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Name :
Roll No. : ....
Invigilators Signature : ..
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2012
MATERIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70

The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for the following :
10 ! 1 = 10
i) Which is the magnetic allotrope of iron ?
a)
!
"-iron b)
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"-iron
c)
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"-iron d)
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"-iron.
ii) The maximum percentage of carbon in ferrite is
a) 0025 b) 01
c) 05 d) 017 .
iii) Addition of magnesium to cast iron increase its
a) Hardness
b) Corrosion resistance
c) Creep strength
d) Ductility and strength in tension.
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iv) Steel can be hardened quickly by the process of
a) Induction hardening b) Nitriding
c) Cyaniding d) Carburizing.
v) Railway rails are made of
a) Medium carbon steel b) High carbon steel
c) Dead mild steel d) Mild steel.
vi) Most ductile materials are
a) Lead b) Tin
c) Aluminium d) Silver.
vii) A thermistor is
a) Thermocouple
b) Thermometer
c) Heat sensitive explosive
d) Miniature resistance having negative temperature
co-efficient of resistance.
viii) The composite material from the following is
a) Wood b) Steel
c) Nylon d) Mica.
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ix) In the Griffith equation, the fracture stress is
proportional to
a)

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c b)

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1 / c
c) 1/c d) 1/2c.
x) The powder metallurgy techniques for the production of
precision components is characterized mainly by a
reduction in
a) Material cost b) Machining cost
c) Equipment cost d) Tool related cost.

GROUP B
( Short Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 ! 5 = 15
2. With the help of neat sketches explain how slip occurs by the
movement of an edge dislocation and twin.
3. Explain the solid solution with suitable example. Write down
the Hume's Rothery rule for solid solubility.
4. State the stage for metallographic sample preparation.
5. What do you mean by recovery ? What are five important
factors that affects the recrystalization process in metals ?
2 + 3
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6. a) Compare the stress-strain curve of mild steel with cast
iron.
b) Show the effect of alloying elements on eutectoid
temperature and composition of FeC diagram. 2

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1
2
+ 2

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1
2

7. Explain the following :
a) Coarse grained steels show high hardenability as
compared to fine grained steels.
b) Show the effect of Mn and Cr on the Fe-C binary
system. 2

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1
2
+ 2

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1
2

GROUP C
( Long Answer Type Questions )
Answer any three of the following. 3 ! 15 = 45

8. a) What is Gibbs phase rule ? Explain its importance.
b) Derive an equation for the critical size of cube shaped
nuclei, homogeneously nucleating during the
solidification of a melt, in terms of

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" F
v
, the free energy
change per unit volume and ", the surface per unit area
of the interface.
c) What is nucleation ? 6 + 6 + 3
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9. a) Determine the relative amounts of ferrite, cementite and
pearlite microconstituents for a 7965 wt% C alloy at a
temperature just below the eutectoid. Determine the
following :
(i) The fraction of total ferrite and cementite phases
(ii) The fraction of the proeutectoid ferrite and pearlite
(iii) The fraction of eutectoid ferrite.
b) What do you mean by Zone refining ? If an impurity
raises the melting point of pure component how will the
zone refining process be affected ?
c) Find the grain diameter of an austenite grain, having
ASTM grain size no. 6. 7 + 5 + 3
10. a) Draw the TTT diagram for hypoeutectoid and
hypereutectoid steel and show the different phases at
different temperatures ?
b) Write down the effect of tempering temperature on
hardness of the plain carbon steel.
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c) Alloying elements in general increase hardenability.
Explain.
d) Which elements raise the eutectoid temperature of the

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Fe " Fe
3
C phase diagram ? Which elements lower it ?
e) Define the effect of grain boundary on strength of
metals. 7 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2
11. a) What is the difference between recovery, crystallization
and grain growth ?
b) How do crystallization and grain growth affect the
different mechanical properties ? 9 + 6
12. a) Define creep and creep strength. "Copper does not show
creep at room temperature but lead shows." Explain.
b) Define the fatigue limit and endurance ratio of steel
specimen. Explain the factors influencing the fatigue
limit.
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c) Estimate the surface energy of a surface etched sodium
glass, which has fracture strength of 100 MN/
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m
2
and a
young's modulus of 70 GN/
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m
2
. Assume that etching
has removed all surface cracks. A number of cracks are
present inside the glass sample and they vary in length
from 1m to 5m. 5 + 5 + 5
13. a) Briefly describe the characteristic of metal powder. How
this powder characteristic influences the properties of
P/M properties ?
b) What is the advantage and disadvantage of powder
metallurgy ? 10 + 5
14. Write short notes on any three of the following : 3 ! 5
a) Mar tempering for plain carbon steel
b) Ceramics
c) Tool steel
d) Hardenability
e) Brinell Hardness test.