UNIVERSITY QUESTION PART A- TWO MARKS 1. Define strain rate hardening. 2. What are the deformation modes? 3.

Define Transient creep time. 4. What are the difference between ductile fracture and brittle fracture? 5. How Micro Void Coalescence occurs? 6. Define Monk-mann Grant Formula? 7. Define Pilling Bed worth Ratio? 8. What is meant by Fluxing mechanism? 9. What are the properties of Super alloys? 10. Define Intermetallics? 11. Define Homologous temperature. 12. Write a relation between creep strain and time for various stages of creep 13. Define time hardening and strain hardening for step loading for the design of primary creep. 14. What are the strengthening mechanisms? 15. What are the necessary conditions favorable for fracture? 16. Define Rupture? 17. What are types of Nickel Base alloys? 18. What are the strengthening methods used for alloys? 19. Name few examples for super alloys applicable for high temperatures. 20. What is Acidic fluxing and Basic fluxing in Hot corrosion? 21. Define strain rate sensitivity. 22. What are the problems associated with materials used at high elevated temperature? 23. Define Rupture life of creep. 24. Distinguish between Creep ductile fracture and brittle fracture? 25. What is meant by Equicohesive temperature (ECT)? PART B 16 MARKS 1. What are the structural changes involved during creep? Explain in detail. Briefly explain the three stages of creep with a creep curve. 2. Analyze the interaction of corrosion and mechanical properties at high temperatures. 3. Analyze time hardening and strain hardening mathematically and pictorially and prove that for gradual loading strain hardening reduces to time hardening. 4. what are the methods used for strengthening materials? Explain about Strain hardening process with example.

5. Derive an expression for cleavage I fracture based on Orowan and Griffith theory and comment how the various terms in these equations are responsible for strengthening and toughening the materials.

6. Discuss the fracture maps for any F.C.C alloy in detail with necessary sketches. 7. (i) Write a short note on methods to combat hot corrosion. (ii) Pilling bed worth ratio. 8. Compare parameters in controlling aqueous and dry corrosion. Discuss the kinetic laws of high temperature corrosion with special effect of doping on corrosion kinetics. 9. Write technical note on the evolution of super alloys? 10. Discuss (i) TCP Phase (ii) Embrittlement. 11. Write the consecutive equations for plastic and creep deformation from high stress and low stress and high temperatures and comment on the mechanism of deformation for each equation. 12. Explain about the various mechanisms of creep with necessary sketches. 13. Define Rupture and derive the expressions for Rupture life of creep. 14. What is the significance of transient creep time? Explain about Design of transient creep formation? 15. (i) Write short notes on Transgranular creep fracture and Intergranular creep Fracture. (ii) Draw the fracture maps for a B.C.C or a ceramic and mark all regimes of Fracture. 16. Explain the theory of Ductile to Brittle transition with neat diagram. 17. (i) Write a short note on Defect structure of Oxidation process (ii) Analyze the various stages of hot corrosion with respect to exposure time by various chemical equations and degradation mechanisms. 18. (i) Explain the Kinetic Laws of Oxidation with a neat graph. (ii) What are the various types of high temperature corrosion explain in detail. 19. Explain the strengthening mechanisms of cobalt based super alloys. 20. Write short notes on Intermetallics and high temperature ceramics. 21. Define creep. What are the various factors affecting creep? Explain in detail. 22. Discuss the mechanism of creep deformation briefly with necessary sketches. 23. (i) How will you obtain creep resistance through strain hardening? (ii) Explain stress rupture test at elevated temperature.

24. Derive expressions for Creep ductile and Creep brittle fractures. Also comment on the instantaneous fractures in both cases. 25. Draw the fracture maps for nickel, nickel base super alloy and thoria dispersed nickel and explain the shrink or disappearance of some regimes. 26. Derive an expression for cleavage II fracture and ductile brittle transition based on Micro Void Formation by plastic deformation and comment on the various metallurgical parameters affecting ductile-brittle transition. 27. Analyze the hot corrosion mechanisms involved in basic fluxing acidic fluxing. 28. Describe the different metal gas reactions and their remedies. 29. Explain precipitation hardening by gamma prime. 30. Analyze how the processing parameters can influence the mechanical properties of Super alloys at high temperatures.