Physical properties of materials – review; Property measurement techniques and limitations; Ashby diagrams – interpretations; Materials selection for: stiffness-limited design, strength limited design, fracture-limited design; Creep behavior of materials: design of materials for high temperature; Materials processing: classification and choice for design; Phase prediction using first-principles and CALPHAD approach; Structure-property relationship using molecular dynamics simulation; Processing – microstructure correlation using finite element and phase field simulation methods.
Texts / Reference Books:
- M. Ashby, H. Shercliff & D. Cebon, Materials Engineering, Science, Processing and Design.
- Sidney Yip, Handbook of Materials Modeling (Vol. 1 & 2).
- ASM Handbooks Vol. 22A.
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