Materials Science and Engineering Department

MSE 200, Exam #3

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First letter of your last name: ____
Name:_______________________________________________________________________________
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severely. All of your work must be written on these pages and turned in. Mark your answer on this
paper first, and then copy onto the answer sheet at the end of the test. Use #2 pencil to mark the
answer sheet.
Fe-Fe3C phase diagram is given on the last page of the exam.
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Multiple choices (2.5 points each):
____ 1. A phase is defined as a matter with

A.
B.
C.
D.

distinct composition
distinct structure
distinct structure and composition
all of above

____ 2. See the phase diagram of water. On the

liquid/solid boundary line, the freedom is
A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
3
0

____ 3. See the phase diagram of water. On the

liquid/vapor boundary line, the number of phase is
A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
3

____ 4.

A.
B.
C.
D.

represents

an eutectic three phase reaction

an eutectoid three phase reaction
a peritectic three phase reaction
a peritectoid three phase reaction

____ 5. As shown in the binary phase diagram,

an alloy with a composition C0 = 48% is cooled
down from liquid to form solid. At the
temperature T, Cs =26%, CL = 72%, the fraction
of the solid phase is
A. 48%
B. 52%
C. 50%

Answer:
According to the level rule, the fraction of the solid phase is
,
Therefore, choose B.

____ 6. A peritectoid reaction can be expressed as

A.
B.
C.
D.

L+
+
L+
+

____ 7. In the phase diagram on

the right, the three phase transition
marked as 1 is
A. an eutectic three phase
reaction
B. an eutectoid three phase
reaction
C. a peritectic three phase
reaction
D. a peritectoid three phase
reaction

____ 8. In the phase diagram on

the right, the three phase transition
marked as 2 is
A. an eutectic three phase
reaction
B. an eutectoid three phase
reaction
C. a peritectic three phase
reaction
D. a peritectoid three phase
reaction
____ 9. In the phase diagram on the right, at the three-phase
transition the freedom is
A.
B.
C.
D.

0
1
2
3

____ 10. In the phase diagram on the right, the number of

component is
A.
B.
C.
D.

0
1
2
3

____ 11. In the phase diagram on the right, the eutectic point is
A. 20%
B. 80%
C. 50%

____ 12. In the phase diagram on the right, an alloy with 30%B
is cooled from liquid, calculate weight fraction of phase at just
above the eutectic temperature
A.
B.
C.
D.

2/3
1/3
1/2
2/5

Answer:
The alloy cooled from liquid has a 30% weight fraction of B,
so when it cools down, it gives rise to proeutectic phase first,
Basing on the graph, above eutectic temperature, the solid weight fraction Cs=20%, liquid phase weight fraction Cl=50%.
Co=30%.
According to lever rule, the weight fraction of

phase is

X =

Cl C0 50% 30% 2 ,
=
=
Cl Cs 50% 20% 3

Therefore , choose A.

____ 13. In the phase diagram on the right, an alloy with 50%B
is cooled from liquid, calculate weight fraction
of phase at

slightly above the eutectic temperature

A.
B.
C.
D.

38%
48%
26%
0%

Answer:
The alloy cooled from liquid has a 50% weight fraction of B,
so it gives rise to eutectic reaction, which means that before the liquid hits the eutectic temperature and turns into

and

phase, it will remains liquid. (The eutectic reaction can be written as:
)
Therefore , there are no phase at slight above the eutectic temperature, choose D.

____ 14. In the phase diagram on the right, an alloy with 40%B
is cooled from liquid, calculate weight fraction of phase in the
eutectic structure with respect to the total alloy weight at
slightly below the eutectic temperature
A.
B.
C.
D.

38%
48%
32%
0%

Answer:
The alloy cooled from liquid has a 40% weight fraction of B,
so when it cools down, it goes through two reaction process:
1st, it goes hypoeutectic reaction, and will gives rise to proeutectic phase first,
2nd , the remaining liquid phase will go through eutectic reaction, forming
and

. We calculated them separately:

At the point just before eutectic reaction, the solid weight fraction Cs=20%, liquid phase weight fraction Cl=50%. Co=40%.
According to lever rule, the weight fraction of remaining liquid phase is
, Basing on the graph, below eutectic temperature the

During eutectic reaction, it reacts as

fraction

=20%,

phase weight fraction

According to lever rule, the second time

phase weight

=78%. Co=50%.
phase weight fraction

is

is what we need because it is in the eutectic structure.

phase in the eutectic structure with respect to the total alloy weight at slightly below the
Therefore , weight fraction of
eutectic temperature is

,choose C

____ 15. An alloy has a composition of 40%B. The microstructure after slow cooling from liquid to room temperature can be
described by
A). Fig. (a)
B). Fig. (b)
C). Fig. (c)

Fig. (a)

Fig. (b)

Fig. (c)

____ 16. In the Pb-Sn phase diagram on the right, an alloy

contains 64 wt% proeutectic and 36 wt% of eutectic + at
180oC T, find the average composition of this alloy
A.
B.
C.
D.

34.6% Sn
65.4 % Sn
64 % Sn
27.3% Sn

Answer:
Since the alloy contains proeutectic
61.9%(

, so the average composition of this alloy must vary between 19.2%(

) and

).
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We assign the average composition of the alloy Co.

