Introduction

To
Engineering Materials

Dr. J. Arivudainambi
Mr. John J. Joshua

First Edition
 CONTENTS

Chapter Title
No

01. Mechanical Behavior and Properties of Materials

Common Definitions
Requirement of a Material
Classification of Materials
Properties of materials
Mechanical Property
Electrical Property
Magnetic Property
Thermal Property
Stress Strain Curves

02. Testing of Materials

Destructive Testing of Materials
Bending Test
Hardness Test
Impact Test
Torsion Test
Fatigue Test
Non Destructive Testing
Visual Inspection
Liquid Penetrant
Magnetic Particle
Radiography
Ultrasonic
Eddy Current Testing

03. Metals Alloys and Super Alloys

Definition of Alloy
Requirement of an Alloy
Ferrous alloys
Steel and its Alloys
Low Carbon steel Alloy
Stainless steel
Maraging Steel
Non Ferrous Alloy
Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
 Titanium Alloy
Copper alloy
Introduction to Super Alloy
Some Common Super alloys
Nickel Based Super alloys
Iron Based Super alloys
Cobalt Based Super alloys

04. Polymers
Physical Characteristics of Polymers
Polymerization
Thermosetting
Thermoplastic
Elastomers
Rubber

05. Ceramics and Glasses

Definition of Ceramics
Manufacture of Ceramics
Some Common Ceramic Materials
Oxide Ceramics
Silicate Ceramics
Nitride Ceramics
Definition of Glasses
Types of Glasses
Transparent Glasses

06. Composite Materials

Definition
Classification
Polymer matrix
Ceramic Matrix
Metal Matrix
Structure
Fabrication of Composites
Hand Lay up
Vacuum Bagging
Pultrusion
Braiding
Filament winding

07. Non Metals & Natural Materials

Wood
Fabrics
Dope
Paint
 Leather
Clay

08. High Temperature Materials

Ablative Materials
Ablation
Process
Materials
Application
Super Conducting Materials
Super conductivity
Materials
Application
Cryogenic Materials

09. Miscellaneous Materials

Adhesives
Sealants
Bio Materials
10. Introduction to SMART materials and Nano Materials
Structure of SMART materials
Types
Shape Memory Alloys
Piezo Electric Material
Magentostrictive Materials
Applications
Nano materials
Properties
Applications

Bibliography

Index