Metallurgy Engineering

A life of Metals & Alloys - Metallurgy Engineering

Closely related with Mechanical engineering branch. There are no B.Tech branches for this specialization as this is again one of the sub areas in mechanical engineering. While the mechanical engineering is more related with the machines, their design, production, testing, etc., Metallurgy deals with the metals related with these machines. Production Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials, etc. are more or less closely related specializations. This specialization also deals with alloys, their mixtures, their behaviour - both physical and chemical, etc. Production of all metallic substances we see has relation with the Metallurgy. Extraction of metal ores are also part of these. This area is related with production of metallic parts of any product that uses metals. It can vary from consumer based product or any industrial product. Iron, Steel industries need Metallurgy Engineers. Now-a-days, most of the products use some kind of metals in their manufacturing. This study can involve gathering of minerals from the earth’s crust, process it chemically, and make it ready to be used in the finished products. We all know that all the metals needs to be transformed in order to make use of them. 

Metals are integral part of our everyday life. Locks and keys we use, vehicles, watches, mobile phones, each and every item we use in everyday life has metal as their important part.

Metallurgy Engineering is also closely related with the construction as there is use of metal in constructing buildings. This specialization also has a close relation with the automobile industry, aviation, consumer electronics, etc. The importance arises when there is a need to form a mixture of several metals to be used in any finished products or in the industry.

With a change in the climate, to protect the environment, to prevent pollution etc, there is a need for the metallurgy engineer to work to manufacture the products which are environment friendly. Eco-friendly refrigerators, air conditioners, etc. are part of this concept.  The application of metallurgy engineering is spread across automobile, kitchen utensils, jewellery, shipbuilding, aviation, artificial parts of the human body.This discipline, unlike the other discipline needs more knowledges on the environment and nature as the minerals are extracted from the nature earth and then transformed into metals and alloys as per ther requriements. Designing of the products which are environment friendly is most important for a Metallurgy Engineer. Metals are part of everyday life. In the warfare and defense, metals are important to manufacture weapons as well as vehicles used in warfare. 

In relation with the civil engineering, metallurgy engineer should know what type of metal to use in certain situations or climatic conditions. For example, the metal used to manufacture the pipe carrying public water in a cold area will not be the same that is used in hot area. 

Three broad areas in Metallurgy Engineering:

Physical Metallurgy: It is the use, extraction, transformation of metals and alloys from mineral ores to keep the society healthy from all dimensions

Mineral Processing: Extracting mineral resources for the manufacturing of products and its study.

Chemical Metallurgy: It is the chemical processing of metals for the use of several products.

Opportunities: 

A Metallurgy engineer has job options in any industry where metals are used for the production of any items. It can vary from computers, chip design, ship building, aircraft manufacturing, automobile engineering, electrical appliances, etc. The recent emergence of various electronic gadgets as well as electronic appliances have paved the way to be competitive in the market to produce quality products for the lowest cost.

All the tests carried out in this field can be used for research publications are they are crucial from all dimensions.

Aerospace Engineering

You wish to fly?? Choose Aerospace Engineering as your Career!

Aerospace engineers design, test, and supervise the manufacture of aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles. Those who work with aircraft are called aeronautical engineers, and those working specifically with spacecraft are astronautical engineers.

Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, navigation and control, instrumentation and communication, and production methods. They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial aircraft, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets, and may become experts in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, or guidance and control systems.

They often use computer-aided design (CAD) software, robotics, and lasers and advanced electronic optics. They also may specialize in a particular type of aerospace product, such as commercial transports, military fighter jets, helicopters, spacecraft, or missiles and rockets. Aerospace engineers may be experts in aerodynamics, thermodynamics, celestial mechanics, propulsion, acoustics, or guidance and control systems.

Aerospace engineers typically are employed in the aerospace product and parts industry, although their skills are becoming increasingly valuable in other fields. For example, in the motor vehicles manufacturing industry, aerospace engineers design vehicles that have lower air resistance and, thus, increased fuel efficiency.  In Aerospace Engineering, equal importance is given for design, manufacturing, testing and other phases in the development of the aircraft. 

In the present scenario, more and more private players are being involved in the aero industry, especially the passenger airlines. Aerospace Engineers have opportunities in the defence too. It is it not in the aircraft area, but in developing missiles, satellite launch vehicles, space crafts, etc. One of the important reasons for the slow growth of job industry for aerospace engineers is that to join any industry, security is important.

This area earlier was called as the aeronautical engineering where the study was confined or limited within the earth’s atmosphere. When it started moving to the outer space, the area was renamed as aerospace that includes the aircraft within the boundary of the earth and the outer area including the orbits.

Anyone can join M.Tech specializations in Aerospace Engineering after doing the B.Tech Aerospace / Aeronautical / Mechanical / Electrical engineering. The important areas covered are Fluid Mechanics, Theoretical Physics, Equation of Motion.  The other important studies include Avionics, Material Science, Acoustics, Control Engineering, Mathematics, etc.

Basically, developing of an aircraft includes all other engineering expertise like communication systems, power, life support, electric supplies, etc.