AMME 2302/5302 Materials 1.

Semester 1 2014

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AMME2302 Materials 1
AMME5302 Foundations of Materials 1
Final Examination
June 2014

Time Allowed: Two Hours + 10 minutes reading time

This examination paper consists of 8 pages including this cover page

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This is a closed book exam. Electronic devices, apart from a simple calculator, are not
permitted.
2. The paper comprises 7 questions and some with multiple parts. ANSWER ALL SEVEN
QUESTIONS.
3. The mark to be awarded for each part is indicated. Marks total 100.
4. Answer all questions in the answer booklet provided.
5. The question paper must be returned with the answer script.
6. Take care to write legibly. Write your final answers in ink, not pencil.

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University of Sydney
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

June 2014

TIME ALLOWED: TWO HOURS

Answer all 7 questions. Marks for each question and parts of a question are given in
brackets.
Question 1 (40 Marks)

Please circle the correct answer for each of the following multiple-choice questions (2 marks
each)
1) In a body-centered cubic structure, the atoms contact each other along
A. edge
B. body diagonal
C. face diagonal
D. none of the above
2) The {123} family in an orthorhombic crystal system in which abc and = ==90
includes, but not limited to, the following planes:
A. (12 3 ) , ( 1 23) and (21 3 )
B. (2 1 3) , (123) and (132)
C. (123) , (12 3 ) and ( 1 23)
D. [312] , [ 213] and [ 3 21]
3) The [110] direction in a hexagonal structure can also
be written as the
A. [1120]

B. [10 1 0]
C. [11 20]
D. [1100]

4) Which of the following represents a family of

directions in a crystal lattice?
A. [111]
B. {111}
C. <111>
D. (111)
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5) The figure on the right is a(n)

A. vacancy
B. edge dislocation
C. vacancy and interstitial atom
D. screw dislocation

6) Which of the following is the slip system for the facecentered cubic crystal structure?
A. {100}<110>
B. {110}<111>
C. {100}<010>
D. {111}<110>

7) A schematic tensile stress-strain curve of a metallic sample is shown below. The

elastic strain at point A is:
A. CD
B. OB
C. OC
D. OD

8) To easily activate the motion of dislocations in the (111)[1 1 0] slip system in a single
crystal face-centered cubic metal, the crystal should be oriented in such a way that
A. (111) is parallel to the external force
B. (111) is perpendicular to the external force
C. (111) is parallel to the external force and [1 1 0] is perpendicular to the external
force
D. none of the above orientations occurs

9) Critical resolved shear stress is defined as

A. the shear stress on a slip plane and along the slip direction
B. the yield stress of a single crystal metal
C. the shear stress at 45 to the loading axis
D. the minimum shear stress required to initiate slip
10) The ductility of metals can be increased by
A. reducing grain sizes
B. alloying
C. annealing
D. cold work
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11) The phase/s in tempered martensite in a steel is/are

A. face-centered cubic austenite and monoclinic Fe3C
B. body-centered cubic ferrite and monoclinic Fe3C
C. body-centered tetragonal martensite
D. none of the above
12) In general, which of the following steel microstructure offers the lowest hardness?
A. Spheroidite
B. Tempered martensite
C. Bainite
D. Pearlite
13) The figure on the right shows the isothermal transformation diagram for an ironcarbon alloy of eutectoid
composition: A = austenite; B
= bainite; M = martensite; and
P = pearlite. Started with the
equilibrium structure at 760C
(1400F), the alloy was rapidly
cooled to 450C, held for 10 s,
then quenched to room
temperature.
The
final
microstructure (in terms of the
microconstituents
and
approximate percentages of
each) is
A. 50% B and 50% M
B. 100% Spheroidite
C. 100% B
D. 100% M
14) After the abovementioned
process, the alloy was reheated to 700 C and held for 105 s. The final microstructure
is
A. 100% A
B. 100% Spheroidite
C. 100% P
D. 100% Tempered M
15) A hypothetical eutectic phase diagram
for metals A and B is shown on the right.
The approximate composition range for
precipitation hardening of A-B alloys is
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B.
C.
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between 2% and 18.3% B

