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B.E. (Automobile Engineering) Automotive Materials Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.

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Semester 8 · Fourth Year AE

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Syllabus for Automotive Materials

Semester 8 · Fourth Year AE

Module 1: Conventional Materials, their processing and the need for new materials

  • Body design concepts with a focus on light weighting
  • Considerations in the use of Steel-Shift towards Aluminium and magnesium alloys for car bodies.
  • Evolution of casting technology, extrusion and sheet forming for making of car bodies.
  • Light weighting of vehicles with emphasis on material selection.
  • Need to shift to new materials and risks in adopting new materials

Module 2: Materials for Interior

  • Various plastics and composites used in making dashboards and their processing.
  • Materials used in Flooring, dashboard silencer, headliner, door trim, baffles, rear shelf and their functionality
  • Airbag materials used and their property requirements
  • Seat belt requirements and materials

Module 3: Materials for Exterior

  • Application of various new materials including various types of composites in making of car bodies, and the processing method/s used to shape these parts.
  • Reinforcement of fibres in composites - Woven fabrics - Non woven random mats - Various types of fibres in PMC processes - Hand lay-up processes - Spray up processes
  • Compression moulding - Resin transfer moulding-pultrusion- Filament winding - Injection moulding-Vacuum Infusion Processing. Fibre reinforced plastics(FRP), Glass Fibre reinforced plastics (GFRP) and Trends for biocomposites in automobiles

Module 4: Glasses and Paints in Automobiles

  • Introduction to Automotive glasses, properties and composition. Various approaches in tempering of glass for improved toughness and shatter resistance. Trends in windshield glass with Gorilla glass.
  • Paint technology: basic concepts and sequences of application and current trends Use of nanoparticles in paints to make self cleaning, scratch resistant paints, nano coatings for corrosion resistance

Module 5: Smart material and systems in Automobiles

  • Relevance of smart materials in the automobile industry,
  • Use of shape memory alloys, Solid state SMA engine, Electro or magnetorheological engine mounts, Electrorheological (ER) and magnetorheological (MR) fluids in dampers, Shape Memory tumble flaps, Semi-active vibration damping systems, Electrochromic rear-view mirrors
  • Fuel Injector materials: high melting point materials-Use of ceramics as fuel injectors, Sintered Friction materials for making disc brake pads

Module 6: Selection of Materials

  • Introduction to Ashby charts for making a good selection of materials for different systems in automobiles.
  • Case studies on materials developments by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of Automobiles

Text Books

  • 1 Mathews F.L. and Rawlings R.D., "Composite materials: Engineering and Science", Chapman and Hall, London, England, 1st edition, 1994
  • 2 Budinski and Budinski,‖ Engineering Materials Properties and Selection‖, Prentice Hall India,2009 57
  • 1 Automotive Engineering: Lightweight, Functional, and Novel Materials-Brian Cantor, P. Grant, C. Johnston, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group,2008
  • 2 Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe, Woodhead Publishing,2012
  • 3 The Science and Technology of Materials in Automotive Engines - Hiroshi Yamagata, Woodhead Publishing,2012.
  • 4 Lightweight and Sustainable Materials for Automotive Applications-Omar Faruk, Jimi Tjong, Mohini Sain, CRC press,2017
  • 5 Analysis and Performance of fiber composites- Bhagwan D Agarwal,Lawrence J Broutman,K Chandrashekhara,Wiley,3rd edition,2006 NPTEL Links: https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/107/112107221/ https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/104/112104122/ https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112/107/112107083/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNVmoSDoufk 58

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Automobile Engineering) under REV-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

The complete syllabus

This subject is cut from the University circular for its year. Open a document here if you want the whole thing rather than a single subject.

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