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MAE 324: Problem Set #9: Due Date: 11/20/2024, Wednesday, 11:59 PM EDT/EST

This document outlines Problem Set #9 for MAE 324, detailing various problems related to phase diagrams and alloy compositions. It includes calculations for phase presence, mass and volume fractions, eutectic structures, and microstructures for different alloy compositions. Additionally, it requires sketches and identification of transformations in phase diagrams, along with applying Gibbs phase rule to specific points.

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MAE 324: Problem Set #9: Due Date: 11/20/2024, Wednesday, 11:59 PM EDT/EST

This document outlines Problem Set #9 for MAE 324, detailing various problems related to phase diagrams and alloy compositions. It includes calculations for phase presence, mass and volume fractions, eutectic structures, and microstructures for different alloy compositions. Additionally, it requires sketches and identification of transformations in phase diagrams, along with applying Gibbs phase rule to specific points.

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MAE 324: Problem Set #9

Prof. Aditya Sood


Due Date: 11/20/2024, Wednesday, 11:59 PM EDT/EST

Problem 1
For a 40 wt% Sn–60 wt% Pb alloy at 150C (300F),
a) What phase(s) is (are) present?
b) What is (are) the composition(s) of the phase(s)?

For the lead–tin alloy, calculate the relative amount of each phase present in terms of
c) mass fraction and
d) volume fraction.

At 150C, the densities of Pb and Sn are 11.23 and 7.24 g/cm3, respectively.
Problem 2
Consider the phase diagram for the Ag-Cu system given below. Assume the density of α and β at the
eutectic temperature are ρα = 8.06 g/cm3and ρβ = 11.32 g/cm3. Calculate the density of the eutectic
structure that forms under a eutectic transformation.
Problem 3
Sketch a eutectic phase diagram with components A and B based on the following information given
to you. For this problem, define the x-axis as wt% of A:

- ‘A’ has a melting temperature of 1000°C and B has a melting temperature of 1200°C.
- B is much more soluble in A (max solubility is 15 wt%) than A is in B (max solubility is 5
wt%).
- The maximum solubility occurs at the eutectic temperature.
- The eutectic transformation occurs at 670°C at a composition of 40 wt% A.
- At 100°C, the solubility of A in B is 5 wt% and the solubility of B in A is also 5 wt%.

Please use Greek letters to label the solid phases in your diagram and note any additional
assumptions you’ve made (beyond the ones described above). Make sure to label the axes.

Problem 4
For the phase diagram shown below, locate all the points at which a eutectic, peritectic, or peritectoid
transformation occurs. The peritectoid reaction involves two different solid phases reacting to form a
single solid phase of a different composition upon cooling below the peritectoid transition temperature.
Please mark these points directly on the image, either electronically or by printing and scanning.
Problem 5
Consider 5.0 kg of austenite containing 0.65 wt% C, cooled to a temperature that is just below 727°C.
a) Identify the proeutectoid phase. Recall that the proeutectoid phase is the first phase which
precipitates out from the parent phase (austenite) above the eutectoid temperature (see Slides
21-25 in Lecture 18, or pages 293-294 in Callister and Rethwisch 10th ed.). Note that the
proeutectoid phase would be different for initial compositions below the eutectoid composition
versus initial compositions above the eutectoid composition.
b) How many kilograms each of total ferrite and cementite form?
c) How many kilograms each of pearlite and the proeutectoid form?
Use the iron - carbon phase diagram given below for this problem:
Problem 6
We have an iron-carbon alloy of composition C0. Below the eutectoid temperature, depending on C0, the
sample consists of either:
1. Only pearlite (pearlite is a lamellar structure of cementite and ferrite), or
2. Some pearlite and some proeutectoid phase. The proeutectoid phase is either ferrite or cementite.

For the following parts, refer to the phase diagram in Problem 5:


a) If the initial composition C0 = 0.76 wt% C and we cool the sample to below the eutectoid
temperature:
i) Is there any proeutectoid phase?
ii) What is the mass fraction of cementite in the sample?
b) In a different sample, the mass fraction of eutectoid cementite (= {mass of cementite within the
pearlite region} ÷ total mass of the sample) is 0.104.
i) Calculate the mass fraction of the proeutectoid phase.
ii) Based on this information, is it possible to uniquely determine the initial composition of
the alloy, C0? Explain why or why not.

Problem 7
a) Consider the Mg-Pb system. Make schematic sketches of the microstructure that would be
observed for conditions of very slow cooling for a 50-50 wt% alloy at T = 700°C, 500°C, 400°C.
Label the phases and indicate the approximate compositions of each phase.
b) Repeat the results of part (a) for a 10.5 wt% Mg – 89.5 wt% Pb alloy at T = 700°C, 400°C,
200°C.
Hint: recall from Lecture that eutectic alloys usually form lamellar structures upon cooling below the
eutectic temperature.
Problem 8
The figure below shows an example phase diagram of water. Using Gibbs phase rule, identify the number
of degrees of freedom at points A, B, and C. Please show all your work.

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