CM4022 Material Characterization Techniques Syllabus:
CM4022 Material Characterization Techniques Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge in specimen preparation techniques ,microstructure evaluation of materials.
To elaborate X-ray diffraction techniques and crystal structure identification.
To acquire knowledge in various microscopy techniques
To get insights into different methods of chemical and thermal analysis
To understand and practice various mechanical testing methods.
UNIT I MICRO STRUCTURAL EVALUATION
Principles of Optical Microscopy – Specimen Preparation Techniques – Polishing and Etching – Polarization Techniques – Quantitative Metallography – Estimation of grain size – ASTM grain size numbers – Microstructure of Engineering Materials.
UNIT II CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
Elements of Crystallography – X- ray Diffraction – Bragg’s law – Techniques of X-ray Crystallography – Debye – Scherer camera – Geiger Diffractometer – analysis of Diffraction patterns – Inter planer spacing – Identification of Crystal Structure, Elements of Electron Diffraction.
UNIT III ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Interaction of Electron Beam with Materials – Transmission Electron Microscopy – Specimen Preparation – Imaging Techniques – BF & DF – SAD – Electron Probe Microanalysis – Scanning Electron Microscopy – Construction & working of SEM – various Imaging Techniques – Applications- Atomic Force Microscopy Construction & working of AFM – Applications.
UNIT IV CHEMICAL AND THERMAL ANALYSIS
Basic principles, practice and applications of X-ray spectrometry, Wave dispersive X- ray spectrometry, Auger spectroscopy, Secondary ion mass spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) – proton induced X-ray Emission spectroscopy, Differential thermal analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA).
UNIT V MECHANICAL TESTING
Hardness – Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell and Micro Hardness Test – Tensile Test – Stress – Strain plot – Proof Stress – Ductility Measurement – Impact Test – Charpy & Izod. Fatigue – Low & High Cycle Fatigues – Rotating Beam & Plate Bending HCF tests – S-N curve – LCF tests – Crack Growth studies – Creep Tests – LM parameters – Applications of Dynamic Tests.
OUTCOME:
CO1: Apply various material characterization techniques for research and analysis.
CO2: Evaluation of microstructure for materials
CO3: Explain the crystal structure analysis, electron microscopy
CO4: Analyze the Chemical, Thermal analysis
CO5: Make use of mechanical testing methods.
REFERENCES
1. Cherepin and Malik, “Experimental Techniques in Physical Metallurgy”, Asia Publishing Co. Bombay, 1968.
2. Culity, B.D., Stock, S.R. and Stock, S., “Elements of X ray Diffraction”, (3rd Edition). Prentice Hall, 2001.
3. Davis, H.E., Hauck, G. and Troxell, G.E., “The Testing of engineering Materials”, (4th Edition), McGraw Hill, College Divn., 1982.
4. Goldsten, I.J., Dale, E., Echin, N.P. and Joy, D.C., “Scanning Electron Microscopy & X ray- Micro Analysis”, (2nd Edition), ISBN – 0306441756, Plenum Publishing Corp., 2000.
5. Grundy, P.J. and Jones, G.A.,”Electron Microscopy in the Study of Materials”, Edward Arnold Limited, 1976.
6. Morita, S., Wiesendanger, R. and Meyer, E., “Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy” Springer, 2002
7. Newby, J., “Metals Hand Book- Metallography & Micro Structures”, (9th Edition), ASM International, 1989.