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ENGR 2220U Structure and Properties of Materials

Final Examination: Fall 2007


Part 2: Duration - 120 Minutes
Instructor: Ghaus Rizvi

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO


Important:

If you have your laptops, do not leave unattended. You can keep
them under your desk.

Instructions:
1. Fill out your name and ID on the exam booklet
2. The exam is closed book, closed laptops and closed notes. Calculators and one A4
sheet with hand written notes on both sides is allowed
3. Write clearly; you should not expect marks for something that cannot be read
4. Part 2 will be marked out of 80. There are 8 questions and they carry different
marks. Allocate your time accordingly
5. Brief answers are preferable
6. Figures in parentheses indicate the marks

Q1.

Q2.

a.

Briefly describe the differences between Metals, Polymers and Ceramics


in terms of molecular bonding. (3)

b.

Which of the material from the above three would you select for
strengthening the floor of an elevated platform on which industrial
machinery, which generates impacts and vibrations, is located and why?
(3)

a.

What is atomic packing factor? (3)

b.

Which crystalline structures exhibit the maximum atomic packing factor


values? (2)

Q3.

a.
Write down the names of the defects 1
through 5, which are shown in the accompanying
figure (3)
b.
What is the common feature of all these
defects? (1)

Q4.

We want to achieve a concentration of 0.5%wt of carbon at a depth of 0.2 mm


below the surface of the slab of a metal. The initial concentration of carbon in the
metal is 0.1wt%. We first do an experiment by applying a concentration of 5%wt
of carbon at the surface of a similar slab and maintaining the system at 900 K for
an hour. We find that this is just adequate to produce the required concentration at
a depth of 0.1 mm. We now take the original slab and apply a concentration of
5wt% of carbon at the surface, at a temperature of 1200 K. The diffusion
coefficient of this metal increases by a factor of 2 when the temperature is raised
to 1200 K from 900 K. How long must it be maintained at this temperature to
achieve the required concentration? (10) Hint: You do not need the error function
tables.

Q5.

a)
What is the difference between Resolved Shear Stress and Critical
Resolved Shear Stress? (1)
b)
A single metallic crystal is oriented such that the normal to the slip plane
and the slip directions are at angles of 50 and 40 degrees respectively, with the
tensile axis. If the dislocations in the plane start moving when the resolved shear
stress is 6.2 MPa, what is the tensile stress at which yielding occurs? (4)

Q6.

The iron carbon phase diagram is given below. For a 99 wt% Fe 1.0 wt% C
alloy at a temperature just below the eutectoid temperature, determine the
following: (18)
a.
b.
c.
d.

The fractions of total ferrite and cementite phases (6)


What is the pro-eutectoid material? (2)
The fractions of the pro-eutectoid material and pearlite (6)
The amount of ferrite and cementite in the pearlite (4)

Q7. The isothermal transformation diagram of an alloy is shown below. (17)


a)
b)

c)
d)

Is it a eutectoid alloy, hypo-eutectoid alloy or hyper-eutectoid alloy? (3)


What will be the microstructures formed if the following heat treatments are
performed.
i)
Suddenly cooled to 580C and held at that temperature for a very very
long time. (4)
ii)
Suddenly cooled to 600C and held at that temperature for 1 second then
suddenly cooled down to 300C and held there for 1000 seconds and then
quenched suddenly to room temperature. (4)
What heat treatment will you impart if the desired structure is 50% fine pearlite
and 50 Martensite (3)
How will you produce a spheroidite structure in this alloy? (3)

Q8.

The continuous cooling characteristics of an alloy are shown below. (15)

a)
b)

Is it a eutectoid alloy, hypo-eutectoid alloy or hyper-eutectoid alloy? (3)


Write down the microstructures formed, when it is cooled at the following rates?
i) 0.01C/s; ii) 10C/s;
iii) 0.2C/s (9)
What should be the cooling rate if the desired structure is proeutectoid ferrite and
fine pearlite? (3)

c)

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