Physical Metallurgy
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Physical Metallurgy Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Physical Metallurgy (subject code 3142109) as prescribed for Metallurgy · Semester 4 divides the course into 4 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3142109)Unit 1 Module 1
- Concepts of alloy system and explanation of terms like system
- micro constituent and degree of freedom
- structural constituent of an alloy
- phase rule and phase equilibria
- equilibrium diagrams and their classification based on solubility of components in liquid and solid states
- cooling curves
- morphology and distribution of phases
- effect of nonequilibrium cooling on morphology
- eutectoid and peritectoid reactions
- binary equilibrium diagrams involving isomorphous systems and various reactions
- common binary systems viz
- Lever rule
- Ternary diagrams of simple systems
- Strengthening mechanisms – solid solution
- work hardening
- precipitation hardening
- dispersion strengthening
- Analytical problems for this unit
Unit 2 Module 2
- Iron carbon diagram
- isothermal and continuous cooling transformation diagrams
- influence of alloying elements on transformation characteristics
Unit 3 Module 3
- Heat treatment - annealing
- hardening and tempering of steels
Unit 4 Module 4
- Introduction to important ferrous alloys (stainless and special steels
- cast irons)
- aluminium alloys
- titanium alloys
- copper base alloys 05 10 Subject Code: 3142109 w.e.f
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