Metallurgical and Material Engineering Department
Jadavpur University, Kolkata
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Syllabus for PhD Entrance Examination
Departmental Subject (50 marks):
## GROUP – A IS COMPULSORY FOR ALL (20 MARKS)
## ANY ONE SECTION FROM GROUPS B, C, D (30 MARKS)
GROUP – A
Crystal structure, atomic packing, solid solutions, pahse rule, alloy definition, Hume Rothery Rule, binary
isomorphous diagram, Fe-C pahse diagram, X-Ray diffraction principles, Resolution of microscope,
Optical magnification, Diffusion, Crystal defects, homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation,
segregation (coring), solidification time, conductors, semiconductors, insulators; composit structure.
GROUP – B
Thermodynamics and Kinetics:
Free Energy of reactions, Equilibrium constant, Application of thermodynamics to produce metal from
ores/waste, Elingham diagram, Ideal and Non Ideal solution, Raoult’s and Henry’s laws, Chemical
potential, Free Energy composition diagram, Gibbs Phase rule.
Homogenous and Heterogeneous reaction , Rate of reactions, reactions mechanism from kinetics data,
diffusion controlled , chemical controlled, contracting geometry, Activation Energy , Rate of reaction
dependent on temperature, pressure, concentration and particle size. Diffusion, Fick’s 1st and 2nd laws
of diffusion.
Pyro, Hydro and Electro metallurgical Process:
Roasting, Smelting, matte smelting, converting for Metal sulphides/oxides/chlorides , Principle of
Leaching of oxides/sulphides/ chlorides/ pure metal , E-pH diagram , Solvent extraction, Ion exchange,
Electrowining, ElectrorefiningAquous solution and Fused salt electrolysis by Electrometallurgy.
Corrosion
Electrochemical Principle of Corrosion, E-pH diagram, Corrosion of steel in aqueous environment,
Polarization, Rate of corrosion, Ecorr, Icorr, Forms of Corrosion, Atmospheric corrosion, Principle of
corrosion protection by Inhibitor, coatings, anodic and cathodic protection .
Mineral Dressings
Principle of Beneficiation of ore by sizing , sieve analysis, Magnetic separation , Gravity separation by
Jigging, Tabling . Froth Floatation of sulphide ores.
Iron and Steel Technology
Cokemaking. Review of Ironmaking Processes like Blast Furnace, Corex, DR Plant (coal & gas based) and
other modern processes. Review of steelmaking processes like LD, LDAC, OBM, EAF, IF and other
modern processes. Secondary steel making, deoxidation, desulphurization and degassing. Principles of
alloy steel making process in view of stainless steel production, AOD, VOD. Casting pit practice,
solidification defects & remedies, killed, semi killed & rimming steel. Continuous casting process. Basics
of ferro alloy production. Principles and techniques of ferro alloy production like FeMn, FeCr, FeSi, SiMn,
CaSi, FeTi, FeV, FeW, FeNb, FeNi, FeMo.
GROUP – C
Physical Metallurgy
Steel and iron microstructures with phase relations, Free energy-composition diagrams. Diffusion:
Diffusion laws, Kirkendall effect, activation energy, uphill diffusion etc. Solidification and solid-state
transformation. Nucleation and growth reactions: Homogeneous & Heterogeneous nucleation. Dendritic
solidification; Super cooling, Interface calculation etc. Segregation, precipitation reaction. Diffusional
phase transformation process, massive transformation, recrystallisation, precipitation transformation,
order disorder, eutectoid and spinoidal transformations. Optical microscopy: Construction, image
formation and resolution
Phase transformation in steel, Kinetics of transformation, TTT & CCT curves, pearlitic transformation
with different factors, characteristic of baintic transformation, Dtiffusionless transformation;
characteristics of martensitic transformation with stabilization and micro associated phenomena. Role
of alloying elements in Steel-Equilibrium diagrams etc. Structure and properties. Alloy classification and
families- Stainless steel, High speed steel etc. Heat treatment of different alloy steels, special heat
treatment processes, atmospheres etc. Tool steels, bearing steels.
