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AML 120: Materials Science Minor Test II

Time: 1 hour Max. Marks: 75

Physical Constants:

Avogadro's number = 6.023 x 1023mor1

Boltzmann's constant = 1.380 x 10-23J K1
Gas constant = 8.314 J mor1 K-1
1 amu = 1.660 x 10-27kg

1. A cold rolled copper (FCC, lattice constant = 3.61 A) specimen has a

dislocation density of 4 x 1013m-2. After it is recrystallized at 500°C, the grain
size is found to be ASTM no. 10. On further annealing, the grain growth
occurs. Determine the driving force for recrystallization as well as for grain
growth. What is the driving force for recrystallization if the' specimen is
annealed at 400°C? The shear modulus of copper is 44 GPa and the grain
.boundary energy is 0.5 J m'2. 20

2. Neatly sketch the microstructure of annealed medium carbon steel having

0.55 % C and label all the phases and microconstituents. Estimate the
amount of eutectoid ferrite in this steel. Name the most likely microconstituent
in this steel quenched from austenitic temperature. The as-quenched
hardness of this steel is 60 Re. How does it compare with the as-quenched
hardness of mild steel having OJ 8 % C? Give r..e~a~on for your answer. 25

3. At 93TC, what is the time required to carburize a steel with an initial

composition of 0.3 % C to 0.8 % C at a depth of 0.25 mm? Assume a
constant surface concentration of 1 % C due to the carburizing atmosphere.
Given:

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Diffusion Process D0, 10 m s Q, kJ mor1

C in a-Fe 0.008 83

C in y-Fe 0.7 157

You can assume etf (e) = e: 15

4. On cooling an alloy through the temperature T*, cube-shaped particles of 13

phase homogeneously nucleate in the matrix of a phase. Work out an
expression for the critical size of the nucleus and the free energy of the
critical-sized nucleus. You should define all the symbols you make use of.
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