COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
FINAL EXAMINATION

SEMESTER 1, 2017 / 2018

PROGRAMME : Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE : METB113

SUBJECT : Engineering Materials

DATE : September 2017

TIME : 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. This paper contains FIVE (5) questions.

2. Answer ALL questions.

3. Write ALL answers in the answer booklet provided.

4. Write answer to each question on a new page.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF SEVEN (7) PRINTED PAGES

INCLUDING THIS COVER PAGE.
QUESTION 1 [20 MARKS]

a) What is polymeric materials and how do you classify them? [2 marks]

b) Distinguish between traditional and engineering ceramic materials. [2 marks]

c) Classify the composite according to their matrix. [3 marks]

d) Glass and quartz are categorized as ceramic. Both contain silica (SiO2).
Explain the bonding that exist in glass and quartz. [4 marks]

e) Explain why quartz has high melting point, high tensile strength
compared to glass. [3 marks]

f) Determine the following for BCC, FCC and HCP unit cell;
i) The coordination number. [3 marks]
ii) The Miller indices of closed-packed surface. [3 marks]
QUESTION 2 [20 MARKS]

a) Describe and illustrate the following planar defect.

i) Low angle tilt boundaries [2 marks]
ii) Stacking faults [2 marks]
iii) Twist [2 marks]

b) If there are 16 grains per square 2.54 x 10 -2 m (1 inch2) on a photomicrograph

taken at a magnification of 100 times. Calculate the ASTM grain size number.
[2
marks]
c) Explain on the packing of long-chain polymers in semi-crystalline structure.
[3
marks]

d) A tensile stress is to be applied on 10 mm diameter of cylindrical brass. Determine

the amount of force (in N) required to produce strain () of 7.35 10-4 if the
deformation is entirely elastic. (Given EBrass = 97 GPa) [5 marks]

e) Consider a fiber reinforced polymer composite,

i) What are the mechanical properties matrix phase should have? [2 Marks]
ii) What are the mechanical properties should fiber phase have?
[2
marks]
QUESTION 3 (20 MARKS)

a) Figure 1 shows the stress-strain characteristics of a polymer. Illustrate on the

deformation of polymer that occur at -40 C to 140 C. [5
marks]

Figure 1

b) i) What is the resulting mechanical properties of ceramic materials using

Equation 1? [1 marks]

K IC =Yσ f √ πa Equation 1
ii) Show that the toughening mechanism of Partially Stabilized Zirconia (PSZ) can
be achieved by phase transformation. [4 marks]
c) A metal-matrix composite is made with a metal matrix of Al6061 alloy and 32 %
(by volume) of alumina (Al2O3) fiber layered continuously. Solve the Modulus of
Elasticity (Ec) of the composite under isostrain condition. (Given E Al2O3= 395 GPa
and EAl 6061 = 68.9 GPa.). Show whether E c will be higher or lower when under
isostress condition. [5 Marks]

d) Explain on the metal degradation by corrosion caused by mechanical vibrations

and applied stress. [5 Marks]

QUESTION 4 [20 MARKS]

(a) Describe and draw the heat treatment cooling curve process on eutectoid plain

carbon steel using the isothermal transformation diagram in Figure 2.

i) Martempering [3

marks]

ii) Explain and sketch the final microstructure in (i). [2 marks]

800 Austenite (stable)

A
P
600

T(°C)
400 A B

Ms
200

10 -1 10 10 3 10 5
Log time (s)

Figure 2
b) Describe the injection moulding method in thermoplastic process. [5 marks]

c) Explain on the process of producing “tempered” glass. [5 marks]

d) Explain on the “Sheet Molding Compound” process to produce fiber-reinforced

plastic composite. [5 marks]

QUESTION 5 [20 MARKS]

a) What is binary isomorphous alloy system? [2 marks]

b) Construct the liquidus and solidus phase boundary of a binary isomorphous phase
diagram that can be determined experimentally. [3 marks]

c) Figure 3 shows the Pb-Sn binary eutectic phase diagram. Make phase analysis of
the weight percent of the phases present at points a, b, c, d, e for a lead-tin (Pb-Sn)
alloy that consists of 40 wt % Sn. [10 marks]

Figure 3
d) Write the reaction equation of the THREE invariant points that exist on Iron-Iron
Carbide phase diagram shown in Figure 4. [5
marks]

Figure 4
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