Practice Problem Set #3 MIAE 221 Fall 2023
Question 1
(a) Describe in detail the main features of the stress-strain curves shown in the following figures at the
key points labeled a,b,c, etc.
(b) Using the information given, suggest the material that each curve might belong to.
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Practice Problem Set #3 MIAE 221 Fall 2023
Question 2
Refer to the following Figure, stress-strain diagram, for samples of three different materials: A, B, and
C. The end of each curve indicates the fracture point.
a) Which material has the lowest elastic modulus, and what is its value?
b) Which material has the greatest toughness, and how can you tell?
c) Which material can be plastically deformed the most (most ductile)?
d) After the conclusion of the tests, if the broken halves of each sample were fitted back together,
which sample would be the shortest? Assume that all three samples had the same initial length.
e) A circular rod is to be produced, 15 cm long with a diameter of 5.0 mm. This rod must be able
to support an applied tensile stress of 230 MPa without plastically deforming.
i) List all the materials (A, B, and/or C) that would be appropriate.
ii) If a rod(s) was produced from the material (or materials) listed in part i, which would
experience the least amount of total elongation while under the 230 MPa stress?
iii) For the material chosen in part ii, determine the amount of total elongation in the rod
while under the 230 MPa stress.
iv) For the material chosen in part ii, what applied tensile force would cause the rod to
break?
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Practice Problem Set #3 MIAE 221 Fall 2023
Question 3
Which answer is correct?
a. After an edge dislocation has passed through some region of a crystal, the atomic
arrangement of that region is disordered.
o True
o False
b. A metal having a crystal structure with many operable slip systems will be relatively
o Brittle
o Ductile
c. For a particular crystal structure, the slip plane is that plane having the
o Least dense atomic packing
o Most dense atomic packing
Question 4
A Duralumin (Aluminum-Copper alloy) initially containing 0.4 wt.% copper is kept in an atmosphere
that provides a constant copper concentration at 1.0 wt.% on the surface. If after 43 hours the
concentration of copper is 0.55 wt.% at a position 4.0 mm below the surface, determine the diffusion
coefficient of copper for the treatment.
Non-Steady State Diffusion:
Question 5
(a) Describe the substitutional and interstitial diffusion mechanisms in solid metals
(b) Compare interstitial and vacancy atomic mechanisms for diffusion.
(c) Cite two reasons why interstitial diffusion is normally more rapid than vacancy diffusion.
Question 6
A cylindrical copper rod (E = 110 GPa) is to be subjected to a load of 6660 N. If the length of the rod is
400 mm, what must be the diameter to allow an elongation of 0.50 mm? The yield strength of copper is
240 MPa.
