BDA10803 / BDA10302 MATERIALS SCIENCE Semester I

CHAPTER THREE : TUTORIAL 2014/2015

1. Calculate the engineering stress in SI
units on a 2.40 cm diameter rod
which is subjected to a load of 1450
kg.
2. Calculate the engineering stress in SI
units on a bar 12 cm long and having
a cross section of 4.00 mm x 8.50
mm which is subjected to a load of
4500 kg.
3. A tensile specimen of cartridge brass
sheet has a cross section of 0.500 in
x 0.015 in and a gage length of 2.00
in. Calculate the engineering strain
which occurred during a test if the
distance between gage markings is
2.45 in. after the test.
4. A 0.505 in diameter rod of an
aluminium alloy is pulled to failure
in a tension test. If the final diameter
of the rod at the fractured surface is
0.435 in, what is the percentage of
reduction in area of the sample due
to the test?
5. A 1.28 cm diameter aluminium alloy
test bar is subjected to a load of
110,000 N. If the diameter of the bar
is 1.24 cm at this load, determine (a)
the engineering stress and strain,
and (b) the true stress and strain
Questions no. 6 & 7 are based on the
following creep data were obtained for a
titanium alloy at 50 ksi and 400C.
Strain, in/in
0.010 x 10-2
0.030 x 10-2
0.050 x 10-2
0.075 x 10-2
0.090 x 10-2
0.11 x 10-2

Time, h
2
18
40
80
120
160

6. Plot the creep strain versus time

(hours) and determine the steady
state creep rate for these test
conditions.

NAB 2014

7. What is the minimum creep rate

with respect to the creep curve?
8. A traditional tensile tester can
perform all of the following
mechanical property tests except
a. Hardness
b. Shear strength
c. Impact strength
d. Bending modulus
e. Yield strength
f. Compressive yield strength
9. Which of the following is likely to
scratch glass?
a. A file
b. A gold ring
c. A screwdriver
d. A ski pole
e. Marble
f. Hexagonal carbon
10. A stress is applied to an elastic
material, held for 5 minutes, and
then the applied stress is cut in half.
What happens to the strain when
the stress is reduced?
Note:
Should you need more sample questions for enhancing your
knowledge and understanding, plenty of Materials Science
references are available at the UTHMs library.