ML3411 Materials Characterization Laboratory Syllabus:

ML3411 Materials Characterization Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The main learning objective of this course is to prepare the students for:
1. Gaining practical experience on handling sophisticated instruments.
2. Obtaining hands-on-practice for sample preparation.
3. Experiencing the procedure involved in the instrumentation methods.
4. Calibrating and standardizing the sensitive instruments.
5. Using the spectrometers, electron microscopes and thermal analysers for analysing the specimens.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Verification of Beer Lambert’s law using Absorption Spectrophotometer.
2. Determination of concentration of metal ions using UV Visible spectrophotometer.
3. Determination of thermal coefficient using dilatometer.
4. Determination of conductivity using conductivity meter.
5. Identification of organic compounds using IR spectroscopy.
6. Quantitative analysis using column chromatography.
7. Qualitative identification of species using TLC.
8. Thermal degradation analysis using TGA
9. Thermal transition analysis using DSC.
10. Analysis of electron microscopic images

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course , the students will be able to
1. Apply the theoretical principles and concepts of spectroscopy in characterization of materials.
2. Analyse and interpret the results obtained from the instrumental methods.
3. Demonstrate the use of suitable equipment to analyse the thermal behaviour of materials.
4. Examine the mixture of materials using chromatography technique.
5. Analyse and interpret the microstructural images obtained by electron microscopy.