UNIT - 1 Crystal Structure : Unit cells. Metallic crystal structures. Ceramics. lmperfection in solids : Point. line. interfacial and volume defects; dislocation stren!Jthenin!J mechanisms and slip systems. critically resolved shear stress. (Chapter - 1) UNIT- 11 Alloys, substitutional and interstitial solid solutions - Phase dia!Jrams : Interpretation of binary phase dia!Jrams and microstructure development; eutectic. peritectic. peritectoid and monotectic reactions. lron lron-carbide phase dia!Jram and microstrctural aspects of Iedeburite. austenite. ferrite and cementite. cast iron. (Chapter - 2) UNIT- 111 Heat treatment of Steel : Annealin!J, Normalisin!J. Hardenin!J. Temperin!J and Spheroidisin!J. Isothermal transformation dia!Jrams for Fe-C alloys and microstructures development. (Chapter - 3) UNIT - 1\7 Continuous coolin!J curves and interpretation of final microstructures and properties austemperin!J. martemperin!J. case hardenin!J. carburizin!J. nitridin!J. cyanidin!J. carbo-nitridin!J. flame and induction hardenin!J. vacuum and plasma hardenin!J. (Chapter - 4) UNIT - \7 Alloyin!J of steel. properties of stainless steel and tool steels. maraφn!J steels - cast irons; !Jrey. white. malleable and spheroidal cast irons - copper and copper alloys (Brass. bronze and cupro-nickel)- Aluminium and Αl-Cu - MSJ alloys - Titanium alloys (Chapter - 5)