Hardenability, Different heat treatments- Annealing, Normalizing, Hardening, Tempering surface
treatment etc. Thermo mechanical treatments, Different heating atmospheres and salt
baths,Carburizing, nitriding and its varieties, and induction hardening.
Material Engineering
Detailed description and metallurgy of following metals and their alloys-specifications, properties and
applications - Cu, Al, Ti, and super alloys.Bearing, cryogenic, aerospace, nuclear, cutting tools, etc.
Materials for electrical contact, heating element, thermocouples, antifriction, magnetic materials,
reactor, heat resistance, cryogenic purpose.
Heat treatment technology
Heat treatment of different nonferrous metals. Failures and defects associated with heat treatment.
X-RAY & ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Stereographic projection.Reciprocal lattice concepts.Generation of X-Ray.Continuous and characteristic
spectrum of X-ray.Filters.Coherent scattering and diffraction under nonideal conditions.Intensity of
diffracted beams, Laue & Powder method.Indexing of cubic and non-cubic crystals.Applicationparticle
size determination, Electron microscopy principles.
GROUP – D
Casting Technology
Foundry Fundamentals, Bonding, Sand & Clay, Testing, Solidification, Gating, Risering, Defects, Casting
Processes, casting Design, Methoding, Steel and Iron castings, Light Metal Casting, New Casting
Technologies.
Joining of Materials
Fundamental of bonding, welding arc and arc physics, power sources for arc welding.Welding, Brazing,
Soldering, Adhesive Bonding, Micro-joining, Micro-plasma, Micro-resistance, Ultasonic Welding, Low
Power Laser, Microwave Welding, Plastics & Ceramics, Joining of Advanced Materials, Defects in welded
, brazed and soldered joints and its significance, Destructive and Non-destructive testing of welded
joints, weldability test.
Plastic Deformation and Metal Working Processes
Concepts of stress & plastic state of deformation – principal stress, normal stress, hydrostatic stress,
shear stress etc., Yield Criteria – Von Mises and Tresca.
Critical resolved shear stress, Dislocation concept for plastic deformation, Types of dislocation,
Dislocation reaction, Lomer-Cottrell barrier, Bauschinger Effect, Tensile, Fatigue, Creep and Impact
behavior of metals, Strain rate sensitivity, strain hardening, superplasticity, Equicohesive temperature, ,
Annealing process, Recrystallisation Temperature, Linear elastic fracture mechanics, Fracture
Toughness.
Elements of metal deformation processes – Rolling: hot rolling & cold rolling; Forging: open die forging,
closed die forging & press forging; Extrusion: direct, indirect &Aluminium extrusion; Wire drawing; Sheet
metal working; Stretch forming for foils. Defects & limitations, thermomechanical processing, recovery,
recrystallization and grain growth, microstructure development during forming.
Research Methodology (50 Marks):
(Compulsory for All)
Mathematics:
Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
Calculus: Functions of single variable, limit, continuity and differentiability, mean value theorems,
indeterminate forms; evaluation of definite and improper integrals; double and triple integrals; partial
derivatives, total derivative, Taylor series (in one and two variables), maxima and minima.
Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear); higher order linear differential
equations with constant coefficients; Euler-Cauchy equation; initial and boundary value problems;
Laplace transforms; solutions of heat, wave and Laplace's equations.
Probability and Statistics:
Definitions of probability, sampling theorems, conditional probability; mean, median, mode and
standard deviation; random variables, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions.
Numerical Methods:
Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations; integration by trapezoidal and
Simpson’s rules; single and multi-step methods for differential equations, interpolation and curve-fitting.
Experimental Methods and Measurements
Theoretical, Computational and Experimental Research Methodologies. Objectives of Experiments:
Monitoring, Control and Research. System and Variable Identifications, Planning of Instrumentation,
Design of Experiments.
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