SSM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
Sindalagundu Post, Dindigul 624 002, Tamilnadu

SSM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY
Sindalagundu Post, Dindigul 624 002, Tamilnadu

Ph: 0451-2448800

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MODEL EXAM

MODEL EXAM

ME 6403 ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY

ME 6403 ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND METALLURGY

Class: IV Semester/Mech
Duration : 90 minutes
Date: 05.05.2016
Max Marks: 50
Part-A Answer ALL questions. (10 x 2 =20 marks)
1. What are slip bands?
2. Define endurance limit in fatigue test.
3. Define Creep of metals.
4. Enumerate the differences between annealing and normalizing.
5. What is the need for providing a tempering treatment after quench
hardening of steels?
6. Define critical cooling rate.
7. What is the Spheroidizing?
8. What is an equilibrium phase diagram?
9. What are eutectoid and peritectoid reactions? Give equations.
10. What is meant by hypoeutectoid and hypereutectoid steel?
PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) Marks
11. (a) (i) Explain the mechanism of slip and deformation by twinning
(8)
(ii) Explain ductile to brittle transition with a neat diagram. (8)
(OR)
(b) Explain the testing procedure of
(i)Vickers hardness test
(8)
(ii) lzod impact test
(8)
12. (a) Explain the testing procedure of
(i) Rockwell hardness test
(8)
(ii) Charpy impact test
(8)
(OR)
(b) (i) Draw S-N curve for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and
explain how endurance strength can be determined. Also discuss the
factors that affect the fatigue life.
(8)
(ii) Explain the testing procedure of Creep test.
(8)

Class: IV Semester/Mech
Duration : 90 minutes
Date: 05.05.2016
Max Marks: 50
Part-A Answer ALL questions. (10 x 2 =20 marks)
1. What are slip bands?
2. Define endurance limit in fatigue test.
3. Define Creep of metals.
4. Enumerate the differences between annealing and normalizing.
5. What is the need for providing a tempering treatment after quench
hardening of steels?
6. Define critical cooling rate.
7. What is the Spheroidizing?
8. What is an equilibrium phase diagram?
9. What are eutectoid and peritectoid reactions? Give equations.
10. What is meant by hypoeutectoid and hypereutectoid steel?
PART-B (5 X 16 = 80) Marks
11. (a) (i) Explain the mechanism of slip and deformation by twinning
(8)
(ii) Explain ductile to brittle transition with a neat diagram. (8)
(OR)
(b) Explain the testing procedure of
(i)Vickers hardness test
(8)
(ii) lzod impact test
(8)
12. (a) Explain the testing procedure of
(i) Rockwell hardness test
(8)
(ii) Charpy impact test
(8)
(OR)
(b) (i) Draw S-N curve for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and
explain how endurance strength can be determined. Also discuss the
factors that affect the fatigue life.
(8)
(ii) Explain the testing procedure of Creep test.
(8)

13. (a) (i) What is hardenability? Describe a test that is used for
determination of hardenability of steel?
(8)
(ii) Explain the following process:
i) Carburizing
ii) Nitriding
(8)
(OR)
(b) Draw and explain the schematic isothermal transformation
diagram corresponding to 0.8% carbon steel.
(16)

13. (a) (i) What is hardenability? Describe a test that is used for
determination of hardenability of steel?
(8)
(ii) Explain the following process:
i) Carburizing
ii) Nitriding
(8)
(OR)
(b) Draw and explain the schematic isothermal transformation
diagram corresponding to 0.8% carbon steel.
(16)

14. (a) What is annealing. Discuss the different types of annealing

process.
(16)
OR
(b) Discuss the classification, micro structure, properties and
application of cast iron.
(16)

14. (a) What is annealing. Discuss the different types of annealing

process.
(16)
OR
(b) Discuss the classification, micro structure, properties and
application of cast iron.
(16)

15. (a) (i) Describe with the aid of a diagram the substitutional and
interstitial solid solution. Explain the Hume Rothery rules governing
substitutional solid solution.
(8)
(ii) Explain the isomorphous system with a neat phase diagram. (8)
(OR)
(b) Draw Fe-Fe3C phase diagram and label all the phases. Discuss
the structural transformation while cooling from liquid to solid.
(16)

15. (a) (i) Describe with the aid of a diagram the substitutional and
interstitial solid solution. Explain the Hume Rothery rules governing
substitutional solid solution.
(8)
(ii) Explain the isomorphous system with a neat phase diagram. (8)
(OR)
(b) Draw Fe-Fe3C phase diagram and label all the phases. Discuss
the structural transformation while cooling from liquid to solid.
(16)

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