Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (Part – I)
Learn about the diverse mechanical properties expressed by various materials with this online course on the mechanical behavior of materials by Swayam.
Online
12 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) Certification course is an 12-week online program. The course syllabus is prepared and authorised by the IIT Kanpur, even if Swayam is hired to deliver the course. The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and NPTEL are the organisations that grant this course certificate.
Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) training is a part of the Metallurgy and Material Science & Mining Engineering core curriculum. Shashank Shekhar and Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh are the instructors of this certification course.
This course aims to provide students with a fundamental understanding of materials' ability to withstand a variety of external pressures, such as stresses, environmental factors, and time, and the most important mechanical properties of materials, like tensile strength and yield strength, and their determination through testing methods.
The Highlights
- Twelve weeks duration
- Virtual Course
- Core Programme
Important dates
Certificate Exam Date
Start Date : 19 Apr, 2026
Programme Offerings
- Undergraduate level
- assignments
- Certificate Of Accomplishment
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 1000 | yes | IIT Kanpur |
Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) Certification Fees is free, but participants must pay Swayam Rs. 1,000 for the final exam if they choose to pursue certification.
Fee Structure :
Description | Amount |
Course Exam Fee | Rs. 1,000 |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
This Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) Certification by Swayam is open to students of materials engineering, mechanical engineering, metallurgical engineering, and aerospace engineering.
Mechanical Behavior of Materials Certification Qualifying Details
IIT Kanpur, Swayam, and NPTEL certify the completion of Mechanical Behavior of Materials once the applicants receive a 25% on 8 out of the 12 assignments and a 75% on the certification exam.
What you will learn
After completing the Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) certification syllabus, students will gain knowledge of the theories of plasticity and dislocations and how they relate to the many mechanical properties displayed by diverse materials, such as strength, fracture, fatigue, and creep.
Who it is for
This course is for engineering students who want to become mining and geological engineers and metallurgical engineers.
Admission Details
To enrol for Mechanical Behavior of Materials certification classes, the students may follow these steps:
Step 1: Follow the official URL
Step 2: Then the participants will have to register on Swayam.
https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc25_mm21/preview
Step 3: Participants won't receive admittance confirmation until they can register and log in.
The Syllabus
- Elastic constants (atomistic origin)
- State of stress in 2D/3D
- Transformation of stress
- Principal stresses
- Mohr Circle
- Stress-strain relationships in isotropic and anisotropic materials
- Viscoelasticity
- Tensile test
- Other tests for Plasticity (Compression, Torsion, Bend testing, Hardness and measurement)
- Yield criteria
- Effective Stress and Effective Strain
- Theoretical Strength
- Concept of Dislocations
- Concept of Slip
- Burger Vector and its properties
- Stress and Strain fields of Dislocations
- Energy of Dislocations
- Forces on dislocation
- Line tension,
- Motion of Dislocations
- Peierls Model
- Concept of slip systems
- Single crystal slip (critical resolved shear stress - CRSS)
- Dislocations in FCC and partial dislocations
- Stacking faults and energy
- Dislocation in other crystal systems
- Source of dislocations and multiplication
- Strengthening mechanisms (Strain hardening, Solid Solution Strengthening)
- Strengthening mechanisms (Precipitation and Dispersion Strengthening)
- Strengthening Mechanism (Grain Boundary and Hall-Petch relation, Martensitic Strengthening)
Evaluation process
After registering, students must take the exam in person at one of the designated testing centres.
Instructors
IIT Kanpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Yes, the students will receive 3 points of credit.
No, AICTE hasn’t approved this Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) online course.
Shashank Shekhar and Sudhanshu Shekhar Singh are the instructors of this Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Part-1) online course on Swayam.
The total score assigned for the Mechanical Behavior of Materials final exam is 100.
No. It's not possible to deliver the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Certificate in hard copy to the students' residences.