain diagram showing ductile and brittle behavior of materials, Liner and non-linear elastic behavior and properties, mechanical Properties in plastic range, Yield strength offset yield strength, ductility, ultimate tensile strength, toughness plastic deformation of single crystal by slip and twinning. Atomic diffusion, flick’s laws of Diffusion, Factors attaching the Diffusion Fracture: Types, creep: Description of the phenomenon with examples, 3 stages of creep properties, stress relaxation fatigue: types of fatigue lauding with examples, Mechanism of fatigue, Fatigue properties, Fatigue testing and S-N diagram. | 10 Hours | |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| 10 Hours | ||
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Solidification and phase diagram: Mechanism of solidification, Homogenous and Heterogeneous nucleation. Cristal Growth, Cast metal strictures, Phase diagram. Solid solutions Substitution and Interstitial solid solution, Hume rothary rule, Intermediate phase, construction of equilibrium diagram involving complete and partial solubility, lever rule, Gibb’s phase rule. | 10 Hours | |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Composite materials: Definition, classification, type of matrix materials and reinforcements, advantages and application of composites. Processing of FRP Composites: Layup and curing, fabricating process, open and closed mould process, hand layup technique; structural laminate bag molding, production procedures for bag molding; filament winding, pultrusion, pulforming, thermo-forming, injection molding, blow molding. Metal Matrix Composites: Reinforcement materials, types, characteristics and selection, base metals selection. Need for MMC’s and its application. | 10 Hours | |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Smart Materials: Piezoelectric Materials, Electrostrictive Materials, Magnetostrictive Materials, Magnetoelectric Materials. Magnetorheological Fluids, Electrorheological Fluids, Shape Memory Materials, Fiber-Optic Sensors. Smart Sensor, Actuator and Transducer Technologies: Smart Sensors: Accelerometers; Force Sensors; Load Cells; Torque Sensors; Pressure Sensors; Microphones; Impact Hammers. | 10 Hours |
Course outcomes: At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
- Appreciate the necessity of engineering materials, Smart Sensors and its applications in various fields.
- Identify possible cause of failure due to fatigue and Creep.
- Demonstrate the knowledge of nucleation, Crystal growth, Solid solution and Phase diagrams.
- Appreciate the significance and applications of Various heat treatment processes.
- Explain the definition and classification and fabrication processes of composite materials.
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have TEN questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with 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:
- Materials Science and Engineering,William D. Callister Jr., John Wiley & Sons. Inc, 5th Edition, 2001.
- Mechanics of Composite Materials, Second Edition, Autar K. Kaw, CRC Press, 2005.
- Smart Materials and Structures – M. V. Gandhi and B. So Thompson – Chapman & Hall, London; New York – 1992 (ISBN: 0412370107).
- Materials Science and Engineering,William D. Callister Jr., John Wiley & Sons. Inc, 5th Edition, 2001
- Materials Science, Shackleford.,& M. K. Muralidhara, Pearson Publication – 2007.
- “Material Science & Metallurgy For Engineers”, Dr. V.D. Kodgire& S. V. Kodgire, Everest Publication.
- “Mechanical Behavior & Testing Of Materials”, A. K. Bhargava, C.P. Sharma.P H I Learning Private Ltd.
Reference Books:
- An Introduction to Metallurgy; Alan Cottrell, Universities Press India Oriental Longman Pvt. Ltd., 1974.
- Engineering Materials Science, W.C.Richards, PHI, 1965
- Physical Metallurgy; Lakhtin, Mir Publications
- Materials Science and Engineering, V.Raghavan,PHI, 2002
- Elements of Materials Science and Engineering, H. VanVlack, Addison- Wesley Edn., 1998
- Materials Science and Engineering,William D. Callister Jr., John Wiley & Sons. Inc, 5th Edition, 2001.
- The Science and Engineering of Materials, Donald R. Askland and Pradeep.P. Phule, Cengage Learning, 4th Ed., 2003.
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Mechatronics Engineering Group.
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