Reg.No Name ..... M TECH .DEGREE EXAMINATION, Dec 2012 First Semester Branch: Mechanical Engineering.

Specialisation: Production and Industrial Engineering. MMEPI 101 Advance Engineering Materials and Processing (Regular 2011 admission) Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks

1 Write a short note on directional and non-directional bonding? (5 marks) 2 Explain with neat sketches the primary atomic bonds? How do they influence properties of a material? (10 marks) 3 Explain how net potential energy is a function of inter-atomic separation of two atoms. (10 marks) Or 4. Explain polymorphism and allotropy citing examples? (5 marks) 5. Define linear and planar densities and derive the linear density and planar density expression for FCC [100] and [111] directions in terms of atomic radius? (10 marks) 6. The metal rhodium has an FCC crystal structure. If the angle of diffraction for the (311) set of planes occurs at 36.12o (first-order reflection) when monochromatic xradiation having

a wavelength of 0.0711 nm is used, compute (a) the interplanar spacing for this set of planes, and (b) the atomic radius for a rhodium atom. (10 marks) 7. Explain the Hall - Petch relation? (5 marks) 8. Explain the various energies involved in the formation of homogeneous nucleation and derive an expression for the critical radius of nucleation. (10marks) 9. What is slip system and how does low and high angle grain boundary work with slip system. marks) Or 10. What is burger vector and explain various types of dislocations and surface defects in crystals. marks) 11. Explain steady state diffusion and the various factors influencing diffusion. (10 marks) (15 (10

12. Explain the effect of maraging with cobalt and molybdenum? (7marks) 13. With example explain Hume Rotherys rule for solid solubility? (8 marks) 14. What are the advantages and limitations of maraging steel? (10 marks) Or 15. What are the industrial applications of ceramics? (5marks)

16. Explain the various imperfections in ceramics? marks) 17. Explain various types of ceramics crystal structures? marks) 18. Explain pickling of titanium and write a short note on problems in machining titanium? marks)

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19. Explain vacuum induction melting? What are its advantages and state its industrial applications? (15marks) Or 20. Write a short note on a) Freckles (5x3= 15marks) 21. Write the effect of molybdenum alloys on hot strength, corrosion resistance and toughness? marks) (10 b) Ferromolybdenum c) production of niobium