Between 0% and 2% B
between 2% and 61.9% B
between 18.3% and 61.9% B

16) Ceramics are brittle because:

A. They contain no dislocations
B. They are non-crystalline
C. They contain very few dislocations
D. The stress to move a dislocation is high in them
17) Glass has the following characteristics:
A. it experiences large thermal expansions (contractions) with changes in
temperature
B. it is a brittle material with a low toughness value
C. it has a crystalline structure
D. it is a tough material with high ductility
18) For a ceramic compound, the following characteristic/s of the component ions
determine the crystal structure:
A. the magnitude of the electrical charge on each ion
B. the relative sizes of the cations and anions
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
19) Polymers have:
A. Ionic bonding
B. Covalent bonding
C. Ionic and covalent bonding
D. Covalent and secondary bonding

20) Which of the following statements is true?

A. Thermoplastic polymers have a cross-linked and network structure
B. Thermosetting polymers have a cross-linked and network structure
C. Thermoplastics once hardened cannot be softened upon heating
D. Thermosets softens when heated and hardens when cooled

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Question 2 (10 Marks)

(1) (5 marks)
Part of the Cu-Ni equilibrium phase diagram is shown below. Prove that the weight fractions
of the liquid phase and the solid phase at temperature TB can be expressed by:
ML
S
C C0
R
C CL
WL

and W
0
M L M R S C CL
R S C CL

Please do not directly apply the lever rule to

this question.

(2) (5 Marks)
The following figure is the Ru-Zr binary phase diagram. Determine the phase transformations
at points 1, 2, 3, and 4 and specify the phases in areas A and B.

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Question 3 (10 Marks)

A brass alloy is known to have a yield strength of 275 MPa, a tensile strength of 380 MPa,
and an elastic modulus of 103 GPa. A cylindrical specimen of this alloy 12.7 mm in diameter
and 250 mm long is stressed in tension and found to elongate 7.6 mm. On the basis of the
information given, is it possible to compute the magnitude of the load that is necessary to
produce this change in length? If so, calculate the load. If not, explain why.
Question 4 (10 marks)

Use the information provided below to calculate the theoretical density of NiO, given that it
has the rock salt structure shown.

n( AC AA )
VC N A

The atomic weight of Ni = 58.69 g/mol and the atomic weight of O is 16.00 g/mol.
Avogadros number is 6.023 x 1023.

Question 5 (10 marks)

(i) What is the distinction between glass transition temperature and melting temperature? (5
marks)
(ii) Distinguish between materials that are opaque, translucent and transparent in terms of the
light transmittance (5 marks)

Question 6 (10 marks)

A continuous and aligned fiber-reinforced composite is to be produced consisting of 40 vol%

aramid fibers and 60 vol% of a polycarbonate matrix; mechanical characteristics of these two
materials are as follows:

Aramid fiber
Polycarbonate

Modulus of
Elasticity [GPa]
131
2.4

Tensile Strength
[MPa]
3600
65

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Also, the stress on the polycarbonate matrix when the aramid fibers fail is 45 MPa.
For this composite, compute
the longitudinal tensile strength (3 marks), and
(i)
(ii)

the transverse modulus of elasticity (3 marks)

(iii)

Qualitatively (no numbers required), how would these values vary if the composite
(a) was discontinuous (2 marks), or
(b) had the fibers aligned randomly in a given plane (2 marks)

Question 7 (10 marks)

(i) Why should you avoid coupling copper and aluminium in a product that you design? (4
marks)
(ii) Briefly describe galvanic protection, providing an example of how it is commonly used (4
marks).
(iii) From the galvanic series provided below, name one metal that could be used to protect a
copper-aluminium component in which it is necessary to couple the two metals. (2 marks)

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