ME8491 ENGINEERING METALLURGY - UNIT 1

1. ME 8491 ENGINEERING METALLURGY
M.KARTHIKEYAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AAA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, SIVAKASI
karthikeyan@aaacet.ac.in

2. Constitution of alloys – Solid solutions, substitutional
and interstitial – phase diagrams, Isomorphous, eutectic,
eutectoid, peritectic, and peritectoid reactions, Iron –
carbon equilibrium diagram. Classification of steel and
cast Iron microstructure, properties and application.
UNIT I ALLOYS AND PHASE DIAGRAMS

6. 1. Explain “allotropy of iron”
2. Distinguish between steel and cast iron. Also classify steel with
respect to carbon percentage.
3. Draw Iron – Iron carbide phase diagram.
QUESTIONS