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Question Paper Code : 11409

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2011 Fourth Semester Mechanical Engineering

ME 2253 ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY (Common to Automobile Engineering) (Regulation 2008)

(Common to PTME 2253 Engineering Materials and Metallurgy for B.E. (Part-Time) Mechanical Engineering Third Semester-Regulation 2009) Time : Three hours

Answer ALL questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 marks) 1. 2. 3.

What are eutectic and peritectic reactions? Give equations. Define ferrite and cementite in Fe-C alloys. Draw a typical isomorphous diagram and draw the cooling curves of a pure metal and a solid solution.

4. 5. 6. 7.

List any two factors that affect hardenability of steels. With a simple sketch show the phenomenon of slip in metallic materials. Define Creep of metals. What is the structure difference between white cast iron and grey cast iron?

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Name any two precipitation hardenable alloys. What is the structure of polyethylene? Suggest any two uses.

Distinguish polymer and ceramic with respect to mechanical and physical properties.

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Maximum : 100 marks

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(i) (ii)

Draw Fe-C diagram and mark all the phases.

What are the different types of cast irons? Draw the microstructure of any four types of cast irons. Give one application for each. (8) Or

(b)

Discuss the classification, micro structure properties and application of steel. (16) (i) Give the process details of full annealing and spheroidising treatments for steels. Explain the microstructure and need for these treatments. (8) What are hardening and tempering of high carbon steels? Give the process details. What are the advantages of hardened and tempered steels? (8)

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(ii)

(b)

(i) (ii)

Discuss the method of constructing isothermal diagrams.

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Define hardenability and explain Jominy End Quench test. How to use this Jominy end quench test data? (2 + 3 + 3) What are the different types of fractures in metallic materials? Give the important features of these fractured surfaces. What is the use of this study? (8) Explain Brinell hardness testing and its applications. (8)

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(i)

(ii)

(b)

(i) (ii)

Discuss fatigue test for a metallic material. What is S-N diagram? (8) Why impact tests are important? Explain any one impact test. (8)

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(i)

What are the effects of Si, Ni, Mn and Cr in steel and also in Fe-C diagram? (8) What are maraging steels? How are they manufactured? What are their applications? (8)

(ii)

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PART B (5 16 = 80 marks)

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Or (b) (i) (ii) 16. (a) Discuss any two copper base, any two aluminium base alloys. Give at least one application for each alloy. (8) Discuss the steps and the mechanism of precipitation hardening. (8)

Discuss the structure and applications of any four thermoplastic and any four thermoset plastic materials. (4 2 + 4 2)

(b)

(i)

Discuss the properties and applications of the following four ceramics. (1) (2) (3) (4) Silica Zirconia SiC Cubic boron nitride. (4 2)

(ii)

What are fibre reinforced plastics? Name any four fibres and their matrix material. (8)

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