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MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Time : Three hours

Maximum Marks: 100

Answer rwe questions, taking ANY Tu'o fi'om Group A,

ANYTwo from Group B and ,xt.t. .fiom Group C.

All parts oJ'a question ( a, b. etc. \ .should be

answered at one place.

Answer should be brieJ'and to-the-point and be supple-

mented with neat sketches. Unnecessary long answer may
result in loss oJ-nnrks.

Any missing ar.w.rong data may,. he assumed suitably

gwtng proper J u s t tJ t c at r on.

Figures on the right-hand side margin indicate full marks.

Group A

1. (a) Classifu engineering material from various view

point. Differentiatebetween steel and iron. alloysand
composite and ceramics and pollmers. 5

(b) What are different types of ceramics? Name any

five cerumics and write their properties and appli-
cation. 5

(c) (, There is 5% probability for an electron to

occupy an energy state which is 0.4 eV above
the Fermi energy. Estimate the temperature at
whichthiscanhappen. 7

(il) The dielectric strength of a natural rubber is

40000 V/mm at 60 Hz. Calculate the thick-
ness of insulation on a wire carrying 33 kV to
sustainthebreakdown. 3

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Group B

2. (a) What is'slip plane ? How it is related to dislocation ? 5. (a) Use Fick's first law to derive an expression for
Explain withthe help of a diagram, the slip plane growthrateofpearlitenodule. 6
. and slip direction in FCC, BCC and HCC and HCP
crystals. 5 (6) A piece of steel which was quenched after prolonged
holding at 700 "C was found to have ferrite marten-
(b) Describe the process ofdecomposition ofaustenite site strucflre. Explain when would you expect this
to the following : 2.5 x 4 tohappen ? 6

(0 Pearlite (c) Explain why thicker sections ire more susceptible

to cracking duringhardening heattreatment. 4
(O Fenite
@ Hardness of a quenched and tempered steel is
(,,r) Bainite reported to be RC 35. Mrat additional test will you
rocommend to know that it has indeed been given
this heattreatment ?
I

(iv) Retained austenite 4

(c) Explain the working of TTT diagrams and what 6. (a) For the MgO-AI,O. systetn, what is the maximtun
information is supplied by them ?
- 5 tcmgrcrafure that is Jxrssible without the formation of
a liquid phase ? At what composition or over what
(a) What is the necessityofknowledgetue stess-sbain range of compos itions will thi s max imum temper-
3.
diagram ? What are the utilities ofthese curves in aturebeachieved? 5

tension, while the opposite is correct in compres-

sion--why? 5+5 (6) Explain why residual thermal stresses are intoduced
into aglass piece when it is cooled. 5
(b) Explain the mechanisms involved in creep occur-
rence. Suggest material to prevent or minimize
(c) Explairi how.density, qnng distortion, strength,
creep in metals and non metals. 5
corroslon resistance and thermal conductivity are
allbcted by the extent ofvitrification. 5
(c) Justifr with reason whetherball bearing should be
oilhardenedorwaterquenched. 5 @ Comparc the manner in which the aggregate
particles bccome bonded together in clay-based
(a) mixtures duringfiringandincementsduringsetting" 5
4. Write a short note on the Bauschinger effect. What
is strain hardening and state.the effect of:state
hardening. 5+5 7 . (a) Briefly explain how each ofthe following influences
the tensile modulus ofa semicrystalline polynaer and
(b) why:
Explain mechanism ofdislocation inplastic defor-,
mationwithneatsketches. 5
(,) Molecularweight
(c) Explain the yield point phenomenon in material in
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(it) Degree ofcrystallinity

(fir) Defonnation by drawing

conductivity values for a cermet that contains 90
(iv) Arurealing ofan undefcrrmed material volumeo/o titanium carbide (TiC) particles in a nickel
matrix. Assume thermal conductivities of 27 and
(v) Annealingofadrawnrnaterial. 67 Wm-K for TiC and Ni, respectively. 5
6

(b) Write an essay on ptllmeric materials that are usccl (b) Write an expression for the modulus ofelasticity for
in the packaging of foocl products and drinks. ahybrid composite in which all fibers ofboth types
Include a list ofthe general requisite chamcteristics are oriented in the same direction.
of materials that are used foi these applications.
Now cite aspecific rnaterial that is utilizscl foreach (c) Briefly explain why the magnitude ofthe saturation
ofthree different containertypes and the rationale magnetization decreases with increasing temperature
foreachchoice. 4
for fenomagnetic materials and why ferromagnetic
behaviorceases above the Curietemperature. 5
(c) List several advantages and disadvantages of using
g3lsgarenj nollmeric materials for eyeflass lenses] (d) Calculate the (r) saturation magnetization and (ll) satu-
Cite four factors that determine what'iabrication ration flux density for nickel, which has a density
technique is u-sedto formpoll.rneric rnaterials. 5 of8.90 ilcm'. 5

(d) A continuous and aligned glass fiber_reinforced Group C

composite consists of40 volume 96 ofglass fibers
having a mqdulus of elasticiry of 65 Gpa anJ 9. Arswerthefollowinginbrief:
60 volume Yo of a polyester-resin that w.hen
hardened, displays a modulus of3.4 Gpa. (,) Obtain the Miller indices of a direction which is
common to the planes (110) and (120) inside a
(,) Compute the modulus of elasticity of this cubic unitcell. 2
composite in the longitudinal direction.
(rr) Determine the interplaner spabing between (200),
(a) If the cross-sectional area is 250 mm2 and a . (220) and (111) planes in a FCC crystal. The atomic
stress of 50 Mpa is applied in this longituclinal radius is 1.246 A. 2
direction, compute the magnitude of-the loaJ
carried by each ofthe fiberand matrix phases. (ui) Write short notes on : 2x5
(rl) Determine the strain that is sustained by each (a) Magnetization
phase when the stress in part (n) is applied. 5 (b) Susceptibility
8. (a) Estimate the rnaximunr and minimum thennal (c) Bohrmagneton
(d) Curieconstant
( Continue d \
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(iv) Explain application ofcarbon nano tube. 2

(u) Define indusrial application ofcomposite material. 2

(vi) Classify reinforced

composite elaborately. Why are
they known as composite ?

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