Reg.No.

Bansilal Ramnath Agarwal Charitable Trusts

VISHWAKARMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PUNE 411037.
(An Autonomous Institute under University of Pune)
Examination : End Sem Exam
Name of Subject : Chemical Engg. Materials
Year: S.E
Branch :

Chemical

Code: IP 0952

Day & Date : Monday, 24/11/2008

Maximum Marks :60

Time: 2.30 pm 4.30 pm

Instructions to Candidates:1. All questions are compulsory.

2. Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q. 1. a) Answer any TWO of the following :
i) Importance of linings in chemical plants and equipments
Plastic as a material of construction in chemical industries
ii) Classification of Engineering materials
iii) Composite materials
b) Discuss the Following(ANY FIVE)
i) Shear stress and strain
ii) Mechanical testing of metals
iii) Factor of safety and Poissons ratio
iv) True stress and strain curve
v) Describe the types of stresses
vi) Draw stress and strain curves for, brittle metal, ceramics,
rubber(vulcanised and unvulcanised), soft metal, and brittle,
highly plastic and highly elastic polymers
Q.2

a) Suggest most suitable hardness testing method (and scale if any) for
the determination of hardness of the following materials (Any Four)
i) Rolling mill rolls ii) Cast iron iii) Synthetic rubber
iv) Powder metallurgy component v) High speed steel
b) Define the following terms: (Any Four)
i) Hardness
ii) Creep
iii) Equi-cohesive temp.
iv) Toughness v) Malleability vi) Fatigue vii) 0.2% proof stress
c) Tensile test was conducted on a steel specimen of diameter 12.5mm
& gauge length 50mm. The loads at lower & upper yield points
were 4500kg & 4600kg respectively. The maximum & fracture loads
were 7500kg & 5000kg respectively. The gauge length after fracture
was 62.5mm. The diameter at fracture was found to be 8mm.
Determine: i) Upper yield stress ii) UTS iii) Fracture stress
iv) % elongation v) % reduction in area

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d) Differentiate between the following: (Any One)

i) Eddy current test and Magnaflux test
ii) X-Ray radiography and Gamma Ray radiography

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a) Draw the microstructures of the following without description :

(Any Three)
i) White cast iron ii) Eutectoid steel
iii) Brass
iv) Babbit
v) High carbon steel
b) Explain Any Two following reactions with neat diagrams :
i) Peritectic transformation ii) Eutectic transformation
iii) Eutectoid transformation
c) Differentiate between the following (Any Two)
i) Annealing and hardening
ii) Bainite and Martensite
iii) TIG welding and Plasma arc welding

3 Marks

a) The density of Aluminium is 2.7g/cm3 and that of Al2O3 is about

4g/cm3. Describe the characteristics of the aluminium oxide film.
Compare with the oxide film that form on tungsten (W). The
density of tungsten is 19.254g/cm3.and that of WO3 is 7.3g/cm3.
OR
Find out the nature of film when magnesium oxidizes to magnesium
oxide (Mg MgO):
Given: Molecular weight of MgO = 40.3gm
Density of MgO = 3.65gm/cm3
Atomic weight of Mg = 24.3 gm
Density of Mg = 1.74gm/cm3
b) Explain Any Two of the following:
i) Any two corrosion control methods
ii) Stress corrosion cracking
iii) Pitting corrosion
iv) Inter-granular corrosion
v) Multiple phase electrochemical cells
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