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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010 Fourth Semester Mechanical Engineering

ME2253 ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY (Common to Automobile Engineering) (Regulation 2008) Time: Three hours Answer ALL Questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. State peritectic and peritectoid reactions.

Distinguish between steel and cast iron. Also classify steel with respect to carbon percentage. Enumerate any two differences between annealing and normalizing. Explain the term induction hardening.

List the parameters that can be determined from the tensile test. Mention some of the disadvantages of Brinell hardness test. What will be the effects, if the following elements alloyed with steel? (a) (b) Phosphorous Sulphur.

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8. (a) (b) Duralumin Brass. 9. 10.

Write down the composition and any one application of the following alloys.

Name any two polymers and state their applications. Mention any four attractive properties of engineering ceramics.

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Maximum: 100 Marks

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PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks) 11. (a) (i) Draw Iron-carbon equilibrium diagram and label all the phases. Also enumerate the properties of the following phase. (1) (2) (3) (ii) Ferrite Austenite Cementite.

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Define the following terms (1) (2) Solid solution Polymorphism. Or

(ii)

Discuss the composition, properties and application of the following cast Iron (1) (2) Malleable cast Iron

Spheroidal cast Iron.

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Or 2

(b)

(i)

Explain Hume-Rothery rules of solid solubility.

12.

(a)

(i)

Draw Time-Temperature-Transformation (T-T-T) diagram and label all the phases. Also enumerate any four objectives of heat treatment of steel. (8) What is case hardening? Explain the following processes. (1) (2) Carburizing Nitriding. (8)

(ii)

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(b)

(i)

What is hardenability? Describe a determination of hardenability of steel.

(ii)

Explain the different types of tempering process.

(iii) State any four reasons for the formation quenching cracks.

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(12) (2 + 2) (6) (5 + 5) used for (8) (4) (4)

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(a)

(i) (ii)

Draw creep curve and explain the different stages of creep damage. (6) Or

(b)

(i)

Draw S-N curve for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and explain how endurance strength can be determined. Also discuss the factors that affect the fatigue life. (10)

14.

(a)

(i)

Write down the composition and applications of the following metal (1) (2) Stainless steel Tool steel.

(ii)

What is precipitation hardening? Illustrate this with an example. (6) Or

(b)

(i)

Enumerate the composition and applications of following alloys.

(2) (3) (ii)

Bronze

Bearing alloy.

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Or 3

(1)

Cupro nickel

(ii)

Define the term hardness of metal. With a neat sketch, explain the hardness measurement by Rockwell method. (6)

State the effects of the following alloying elements in steel (1) (2) Chromium

Molybdenum.

15.

(a)

(i)

Explain the following terms with respect to polymers (1) (2) (3) Mechanical behaviour Thermal behaviour

Electrical behaviour.

(iii) State any three objectives of adding alloying elements on steel.

(ii)

What are the special properties of plastics that make them suitable for engineering applications? (4)

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(b)

(i)

Enumerate the properties of the following (1) Thermoplastics Thermosetting plastic (12) (4)

(2)

(3)

Elastomers.

(ii)

Describe the concept of Co-polymerization.

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(5 + 5) (9) (4) (3) (12)

With neat sketches explain the mechanism of slip and twining. Also state the differences between them. (10)

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