Program Overview

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offers a program in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of metallurgical engineering and materials science.

Academics

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Course Details

One of the courses offered is MM 652: Advanced Ceramics.

• Title of the course: MM 652: Advanced Ceramics
• Credit structure: L - 0, T - 0, P - 6, C - 6
• Pre-requisite, if any: None
• Course content:
  • Introduction to Ceramics structures
  • Point defect equilibria in ceramics
  • Space charge layers
  • Novel techniques in ceramic powder processing (spray pyrolysis, sol-gel process, etc.)
  • Deformation behaviour and toughening of ceramics
  • Structural ceramics, wear components, high strength and high temperature strength components, ceramic substrates, ceramic cutting tools, glasses and ceramics
  • Ceramic coatings
  • Ionic conductors, solid electrolytes, fuel cells
  • Ceramics for sensors, relaxors and electro-optic applications
  • High Tc superconductors
• Texts/References:
  • W.D. Kingery, H.K. Bowen and D.R. Uhlman, Ceramic Science and Technology, John Wiley and Sons, 1976
  • C.J. Brinker, D.E. Clark, and D.R. Ulrich, Better Ceramics through Chemistry, North Holland, 1984
  • R.C. Buchanan, Ceramic Materials for Electronics, Marcel Dekker, 1986
  • F.F.Y. Wang, Ceramic Fabrication Processes, Academic Press, 1976
• Instructor(s) name: Prof. Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Parag Bhargava