Q1: Answer with true or false for the following?

1.

Copper alloys, aluminum alloys, thermoplastics,

glasses are non-ferrous metals. F
2. Ductility, elasticity, Oxidation and density are
mechanical properties. F
3. Within the elastic deformation range, if the load is
released, the material will return back, like a spring,
to its original size. T
4. Most materials are much stronger in compression
than in tension. T
5. Torsion is a twisting force, It introduces a shear
stress in the material. T
6. Fatigue is a process in which damage accumulates
due to the repetitive application of loads that may
be well above the yield point. F
7. Creep is distinguished from low temperature
deformation by its time dependence. T
8. Fortunately the reactivity of a metal and the rate at
which it corrode is not related. T
9. Corrosion takes place in these regions of high
energy. T
10.
Engineering stress: is a load divided by actual
area in the necked-down region. F
Q2: Aluminum alloy bar tested by tensile tester, the initial
gauge length of sample was 50 mm and initial diameter
was 10 mm, the applied force was 32 KN. The diameter
reduced after test to 9.5 mm and the length of bar
increased to 60 mm. Calculate the engineering stress and
true stress?
Ans:
Engineering stress=e = F/Ao =32000/ 78.5mm2 =407.6
N/mm2

T = 32000/70.84 = 451.7 N/mm2

Q3: A crankshaft in a diesel engine fails. Examination of
the crankshaft reveals no plastic deformation. The

fracture surface is smooth. In addition, several other

cracks appear at other locations in the crankshaft. What
type of failure mechanism would you expect?
SOLUTION
Since the crankshaft is a rotating part, the surface
experiences cyclical loading. We should immediately
suspect fatigue. The absence of plastic deformation
supports our suspicion. Furthermore, the presence of
other cracks is consistent with fatigue; the other cracks
didnt have time to grow to the size that produced
catastrophic failure. Examination of the fracture surface
will probably reveal beach marks or fatigue striations.
Q4. Ni-base superalloys that are used for jet turbine
applications exhibit Qcreep= 320 kJ/mol and n=5.
1- What is the creep rate at 925 oC and 350 MPa if
C=1.7x10-7
and R=8.314 J/mol-oC ?
2- What would the creep rate be if the stress were
increased by
25 MPa ?
Solution:

ss

ss

n
= C exp (- Q / RT)

= 1.7x10

-7

350

exp(

-320,000

/
)
8.314 x 1198 K

-7
12
-15
1.7x10 x 5.25x10 x 11.1x10 =99.0675*10-10 =
sec

-1

10

-8

: Increasing by 25 MPa

=C
ss-1

RT )}
2

ss-1

ss-2

10-8 sec-1/

ss-2

exp (- Q / RT )/{
=C
1
ss-2

exp (- Q /

= (1/ 2 )n = (350/375)5 = 0.708

ss-2

=0.708

= 1.4 x 10-8 mm/mm.sec