ME222A - Nature and Properties of Materials
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History of engineering materials, Engineering materials, Materials property chart, Crystal structure, Imperfections of solids, Mechanism of strengthening in metals, Hall Petch effect, X-ray diffraction, Fracture: Ductile, brittle, fatigue. Griffith criterion, SN curve, Creep, Phase diagram (binary), Iron carbon system, Heat treatment of metals, Electrical properties, Thermal properties, Magnetic properties, Optical properties, Corrosion, Oxidation, Thermal stability, Wear, abrasion, friction of materials, Characterization techniques: Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, Polymer and its characterization, Visco-elasticity, Nano materials and its important properties at nano-scale, Composites: Characterization of composites, Ionic polymer matrix composites, Shape memory alloy, Intelligent Multifunctional materials, Economics, Environment, and Sustainability.
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