AALIM MUHAMMED SALEGH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION PAPER DATE : 11/03/2019
INTERNAL TEST-III MAXIMUM MARKS : 50
SUB CODE : ME 8491 DURATION :1.30 Hrs
SUB NAME : ENGINEERING METALLURGY YEAR/SEMESTER :II/IV
(ALL SECTIONS)
ANSWER ANY FIVE FROM EACH UNIT.
ALL CARRIES EQUAL MARKS (2 MARKS)
UNIT-I
1. Why carbon solubility is is more in austenite?
2. State Gibbs phase rule.
3. Draw a typical cooling curve of pure metal and a solid solution.
4. Draw a typical isomorphism phase diagram.
5. What do you mean by invariant reaction?
6. Explain the typical eutectic and eutectoid reactions.
7. Define Cementite and Pearlite in Fe-C alloys.
8. How will you classify steels?
UNIT-II
9. What is the difference between stress relief and recrystallization heat treatment process.
10. What are the needs of annealing process?
11. Differentiate annealing and normalizing.
12. What do you mean by hardenability?
13. What is austemparing? State its advantages.
14. What are the factors should be considered while selecting a quenching medium?
15. Explain few applications of induction hardening systems.
16. Compare flame and induction hardening.
UNIT-III
17. Write short notes on stainless steel.
18. What are the effects of adding Si in steels?
19. What are the three primary groups of plain carbon steels?
20. Write short notes on HSLA steel.
21. Write short note on maraging steel.
22. State the alloy composition, properties and application of HSS.
23. Differentiate brass from bronze.
24. What are bearing alloys? Give an example.
UNIT-IV
25. Differentiate between thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics.
26. What is polymerization?
27. What are outstanding properties of PMMA?
28. Write short notes on PET.
29. What is meant by PSZ?
30. Differentiate between composite and an alloy.
31. What is meant by metal matrix composites? Give one example to each matrix material and
reinforcement used.
32. State the advantages of fiber reinforced composites.
UNIT-V
33. Distinguish between elasticity and plasticity.
34. Compare slip and twinning.
35. Differentiate between brittle and ductile fracture.
36. Draw a typical tensile test curve of metallic sample; mark the different points/regions that represent
different mechanical properties.
37. State hardness whether corresponds to ultimate tensile strength or yield strength? Justify.
38. What are the different types of hardness tests performed in metallic material? Specify the indenter and
hardness measurement scale of the same.
39. Define the term fatigue and state the factors affecting fatigue.
40. State the advantages of Rockwell hardness testing over other techniques.