Programme: Chemical Engineering

Module Title: Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering

Module Code: EMAT04C01/EAX_S_210 2015-2016 S2

CLASS TEST: Problems based Questions

Q (1) (15 marks, divided equally)

The following data were recorded during a test for a low carbon steel specimen:

Strain .001 .002 .005 .01 .02 .04 .06 .08 .10 .12 .14 .16 .18
mm/mm

Stress MPa 0 210 385 420 476 504 518 525 532 511 483 455 392

a) Describe the test that would have provided this data.

b) Sketch the resulting stress train curve.
c) Define what is meant by yield stress and hence find the 0.2% offset yield strength for this
steel in MPa.
d) What is meant by ultimate tensile strength? And hence find the ultimate tensile strength
UTS for this steel in MPa.
e) Use the appropriate strength to calculate the force in N that a 100 cm2 section made of
this steel can carry.
Q (2) (7.5 marks)
Calculate the type and amount of deformation that is expected for a steel cylindrical rod 380 mm
long and having a diameter of 10.0 mm if subjected to a tensile load of 25000 N. The material
properties are as follows: (Modulus of elasticity 207 GPa, yield strength 450 MPa and tensile
strength 550 MPa).

Stress= 25000N/(102/4) = 318 N/mm2 = 318 MPa

Strain = 318 MPa/ 207 GPa = 1.54 x 10-3

Since stress yield stress

Strain .002

This is elastic strain.

Q (3) (7.5 marks)

A gold wire is 0.70 mm in diameter and 8 cm in length. How many atoms does it contain? The
density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3.

Avogadros number = 6.023 x 1023 atoms/mol

Atomic mass of gold = 196.97 amu/ atom or g per mole

m = mass of Au = V where = 19.3 g/cm3

V = volume of wire = (area)(length)

Thus, m = (19.3 g/cm3 Au)(0.0308 cm3) = 0.5944 g Au

The number of atoms is then calculated as,

= 1.82x1021 atoms Au

Q (4) (10 marks)

Use the given Al-Cu phase diagram to predict the microstructure of an alloy containing 10% copper
at 548 and 300 0C.

At 548 oC

% = 10-4/53-4

%Al = 53-10/53-4

Or

%Al = 34-10/34-4

%eutectic=10-4/34-4

At 300 oC

% = 10-1/53-1

%Al = 53-10/53-1

Or

%Al = 34-10/34-1

%eutectic=10-1/34-1