DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Mechanical Properties of Solids MSE 5025 Final Examination Spring Semester, 2013

Problem 1. The following data were obtained for a carbon steel and an aluminum alloy. ______________________________________________________________________ Carbon Steel Aluminum Alloy d ys d ys (m) (MPa) (m) (MPa) ______________________________________________________________________ 406 93 42 223 106 129 16 225 75 145 11 225 43 158 8.5 226 30 189 5 231 16 233 3.1 238 _______________________________________________________________________ (a) Show that the behavior of the steel and aluminum alloy is consistent with the HallPetch relation, and (b) determine i and ky for each material. Problem 2 (a). The steel frames of the World Trade Center twin towers were designed to last for 200 years more (since 9/11/01) at ambient temperature (Av. 27oC). (a) Using the Larson-Miller (LM) parameter, calculate the collapse (creep rupture) time, tc, for temperature 1000oC. Given C = 20. (b) Compare your answer with the observed time of collapse of approx. one hour, and explain the difference, if any. (c) Is the Larson-Miller parameter more suited to dislocation creep or diffusional creep (flow)? Explain using the Arrhenius-Eyring theory. (d) Calculate the actual Hc of the steel at 1000 oC (Hint: Hc/(2.3 R) = LM parameter; time = 1 hour; R = 8.31447 kJ/kmolK)

Problem 3. (a) In terms of relative diffusivities, etc., estimate the grain size below which Coble creep dominates diffusional creep, and above which Nabarro-Herring creep dominates. (b) Determine the temperature above which Nabarro-Herring creep dominates Coble creep, and below which Coble creep is the dominant diffusional mechanism. Express your answer in terms of grain size, appropriate D0, and diffusion activation energies. Problem 4. You are offered an opportunity to earn $1 million by simply hanging from a rope for only one minute. The rope is attached to a hook rigidly connected to a beam approximately at the center of the beam with simple supports at its two ends (S = 300 cm, W = 10 cm and B = t = 1 cm). Complicating the situation are the following facts: (i) The beam contains a crack at its bottom surface (edge) of length of 1.6 cm that is oriented vertical to the ground. The fracture toughness of the material is 7.26 MPa m ; The rope is suspended 3.5 m above a pit of poisonous rattle snakes. Would you try for the money? Give technical reasons.

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Hint: 3-point bending Problem 5. Consider the edge-cracked beam of Problem #4 (except the fact that the fracture toughness of the material is much higher than 7.26 MPa m and also the snakes are harmless gofer snakes) under 3-point bending of your own weight. If the yield strength of the steel is 1400 MPa, approximately determine the plastic zone size and the effective stress intensity factor. Is this procedure of applying plasticity correction acceptable, given that the established engineering tolerance is maximum 10%?