Question Paper Code : 31310
M.EMTech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2011.
M.E, -Engineering Design
Sccond Semoster
220205 MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
(Rogulation 2010)
Time: Three hours Maximum: 100 marka
Answer ALL questicns.
PART A -(10x2+ 20 marks)
1. Diferentinte between slip and twin.
2. What is a Burger'a vector?
3. What is Orowan'e modification?
What is thearetieal cohèsive strength of solids?
5. Differentiate between fatigue and creep failurea.
6. Wbat are the two standards of the mininum creep rate?
7. What is Maraging Steel?
Name the applications of Nano erystalline materials.
9. Brief on the formation of polymer structure.
10. What is the production technique used for making polymeric fibers?
PART B -(5 x 16 - 80 marks)
11 (a) (1) What is dislocation? Name diferent types of dislocations and
explain.
(iü) With the help of neat sketches, explain the operation of Frank Read
BOurce of dislocationa. (8)
Or
(b) () Bxplain the concept of strain hardening and recovery. (3 + 3)
Draw typical stros8-8train curves for single crystals and explain. (8)
(iü) Defne true stress-strain and engineering stress-strain. (2
12. (a) () Derive an expression for the stresa required to propagate a crack in
a brittle material using Griffith's theory of brittle fracture. (8)
() With neat sketches, explain the various stages of ductile fracture. (6)
(iüi) Defne ductile fracture and fracture toughness. (2)
Or
(b) ) Derive an expression for theoretical cohesive strength of a brittle
material. (8)
(i) Name the factors that affect Kç and explain each one of them. Also
sketeh the throo modes of fracture. (4+4)
13 (a) Explain the guideline for Naterial selection for surface durability,
corrosioD and wear resistanco.
Or
b) Discuss on the material selection you will adopt for the nircrnft wing. The
requirenents for the iveraft wing are High stiffness, High strength,
High toughness and Low weight.
(a) Explain the characteriaticA and apphcation of HSLA and TRIP steels in
detail.
Or
) What are intermetallica? Discusa on the types, properties and application
of Smart materials and Shape memory alloys.
Discuss o appications of TaC and Si
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