Metallurgical Engineering
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Question 21
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What is the requirement for equilibrium at a triple junction as shown in the schematic, with
,
and
as grain boundary tensions and
,
and
as dihedral angles? 
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In the A-rich end of the A-B binary eutectic phase diagram (shown below), the solid and liquidus are straight lines.

The freezing range of the alloy with 16% B is ________ (in °C to one decimal place)
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A vector field is given as follows:
The divergence of this field evaluated at
is ______________ .Log in to check the answer
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A plate of thickness h = 120 mm is cold rolled in a mill with a roll diameter of 200 mm. If the coefficient of friction
is 0.1, the maximum possible reduction
in a single pass is ______ (in mm to one decimal place)Log in to check the answer
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A copper-aluminium diffusion couple develops a certain concentration profile after an isothermal treatment at 600°C for 10 hours. The time required to achieve the same concentration profile at 500°C is ________ (in hours to 1 decimal place)
Given: The interdiffusion coefficient for copper in aluminium at 500°C and 600°C are
and
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The molar free energy (J mol
) of a liquid solution of a binary A-B alloy as a function of temperature (
) and composition (
, the mole fraction of B) is given by:
where
and
are the molar free energies of pure liquid A and pure liquid B. What is the excess molar free energy,
, for an alloy with
at
?Given: Gas constant R = 8.314 J K
mol
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Determine the correctness (or otherwise) of the following Assertion [A] and the Reason [R]
Assertion [A]: For a material exibiting Coble creep, a reduction in grain size results in a significant increase in creep rate
Reason [R]: Grain boundaries act as a barrier to motion of dislocations
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Determine the correctness (or otherwise) of the following Assertion [A] and the Reason [R]
Assertion [A]: Refractory BCC metals like W and Mo are less ductile than FCC metals like Ni and Pt at room temperature
Reason [R]: BCC metals have fewer independent slip systems than FCC metals
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A glass fibre of 5 micron diameter is subjected to a tensile stress of 20 MPa. The surface energy and elastic modulus of this material are 0.3 Jm
and 70 GPa, respectively. Pick the correct answer based on the information provided above:Note: The glass fibre contains a population of flaws of different lengths.
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Two equal and opposite point charges + Q and − Q are located as shown in the figure above. A surface integral,
is defined on surface
of a sphere of radius
as follows:
where
is the electric field, and
is the unit normal to the surface of integration. If
are in the ratio 1:2:5, use the Gauss divergence theorem to determine the ratio
. 
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