Engineering Materials BMM 1523

Assignment 2: submit this assignment within 2 weeks once it has been given to you (Your lecturer will let you know the exact date for this to be submitted: 1 group = 3 students). Important!! (On the front page of your assignment, you must state your section OR name of the lecturer who teaches you in the class). This is compulsory!! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Question 1 In the pure water pressure-temperature equilibrium phase diagram in Fig 8.1 in Smiths book, page 312, what phases are in equilibrium for the following conditions: i. Along the freezing line ii. Aling the vaporization line iii. At the triple point Question 2 What is a binary isomorphous alloy system?

Question 3 For the following 4 equations, determine the name of each reaction.

Question 4 How are eutectic and eutectoid reactions similar? What is the significance of the oid suffix?

Question 5 Consider an alloy consisting 70 wt% Ni and 30 wt% Cu (see Fig 1 below). i. At 1350C make a phase analysis assuming equilibrium conditions. In the phase analysis include the following: a) What phases are present? b) What is the chemical composition of each phase c) What amount of each phase is present? ii. Make a similar phase analysis at 1500C. iii. Sketch the microstructure of the alloy at each of these temperatures by using circular microscopic fields.

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Question 6 Consider the binary eutectic copper-silver phase diagram in Figure 2 below. Make phase analysis of an 88 wt% Ag 12 wt% Cu alloy at the temperatures: a) 1000C b) 800C c) 780C + T d) 780C T

Also, in the phase analysis, include: i. ii. iii. iv. The phases present The chemical compositions of the phases The amounts of each phase Sketch the microstructure by using 2 cm diameter circular fields.

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Question 7 An alloy of 30 wt% Pb and 70 wt% Sn is slowly cooled from 250C to 27C (see Figure 3 below). i. ii. iii. iv. v. Is this alloy hypoeutectic or hypereutectic? What is the composition of the solid to form? What are the amounts and compositions of each phase that is present at 183C + T? What is the amount and composition of each phase that is present at 183C T? What are the amounts of each phase present at room temperature?

Figure 3 Question 8 A copper-nickel alloy contains 47 wt% Cu and 53 wt% Ni and is at 1300C. Use Fig 8.5 in Smiths book page 317 and answer the following question: i. What is the weight percent of copper in the liquid and solid phases at this temperature? ii. What weight percent of this alloy is liquid and what weight percent is solid?

Question 9 Make phase analysis of the equilibrium (ideal) solidification of lead-tin alloys at the following points in the leadtin phase diagram of Fig. 8.13 Smiths book page 326. State phases present, compositions of phases and amount of phases for below questions: i. ii. iii. iv. At the eutectic composition of the equilibrium just below 183C (eutectic temperature). The point C at 40% Sn and 230C. The point d at 40% Sn and 183C + T. The point e at 40% Sn and 183C T.

Answers: 5. iii 6. ii iii. iv. iii. iv.

amount of phases 33.3% and 66.67% amount of phases 33.3% and 66.6% amount of phases 16.6% and 83.4% amount of phases 3.84% and 96.16% 77.2% and 22.8% = 35.1% and = 64.8% eutectic = 77.2% and = 22.8% = 45.5% and = 54.5% = 30.6% and = 69.4% 38% and 62% 45.5% and 54.5% 76% and 24% 49% and 51% 73% and 27%

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v. 8. 9. ii. i. ii. iii. iv.