Symposium on Material Characterisation and Quality Control 2017

In view of many engineers and scientists opting for higher education in materials science and metallurgical engineering , it is appropriate to discuss the materials characterization facilities starting from the basics. Hence the need for this two days seminar on “MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION AND QUALITY CONTROL”.
Characterisation of the finished and /semi finished materials is essential for quality assessment, quality control and development of novel materials for specific applications. It plays a vital role in the metallurgical failure analysis and also in preventing recurrence of such failures. Though an Optical metallograph is the basic tool for materials characterization providing microstructural details of the material investigated, a materials scientist should utilize advanced techniques like Electron microscopy, X Ray Diffraction and methods to evaluate technological properties at elevated evaluation and subzero temperatures for specific applications. Knowledge of creep , fatigue and crystallographic orientations in a finished component are too essential for structure-property correlations , the basis of materials characterization. An understanding of the required characterization techniques can reduce wastage of costly materials- remembering the old adage- a materials scientist is “ a blacksmith with goldsmith’s precision” .

Lecture by,
a) Microstructural characterization- Optical and electron microscopy – K.Sreekumar
( HoD, Dept of Metallurgy Engg, AJCE . Retd. Director, Materials and Metallurgy Group, VSSC, Trivandrum)
b) X Ray Diffraction- Dr Jacob Philip ( Professor,Dept of Basic Sciences, AJCE. Former Director, STIC, CUSAT).
c) Crystallographic Texture in materials : an overview- Dr P Ramesh Narayanan , Head, Materials Characterisation Division, VSSC, Trivandrum.
d) Creep and fatigue- Dr Mathew,MD( Professor, Saintgits college of engineering. Formerly from IGCAR, Kalpakkam)
e) Fracture Toughness- Dr VMJ Sharma ( Head, SMF, VSSC, Trivandrum)
f) Thermal analyses: Techniques and applications- Dr R. Rajeev, Head, Analytical and Spectroscopy Division, VSSC, Trivandrum.
g) Non destructive technique for quality assessment- Sri Roykuttan, LPSC, Trivandrum

a) Microstructural characterization- Optical and electron microscopy – K.Sreekumar
( HoD, Dept of Metallurgy Engg, AJCE . Retd. Director, Materials and Metallurgy Group, VSSC, Trivandrum)
b) X Ray Diffraction- Dr Jacob Philip ( Professor,Dept of Basic Sciences, AJCE. Former Director, STIC, CUSAT).
c) Crystallographic Texture in materials : an overview- Dr P Ramesh Narayanan , Head, Materials Characterisation Division, VSSC, Trivandrum.
d) Creep and fatigue- Dr Mathew,MD( Professor, Saintgits college of engineering. Formerly from IGCAR, Kalpakkam)
e) Fracture Toughness- Dr VMJ Sharma ( Head, SMF, VSSC, Trivandrum)
f) Thermal analyses: Techniques and applications- Dr R. Rajeev, Head, Analytical and Spectroscopy Division, VSSC, Trivandrum.
g) Non destructive technique for quality assessment- Sri Roykuttan, LPSC, Trivandrum

5th October 2017

Registration
Students Rs 500/-
Others Rs 1000/-
Accommodation may be provided on request and availability on payment basis.

Accommodation may be provided on request and availability on payment basis