Assignment - 7: Answer. A, C
Assignment - 7: Answer. A, C
1. If a metal is subjected to high strain rate deformation under tensile loading at room
temperature, which of the following will hold true (More than one correct answer)
a. The flow stress of metal will increase
b. The flow stress of metal will decrease
c. Work-hardening rate of metal will increase
d. Work-hardening rate of metal will decrease
Answer. a, c
2. If the temperature of material is increased with the conditions prevalent in question -1, such
that the rate of plastic flow is more than rate of diffusion, which of the following will hold true
(More than one correct answer)
a. The stress-strain plot will come down as compared to room temperature deformation
b. The stress-strain plot will move up as compared to room temperature deformation
c. Material will exhibit higher strength as compared to low strain rate deformation
d. Material will exhibit lower strength as compared to low strain rate deformation
Answer. a, c
3. Iron (BCC) is ductile at room temperature but show brittle behavior at -2250C. The reason for
this is (More than one correct answer)
a. Yield strength of iron will decrease with decreasing temperature
b. Yield strength of iron will increase with decreasing temperature
c. The necking strain of iron will reduce with decreasing temperature
d. The necking strain of iron will increase with decreasing temperature
Answer. b, c
4. Match the following constitutive equations with their intended applied usage condition
b. Sellar and Tegart equation 2. corelating stress, temperature, and strain rate
under hot working conditions
Answer. B
5. Which of the following incorrectly describes the effect of strain rate sensitivity on the flow
properties of a material? (More than one correct answer)
a. The flow stress of material increases with increasing strain rate sensitivity
b. The flow stress of material decreases with increasing strain rate sensitivity
c. Strain rate sensitivity (m) equal to 1 is a characteristic of superplastic materials
d. Materials with high value of strain rate sensitivity accentuates necking
Answer. a, d
6. The flow curve of a metal is given by = 2500.3. The maximum true strain beyond which
necking occurs will be ___. (Answer round off to one decimal place)
Answer. 0.3
Solution.
Comparing with the equation = kn . The maximum true uniform strain at which necking
occurs is given by u = n.
7. The reason for lower yield point exhibited by the stress-strain curve of mild steel is -
a. Dislocation unpinning from solute atmosphere and release of fresh mobile dislocations
b. Increase in the strain rate sensitivity of the material
c. Burst of mechanical twins formation and growth
d. Increase in mobile dislocation velocity
Answer. a
8. Statement-1: A high strength material such as titanium alloy has a low notch toughness
and fails by low energy rupture at high temperature.
Statement-2: All HCP and BCC metals have a brittle-to-ductile transition temperature.
Statement-3: Dispersion strengthening hinders grain growth and improves impact
resistance of ferritic steel.
Statement-4: In case of a typical friction hill, when interface friction factor is equal to
1, there is no relative motion between the workpiece and tool.
a. S1-T, S2-F, S3-T, S4-T
b. S1-F, S2-T, S3-T, S4-T
c. S1-T, S2-T, S3-F, S4-T
d. S1-F, S2-F, S3-T, S4-F
Answer. a
9. The nil ductility temperature is the temperature at which
a. Fracture takes place after considerable plastic deformation
b. Fracture takes place with very little plastic deformation
c. Fracture takes place with no prior plastic deformation
d. Fracture takes place after tensile instability is achieved
Answer. c
10. During a compression test, what is responsible for the concavity of the flow curve
a. Necking
b. Plastic instability
c. Barrelling
d. Edge cracking
Answer. c