Assignment

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Level 3 Assignment
Assessment Form
Course Title: Diploma (Specialised in Mechanical Engineering)
Module:

Material Engineering

Name of Student:
Name of Assessor:
Issue Date: 28 February 2016

Deadline: 20 March 2016

Submitted On:

Total

Marks
100

NOTES TO STUDENTS

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If you are caught plagiarizing, you could have your grade reduced to
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Referencing
Referencing is important for Assignment completion.
You are to read the contents and rewrite in your words
Do not copy and paste which will result in a fail.
Copy and paste cannot exceed 20% of the contents.
Articles from non-authoritative websites are not allowed.
Referencing from the following are preferred:
Journals
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Text Books
EBooks
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The referenced articles if possible should contain most of the following with Harvard
Referencing.
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Title of Topic/Chapter
Articles name e.g Text Book Name
Year of publication
Page No.
Quick reference guide on Harvard Referencing:
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Video on how to do referencing using MS WORD.

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Question 1: - 10 marks total
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Describe all six broad classes of Engineering Materials. (1)

Sketch all the relationship among each other. (1)
Explain their Mechanical Properties of each. (2)
Explain their Thermal Properties of each. (2)
Explain their Wear and Tear Characteristic of each. (2)
Explain their Corrosion and Oxidation of each. (2)

Question 2: - 10 marks total

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Describe what is Lattice. (1)

Describe what is Unit Cell. (1)
Describe the Crystal Structure of Metals. (2)
Name the 3 types of Crystal Structure that may affect the Material Behaviour and
briefly describe the 3 of them. (6)

Question 3: - 10 marks total

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Sketch and explain the growth of Crystal Structures in Metals. (1)

Explain what is Nucleation of Crystals. (1)
Explain what is Crystal Growth. (2)
Explain what is Irregular Grain Form in Crystal Growth. (2)
Explain what is Grain Boundaries. (2)
Explain what is Dendrites. (2)

Question 4: - 10 marks total

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Explain what is Tensile Strength of a Metal. (1)

What test is used to test the UTS of a Metal. (1)
Sketch and explain the stages of the above (b) Testing. (2)
What is the formula for Elongation. (2)
What is Elastic Modulus. (2)
Sketch the graph of Tensile Strength explain each stage. (2)

Question 5: - 10 marks total

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What is Stress in Metal and name 5 types in Stress? (2)

What is formula for Stress in Metal and explain the application for the formula? (2)
What is Strain in Metal and its formula?(2)
What is the relationship of Stress and Strain with Stress Strain Curve? (4)

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Question 6: - 10 marks total
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What is the Destructive Testing. Explain with examples. (1)

Sketch the Testing (a). (1)
What is the Non-Destructive Testing. Explain with examples. (1)
Sketch the Testing (c). (1)
Case Study of Hardness Test. (3)
a. Explain the Formula.
b. Find the HB if the Load is 100 kg and the Indenter Size (R) is 15 mm with the
Indentation Size (R) is 12 mm.
f) Case Study of Impact Test. (3)
a. Explain the Formula.
b. Find the Total Potential Energy when with the 1st Pendulum Height is 1.5 m
and the 2nd Pendulum Height is 1 m.
Question 7: - 10 marks total
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Sketch completely of Iron-Carbon Diagram. (1)

From the Diagram, explain what is the Tool Steel and Cast Iron. (1)
What is Alpha () Stage. (1)
What is Gamma () Stage. (1)
What is Delta () Stage. (1)
What is Allotropic. (1)
What is Eutectic Point. (1)
What is Eutectoid Point. (1)
What is Ferrite. (1)
What is Cementite. (1)

Question 8: - 10 marks total

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Explain why do you have to perform heating of the Metal. (1)

Explain why do you have to perform soaking of the Metal. (1)
Explain why do you have to perform cooling of the Metal. (1)
What is Hardening process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Tempering process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Annealing process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Normalizing process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Case Hardening process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Nitriding process, explain process and detail. (1)
What is Carburizing process, explain process and detail. (1)

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Question 9: - 10 marks total
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Explain the Ferrous Material theory and what are their Alloys. (1)
Explain the Non-Ferrous Material theory and what are their Alloys. (1)
What is Plain Carbon Steel. (1)
What is Alloy Steel and explain their properties. (1)
What is Cast Iron and explain its behaviour. (3)
In your own words, describe the advantage and dis-advantage of Aluminium. (3)

Question 10: - 10 marks total

a) Describe Powder Metallurgy Process, with simple sketch. (0.5)
b) Why do you choose Powder Metallurgy Process for your Engineerings Component.
(0.5)
c) In PM, What is Coining and Sizing Step. (0.5)
d) In PM, What is Forging Step. (0.5)
e) In PM, What is Impregnation Step. (0.5)
f) In PM, What is Infiltration Step. (0.5)
g) In PM, What is HT Step. (0.5)
h) In PM, What is Machining Step. (0.5)
i) In PM, What is Finishing Step. (0.5)
j) What are examples of PMs applications. (0.5)
k) In your own words, describe the advantage and dis-advantage of PM Process. (5)

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