VIA University College

MSC - Materials Science Exam, January 2016

Material Science
1) A. Iron-carbon phase diagram:
Phases and important points, hypo-, hyper- and eutectoid
transformations
B. Cast iron
Definition, types (gray, white, ductile, malleable), uses
2) A. Elastic and plastic deformation
Stress, strain, Youngs modulus, Hookes Law, Poissons ratio, yield
strength, tensile strength, dislocations
B. Mechanical properties of solids.
Ductility, resilience, toughness, hardness
3) A. Material failure
Ductile vs. brittle fracture, DBTT, fatigue, S-N curve, Smith diagram
B. Strengthening mechanisms
Decreasing grain size, solid solution strengthening, precipitate
strengthening, cold work
4) A. TTT and CCT diagrams.
Microstructures and their properties, the diagrams use, cooling
medium, part geometry
B. Thermal processing of metals
Stress relief, recovery, recrystallization, spheroidizing, normalizing,
full annealing, hardening, tempering, surface hardening

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