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Course Code: MTPE02 Course Title: Special Steels and Cast Irons Number of Credits 3 Prerequisites (Course Code) : MTPC18 Course Type: Pe

This document outlines a course on Special Steels and Cast Irons. The course is worth 3 credits and has prerequisites. The course objectives are to familiarize students with ferrous alloys including carbon steels, special steels, and cast iron. The course content will cover topics such as high strength steels, stainless steels, tool steels, and types of cast irons. Upon completing the course, students will be able to understand major types of special steels and cast irons, know processing techniques, and select appropriate materials for engineering applications.

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Course Code: MTPE02 Course Title: Special Steels and Cast Irons Number of Credits 3 Prerequisites (Course Code) : MTPC18 Course Type: Pe

This document outlines a course on Special Steels and Cast Irons. The course is worth 3 credits and has prerequisites. The course objectives are to familiarize students with ferrous alloys including carbon steels, special steels, and cast iron. The course content will cover topics such as high strength steels, stainless steels, tool steels, and types of cast irons. Upon completing the course, students will be able to understand major types of special steels and cast irons, know processing techniques, and select appropriate materials for engineering applications.

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,

National Institute of Technology: Tiruchirappalli – 620 015

Course Code : MTPE02


Course Title : Special Steels and Cast Irons
Number of Credits 3
Prerequisites (Course : MTPC18
code)
Course Type : PE

Course Learning Objectives


To become familiar with a wide array of ferrous alloys including carbon steels,
special steels and Cast-iron
Course Content
Definition of high strength steels, problems in developing high strength steels;
discussion on fracture toughness; HSLA steels, principle of microalloying
and thermomechanical processing; importance of fine grained steels
Phase diagrams, composition, properties and applications of ferritic, austenitic,
martensitic, duplex and precipitation hardenable stainless steels
Dual phase steels, TRIP steels, maraging steels, metallurgical advantages, heat
treatment, properties and applications

Tool steels; classification, composition, and application, constitution diagram of


high speed steels, special problems in heat treatment of tool steels

Types of cast irons - grey, SG, white, malleable; austempered ductile iron; alloy cast
irons, Ni hard, high silicon cast irons, heat resistant cast irons- high chrome cast
iron- structure, property and engineering applications
Reference Books
1. Leslie W. C., ‘The Physical Metallurgy of Steels’, McGraw Hill, 1982
2. Pickering P. B., ‘Physical Metallurgy and the Design of Steels’, Applied
Science Publishers, 1983
Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Understand major types of special steels such as HSLA, TRIP, Dualand Tool
steels and cast-irons [1, 5]

2. Know the processing techniques of specials steels and cast-irons[1, 2, 5]

3. Selection of Special steels and cast-irons for specific engineering applications[1,


2, 5,11]

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