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Phase Equilibria in Materials (Nature & Properties of Materials-II)

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The course is second part of the broader course on Nature and Properties of materials and would be suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of every branch of science and engineering. This course will focus on essentials of thermodynamics, thermodynamic basis of phase diagrams, free energy composition diagrams, phase equilibrium, phase diagrams in unary, binary and ternary systems and correlation of phase diagrams with microstructure evolution. The course will enable a beginner in Materials to understand the phase diagrams

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG students of any branch of engineering and sciences, PG students engaged in materials related research

CORE/ELECTIVE: Core for Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and Elective for others

UG/PG: UG and PG

PREREQUISITES: 12th standard, Science Background

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Materials related companies

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:


Ashish Garg is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. Details of his research and teaching can be accessed on http://home.iitk.ac.in/~ashishg 

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1  : Introduction, Thermodynamic aspects of phase formation and phase equilibrium, Mixing of atoms
Week 2  : Thermodynamics of mixing in binary solutions: Ideal and Regular Solutions, Real Solutions
Week 3 : Systems with intermediate phases, Equilibrium in Heterogenous systems, Free energy composition diagrams and their use in determining phase diagrams
Week 4  :  Types of Phase diagrams and reactions, Gibbs phase rule and its applications to phase diagrams, Invariant reactions, Tie-line and Lever rule
Week 5  :  Binary Phase Diagrams: Applications of tie-line and lever rules to determine phase compositions and fractions, Microstructure evolution under equilibrium and non-equilibrium cooling conditions, Examples of Phase diagrams and their correlations with microstructures in common alloy systems.
Week 6  :  Examples of Phase diagrams and their correlations with microstructures in common alloy systems: Fe-C, Cu-Zn systems
Week 7  :  Experimental determination of phase diagrams, Ternary phase diagrams
Week 8  :  Ternary Phase diagrams and Course summary

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

1. V. Raghavan, Materials  Science and Engineering: A First  Course, Prentice Hall of India. (Text)
2. W.D. Callister, Material s Science and Engineering: A Introduction, Wiley
3. J. Wulff, The Structure and Properties of Materials, Wiley Vol 2: Thermodynamics of Structure
4. Phase Equilibria in Materials, S.P. Gupta, Allied Publishers
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams : October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 6 out of 8 assignments.
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.