Co=34.6%
Therefore , choose A.
____ 17. In a peritectoid reaction, on cooling

A.
B.
C.
D.

liquid reacts to form two solid phases

a solid phase reacts to form two different solid phases
two solid phases react to form a solid phase
a solid phase reacts to form a liquid and a different solid phase

____ 18. In a peritectic reaction, on cooling

A.
B.
C.
D.

liquid reacts to form two solid phases

a solid phase reacts to form two different solid phases
a solid phase and a liquid react to form a solid
a solid phase reacts to form a liquid and a different solid phase

____ 19. See the Al-Ni phase diagram. In area (B) the phases that are present:
B). L + AlNi
C). L+Al3Ni2
A). Al3Ni+L
____ 20. See the Al-Ni phase diagram. The reaction that occurs at 854oC is
(A) Eutectic
(B) peritectic
(C) peritectoid
____ 21. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the horizontal line marked as 1 represents

A.
B.
C.
D.

an eutectic three phase reaction

an eutectoid three phase reaction
a peritectic three phase reaction
a peritectoid three phase reaction

____ 22. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the horizontal line marked as 2 represents

A.
B.
C.
D.

an eutectic three phase reaction

an eutectoid three phase reaction
a peritectic three phase reaction
a peritectoid three phase reaction

____ 23. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the horizontal line marked as 4 represents

A.
B.
C.
D.

an eutectic three phase reaction

an eutectoid three phase reaction
a peritectic three phase reaction
a peritectoid three phase reaction

____ 24. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the horizontal line marked as 5 represents

A.
B.
C.
D.

an eutectic three phase reaction

an eutectoid three phase reaction
a peritectic three phase reaction
a peritectoid three phase reaction

____ 25. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the Al3Ni is

A. congruently melting stoichiometric compound

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B. incongruently melting stoichiometric compound

C. intermediate non-stoichiometric phase
D. intermediate stoichiometric phase
____ 26. In the Al-Ni phase diagram, the Al3Ni2 is

A.
B.
C.
D.

congruently melting stoichiometric compound

incongruently melting stoichiometric compound
intermediate non-stoichiometric phase
intermediate stoichiometric phase

____ 27. In the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram, the eutectic point is

A.
B.
C.
D.

0.02% C
0.77% C
2.11%C
4.3% C

____ 28. In the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram, the maximum solubility of the carbon in austenite is

A.
B.
C.
D.

0.02% C
0.77% C
2.11%C
4.3% C

____ 29. See the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram (the carbide composition is 6.67%). A steel with 0.4 wt% C is first heated to form
austenite, and then cooled down slowly, calculate the weight fraction of pearlite

A.
B.
C.
D.

50.7%
49.3%
40.2%
67.1%

Answer:
When steel is cooled down slowly, it will give rise to eutectic reaction to form pearlite at the temperature of 727oC,
The steel contains 0.4 wt% carbon, so it will react as
Co=0.4%,

=0.02%,

=0.77%, according to lever rule,

Therefore , choose A.
____ 30. See the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram (the carbide composition is 6.67%). A steel with 1 wt% C is first heated to form
austenite, and then cooled down slowly, calculate the weight fraction of carbide at the temperature slightly below 727C

A.
B.
C.
D.

3.9%
96.1%
85.3%
14.7%

Answer:
When steel is cooled down slowly, it will give rise to eutectic reaction to form pearlite at the temperature of 727oC,
The steel contains 1 wt% carbon, so it will react as
.
But the pearlite is composed of Fe3C(carbide) and Ferrite ,
So at the end, the whole structure is composed of Ferrite and Fe3C(carbide).
Co=1%,

=0.02%,

=6.67%, according to lever rule,

Therefore , choosing D.

____ 31. See the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram. At a temperature slightly higher than 727C a steel with 1 wt% C consists of

A.
B.
C.
D.

austenite + carbide
ferrite +carbide
austenite + ferrite
none of the above

____ 32. See the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram. At a temperature slightly higher than 727C a steel with 0.4 wt% C consists of

A.
B.
C.
D.

austenite + carbide
ferrite +carbide
austenite + ferrite
none of the above

____ 33. See the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram. At a temperature slightly lower than 727C a steel with 0.4 wt% C consists of

A.
B.
C.
D.

austenite + carbide
ferrite +carbide
austenite + ferrite
none of the above

____ 34. The crystal structure of Martensite is

A.
B.
C.
D.

fcc
bcc
bct
hcp

____ 35. The transformation of austenite to pearlite is

A. diffusionless
B. diffusion controlled
C. none of the above
____ 36. The transformation of austenite to ferrite is
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A. diffusionless
B. diffusion controlled
C. none of the above
____ 37. The CCT diagram below, cooling curve C will result in

A.
B.
C.
D.

martensite
coarse pearlite
fine pearlite
martensite + pearlite

____ 38. The crystal structure of austenite is

A.
B.
C.
D.

fcc
bcc
bct
hcp

____ 39. The limitations of plain carbon steel include

A.
B.
C.
D.

low strength
limited hardenability
formation of perlite
both A and B

____ 40. In an aged Al-4% Cu alloy, the GP2 zone is

A.
B.
C.
D.

Segregation of Cu atoms
Coherent precipitates
Non-coherent precipitates
None of the above

Answers:
1B 2A 3C 4D 5B
11C 12A 13D 14C 15C
21A 22C 23C 24A 25B
21A 32C 33B 34C 35B

6D 7A 8C 9A 10C
16A 17C 18C 19C 20B
26C 27D 28C 29A 30D
36B 37D 38A 39D 40B

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