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E B3E087
Reg, No, Name;
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2017
ME210: METALLURGY AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING (MA, ME, MP, PE)
Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PART A
(Answer any THREE questions)
1. a) Describe the procedure to obtain Miller indices for crystal planes. 6)
bb) What are Bravais lattice systems? What is a unit cell? or)
2. a) Obtain atomic packing factor for BCC structure. 6)
) Explain Schmid’s law and the term critical resolved shear stress. ©)
3. Distinguish Edge and screw dislocations with a sketch of Burger's vector. 0)
4, a) Deseribe step by step procedure for metallographic specimen preparation? Name
any two etchants. ©)
b) Explain the procedure to study crystal structure using X-Ray diffraction (XRD)
method. ©)
PART B.
(Answer any THREE questions)
5. a) Define the terms solubility limit and solid solutions, 6)
b) Explain the Hume-Rothery’s Rules and its importance, @
©) Draw the phase diagram of a pure substance with a suitable example and explain
the triple point with its significance. 6)
6. What are strengthening mechanisms? Explain. 0)
7. a) Differentiate pure substance and alloy. @
b) What is alloying? Why it is done? @
©) Give 4 major alloying elements used in iron and their specific advantages and
applications of the alloy. @
8. Classify Grey cast iron and explain their composition, microstructure and
applications. (10)
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PARTC
(Answer any FOUR questions)
With a neat sketch explain the procedure for fatigue testing and draw the S-N curve.
What isthe significance of S-N curve? 0) .
Brief upon the following,
2) Stress concentration es)
b) Residual stresses es)
¢) Brittle fracture. (2.3)
d) Ductile to (le transition temperature. (2.5)
Draw the ereep curve and explain the phenomenon occurring at each stages of creep.
Give an application of creep phenomenon. (10)
Give atleast two applications of composites in aerospace industry. What properties
make them suitable for the above applications? (10)
What are smart materials? Give atleast two examples and applications for them,
(10)
Classify ceramics with practical applications for each. Give an example for each of
the AX, AmXp, AmBmxXp type structures in ceramics. (0)
