ME 2293: Engineering Materials
COURSE INFORMATION
Lecture Contact
Course Code ME 2293 3.00
Hours
Course Title Engineering Materials Credit Hours 3.00
Year/Level/Semester/Term: 2nd Year 2nd Semester
Academic Session: Fall-2023
Course Teacher/Instructor: Md. Sejan Hossain; Lecturer, ME, BAUET
Total Marks: 100
RATIONALE OF THE COURSE:
This course is designed to apply the knowledge of different engineering materials such as
ceramic, polymer, composites, etc. in our practical life. This course mostly highlights the
microstructure of metallic materials using phase diagrams, atomic structure, heat treatment of
alloys, etc. The course also describes the classification, properties, processing, and applications
of ceramics, composites, and polymer materials. The course outline supports the selection of
proper materials according to their applications.
OBJECTIVE
• To familiarize students with the industrially significant properties of metals.
• To introduce the crystal structure of metals, curves, and iron carbide diagram.
• To provide basic knowledge of different heat treatment processes.
• To learn about the production, properties, and uses of various forms of iron and steel.
• To gather basic knowledge about powder metallurgy.
• To introduce composite materials, their importance, and the latest developments in material
science.
COURSE CONTENT
a. Main Contents:
• Metals and Alloys
• Crystal Structure of Metals
• Iron-Iron Carbide Equilibrium Diagram
• Heat Treatment
• Powder Metallurgy
• Production, Properties, and Uses of nonferrous alloys.
• Production of cast iron and Steel
• Composite Materials
• Polymer and ceramics
b. Detailed Course Content:
Metals and Alloys: Introduction to Engineering Materials, significant properties of material
properties-elasticity, plasticity, strength, ductility, brittleness, malleability, hardness, toughness,
stiffness, creep, endurance, fatigue, resilience;
Crystal Structure of Metals: metal and alloys, measurement and control of high temperature,
Crystal Geometry, types of lattices, solidification of metal and alloys, cooling curve, variables
affecting solidification, nucleation, grain growth crystal imperfection;
Iron-Iron Carbide Equilibrium Diagram: Iron-carbon alloys, iron-iron carbide equilibrium
diagram, deformations and dislocation theories.
Iron and Steel: Pig and wrought iron manufacturing with their properties and uses, types of cast-
iron, cast-iron manufacturing process with properties and uses, Manufacturing of steel, properties,
and uses of steel, alloy steels, specification of steel, characteristics of tool steel, stainless and
heat resisting steel.
Heat Treatment: Normalizing, annealing, hardening, tempering, austempering, TTT diagram,
and different types of case hardening processes.
Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys: Composition, properties, and uses of copper, Zinc, Aluminum,
Nickel, Tin, white metal, noble metals, bearing materials, and spring materials, etc.
Powder Metallurgy: Powder metallurgy processes, metal powder and their characteristics,
method of producing metal powders, characteristics, mixing, compacting, sintering, application,
advantages, and disadvantages of powder metallurgy.
Composites, polymer, and ceramic: Introduction, production process and applications of
Polymers and ceramics, introduction to composite materials, their importance and uses.
ASSESSMENT STRATEGY:
Class Participation, Presentation, Class Performance, Homework/Assignment, Class Test, Semester Final
Examination (Written)
Assessment Methods Description Mark Distribution
Class Test 15%
Class Participation/Presentation Skill 5%
Continuous Assessment
Class Performance 5%
(30%)
Homework/Assignment 5%
Final Examination (70%) 70%
Total Marks 100%
COURSE PLAN AND SCHEDULE
Week Lecture Topics CT Remarks/Study Resource
1 Introduction of Metallurgy
1. Book: Introduction to physical
metallurgy, Sydney H. Abner.
Industrially Significant properties of metals;
2 //Chapter 1
1 Malleability, Ductility
2. Slides and notes provided by
Hardness, Toughness, Fatigue Resistance, the course teacher
3
stress and strain
Destructive and Non-Destructive Tests applicable
4 1. Book: Introduction to physical
to metal
metallurgy, Sydney H. Abner.
2 Different temperature measurement devices and //Chapter 1
5
thermocouples
6 Physical metallurgy and its applications
ASG- 1. Book: Introduction to physical
7 Types of crystal lattice basics
01 metallurgy, Sydney H. Abner.
Types of crystal lattice (FCC, BCC, CPH, and //Chapter 2
3 8
APF)
Solidification of metal and alloys and crystal 2. Slides and notes provided by
9
defects the course teacher
CT-1 (Lecture 1-6)
10 Nucleation and grain growth
4 11 Iron-Iron carbide equilibrium diagram introduction
12 Iron-Iron carbide equilibrium diagram application
13 Plain carbon steels and their microstructure
5 14 Plain carbon steels and their microstructure
15 Slow cooling of steel alloys
16 Crystal defects
6 17 Heat treatment fundamental
18 Annealing, Normalizing
Quenching, Tempering
19
Austempering, Hardening
7 20
Surface heat treatment
21
22 Introduction, Powder Metallurgy Process
8 23 Properties and Characteristics of metal powders
Advantages and disadvantages of Powder
24 metallurgy
25 Application of powder metallurgy
Production, Properties and Uses: Ferrous
9 26 materials, Pig iron
Production, Properties and Uses: wrought iron,
27 cast iron, Types of cast iron
28 Production of Steels
10 29 Bessemer and Open-hearth processes,
30 Alloy Steels, Carbon Steel.
Production Methods Properties and Uses: Copper,
31 Aluminum
Production Methods Properties and Uses: Copper,
11 32 Aluminum
Production Methods Properties and Uses: Nickel,
33 Tin and Leads
Production Methods Properties and Uses: Nickel,
34 Tin and Leads
12 35 Introduction to composite materials
36 Importance of composite materials and uses
37 Production method of composite materials
13 38 Hybrid composite materials
39 Latest developments in materials science
40 Revision
14 41 Revision
42 Revision
Learning Materials:
Text and Ref Books:
Text Books
1. Introduction to physical metallurgy, Sydney H. Abner.
2. Engineering Materials, Kenneth G. Budinski: Michael k. Budinski
3. Other Resources (Online Resources or others)
Reference Books
1. Engineering Materials & Metallurgy, R. K. Rajput
**Additional reading material: PowerPoint slides & PDF provided by the teacher
