First Semester

TED 862E ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Heat treatment of steels: review of the Iron-Carbon diagram; Isothermal and continuous cooling transformation: time-temperature transformation (TTT) and continuous cooling transformations (CCT) diagrams; Technical heat treatment procedures, hardenability, factors affecting hardenability, Engineering polymers; overview of structure of polymers and polymerization processes; classification of plastics; common plastics and their uses, polymer processing, degradation process; Introduction to ceramics: nature and properties of ceramics and glasses: Introduction to composite materials: fibre and particle reinforcement of polymeric, metallic and ceramic matrices; Introduction to corrosion and corrosion prevention types of corrosion, driving force for corrosion, types of galvanic cells, Poubaix diagrams, prevention methods, protective coatings. Composition, properties and applications of high strength steels, high speed steels, high manganese steels, heat-and-oxidation resistance ferrous alloys, ferritic, martensitic and austenitic stainless steels, Grey cast irons, nodular cast irons, austempered cast irons, super alloys, aluminium and titanium alloys for aerospace, copper alloys.