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Paul C. Painter Michael M. Coleman Physical Properties of Polymers

This document describes the syllabus for a course on Polymer Science and Composites. The course is compulsory and carries 4 credits. It introduces students to polymerization processes, structure-property relationships of polymers, characterization techniques, polymer rheology, blends, processing, testing and composites. The assessment includes internal and semester end exams. After completing the course, students will be able to understand various topics related to polymers and composites including polymerization, properties, manufacturing and applications. The course will be delivered through lectures, presentations and practical sessions.

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Paul C. Painter Michael M. Coleman Physical Properties of Polymers

This document describes the syllabus for a course on Polymer Science and Composites. The course is compulsory and carries 4 credits. It introduces students to polymerization processes, structure-property relationships of polymers, characterization techniques, polymer rheology, blends, processing, testing and composites. The assessment includes internal and semester end exams. After completing the course, students will be able to understand various topics related to polymers and composites including polymerization, properties, manufacturing and applications. The course will be delivered through lectures, presentations and practical sessions.

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AM***** Polymer Science and Composites

Designation : Compulsory
Pre-requisites : Chemistry
Credit and
: 3(L) - 0(T) – 2(P) – 4(Cr)
Contact hrs
Theory Examination: (Scheme) End Semester Exam: 60 marks
Assessment Mid Semester Exam: 20 marks
:
Methods Internal Assessment: (Scheme) 20 marks (5 marks for attendance + 15 marks for assignment
submission, Surprise Tests, Term paper etc)
After completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Understand polymerization process and techniques
Course 2. Explain the structure-property relations and flow behaviour of polymers
:
Outcomes 3. Demonstrate characterization and testing of polymers and composites
4. Understand the manufacturing process of composites
5. Choose an appropriate polymer material for various applications.
Modes of
: Talk and chalk, Power point presentations, and practical etc.
Delivery
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
Course
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outcome
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Syllabus
Chemistry of Polymers: Polymerization methods and kinetics, copolymerization, different copolymers,
polymerization techniques, molecular weight of polymers, glass transition temperature and crystallinity in polymers.
Synthesis and properties of thermoplastics, Thermosetting polymers, Natural and synthetic rubbers, Thermoplastic
Elastomer.
Polymer Characterization: Solubility and swelling, determination of molecular weights, polydispersity, analysis of
polymers using IR, XRD, thermal (DSC, DMTA, TGA), microscopic (optical and electronic) techniques.
Polymer Rheology: Flow of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, parameters influencing the polymer rheology,
types of rheometer, viscoelasticity mechanical models, rubber curing.
Polymer Blends: blend miscibility-miscible and immiscible blends, thermodynamics and phase morphology.
Compounding ingredients, cross-linking and vulcanization.
Polymer Processing: Compression molding, transfer molding, injection molding, blow molding, reaction injection
molding, extrusion, calendaring, rotational molding, thermoforming, two-roll mill and internal mixer.
Polymer Testing: Mechanical tests, Conductivity-thermal and electrical, dielectric constant, electric resistance, surface
and volume resistivity, swelling, ageing resistance, environmental stress cracking resistance. ASTM codes for polymer
testing.
Polymer composites: Fiber and matrix materials, fiber architecture. Manufacturing techniques- Hand layup, bag
moulding process, compression molding, liquid composite moulding, Filament winding, Pultrusion, reactive polymer
composites, Thermal and mechanical properties, Testing of composites, advantages and applications.
List of Experiments:
1. Identification of various polymers.
2. Bulk photo-polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate
3. Preparation of Polystyrene by the free radical polymerization process
4. Preparation of Nylon by interfacial polymerization
5. Preparation of cured epoxy resin by room temperature reaction
6. Molecular weight determination by viscometry and end-group analysis
7. Mechanical testing of plastic and rubbers
8. Preparation and mechanical testing of fiber reinforced plastics.
References books
1. Polymer Science, Vasant R. Gowariker, N. V. Viswanathan & Jayadev Sreedhar.
2. Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology, Herman F. Mark.
3. Essentials of Polymer Science and Engineering, Paul C. Painter and Michael M. Coleman.
4. Physical Properties of Polymers, James Mark, Kia Ngai, William Graessley, Leo Mandelkern, Edward
Samulski, Jack Koenig, George Wignall.
5. Plastics Engineering, R. J. Crawford, Pergamon Press.
6. Text Book of Polymer Science, Billmeyer, John Wiley & Sons.
7. Principles of Polymerization, Odian G, 4th ed., John Wiley & Sons.
8. Processing of Polymer Matrix Composites, P.K. Mallick, CRC Press.

