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This best-selling textbook, now in its fourth edition, revised to address the requirements of latest Anna University regulations, continues to provide a thorough understanding of structure and properties of engineering materials.
This best-selling textbook, now in its fourth edition, revised to address the requirements of latest Anna University regulations, continues to provide a thorough understanding of structure and properties of engineering materials.
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- THE FUNDAMENTALS
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- What is Material
- Engineering Materials
- Metallic Materials
- Non-metallic Materials
- Composites
- History of Materials
- Materials and Engineering
- Branches of Metallurgy
- Review Questions
- Chapter 2 Structure of Materials
- Atomic Structure
- Electronic Structure of the Atom
- Atomic Bonding
- Bonding and Properties
- Structure of Solids
- Crystal Structure
- Metallic Crystal Structures
- Directions and Planes in an Unit Cell
- Crystallisation of Pure Metals
- Nuclei Formation
- Crystal Growth
- Grain Size
- Crystal Defects
- Point Defects
- Line Defects
- Planar Defects
- Microstructure
- Review Questions
- Atomic Structure
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- PART I ALLOYS AND PHASE DIAGRAMS
- Chapter 3 Alloys and Phase Diagrams
- Classification of Alloys
- Solid Solutions
- Intermediate Phases or Compounds
- Phase Diagrams
- Phase Rule
- Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams
- Isomorphous System
- Chemical Composition of Phases
- Amount of Each Phase (Lever Rule)
- Equilibrium Cooling
- Non-equilibrium Cooling
- Eutectic System—I Type
- Cooling of Alloy 1 (60Bi–40Cd)—Eutectic
- Cooling of Alloy 2 (80Bi–20Cd)—Hypoeutectic
- Cooling of Alloy 3 (20Bi–80Cd)—Hypereutectic
- Eutectic System—II Type
- Cooling of Alloy 1 (98Pb–2Sn)
- Cooling of Alloy 2 (38Pb–62Sn)—Eutectic
- Cooling of Alloy 3 (60Pb–40Sn)
- Cooling of Alloy 4 (90Pb–10Sn)
- Peritectic System
- Cooling of Alloy 1 (46Ag–54Pt)
- Cooling of Alloy 2 (60Ag–40Pt)
- Solid State Reactions
- Eutectoid Reaction
- Peritectoid Reaction
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Classification of Alloys
- Chapter 4 Iron-Iron Carbide Equilibrium Diagram and Plain Carbon Steels
- Allotropy of Iron
- The Iron-Iron Carbide Diagram
- Plain Carbon Steels
- Slow Cooling of Plain Carbon Steels
- Critical Temperatures
- Properties and Uses of Plain Carbon Steels
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 3 Alloys and Phase Diagrams
- PART II HEAT TREATMENT
- Chapter 5 Heat Treatment of Steels
- Heat Treatment
- Isothermal Transformation
- TTT Diagram
- Transformation Mechanisms
- Cooling Curves and the IT Diagrams
- CCT Diagram
- Heat Treatment Processes for Steels
- Annealing
- Full Annealing
- Spheroidising Annealing
- Stress Relief Annealing
- Recrystallisation Annealing
- Normalising
- Normalising Versus Annealing
- Hardening
- Mechanism of Heat Removal During Quenching
- Factors Affecting Hardening Process
- Tempering
- Austempering or Isothermal Quenching
- Martempering or Marquenching
- Hardenability
- Jominy End Quench Test
- Representation of Hardenability Data
- Use of Hardenability Data
- Surface and Selective Hardening
- Carburising
- Methods of Carburising
- Heat Treatment after Carburising
- Carbonitriding
- Cyaniding
- Nitriding
- Vacuum and Plasma Surface Hardening
- Vacuum Surface Hardening
- Plasma Surface Hardening
- Flame Hardening
- Induction Hardening
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 5 Heat Treatment of Steels
- PART III FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
- Chapter 6 Alloy Steels
- Purpose of Alloying
- General Effects of Alloying Elements
- Classification of Alloy Steels
- Structural Grade Alloy Steels
- Nickel Steels
- Chromium Steels
- Nickel-Chromium Steels
- Manganese Steels
- Silicon Steels
- Molybdenum Steels
- Vanadium Steels
- Boron Steels
- Tungsten Steels
- Steels with Titanium
- Stainless Steels
- Ferritic Stainless Steels
- Martensitic Stainless Steels
- Austenitic Stainless Steels
- Precipitation Hardening (PH) Stainless Steels
- Duplex Stainless Steels
- Tool and Die Steels
- Water Hardening Tool Steels
- Shock Resisting Tool Steels
- Cold Work Tool Steels
- Hot Work Tool Steels
- High Speed Steels
- Mould Steels
- Special Purpose Tool Steels
- Special Alloy Steels
- Free Machining Alloy Steels
- Austenitic High Manganese Steels
- High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) Steels
- Interstitial Free (I-F) Steels
- Dual Phase Steels
- Maraging Steels
- Indian Standard Code for Designation of Steels (IS: 1762–1974)
- Steels Designated on the Basis of Mechanical Properties
- Steels Designated on the Basis of Chemical Properties
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 7 Cast Irons
- Classification of Cast Iron
- Factors Influencing Structure of Cast Iron
- Effect of Rate of Cooling
- Effect of Chemical Composition
- White Cast Iron
- Grey Cast Iron
- Chilled Cast Iron
- Malleable Cast Iron
- Malleabilisation Heat Treatment
