EXAM 1 MSE 105-1

I. True or False (45 points)

1. The entropy increases due to cold working but has a smaller value when compared to
the stored strain energy.
2. The second phase of recovery is the cancellation of dislocations with opposite signs on
the same plane.
3. If a metal is isotropic, it means that electrical resistivity of a specimen would be the
same irrespective of how it was cut from quantity of the material.
4. Solid solution strengthening requires low electronegativity difference between the two
atoms that implies such atoms lie far apart on the periodic table.
5. Cold working refers to the process of plastically deforming a metal at a temperature
lower than one-half of the melting temperature measured on an absolute scale.
6. There are 4 atoms in a unit cell of a face centered cubic due to ½ atoms located at 8
corners of the unit cell in combination with half of an atom at the center of each six
face.
7. Positive dislocations located on the same active slip plane would result in higher strain
energy.
8. Cold working would cause the free energy and strain energy of a metal specimen to
increase.
9. In an isothermal annealing, large energy releases indicate recovery.
10. Annealing helps in the restoration of some of the original properties of metals.
11. The coordination number of a dislocation in a crystal lattice refers to the number of
nearest neighbors touching the atom.
12. The free energy of a deformed metal is greater than an annealed metal.
13. The process of the realignment of atoms into crystals with lower free energy is called
recrystallization.
14. Carbon dissolved in iron base solvent is a classic example of interstitial solid solution.
15. A crystal lattice is comprised of repetition of unit cells.

II. Enumeration (30 pts)

1. Give three typical crystal structures of metals. (6 pts)

2. What is the equipment used to measure heat released during annealing?
3. Provide four methods of strengthening. (8 pts)
4. What is the term for the ratio of the tensile stress to the axial elastic strain? (2 pts)
5. Provide two examples of metals that can form more than one crystal structure. (4 pts)
6. Give two effects of strain hardening on the mechanical properties of metals. (4 pts)
7. Give two stages of annealing. (4 pts)
III. Problem solving (20 pts)

1. A tensile force of 5.67 MN is applied to a 6063-TS aluminum alloy. The alloy has an initial
length of 0.89 m and diameter of 0.36 m. After load has been applied, the new
dimensions of the rod: 3.03 m in length and 0.0014 m in diameter. Calculate the
following for this material: (5 pts)

(a) Engineering stress and strain.

(b) Engineering Poisson’s ratio

2. The following data is on the complete recrystallization of pure copper:

Temperature, K Recrystallization time, 103 s

4,591
226
52
279
38
309
9
376
3
412
0.43
477

(a) Use the above data to determine exponent A and the activation energy, Qr for
recrystallization.
(b) Determine the recrystallization temperature needed to complete crystallization in
143 min (10 pts)

3. The elastic modulus of aluminum 6061 is 68.9 GPa with a total strain of 0.55. Determine
the elastic strain and plastic strain if the axial stress applied to the aluminum alloy is
82.3 MPa. (5 pts)

IV. Essay (5 pts)

1. Discuss the recovery stage in annealing.