Review of Engineering Materials
Review of Engineering Materials
DEC12
1. A) Describe the following heat treatments ~ annealing,
conventional hardening,
Case hardening, tempering with respect to:
i) Objectives of the heat treatment,
ii) When is this heat treatment is applied and
iii) Applications of the end product after a given heat
treatment.12
b) Write the material properties and applications of TRIP steels.
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JUNE13
Ql) a) Differentiate the following steels with respect to the
composition,
Properties, heat treatment given and areas o f application
i) Maraging steels,
ii) HSLA steels,
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DEC-14
Q1 a) compare HSLA with maraging steels in terms of [10]
i) Alloying elements and its concentrations,
ii) Microstructure,
lii) Heat treatment, if any and
iv) Mechanical Properties
b) In what ways do alloying elements, other than carbon, affect
the properties?
Of steel? Enlist any two advantages of plain carbon steels-over
alloyed
Steels? 6
a) Name the additives incorporated in the polymers. What is the
effect of?
MAY15
1 a) Compare the following heat treatments used in steels
i) Annealing and normalizing
ii) Carburizing and nitriding
iii) Hardening and tempering
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b) Differentiate between HSLA and maraging steels.4