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MSE 101 - Sample Problems

This document contains 9 sample problems related to crystal structures and materials properties: 1) Compute the atomic packing factor for a simple cubic structure. 2) Sketch various crystallographic directions and planes for different crystal structures. 3) Determine the linear density of the direction formed by intersecting the (001) and (110) planes for face-centered cubic and body-centered cubic structures. 4) Calculate the planar density of the (111) plane for both body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic structures and determine which is higher.

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MSE 101 - Sample Problems

This document contains 9 sample problems related to crystal structures and materials properties: 1) Compute the atomic packing factor for a simple cubic structure. 2) Sketch various crystallographic directions and planes for different crystal structures. 3) Determine the linear density of the direction formed by intersecting the (001) and (110) planes for face-centered cubic and body-centered cubic structures. 4) Calculate the planar density of the (111) plane for both body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic structures and determine which is higher.

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MSE 101/Ch 141.91/Ch 241.

91 Sample Problems
Note: You do not need to submit the answers to the following problems. But it is highly recommended
that you try to answer the questions.
Question No. 1
Compute the APF for a simple cubic structure.
Question No. 2
Within cubic unit cells, sketch the following:
a. 3 1 3
b. 211

c.

212

d.
e.
f.

3 1 2

301

10 1

Question No. 3
Determine the linear density of the direction formed by the intersection of the 001 and 110 planes for
both the FCC and BCC structures. Name the direction.
Question No. 4
Calculate the planar density of the (111) plane for both the BCC and FCC structure. Which is higher?
Question No. 5
For the HCP crystal structure, show that the c/a ratio is 1.633.
Question No. 6
Some hypothetical metal has the simple cubic crystal structure shown below. If its atomic weight
is 74.5 g/mol and the atomic radius is 0.145 nm, compute its density.
Question No. 7
Below are listed the atomic weight, density, and atomic radius for three hypothetical alloys. For
each, determine whether its crystal structure is FCC, BCC or simple cubic and then justify your
determination.

Alloy
A
B
C

Atomic weight (g/mol)


43.1
184.4
91.6

Density (g/cm3)
6.40
12.30
9.60

Atomic Radius (nm)


0.122
0.146
0.137

Question No. 8
The metal rhodium has an FCC crystal structure. If the angle of diffraction for the (311) set of
planes occurs at 36.12 (first order reflection) when monochromatic x-rays having a wavelength of
0.0711 nm is used, compute (a) the interplanar spacing for this set of planes, and (b) the atomic
radius for a rhodium atom.
Question No. 9

For a steel alloy, it has been determined that a carburizing heat treatment of 15 h duration will
raise the carbon concentration to 0.35 wt% at a point 2.0 mm from the surface. Estimate the time
necessary to achieve the same concentration at a 6.0 mm position for an identical steel and at the
same carburizing temperature.

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