MATERIAL TESTING LAB
Course Code Total Contact Hours 42 (P) L T P C
Prerequisite 0 0 3 2
Course Objective
The objective of a material testing laboratory is to evaluate and analyze the mechanical
properties of materials such as metals, concrete, wood etc., by conducting testing on standard
test specimens. Students will gain understanding of various steps involved in preparing
metallurgical sample and role of etchant in revealing the microstructure and correlate the
mechanical properties with revealed microstructure for a specific sample.
Course Outcomes
1 Demonstrate the procedures of making a standard test specimen and conduct
experimentation by setting up standard testing parameters to find various
mechanical properties of Engineering Materials
2 Correlate, comprehend and report on important mechanical properties of
materials.
3 Suggest/Select suitable materials for different applications based on required
mechanical properties.
4 Demonstrate the systematic methodology involved in preparing a standard
test specimen for various tests.
5 Identify various phases of revealed micro-structure.
6 Select suitable etchant as per the material for investigation.
List of Experiments
1 Tensile Test - Uniaxial tension test on mild steel rod
2 Brinell, Rockwell and Vickers’s Hardness test
3 Compression tests of non-metallic specimens
4 Torsion Test - Torsion test on mild steel rod
5 Bending Test on metallic specimens.
6 Impact test on a metallic specimen - Izod and Charpy Tests on M.S, C.I
Specimen.
7 Microstructural analysis of low carbon steel
8 Microstructural analysis of grey cast iron
9 Microstructural analysis of pure copper
10 Microstructural analysis of bronze
11 Microstructural analysis of hardened and tempered steel
12 Standard test methods for estimation of grain size
Additional Experiments
1 Microstructural analysis of Aluminium
2 Identification of HAZ of weldment
3 Failure analysis of engineering components like refrigerator tubes/
connecting rod/ crankshaft.
4 Pin on disc -To study the wear characteristics of ferrous, non-ferrous and
composite materials for different parameters.
5 shear test
6 Deflection Test on beams
LEARNING RESOURCES
TEXTBOOKS:
1 Popov E.P, Engineering Mechanics of Solids, PHI, New Delhi, 2010.
2 S.S.Bhavikatti, Strength of Materials, Vikas publications House -1 Pvt. Ltd.,
2nd Ed., 2006.
3 Material testing laboratory manual
4 W. D. Callister, Materials Science and Engineering-An Introduction”, 6th
Edition, Wiley India. 2006
5 Sidney H. Avner: Introduction to Physical Metallurgy, TMH Publishing Co.
Ltd. New Delhi,1997.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1 Ferdinand Beer & Russell Johnston, Mechanics of materials, TATA McGraw
Hill-2005
2 S.S. Rattan, Strength of Materials, Tata McGraw Hill, 2009
3 Physical Metallurgy, Principles and Practice V. Raghavan, Prentice-Hall of
India Private Limited, 2006
4 V.D.Kodgire, Sushil V. Material Science and Metallurgy,43rd Edition,
Everest Publishing house,2018.
5 Material Science and Metallurgy. O.P.Khanna. Dhanpat Rai Publications.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIAL
1 https://eerc01-iiith.vlabs.ac.in/List%20of%20experiments.html