AM***** Corrosion Science and Engineering

Designation : Compulsory
Pre-requisites :
Credit and
: 3(L) - 0(T) – 2(P) – 4(Cr)
Contact hrs
Theory Examination: (Scheme) End Semester Exam: 60 marks
Mid Semester Exam: 20 marks
Assessment
:
Methods Internal Assessment: (Scheme) 20 marks (5 marks for attendance + 15 marks for assignment
submission, Surprise Tests, Term paper etc)

Course The successful student will learn:


:
Outcomes
Modes of
: Talk and chalk, Power point presentations, and practical etc.
Delivery
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
Course
P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10
outcome
C01
C02
C03
C04
Thermodynamics of Corrosion: Free energy change, EMF and galvanic series, Pourbaix diagrams, Nernst equation.
Electrochemical Theory: Corrosion rate, activation polarization, concentration polarization, anodic, cathodic, mixed
control. Passivation, Tafel equation.
Types of Corrosion: Different forms of corrosions-uniform, galvanic, crevice, pitting, intergranular, erosion-corrosion,
scc, hydrogen cracking, corrosion fatigue, fretting corrosion, effect of metallurgical variables and environments on
different forms of corrosion.
Corrosion Protection: Corrosion prevention methods-anodic protection, cathodic protection, inhibitors.
Corrosion Testing: Electrochemical techniques-potentiostat, Tafel extrapolation, linear polarization, galvanostat,
impedance spectroscopy. thermogravimetric technique, salt spray test, weight change measurements, corrosion and
oxidation resisting materials.
Hot Corrosion: High temperature oxidation of metals and alloys, laws governing oxidation, molten salt corrosion,
liquid metal corrosion.
Radiation Damage: Introduction and nature, types of radiation damage in different materials
1. Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Denny A. Jones, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall,
Inc.
2. Corrosion Engineering, Fontana M. G., and Greene N. D., McGraw Hill.
3. Corrosion and Corrosion Control, Uhlig H. H. and Revie R. W., 3rd Ed., John
Reference
Wiley & Sons.
books
4. Corrosion, Metals Handbook, Vol.13 A & B, 9th ed., ASM.
5. The Fundamental of Corrosion, J. C. Scully, 2nd ed., Pergamon Press.
6. Fundamentals of Electrochemical Corrosion, E. E. Stansbury and R. A. Buchanan,
ASM International.

Semester-VII

AM***** Machine Learning in Material Science


Designation : Compulsory
Pre-requisites : Engineering Mathematics
Credit and : 3(L) - 0(T) – 2(P) – 4(Cr)
Contact hrs
Theory Examination: (Scheme) End Semester Exam: 60 marks
Assessment Mid Semester Exam: 20 marks
:
Methods Internal Assessment: (Scheme) 20 marks (5 marks for attendance + 15 marks for assignment
submission, Surprise Tests, Term paper etc).
After the completion of this course, students will be able to
Course 1. Understand the basic concepts and techniques of Machine Learning.
:
Outcomes 2. Identify and solve the problem using a suitable machine learning technique.
3. Able to design application using machine learning techniques.
Modes of
: Talk and chalk, Power point presentations, and practical etc.
Delivery
Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes
Course
outcome
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Syllabus
Introduction to machine learning: Types of learning, Inductive classification, Linear regression, Decision trees,
Probability and Bayes learning, Experimental evaluation of learning algorithms, Logistic regression, Support vector
machine, Kernel function and Kernel SVM.
Artificial neural networks -Perceptrons, Multilayer neural networks, Back propagation algorithm, Different activation
functions), Computational learning theory, Clustering and unsupervised learning.
Implementation of various Machine Learning algorithms-Coding with software tools. Introducing machine learning
tools to design solutions for various problems related to material science.
References books
1. Tom M Mitchell, “Machine Learning”, McGraw Hill Education, 2017.
2. Alpaydin, E. “Introduction to machine learning”, MIT press, 2014. Marsland, S. “Machine learning: an
algorithmic perspective”, CRC press, 2015.
3. Christopher M Bishop, “Pattern recognition and machine learning” Springer Science Business Media,2006.
4. Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart, David G. Stork, “Pattern Classification” Second edition John Wiley, 2001.
5. Tom M Mitchell, “Machine Learning”, McGraw Hill Education, 2017.
6. Christopher M Bishop, “Pattern recognition and machine learning”, Springer New York, 2016.
7. Goodfellow, I., Bengio, Y., Courville, A., &Bengio, Y, “Deep learning” (Vol. 1). Cambridge: MIT press, 2016.
8. Richard O. Duda, Peter E. Hart, David G. Stork, “Pattern Classification” Second edition John Wiley,2001.

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