VTU Mechanical Engineering (Semester 3)
Material Science & Metallurgy
June 2014
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Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


1 (a) Define the following lattice;
Unitcell.
Space lattice.
Atomic packing factor.
Coordination number.
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1 (b) Calculate the volume of the zinc crystal structure unit cell by using the following data:pure zinc has the HCP crystal structure with lattice constant a-o.2665nm and c=0.4947,nm
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1 (c) State and explain Fick first law of diffusion
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1 (d) What do you mean by crystaline impersion ?Expalin brifly point and scalar /line defects
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2 (a) Compare the engineering stress and strain with the true stress and stress for the tensile test a low carbon steel that has the following test values :
Load applied to seciaman =75kN
initial diameter of specimen under 75kN load -12mm
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2 (b) Derive the expresion for critically resolved sher stress (CRSS)
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2 (c) Describe the dislocation mcanism that enables a metal to be plastically deformed within fracture
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2 (d) What do you mean by linear and nonlinear elastic propertise of a material ?Explain any four propertis e
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3 (a) Define creep and explain a typical curve
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3 (b) what is frature ?state the difference between ductile and brittle fracture
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3 (c) State the factor that affect the figure strength of a metal. Explain them briefly.
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4 (a) state and explain Gibbs phase rule
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4 (b) Explain homogenous nucleation .discuss the significance of critical radius of nuclci
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4 (c) What is a solid solution?with suitable example ,explain the different types of solid solution
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5 (a) Define :
A phase in a material
A phase diagram
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5 (b) Derive the level rule for the binary phase diagrame of two metals A and B completely soluble in each other
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5 (c) write the equation for the following invarient reaction;enteric,pericctic,monoteric entecoid and periticoid .How many degree of freedom exist at invariant reaction points in binary phase diagram?
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5 (d) Draw nearly Iron-carbon phase diagram and mark on it all sailent tempreture composition ,and phases
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6 (a) Explain the steps to construct TTT diagram.draw a labcled sketch of TTT diagram for an cuteetoid steel
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6 (b) with neat diagrams ,explain briefly austempering an d martempering hear treatement process
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7 (a) Discuss briefly about of alloying elements on properties of steel
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7 (b) Explain with phase diagram modification of Al-Si Alloys
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7 (c) Write a note on spherodial Graphite (SG)iron
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8 (a)
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8 (b) Explain with a neat sketch production of MMC by using powder mctalyurgy process
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