Assignment #1

Instructor: Dr. Yasin Hosseinkhani

MANE 2220

Structure & Properties of Materials

Please show all your work to get marks for each part of the questions
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Answer questions in proper sequence only in the space provided under each question.
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Due Date for Assignment Submission:

Sunday, September 25, 2016 - 11:59 pm.
Due Date for Self-Assessment:
Sunday, October 2, 2016 11:59 pm.

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Structure & Properties of Materials

Assignment #1
Instructor: Dr. Yasin Hosseinkhani

1. An alloy, with density of 4.52 g/cm 3, have atomic radius of 159 nm. Determine whether its crystal
structure is FCC, BCC or simple Cubic. Atomic weight of alloy is 67.4 g/mol. (15)
Solution:

Therefore, the structure is:

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Structure & Properties of Materials

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Instructor: Dr. Yasin Hosseinkhani

2. Determine the density of FCC iron, which has a lattice parameter of 0.3244 nm and the atomic
weight is 44.376 g/mol. (15)

Solution:

Therefore, the density of FCC iron is:

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Structure & Properties of Materials

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Instructor: Dr. Yasin Hosseinkhani

3. Draw the following planes in a cubic unit cell

(a)
(b)

211
121

(10)
(10)

Solution:

(a)

(b)

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4. Magnesium, Yttrium and Zirconia are present in an alloy having masses of 218.2 kg, 88.6 kg and
33.76 kg respectively. Calculate the composition in weight and atom percentages. (15)
Solution:

Mg (wt%) =
Y (wt%) =
Zr (wt%) =
Mg (at%) =
Y (at%) =
Zr (at%) =
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Structure & Properties of Materials

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Instructor: Dr. Yasin Hosseinkhani

5- An alloy is composed of 25 wt% of metal A and 75 wt% of metal B. If the densities of metals A and B
are 6.17 and 8.00 g/cm3, respectively, and their respective atomic weights are 171.3 and 162.0 g/mol,
determine whether the crystal structure for this alloy is simple cubic, face-centered cubic, or bodycentered cubic. Assume a unit cell edge length of 0.332 nm.
(15)
Solution:

Crystal Structure is
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MANE 2220

Structure & Properties of Materials

6. Determine the Miller indices for all planes in the figures below:
(a)

(20)

(b)

Solution:

Figure (a):
Plane A Plane B Figure (a):
Plane C Plane D -

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Structure & Properties of Materials

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Additional Practice Problems

Ch3: Questions 5, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 34, 35, 46 48, 49.
Ch4: Questions 4, 12, 13, 16

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