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Problems for ENGN 1490 Exam 1

Crystal Structure

1. Show that the unit cell length, a, for a Body Centered Cubic (BCC) crystal
structure relates to the atomic radius, R, by a = 4R/sqrt(3).

2. Calculate the radius of an iridium atom, given that Ir has an FCC crystal
structure, has a density of 22.4 g/cm3 and an atomic weight of 192.2 g/mol.

Stress and Strain

3. A cylinder of titanium, with E=107 GPa and diameter = 3.8 mm, experiences
only elastic deformation when a tensile load of 2000N is applied. Compute
the maximum length before deformation if the maximum allowable
elongation is 0.42mm.

4. For a bronze alloy, the stress at which plastic deformation begins is 275 MPa
and the modulus of elasticity is 115 GPa.
a. What is the maximum load that may be applied to a specimen with a
cross-sectional area of 325mm2 without plastic deformation?
b. If the original specimen length is 115mm, what is the maximum length
to which it may be stretched without causing plastic deformation?

Elastic Properties

5. Consider a cylindrical specimen of some hypothetical metal alloy that has a
diameter of 8.0mm. A tensile force of 1000N produces an elastic reduction in
diameter of 2.8x10-4mm. Compute the modulus of elasticity for this alloy,
given that Poissons ratio is 0.30.

Molecular Weight

6.
a. What is the molecular weight of polypropylene (C3H6)?
b. What is Mn given that DPI = 15,000?

Contact Angle

Will review problem #5 from HW2

Adsorption

Will review problem #1d from HW3