ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY

Anna university 2 marks

UNIT-1 1. State peritectic and peritectoid reactions? 2. Distinguish between steel and cast iron. Also classify steel with respect to carbon percentage? 3. What are interstitial solid solutions and intersitisal compounds? 4. Differentiate between eutectic and eutectoid phase reactions? 5. Define solid solutions? 6. How are steels classified? 7. What do you mean by substitution solid solution? Briefly explain the rules governing the formation of subsitutional solid solution? 8. Name and explain any one type of binary solid to solid state transformation reaction with ideal phase diagram? 9. Why carbon solubility is more in austenite? 10. List the advantages of alloy steels as compound to plain carbon steels? 11. Give examples of eutectoid reactions? 12. Distinguish between hypo-eutectoid reactions? 13. Define the terms ferrite and austenite in iron carbon alloy system? 14. What are the effects of crystal structure and atomic radii on formation of solid solution between two metallic elements?

UNIT-II 1. Enumerate any two differences between annealing and normalizing? 2. Explain the term inducing hardening? 3. Define critical cooling rate? 4. What is final microstructure in austempering of steels? 5. When will you prefer carbonitriding? 6. Define hardness? 7. Name and explain any one subcritical case hardening treatment? 8. With heat treatment cycle, explain the conventional normalizing treatment for hypereutectoid steel? 9. What are the principal advantages of austempering over conventional quench and temper method? 10. Mention few application of induction hardening? 11. Can mild steel be induction hardened? Substantiate. 12. What is the need for providing a tempering treatment after quench hardening of steels? 13. What is the principle of surface hardening in induction hardening process? 14. A low carbon steel is in the normalized condition is stronger than the same steel in the annealed condition. Why?

15. Case carburizing heat treatment is not generally carried out for medium carbon steels. Why? 16. What is carbonitiriding?

UNIT-III 1. What is twinning in metals? 2. What is difference between HRB and HRC? 3. Define fatigue? 4. List the testing methods of metals? 5. What is difference between slip and twinning? 6. What is creep? Draw typical creep curve and show different creep stages on it? 7. What slip bands? 8. What are different types of loadings available for fatigue testing? 9. Why is impact specimens notched? 10. How will you express the deformation characteristics of a material through tension test? 11. In general HCP metals are hard and brittle while FCC metals are soft and ductile. Why?

12. Draw the sketch of a standard specimen used for charpy v-notch impact testing? 13. What is endurance limit in fatigue test? 14. What properties are determined from tension testing of metallic products?

UNIT-IV 1. List the parameters that can be determined from the tension test? 2. Mention some of the disadvantages of brinell's hardness test? 3. What are the effects of adding Si in steel? 4. Differentiate brass from bronze? 5. Name the alloying elements in high speed steels? 6. State the applications of tool steels? 7. Write short notes on the type of stainless steel? 8. With composition, property and application explain (A) tin bronze (B) naval bronze? 9. List different types of tool steels? 10. Mention any two aluminum base alloys and their applications? 11. Distinguish between grey cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron in terms of microstructures and the mechanical properties?

12. What is the composition of 18-4-1 type high speed steel? 13. What is the effect of chromium and molybdenum in low alloy steels? 14. What is the purpose of magnesium treatment in producing iron? 15. What is the main strengthening mechanism in high strength aluminum alloys? 16. Compare the marten site that is formed in managing steels with the marten site that is formed in carbon steels?

UNIT-V 1. Name any two polymers and state their applications? 2. Mention any four attractive proper ties of engineering ceramics? 3. What are PMMA and PET polymers? What are their uses? 4. What are uses of alumina? 5. Define degree of polymerization? 6. State any two properties of ceramics? 7. Write the general mechanical properties of ceramics? 8. Write the property and applications of; explain the following polymers (a) PVC (b) PMMA? 9. What do you mean by copolymers? 10. How are refractories classified?

11. Name any four common engineering polymers? 12. What are the uses of aluminum oxide? 13. Write the molecular structure of either phenol-formaldehyde polymer or urea-formaldehyde polymer? 14. Give two examples of particulate reinforced metal matrix composite? 15. Draw the molecular structure of polyethylene and polypropylene? 16. Give one examples of each metal matrix composites and ceramics matrix composites? 17. Name four enthenic polymers? 18. What are important uses of alumina and silicon nitride?

ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY

Anna University 16-marks
UNIT-I 1. Draw iron carbon diagram neatly with explanation? 2. Elements A and B melt at 700c and 1000c respectively .draw a typical phase diagram between A and B? 3. Elements A and B melt at 1000c respectively they form a eutectic at 35% A at temperature 500c.Draw a typical phase diagram between A and B. 4. Metal A has melting point of 1000c .Metal B has melting point of 500c .draw one phase diagram for each of the following conditions. (i) the two elements exhibits unlimited solid solubility .ii) the alloy system shows formation of two terminal solid solution and a eutectic point, at 50% A and at 700c.iii) the alloy system shows formation of an intermolecular phases with the chemical formula A2B. 5. Estimate the carbon content of carbon steel whose microstructure in the annealed conditions shows 75% pearlite and 25% ferrite. 6. Two elements A and B have melting point 800c and 600c respectively (i) draw the phase diagram between A and B if they exhibit unlimited solid solubility. (ii) Draw phase diagram between A and B if eutectic reaction occurs at composition 40% B and at temperature 400c.Asusume that the maximum solid solubility in either case is5% and the room temperature solubility is either case is 1%.

7. Metal A and B having melting point respectively 270c,320c are assumed to be completely soluble in the liquid state and completely soluble in the liquid state and completely insoluble in solid state. They form eutectic at 140c containing 40%B.i)draw the equilibrium diagram and label all lines and areas and ii)for an alloy containing 30%A.give the temperature of initial and final solidification and relative amounts of phases present at 180c. 8. How are solid solutions classified? Give two examples of each./ 9. Discuss Hume-Rothery rules for the formation of solid solution? 10. Define i)solid solution ii)polymorphism iii)allotropy IV)phase v)equilibrium diagram. UNIT-II 1. Draw and explain CCT curve? 2. Draw and explain TTT curve? 3. Explain Jomny end quench test? Define hardenability? 4. Explain heat treatment process? 5 .Estimate steps in care carburizing of steels? 6 .Explain the construction procedure of isothermal transformation diagram for 1080 steel. Neatly sketch the diagram ,indicating different phases on it. 7. Distinguish between hardness and hardenability . 8. Distinguish between "annealing" and "tempering". 9. Compare between austempering and martempering. 10 .Discuss different types of annealing process?

UNIT-III 1.Write the compositions and properties of i)austenitic stainless steel ii0high speed steel iii)martensite iv)maraging steel v)ferritetic steel vi)brasses vii)cu-zn viii)caritdge ix)naval brasses x)muntz brasses. 2.How will you classify brasses based on the composition of zinc? Explain the properties and applications of the main types of brasses. 3.Explain the steps involved in precipitation hardening treatment? 4.Discuss strengthening mechanism, composition and properties of any one type of maraging steels. 5. Discuss the steps involved in precipitation hardening treatment using any one aluminum alloy as example. 6. What are alpha brasses and brasses ?what are their properties and applications 7. Using AL-CU alloy system as example, explain the concept of precipitation heat treatment? 8. Explain how a machinability heat treatment will convert a white cast iron to a malleable Cast iron? 9.What are HSLA steels? How can high strength and toughness be obtained in them? 10.Discuss the influence of each of the following alloying elements on the properties of steel. i)molybdenum ii)chromium iii)magnesium IV)titanium v)tungsten VI)vanadium.

UNIT-IV 1.Describe the molecular structure, properties and applications of ,PVC ,PS ,PET alumina silicon carbide ,silicon nitride ,sialum ,polymethyl methacynate,PTF,ABS,PTFE,PEP,PMMA. 2.Difference between thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics. 3. Short notes on i)ceramics ii)polymer iii)formaldehyde iv)reinforced composite. 4.What properties and uses of reinforced composites?

UNIT-V 1.Explain the mechanism of plastic deformation of metal by slip and twinning? 2.Explain the characteristics of ductile fracture and brittle fracture? 3.Explain the testing procedure for Vikers hardness test? 4. Explain the testing procedure for Izod impact test? 5. Explain the testing procedure for Charpys impact test? 6. Explain the testing procedure for Brinell hardness test? 7. Explain the testing procedure for Rockwell hardness test? 8.Draw SN curve for MS and Al and explain in features .Explain the procedure used to obtain SN diagram? 9. What is fatigue failure? How fatigue test is carried out? Explain? 10. Difference between ductile and brittle fracture?

11. Define and explain plastic deformation, creep tensile test for metal, hardening test. 12. Explain i) mechanical ii) thermal behavior iii) electrical behavior.