ME 2151/2151E Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials

ME 2151/2151E

Fundamentals of Materials Engineering Tutorial 1

Atomic structure and bonding Crystal structures and defects Diffusion

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4. A copper-zinc alloy has the following properties

Grain diameter (mm)
0.015 0.025

Strength (MPa)
170 158

0.035
0.050

151
145

Determine:
(a) The constants in the Hall-Petch equation; and (b) The grain size required to obtain a strength of 200 MPa

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5. A 0.05cm layer of magnesium oxide (MgO) is deposited between layers of nickel (Ni) and tantalum (Ta) to provide a diffusion barrier that prevents reactions between the two metals (Figure). At 1400oC, nickel ions are created and diffuse through the MgO ceramic to the tantalum. Determine the number if nickel ions that pass through the MgO per second. The diffusion coefficient of nickel ions in MgO is 9x1012 cm2/s, and the lattice parameter of nickel at 1400oC is 3.6x10-8cm.

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ME 2151/2151E Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials

ME 2151/2151E

Fundamentals of Materials Engineering

Tutorial 2
Phase equilibria Kinetics of phase transformation

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ME 2151/2151E Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials

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