JANUARY 2011: TEST 1 (07-March-2011)

PART A. Choose and tick

the

BEST answer.

1. Materials

a) Allotropy. b) Crystallinity.
2.

engineering includes the study of

a) b)
3.
a)

Product service life is determined by estimates. property tests.

Failure of products is m/thly due to

$s.*,ilili,i;
c)

lnsufficient color

@nsuffic

i"nt

*t{"rftt[

,/ o=t

lnsufficient cost

d) lnsufficient paint

Questions 4-6 are referred to the followine figure. You have to suggest the BEST type of,mateflAj tor A, B and C based on their stress-strain curves shown. Please be noted that A,B and C are bel6-rUing i6'ilifferent materials.

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G)

U)

4. 5. 6.

A:

Glo,+,

V/Ur,

a, PoUe{l,ler,e , Fr-( P('ar) c. Cr*?or,f e 4@;x)

7.

a) Fracture toughness b) Corrosion

8.

is

-physical

property.
c)

@
c) Formabilityv/ d) Durability"z

6tivity

is one of

the mechanical properties.

a) Conductivity
b)

(ri]r*V (
c)

./-

Compositionf

Yj corrosion;t----Texture lonization

d)
ifrg

lecking mechanism can be seen when the stress is e5$g$e value of

c)

Modulus
Design

d)

strengthI strength(

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12. Figure Q12 below shows a fairure occurs in a right prane due to

ae^AV

E.L

"

a)

@
c)

tnsuffifitdensity* rnsffii{nt stiffness

tnade\ua-te strength

d)

Allof

above

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F'1

F"

fu'e"

,*'3o

13. The strength

of materials fails, it starts to 'creep' (to sag slowly over time), it may oxidize, degrade or decompose (Figure Q13 below). This means that there is a limiting temperature called:

a) Maximum bend;rTgtemperature b) MaximuT $*pg temperature c) Maximutti {rro{ying temperature (db vt axim u m hdeem peratu re
14. Most materials willgenerate immediate response or result when they are heated (example shown in

Figure Q14 below), but by different amount depending on their...

c) d)

thermal explosive coefficientf. thermal exclusive coefficientf,

15. A materials engineering factor that can apply to wei.r,.fail{res is

a) Moisture absorption b) Microstructure

rensile

-@h.rdness above of the

@Ail
2 t^^a 2

16. Where is Poisson's ratio Nsdd?

(ll

\Ar*l a\ > 17. hlhich of the tottoydnpraness designations conforms to coggnsus s:ranc!:rds? "/l --- ---e dolo^,a 1a* ars Ha ,/ ;i';;i Knoop Hardnessl I,W @ 315 Brinelf'HardnQ_ \ b) d) 3l Rockweil C A
18.Tgrtgbnot of materials can be measured by all of the a) Tensile testing y' b) Ktc J

I\ sat.tt calculations/,/

results.

'

ut*t

d)

c)

Etongation testing Reduction in area catcutationi-

c) micrometer
d) a gage length
20. A traditional tensile tester can perform all of the following

a) Shear strength b) Bending modulus/

cal property tests EXCEPT

tnJ

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PART B: Answer ALL questions.130 marksl

B1'Atensiletestingmachinesimila/qthefol]owingtigure

*li.l tr

of 400 kN. The design calls for@9)cylindrical support posts which must together sustain the maximum load. The machine is to be constructed from plain-carbon (1045) steel a and r topoE' suitabletQ!-ametg;\for these support posts. Justify. 110 .,/ .,
Load

*ell

marks P'* = 4ookr'f

Vy,
=

t"n

F=

t1', tor^Po6,
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f,= -lo 6,,"

zoour!{
\75APA

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I+A =JA
-t'I

d" o.o+o5

9 trnn

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A.cylindrica original '"- -r.di?metgr of 10.2 mm. The specimeliwill when a tensite lGTiTS@rN ii apptied. wilriil reltslteloao jl.ro-l\ ts appllecl.

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110 marksl Z9 mm. *,i"--:f:cimen

lgfore deformguon if the maximum

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83, Some aircraft component is fabricated from an aluminum alloy that has a plane strain fracture toughness of-40 tttipa.ti). lt has been determined t6t*iL*ctur" stress of 300 MPa when the maximum (or critical) internal crack 6ngth G 4.0 mm."t " For

i-illb

thissamecomponentand",,o,,*ffiffi,ji::}*,ilfuenthe
given
*trv noti

maximum internal crack length\is6:0-inr?-'wt y or determine the shape factor (v) o.aseo on tne

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you have to

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kr.,
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.END OF TEST 1 PAPER.

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