B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Engineering 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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Syllabus for Engineering Materials
Module 1: Alloys printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Ferrous alloys – Plain-carbon steels, Heat and Shock resisting steels, Stainless steels. Effect of the alloying element- Ni, Cr, Co, Mn, Mo, W and V. B) Aluminium alloys – Composition, properties and uses of i) Duralumin, ii) Magnalium. C) Copper alloys – Composition, properties and uses of i) Brass – Dutch Metal and German Silver and ii) Bronze – Gun metal and Nickel bronze. D) Alloys of Pb – Composition, properties and Uses of i) Wood’s metal ii) Tinman’s solder. E) Numerical based on Composition, density and weight of an alloy
Module 2: Ceramics printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Introduction of Ceramics – Definition, types, properties and uses. B) Glass – Definition, Properties, Types with uses. C) Abrasives – Natural and Artificial Abrasives – Examples, Properties and Uses. D) Optical fibres – Definition, Components of optical transmission system, Advantages of optical fibre communication, Applications of glass-based fibre - optical fibres.
Module 3: Composites printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Types of Composites, sub-types and Applications: - i) Fibre- reinforced composites, ii) Layered-composites (Laminates), iii) Particulate- composites. B) Bio-composites – Definition, Classification and Applications.
Module 4: Plastics and Elastomers printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Introduction to Plastics - Thermoplastic and Thermosetting plastics, compounding of plastics, Application of Plastics, Numerical based on Degree of polymerisation, Density and mass, tensile strength of polymer B) Introduction to elastomers - structural requirement of elastomer, natural rubber, processing of natural rubber, drawbacks, compounding of rubber C) Synthesis of commercial polymers: i) Plastics: Preparation, properties and uses of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ii) Elastomers: Preparation, properties and uses of Polyurethane Rubber, Silicone rubber
Module 5: Advanced Polymers printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Conducting polymers, B) Bio- polymers, C) Liquid crystal polymers, D) Intelligent (smart) polymers
Module 6: Nano materials A) printed in the syllabus as Module Detailed Content
- A) Definition, Types of Nanostructured materials, Applications of Nanomaterials. B) Graphene, C) Types of Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs and MWCNTs) – Properties and Uses.
Recommended Books
- 1 Engineering Chemistry, Jain and Jain, Dhanpat Rai Publication
- 2 A textbook of Engineering Chemistry, S. S. Dara, S. Chand and Company
- 3 Polymer Science: Vasant Gowarikar, Wiley Estern Ltd, new Delhi
- 4 Textbook of Polymer science : F.W. Billmeyer
- 5 Fundamentals of Polymer science & Engineering- Anilkumar & S K Gupta, Tata McGraw Hill,
- 1 https://www.researchgate.net/
- 2 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/polymer-material
- 3 https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/nanomaterial
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module 1 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 2 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 3 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 4 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 5 is printed as Module Detailed Content; Module 6 is printed as Module Detailed Content. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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