Engineering Materials

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 Lecture Outline

• General Discussion
• Engineering Materials
• Ferrous Materials
• Non-ferrous Materials
• Non-metallic Materials

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 General Discussion

•Select appropriate material for manufacturing of assembly

components

•Prepare a bill of material for assembly

•Select appropriate material according to the function of the

individual component in assembly, considering its mechanical,
chemical and physical properties

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 Engineering Materials

1. Metallic materials
a) Ferrous materials
b) Non-ferrous materials

2. Non-metallic materials

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 Properties of Construction Materials

1. Homogeneity
2. Isotropy
3. Plasticity
4. Proportional Limit
5. Proof Stress
6. Modulus of Elasticity
7. Hooke’s Law
8. Elastic Limit
9. Yield Point
10.Ultimate Strength
11.Elongation
12.Reduction in area

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 Properties of Construction Materials

13. Ultimate Strain

14. Ductility and brittleness
15. Stiffness
16. Indentation hardness
17. Fatigue
18. Impact Strength
19. Transverse shear strength
20. Toughness
21. Malleability
22. Damping capacity
23. Creep

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 Ferrous Materials
• Cast Iron
Grey Cast Iron
White Cast Iron
Chilled Cast Iron
Malleable Cast Iron

• Alloy Cast Iron

Nickel - to increase - Machinability
Chromium - Hardness
Molybdenum - Tensile strength
Vanadium - Hardness
Copper - Mould filling ability
Silicon - Resistance to elevated temp.

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 Ferrous Materials
• Cast Steel
Carbon varying upto 1.7%
• Wrought Steel
Low-Caron Steel - Below 0.2% of Carbon
Medium-Carbon Steel - 0.2 – 0.5% of Carbon
High-Carbon Steel - Above 0.5% of Carbon
• Alloy Steels
Chromium
Nickel
Manganese
Silicon
Molybdenum
Vanadium
Tungsten
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 Heat Treatment

• Annealing
• Normalising
• Quenching
• Tempering or drawing
• Case hardening or carburising
• Cyaniding
• Nitriding
• Flame hardening

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 Non-Ferrous Materials

• Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys

• Copper
• Alloys of Copper and Zinc (Brass)
• Copper-Tin Alloys (Bronzes)
• Copper=Nickel Alloys (Monel Metal)
• Copper-Aluminium Alloy (Aluminium Bronze)

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 Non-Metallic Materials

• Wood
• Glass
• Rubber
• Leather
• Carbon
• Plastics

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