Sheet (1): Introduction

Main learning objectives:

• To understand the property classifications of materials that determine their applicability.
• To understand the classification of engineering materials.
• To understand the intercorrelation between materials processing, structure, properties and
performance.

Questions:

1. Select one or more of the following modern items or devices and conduct an internet search
in order to determine what specific material(s) is (are) used and what specific properties this
(these) material(s) possess(es) in order for the device/item to function properly. Finally, write
a short essay in which you report your findings.
• Cell phone battery.
• Cell phone display.
• Solar cells.
• Wind turbine blades.
• Fuel cells.
• Automobile engine block.
• Automobile body.
• Space telescope mirrors.
• Military body armor.
• Sports equipment; e.g. soccer balls, golf balls, ski boats, etc.

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 Sheet (2): Hardness Testing
Questions:

1. A 10-mm-diameter Brinell hardness indenter produced an indentation 2.50 mm in

diameter in a steel alloy when a load of 1000 kg was used. Compute the HB of this
material.

2. What will be the diameter of an indentation to yield a hardness of 300 HB when a 500-kg
load is used?

3. Using the data represented in the figure below, specify equations relating tensile strength
and Brinell hardness for brass and nodular cast iron, similar to the equation for steels: TS
(MPa)= 3.45 BH.

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 Sheet (3): Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding

Questions:

1. What is the difference between atomic mass and atomic weight?

2. Silicon has three naturally-occurring isotopes: 92.23% of 28 Si, with an atomic weight of
27.9769 amu, 4.68% of 29 Si, with an atomic weight of 28.9765 amu, and 3.09% of 30 Si,
with an atomic weight of 29.9738 amu. On the basis of these data, confirm that the
average atomic weight of Si is 28.0854 amu.

3. Briefly cite the main differences between ionic, covalent, and metallic bonding.

4. What type(s) of bonding would be expected for each of the following materials: brass (a
copper-zinc alloy), rubber, barium sulfide (BaS), solid xenon, bronze, nylon, and
aluminum phosphide (AlP)?

5. Explain why hydrogen fluoride (HF) has higher boiling temperature than hydrogen
chloride (HCl) (19.4 ℃ vs. -85 ℃), even though HF has a lower molecular weight.

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