ASE102:AEROSPACE MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

L:3 T:0 P:0 Credits:3

Course Outcomes: Through this course students should be able to

CO1 :: Describe the basics of materials engineering, starting from atoms to crystal lattices and its
final effects on the property of the material.

CO2 :: Analyze and gain knowledge about the fundamentals of phase diagrams, basics of Fe,
Steel, Iron - Iron Carbide diagram.

CO3 :: Classify various heat treatment processes and importance of surface hardening processes.

CO4 :: Identify the materials and manufacturing processes used to fabricate advanced aerospace
structures.

Unit I
The structure of crystalline solids : Fundamental concepts, Unit cells, Metallic crystalline
structures, Density computations, Polymorphism and allotropy, Crystal systems, Crystallographic
directions and planes, Miller indices, Linear and planar atomic densities, Close-packed crystal
structures, Single crystals, Polycrystalline materials, Periodic Table and Classification, Bonding in
Solids - Metallic Bonds, Crystallization of metals, Grain and Grain Boundaries, Effect of Grain
Boundaries on Properties of Metals/ Alloys
Unit II
Imperfection in Solids and Strengthening of Metals : Introduction to Defects and Classification,
Strengthening of Metals by Grain Size reduction, Point Defects, Line Defects, Surface Defects &
Volume Defects, Atomic Vibrations, Strain Hardening, Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth
Unit III
Alloys and Phase Diagrams : Definitions and Basic Concepts, Solubility Limit, Necessity of Alloying
and Types of Solid Solutions, Phases, Unary Phase Diagram,, Lever Rule and Gibbs Phase rule, Binary
Eutectic System, Eutectoid and Peritectic Systems, The Iron - Iron Carbide Phase Diagram, Binary
Isomorphous System, Important Binary Phase Diagrams of Cu-Ni, Ag-Cu, Sn-Pb
Unit IV
Heat Treatment Processes : Process Annealing, Stress relief, Annealing of Ferrous Alloys, Heat
treatment of steels, Normalizing, Quenching and Tempering, Hardenability, Influence of Quenching
Medium, TTT Diagram, Hardening, Surface Hardening Treatments, Age Hardening Treatments
Unit V
Aerospace Materials : Aluminum, Titanium, Magnesium, Beryllium, High strength steels, Super-
alloys, Composites, Metallurgical Considerations Related to Above Stated Materials, Alloys of Al, Mg,
Ti, Mechanical Properties of Materials-Ductility, Strength, Stiffness, Young's Modulus, Hooke's Law,
Resilience, Modulus of Resilience, Fracture Strength, True Stress vs Engineering Stress, True Strain vs
Engineering Strain
Unit VI
Processing of Aerospace Materials : Processing Techniques for Al, Fabrication of Mg and
Beryllium, Melting and Primary Fabrication of Ti, Forging, Forming and Investment Casting,
Fabrication of Medium Carbon Low Alloy Steels, Maraging Steels, Precipitation Hardening Stainless
Steels, Powder Metallurgy, Forging, Forming and Investment Casting of Super-Alloys, Processing of
Polymer Matrix Composites, Processing of Metal Matrix Composites, Fabrication of Ceramic Matrix
Composites

Text Books:
1. CALLISTER'S MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 2ED, W/CD by R.
BALASUBRAMANIAM, WILEY
References:
1. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS by F.C.
CAMPBELL, ELSEVIER

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