SS DUT wea TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONM: DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING f: BTECH ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND SCIENCE IV INSTRUCTIONAL PROG: INSTRUCTIONAL OF PAPER NUMBER SUBJECT CODE/S DAT DURATI TIME TOTAL MARKS 1 EMSC402 FULL MARKS: 150 NUMBER OF PA 2 (EXCLUDING COVER) EXAMINERIS : PROF M WALKER MODERATOR'S: PROF S ADALI INSTRUCTIONS/REQUIREMENTS:- [1] Answer all questions Do not turn the page until permission is givenUI TION 1 (a) Engineers usually categorize materials into 4 groups. Name the 4 groups and then a few distinguishing characteristics of each 2 (b) In a paragraph, describe what you think future trends in materials usage mle (©) Briefly describe the metallic bond “ (4) Draw and label the Free-energy change vs Radius of nucleus graph ° (e) What is undercooling? ° a) [33 marks} QUESTION 2 (a) Briefly describe how case hardening of a steel part is carried out “) (b) Briefly describe the forging process 4) (c) Ina paragraph, discuss the significance of dislocations in metals a) (d) With your answer to the previous questions in mind, describe methods of strengthening, metals by controlling the slip process (8) [23 marks} L ION 3 (a) Briefly describe the recovery of a cold-worked metal (b) How are ductility and toughness related? ° (c) Describe the fracture surface ofa metal shaft that has failed due to fatigue ° (d) What is creep? ° co) [16 marks])UESTION 4 (a) In order for 2 elements to have complete solid solubility in each other they usually satisfy one or more of the Hume-Rothery conditions. What are these conditions? Oo) (b) Describe the homogenization heat treatment a (c) Describe the 4 eutectic structures a) (d) Describe the 5 invariant reactions along with their phase-diagram characteristics (10) [22 marks} QUESTION, (a) Describe the age hardening process used to harden an Al-Cu alloy (6) (b) What is overaging? a) (c) Describe the 4 types of cast iron (12) (d) Describe the 3 types of stainless steel (9) [31 marks} QUESTION 6 (a) Briefly deseribe the eh n polymerization process using polyethylene as your example (6) (b) Describe homopolymers and copoloymers “ (c) Give 5 advantages of injection moulding plastic parts () (d) Why is wood considered a natural composite material ) (e) What is a MMC? ) (8) What is weld decay and what ean be done to minimize it? ) [30 marks}