General Introduction
Structure of solids
Characterization techniques- X-ray & Electron Diffraction
Imperfections in solids including fundamentals of dislocations
Strengthening mechanisms
Phase and phase diagrams
Diffusion in solids
Phase transformation in materials
Mechanical behavior of materials
Materials degradation and corrosion
Important Engineering materials
Introduction to thermo mechanical processing
Hardening mechanisms
Static and dynamic softening processes
Crystallographic texture development during thermo mechanical processing
Different thermo mechanical processing techniques
Residual stress in thermo mechanical processing
Defects in thermo mechanical processing
Case studies: Thermo mechanical processing of steel, aluminum, magnesium, titanium and other advanced alloy systems
Recent trends in thermo mechanical processing