Jharkhand University of Technology

Mid-Semester Examination
Department – Materials and Metallurgical Engineering B Tech IV Sem Sub Code – MT 403
Sub – Phase Equilibria in Materials Systems Max Marks – 20 Time – 1.5 Hrs
Attempt all questions. (10x2=20).
Each answer must be supported by explanation to get any credit.
See the Figure-1 carefully and answer the following questions -

1. In the above figure, (1) refers to an error and it should be -

(a) A eutectic (b) a peritectic (c) a point (d) an inclined line

2. In the error (2) it should be –

(a) One single α (b) three different α (c) No phase change (d) a point

3. (3) should have been

(a) A boundary between ±1 number of phases (b) a point
(c) a monotectic (d) a peritectic

4. The error in (4) should be -

(a) A point (b) a boundary between ±2 phases
(c) a line compound (d) a peritectoid

5. The rectification for (5) should be –

(a) Intermediate phase (b) a monotectic (c) a horizontal straight line (d) a point

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See Figure-2 of an imaginary phase diagram of A and B carefully and answer the following
questions –

6. In Fig. 2 the (1) refers to

(a) An invariant point where two phases transform to a single phase upon heating
(b) A eutectic transformation where L+α = β upon cooling
(c) A monotectic transformation where two liquid phase is generated upon cooling
(d) A syntactic transformation

7. The phenomena (2) in Fig.2 takes place because (symbols bear their usual meaning)
(a) ΔGXSL> ΔGXSs (b) ΔGXSL= ΔGXSs (c) ΔGXSL< ΔGXSs (d) TmA>TmB

8. In (3) according to Fig. 2, it is

(a) A compound with marginally negative enthalpy of mixing
(b) A disordered solid solution with highly negative enthalpy of mixing
(c) An ordered phase with stoichiometric composition
(d) A compound with marginally changeable composition

9. According to Fig. 2, the (4) phenomena refer to –

(a) A syntactic transformation
(b) A eutectic transformation
(c) A monotectic reaction
(d) A peritectic transformation

10. In Fig.2, the (5) refers to –

(a) An intermediate phase
(b) An ordered solution
(c) A syntactic product
(d) A stoichiometric compound