DE ZG631 Lecture1 & 2 1578717151764
DE ZG631 Lecture1 & 2 1578717151764
DE ZG631 Lecture1 & 2 1578717151764
Course Objectives
The Course is for higher degree students, and intended to focus
their attention to the nature of different classes of the
engineering materials.
Study includes characteristics of metals, polymers, composites,
ceramics and other modern Engineering materials, and their
applications.
To study the methods of testing the materials (destructive and
NDT), and selection of the material, for a given application.
Reference Book(s)
William D CalisterJr,”Material Science & Engineering, an
Introduction”, John Wiley & Sons, NewYork.
Marc Andre Meyers, Krishan Kumar Chawla Mechanical Behavior
of Engineering Materials Cambridge University Press (2009).
George E. Dieter, ‘Mechanical Metallurgy’, Mc GrawHill
Content Structure
Material Structure
Material Processing
Material Properties
Chapter-1
Introduction to Materials Science
and
Engineering
www.nasa.gov
• Examples :-
Silicon and Iron constitute 27.72 and 5.00 percentage of
weight of earths crust respectively.
Nitrogen and Oxygen constitute 78.08 and 20.95
percentage of dry air by volume respectively.
• Metallic Materials
Composed of one or more metallic elements.
Example:- Iron, Copper, Aluminum.
Metallic element may combine with nonmetallic
elements.
Example:- Silicon Carbide, Iron Oxide.
Inorganic and have crystalline structure.
Good thermal and electric conductors.
• Composite Materials
Mixture of two or more materials.
Consists of a filler material and a binding material.
Materials only bond, will not dissolve in each other.
Mainly two types :-
o Fibrous: Fibers in a matrix
o Particulate: Particles in a matrix
o Matrix can be metals, ceramic or polymer
Examples :-
Fiber Glass ( Reinforcing material in a polyester or epoxy matrix)
Concrete ( Gravels or steel rods reinforced in cement and sand)
Applications:- Aircraft wings and engine, construction.
Mechanical
Properties
Thermal Properties
Electrical, Magnetic
and Optical
Properties
Chemical Properties
Properties
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Magnetic
• Optical
• Deteriorative