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Interpretation of results, Corrosion prevention; materials selection, alteration of environment, design,
cathodic and anodic protection, coatings, high-temperature corrosion and mechanisms and kinetics, hightemperature
materials
Mars G. Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986
David Talbot and James Talbot, Corrosion Science and Technology, CRC Press, New York, 1998
Denny A. Jones, Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, Maxwell Matemillar 1992.
MT405 PROCESS PLANT MATERIALS (3-0-0) 3
Selection of process materials, fabrication, mechanical properties and strength of materials, effect of
temperature on mechanical properties, testing and inspection of materials, properties and uses of ferrous
metals, cast iron, plain carbon steels, thermal and electrical insulating materials, non ferrous metals and
alloys, general properties and fields of application of non ferrous metals, plastics as materials of
construction for chemical plant, corrosion resistance, uniform corrosion, galvanic corrosion, pitting,
intergranular corrosion, effect of stress, erosion corrosion, high temperature oxidation, hydrogen
embrittlement, selection for corrosion resistance, corrosion charts, design for corrosion resistance.
William F. Smith, Principles of Material Science and Engineering, McGraw Hill Book Co.
Vernon John, Engg Materials, 3 rd Edition, Macmillan, 1992.
William D. Callister, Materials Science & Engg., 4 th Edition, John Wiley, 1997.
MT406 EXTRACTION OF NON-FERROUS METALS (3-0-0) 3 PREREQ: MT 252
Silver: sources, extraction by cyanidation, refining; gold: sources, concentration methods, gold recovery,
refining; chromium: occurrence, production; cadmium: sources, extraction, recovery from secondary
sources; mercury: sources, extraction from cinnabar; uranium: ores, processing of uranium ores, solvent
extraction, reduction, production in India; thorium - sources, extraction and its purification; beryllium:
types of ore, production, zirconium: sources, extraction and its refining, separation of Zr and Hf,
fabrication of zirconium, production of zirconium in India; titanium: sources, beneficiation methods of
illmenite, production of titanium tetrachloride, the Kroll process; molybdenum: production of powder and
ductile Mo; tungsten: ores, concentration methods, production of tungsten trioxide; production of
tungsten powder and ductile tungsten; tin: types, smelting of tin concentrates, refining of tin.
H.S.Ray, A.Sridhar and K.P.Abraham, Extraction of Nonferrous Metals, 1985, EWP, New Delhi.
Sevryukov N., Nonferrous Metallurgy, 1975, Mir, Moscow.
W.H.Dennis - Metallurgy of the Non-Ferrous Metals, Ed.2, 1966, Pitman, London.
MT407 SECONDARY REFINING OF STEELS (3-0-0) 3 PREREQ: MT 350
Introduction, unit processes in secondary steelmaking viz stirring, slag control, refractories and
atmosphere control: ladle furnace method; ladle injection metallurgy, vacuum treatment of liquid steel:
priniciples, processes viz ladle, stream and circulation degassing methods, stainless steel making
technology � VOD, AOD and CLII processes, remelting, refining processes � ESR and VAR processes.
R.H.Tupkary, Modern Steelmaking, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
R.G.Ward, An Introduction to the Physical Chemistry of Iron and Steelmaking, ELBS, London. V.Kudrin,
Steel Making, Mir Publication, Moscow.
MT408 NUCLEAR MATERIALS (3-0-0) 3
Structure of a nuclear power plant, requirements of reactor materials, fuel materials, plutonium uranium
and thorium and their alloys & compounds, core materials: beryllium, graphite, control and shielding
materials, magnesium & its alloys, aluminium & its alloys, zirconium & its alloys, austenitic stainless
steel; materials for reactor vessel and other components, pearlitic steels, ferritic, chromium stainless
steels, copper alloys, titanium and its alloys, coolants used in reactors: radiation embrittlement, corrosion
of reactor materials, mechanical properties of materials.
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