Assignment 4 Due : 6-11-2017

MM235 Materials Engineering IInd year Mechanical

1. List the types of Cast Iron.

2. What is CEV ?
3. White Cast Iron have few applications, but hypereutectic white cast irons have none. Why ?
4. Describe the microstructural changes that happen during cooling of hypoeutectic white cast
iron with a neat sketch.
5. What is the general composition of gray cast iron? Name two applications of Gray cast iron.
6. Compare the five types of graphite flakes.
7. What is the composition of Chilled Cast Iron? What are the phases present in Chilled Cast
Iron?
8. Name four carbide forming elements.
9. Explain the process to get Malleable Cast iron.
10. What are the steps in production of Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron?
Alloy Steels
11. Distinguish between plain carbon and alloy steels.
12. List the types of steel classified based on deoxidation practice.
13. What are the types of Iron Binary diagram? Explain each with a suitable sketch.
14. Name two Austenite stabilizers, Ferrite Stabilizers(Elements).
15. What is the effect of alloying elements on Grain Growth
16. What is the harmful effect of Sulphur in steels? What element can be added to prevent this
and explain how?
17. What are Dual Phase steels? How are these obtained?
18. What are TRIP steels? What is the principle of getting increased ductility as well as high
strength?
19. What are HSLA steels? How high strength can be obtained in them?
20. List the types of Stainless steels.
21. What is weld decay? How to avoid or overcome this problem?
22. What are Martensitic stainless steels? Give its main (any two) characteristics. Write down
two applications.
23. What are Duplex stainless steels? Give its main (any two) characteristics. Write down two
applications.
24. What are Austenitic stainless steels? Give its main characteristics. Write down two
applications.
25. What are Precipitation hardenable stainless steels? What is the mechanism of increased
hardening here and how is it obtained?