- Types of Malleable Cast Iron
- Nodular Cast Iron
- Compacted Graphite Iron
- Alloy Cast Irons
- Indian Standard Code for Designation of Cast Irons (IS: 4843–1968)
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 8 Non-ferrous Alloys
- Copper and Copper Alloys
- Brasses
- α-Brasses
- α-β Brasses
- Cast Brasses
- Bronzes
- Tin Bronzes
- Aluminium Bronzes
- Silicon Bronzes
- Beryllium Bronzes
- Copper-Nickel Alloys
- Indian Standard Code for Designation of Copper Alloys (IS: 2378–1974)
- Aluminium Alloys
- Wrought Alloys
- Work Hardenable Alloys
- Heat Treatable Alloys
- Cast Alloys
- Aluminium-Silicon Alloys
- Aluminium-Magnesium Alloys
- Aluminium-Zinc Alloys
- Aluminium-Copper Alloys
- Complex Casting Alloys
- Indian Standard Code for Designation of Aluminium Alloys (IS: 5052–1993)
- Alloy Designation
- Temper Designation
- Magnesium Alloys
- Cast Alloys
- Wrought Alloys
- Zinc Alloys
- Nickel Alloys
- Monel Alloys
- Nickel-Chromium Alloys
- Nickel-Molybdenum Alloys
- Nickel based Super Alloys
- Titanium Alloys
- Lead and Tin Alloys
- Precipitation Hardening or Age Hardening
- Bearing Alloys
- White Bearing Metals
- Bearing Bronzes
- Aluminium-Tin Bearing Alloys
- Silver Bearings
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6 Alloy Steels
- PART IV NON-METALLIC MATERIALs
- Chapter 9 Polymers
- Polymerisation
- Characteristics of Polymer Molecules
- Molecular Weight
- Chain Shape
- Type of Mers
- Chain Structure
- Crystallinity of Polymers
- Glass Transition
- Additives in Polymers
- Classification of Polymers
- Thermoplastic Polymers
- Commodity Thermoplastic Polymers
- Engineering Thermoplastic Polymers
- Thermoset Polymers
- Elastomers
- Types of Elastomers
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 10 Ceramics
- Traditional Ceramics
- Clay Products
- Glasses
- Cements
- Refractories
- Advanced Ceramics
- Oxide Ceramics
- Carbides
- Nitrides
- Sialon (Si3Al3O3N5)
- Borides
- Some Special Applications of Advanced Ceramics
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Traditional Ceramics
- Chapter 11 Composites
- Definition and Classification of Composites
- Matrix Materials
- Reinforcements
- Fibres
- Whiskers and Particulates
- Fibre Reinforced Composites
- Fibre Reinforced Plastics (FRP)
- Fibre Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
- Fibre Reinforced Ceramic Composites
- Carbon-Carbon Composites
- Particulate Composites
- Particulate Reinforced Polymers
- Particulate Reinforced Metal Composites
- Ceramic Matrix Particulate Composites
- Laminar Composites
- Laminates
- Clad Metals
- Sandwich Structure
- Fabrication of Polymer Matrix Composites
- Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites
- Liquid Phase Processes
- Solid Phase Processes
- Fabrication of Ceramic Matrix Composites
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9 Polymers
- PART V MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF MATERIALS
- Chapter 12 Plastic Deformation and Fracture of Materials
- Plastic Deformation of Metals
- Slip
- Slip in a Perfect Lattice
- Slip by Dislocation Movement
- Critical Resolved Shear Stress
- Dislocation Sources
- Twinning
- Difference between Slip and Twinning
- Plastic Deformation in Polycrystalline Metals
- Preferred Orientation and Anisotropy
- Strengthening of Metals
- Strain Hardening or Cold Working
- Grain Boundary Hardening
- Solid Solution Strengthening
- Strengthening from Fine Particles
- Fracture of Metals
- Ductile Fracture
- Brittle Fracture
- Ductile–Brittle Transition
- Fatigue Failure of Metals
- Fatigue Stress Cycles
- Mechanism of Fatigue Failure
- Fracture Appearance
- Factors Affecting Fatigue Strength
- Methods for Improving Fatigue Properties
- Creep of Metals
- Mechanisms of Creep Deformation and Rupture
- Creep Resistance Alloys
- Deformation of Polymers
- Macroscopic Deformation
- Deformation Mechanisms
- Viscoelasticity and Creep
- Fracture of Polymer Materials
- Deformation and Fracture of Ceramics
- Low Temperature Brittle Fracture
- High Temperature Creep Rupture
- Thermal Shock
- Fracture of Fibre Reinforced Composites
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Chapter 13 Mechanical Testing of Materials
- Tensile Test
- Properties Obtained from the Tensile Test
- Types of Engineering Stress-Strain Curves
- Compression Test
- Bend Test
- Shear Test and Torsion Test
- Hardness Test
- Brinell Hardness Test
- Vickers Hardness Test
- Rockwell Hardness Test
- Knoop Microhardness Test
- Durometer Test
- Impact Test
- Charpy Test
- Izod Test
- Properties Obtained from the Impact Test
- Fatigue Test
- Endurance Limit
- Fatigue Life
- Creep Test
- Creep Curve
- Use of Creep Data
- Solved Problems
- Review Questions
- Tensile Test
- Chapter 12 Plastic Deformation and Fracture of Materials
- Two Marks Questions and Answers
- Solved Question Papers
- Index
R Srinivasan is currently working as a AssociateProfessor,Department of Mechanical Engineering, RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul. He completed his BE and ME from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore. He has 15 years of teaching experience
