EE DUT wees TECHNOLOGY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BTECH ENGINEERING MECHANICAL, ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND SCIENCE IV 1 EMSC402 RUCTIONAL PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONAL OFFER! PAPER NUMI SUBJECT Ct DATE: 201G'GG:C7 DURATION : 3 HOURS TIME : 14°OG-(1.C0 163 FULL MARKS: 155 NUMBER OF PA 2 (EXCLUDING COVER) EX, PROF M WALKER MODERATOR’S: PROF S ADALI INSTRUCTIONS/REQUIREMENTS:- [1] Answer all questions Do not turn the page until permission is givenQUESTION 1 (a) What are MMCs? ) (b) Briefly describe the 3 most common types of reinforcement fibres used in reinforced plastic applications and mention how their mechanical properties compare (9) (0) Ina short paragraph, describe the vacuum-bag-autoclave process (8) (d) What is the difference between pretensioned and posttensioned concrete? (4) (e) Why is wood considered a composite material? Explain briefly. (4) (f) Briefly explain the microstructure of hardwoods and softwoods (8) [36 marks] QUESTION 2 (a) Briefly describe the three main types of stainless steals (15) (b) Briefly describe the four main types of cast irons and their applications (20) [35 marks] QUESTION 3 (a) What is the difference between the Table of Standard Electrode Potentials at 25°C and the Table of Galvanic Series in Flowing Seawater? (b) What is Activation Polarization? 6) (c) Briefly describe Passivation (5) (d) What is the difference between 304 and 304L type stainless steel? 8) (e) Briefly describe weld decay 6) (f) What is cathodic protection? (4) [26 marks]QUESTION 4 (a) Briefly describe the polymerization process using a simple example 6) (b) What are some of the advantages of using the injection moulding process? (4) (c) Why are thermosets not recyclable? (4) [14 marks] QUESTION 5 (a) Briefly describe heterogeneous nucleation (6) (b) How is a SX turbine blade manufactured? Use a sketch to aid your explanation (5) (c) Name and briefly describe the two diffusion mechanisms found in solid metals (4) (d) In a short paragraph describe the case hardening process (5) (e) Why does plastic deformation harden a metal? 3) [24 marks] QUESTION 6 (a) What is homogenization? (4) (b) Name the five invariant reactions, give the typical equation that characterizes each and also the phase-diagram characteristic for each (15) (c) What is martensite? (4) (d) Describe the tempering process used for carbon-steel with the aid of a graph (5) [28 marks}