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Question Paper Code : 52298

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2017

Fifth Semester
Chemical Engineering
CH2301 MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
(Regulations 2008)

Time : Three Hours Maximum : 100 Marks

Answer ALL questions

PART A (102=20 Marks)

1. What are the important thermal properties that are considered in the selection of a
material for equipment used in a process industry ?

2. What properties are important in rolling, forging and extrusion of metals and alloys ?

3. Define fatigue failure.

4. What is meant by carburizing ?

5. Many ceramics that are used for thermal insulation are porous. Justify the
statement.

6. Define Composites.

7. Distinguish between glass and ceramics.

8. What are memory metals ?

9. What are corrosion inhibitors ?

10. Write the importance of surface preparation for protective coatings.

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PART B (516=80 Marks)

11. a) Explain the criteria of selecting materials in process industries.

(OR)
b) What are the three regimes of a typical creep curve, showing creep strain against
time ? Distinguish between the deformations mechanisms involved in the three
stages of creep.

12. a) What is lead ? How it is produced commercially ? Give its properties and
applications. (8+8)
(OR)
b) Why is heat treatment carried out on plain-carbon steels ? What are the methods ?
Explain them in detail. (8+8)

13. a) What is FRP ? Discuss different types of its manufacturing methods.

(OR)
b) Give the classification of different types of composite materials. What are the
essential constituents of a composite material ? With suitable examples how
the reinforcement of the materials could be done by dispersion and fiber
insertion.

14. a) Explain in detail the production, properties and applications of single crystals. (16)
(OR)
b) Define ferrite, cementite, austenite, pearlite, martensite and bainite. What are
their general characteristics ? How are they obtained ? (16)

15. a) What is pitting corrosion ? Discuss the mechanism by which it propagates. List
some examples of this type of corrosion. (16)
(OR)
b) What are the different methods of diffusion coating ? Discuss in detail with its
principle and application. (16)