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1. A tensile test on a 12.8 mm diameter cylindrical specimen of an aluminium alloy yielded the
data in Table T1-1.
(a) To plot the stress-strain curve, the given data of load and gauge length must first be
converted into stress and strain, respectively.
(c) The 0.2% offset€yield strength is the stress at which the stress-strain curve intersects
a line originating at 0.2% strain and parallel to the linear portion of the stress-strain
curve. The value is estimated to be about 280 MPa.
(d) The UTS is the maximum stress on the stress-strain curve, and it corresponds to the
maximum load applied in the tensile test; i.e. 47 500 N.
Fmax Fmax
UTS = A0
= π 2 = π 47500 2 = 369.13 MPa
d (0.0128)
4 0 4
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length after fracture - original gauge length
(e) %EL = original gauge length x 100%
€
Since the slope of the dashed line is parallel to the linear portion of the stress-strain
curve (i.e. modulus of elasticity, E),
E = Stress at fracture
Elastic recovery
3. Pure iron undergoes an allotropic transformation at 912°C: above this temperature, the FCC
form exists, while below, the BCC form is stable. Without performing any mathematical
calculation, deduce whether an expansion or a contraction occurs when FCC iron transforms
to BCC iron at 912°C. Compute the percent volume change if the lattice parameters of FCC
and BCC iron are 0.3591 nm and 0.2863 nm, respectively.
The FCC crystal is a close-packed structure [Sec 4.4 of ME2151 lecture notes], in which the all
the atoms are in direct contact; this results in the highest density possible. The BCC
crystal, on the other hand, is not closed-packed. Thus when FCC (higher density) iron
transforms to BCC (lower density) iron, an expansion occurs.
FCC BCC
[Note that VolFCC is the volume occupied by 4 iron atoms packed in the FCC configuration, which includes
associated empty space. VolBCC is the volume occupied by 2 iron atoms in the BCC configuration (including
associated empty space). It is therefore necessary to compare the volume of each FCC cell with that of 2
BCC cells. This problem may also be solved by comparing the respective volumes occupied by one atom
(including associated empty space) in the FCC and BCC cells. A further alternative is to consider the
densities of the two forms of iron.]
2VolBCC - VolFCC
Vol. change from FCC to BCC =
VolFCC
3 3
2(0.2863) - 0.3591
= 3
x 100%
0.3591
€ = 1.36%
€
4. Sketch one plane each in the FCC, BCC and HCP unit cells in which atoms are most densely
packed. On each of these planes, sketch one close-packed direction.
(a) [Consider the octahedral site at the centre of an FCC unit cell. The face-centred lattice
atoms are all equidistant from the centre of the cell, and would therefore all be in
contact with the largest possible atom placed in this site.]
(b) [Consider the octahedral site at the centre of top face of a BCC unit cell. Because the
BCC structure is not a close-packed structure, the lattice atoms surrounding this site
are not equidistant neighbours, so the largest possible atom in this site would touch
only the body-centred lattice atoms above and below it.]