CH 6604 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Part B Questions

Unit I

1. Explain the electrical characteristics of commercial alloys.

2. Write notes on electric and magnetic properties.
3. Explain the factors that influence the mechanical properties of metals.
4. With examples give a detailed account of technological properties that influence material
selection./ Discuss briefly the technological properties of metals and alloys in industrial
applications.
5. What are the important thermal properties of industrial materials? Explain briefly./ What
are the various thermal properties that are to be considered in selection of materials in
process industries?
6. Explain the criteria required for selection of materials in mechanical processing of
metallic materials.
7. Discuss the different hot and cold rolling techniques used in processing of alloys.
8. Briefly explain the structure and various property relationship of engineering materials.
9. Discuss the casting and forging techniques.
10. Explain with diagram extrusion and deep drawing processing of metals.
11. What are the advantages and disadvantages of hot and cold working of metals?
12. What is die casting? What are the applications of die casting? Give merits and demerits
of die casting.
Unit II
1. Explain the anelastic behaviour of materials.
2. Explain the following properties with neat sketches. (i) Ductility (ii) Creep (iii)
Brittleness (iv) Hardness
3. Discuss the mechanism of creep failure of materials and mention the methods of
improving creep resistance.
4. Write notes on creep resistant materials (6 Marks)
5. Explain Griffith's theory of brittle fracture. What is ductile-brittle transition.
6. Enumerate elastic and plastic behaviour with stress-strain diagram.
7. Explain the mechanism of fatigue failure and S-N curves.
8. Discuss fracture and its types in detail. (8 Marks)

Unit III

1. Draw and explain the iron-iron carbide phase diagram and discuss the different phase
transformations associated with it.
2. Explain the re-crystallization procedure and account for the grain growth of crystals.
3. State Gibb's phase rule. Discuss about Unary and Binary phase diagrams. (8 Marks)
4. Write notes on transformation curves (8 Marks)
5. Discuss about crystallization and clearly distinguish crystallization, re-crystallization and
grain growth. (10 Marks)
6. What is meant by glass transition temperature? Explain how it affects crystal growth with
the help of a curve. (6 Marks)
Unit IV
1. Explain the production, properties and applications of stainless steel.
2. Explain the manufacturing and testing processes of asphalt concrete.
3. Discuss about the heat treatment of plain carbon steels (8 Marks)
4. How the properties of plain carbon steel are affected. Explain (8 Marks)
5. Explain the classification of plain carbon steels.
6. Explain the manufacturing methods of lead base bearing alloys. Also, discuss the
demerits of lead base alloys relative to tin base alloys.
7. Explain the properties of non-ferrous materials.
8. What is FRP? How it is manufactured and mention its industrial uses.
9. How is lead manufactured in the industry? Give the industrial applications of lead.
10. What are the purpose of alloying steels? (6 Marks)
11. How the properties of steels are altered? Give some examples. (10 Marks)
12. Give an account of the sources, extraction process, properties and applications of
Magnesium.
Unit V
1. Explain the properties and applications of one dimensional nanostructures.
2. Explain the different physical techniques used for the fabrication of 2D nanostructures.
3. Explain some special nanomaterials, their synthesis, characterization and application as
nanostructures.
4. What is meant by nanotechnology? Discuss about zero dimensional and one dimensional
nanostructures synthesis and application.
5. Explain the characterization and properties of nanomaterials.
6. Explain any two bottom up method of nanomaterials synthesis.
7. Explain any two top down method of nanomaterials synthesis with neat diagram.
8. Explain Chemical Vapor Deposition technique of synthesis of nanoparticle.
9. Discuss the solvothermal and laser ablation methods of synthesis of nano materials.
10. Compare the properties of molecules, nanoparticles and bulk materials.
11. Explain any six applications of nanomaterials in various fields. (8 Marks)
12. Discuss the size dependent properties of nanomaterials. (8 Marks)
13. Discuss any four salient properties of nanomaterials. (8 Marks)
14. How are carbon nanotubes synthesized? Explain in detail. (8 Marks)
15. Explain nanocluster and nanowire with suitable examples. (8 Marks)