JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to understand the physical metallurgy, properties and

applications of light metals.

Course Outcome

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able

• To understand the physical metallurgy of Light Alloys
• To understand the structure and mechanical properties of Light Metals and its alloys.
• To decide and select the alloys required for structural, manufacturing, aerospace and other industrial applications

UNIT - I

Aluminum alloys, Classification, Properties and physical metallurgy of Al-Cu alloys, Al-Mg alloys, Al-Zn alloys, Al-Mn alloys and Al-Si alloys. Ternary phase diagrams, Al-Cu-Mg alloys, Al-Si-Mg alloys and Al- Zn-Mg alloys

UNIT - II

Magnesium Alloys: Precipitation hardening in Magnesium Base alloys, Mg-Al-Zn alloys, Corrosion resistance of Mg-alloys

UNIT - III

Commercially Pure Titanium and its properties, applications, Interstitial solid solutions of Titanium, Strengthening mechanisms of Titanium alloys. Alpha Ti alloys, Beta Ti-alloys, Alpha plus Beta Ti alloys, Ti-6Al-4V, Ti-8Al-1Mo-1V, Ti-13V-11Cr-3Al alloys

UNIT - IV

Zinc and its alloys: Classification, properties and applications

UNIT - V

Beryllium alloys: Classification properties and applications. Zirconium alloys: Classification, properties and applications

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Heat treatment, structure and properties of Non-Ferrous Alloys- Charlie Brooks, ASM Metals Park, Ohio, USA
• 2. Light alloys: Metallurgy of the Light Metals-I Polmear, D St. John, JF Nie, M Qian - 2017

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Introduction to Physical Metallurgy – S.H. Avner
• 2. Engineering Physical Metallurgy – Y Lakhtin
• 3. ASM Metals Handbook Vol -1 & 2