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Define specific gravity

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Specific gravity is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance

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Define light metals

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Metals who have specific gravities less than 5

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Which 4 light metals are used in production

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Magnesium
Titanium
Aluminium
Beryllium (limited use as toxic to 1/5 of population)

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What structures do the 4 light metals have

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Aluminium - FCC
Mg, Ti, Be - HCP
Ti at 822deg - BCC

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What are the 6 main additives to make Al alloys

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Cu
Mn
Si
Mg
Zn
Li
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Al alloy groups

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1XXX - 99% Al
2XXX - Cu
3XXX - Mn
4XXX - Si
5XXX - Mg
6XXX - Mg & Si
7XXX - Zn
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List disadvantages of alloying Al

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  1. Deformability is impaired
  2. Corrosion resistance is best for pure Al
  3. Surface finish is best for pure Al
  4. Density increased
  5. Conductivity is best for pure Al
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List advantages of alloying Al

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  1. Increase strength (work/age hardening)

2. Improved castability (add Si)

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What are the two families of alloys

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  • heat treatable (2xxx,6xxx,7xxx)

- non-heat treatable (1xxx,3xxx,5xxx)

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Describe general production route for alloys

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  1. Casting
  2. Pre-working treatments
  3. Hot working
  4. Cold working
  5. Post processing
  6. Finishing
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Why is homogenisation important in alloying

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pre hot working step, can last 24hrs at elevated temperature to reduce micro/macro segregation in the material

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Describe effects of the quenching process

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  • can lead to residual stresses causing distortion (reduce risk by quenching in hot water)
  • slower quenching leads to a reduction in achievable strength. (due to allowing time for microstructural change)
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Alloy conditions.

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F = as fabricated
H = cold worked
O = annealed
T = fully heat treated
W = solution heat treated
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Definition of annealed

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Material that is cooled slowly, allowing for micro structural change and increasing toughness. This reduces high strength potential however.

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At what temperature is homogenisation and solution treatment held at

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Heated to below the eutectic point

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Why is quenching process important

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  • Used to prevent precipitates forming and to keep the microstructure that was achieved at treatment temperature.
  • if it is allowed to slow cool (i.e. quenching does not take place) then small precipitates will form in between the grain boundaries - this decreases mechanical properties and the material would be more brittle
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Why is natural ageing important

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  • Very small precipitates are formed in the grains
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Describe dislocation motion

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  • happens on particular slip systems

- a half plane of atoms is forced to one side and dislocations will be stopped by grain boundaries, or other

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Definition: slip plane

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plane of greatest packing density

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Definition: slip direction

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closest-packed direction within a plane

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Definition: creep

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The movement of vacancies when material is in an elevated temperature - progressive deformation

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List obstacles and assists to dislocation

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Obstacles:

  • other dislocations
  • grain boundaries
  • precipitates
  • cracks

Assists:

  • elevated temperature
  • availability if slip system
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What does the Charpy test measure

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Measures the energy absorbed on impact vs. Temperature

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What does Von mises criterion state about plastic deformation

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For plastic deformation to occur, at least 5 independent slip systems must be operational

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How many slip systems do these have: FCC BCC HCP
FCC - 12 slip systems, 5 independent i.e. always ductile BCC - 48 slip systems, highly temperature dependent (depends on DBTT) HCP - 12 slip systems, temperature dependent
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What does DBTT stand for
Ductile Brittle Transitional Temperature
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Describe process of cold working/work hardening and how it strengthens a material
- Deforming a crystal, we get dislocation movement in certain directions - Dislocations are also generated and they all obstruct each other - This increases the materials strength
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Disadvantages to cold working/work hardening
1. The increase in strength means ductility decreases | 2. The material becomes much more brittle
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What process is used to overcome cold working/work hardening
Annealing
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What is the advantage of having small grain sizes
- harder for dislocations to move | - also improves ductility and toughness
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What two ways can dislocations move past precipitates
1. Shear mechanism | 2. Bowing mechanism
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Equation for strength with respect to precipitates for both shear and bowing mechanisms
Shear mechanism: Strength ∝ √Precipitation size Bowing mechanism Strength ∝ 1 / Distance between particles
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How does solid solution strengthening increase strength
Overall strain energy is reduced with solute atoms segregating around the dislocation core
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Name two types of solid solution strengthening
Substitutional | Interstitial
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Describe Substitutional and interstitial strengthening
Substitutional: add atoms bigger than original material Interstitial: add atoms smaller than original material hardness increases because of increasing distortion of lattice example: C introduced in Fe to make steel
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What two categories of stabiliser can alloy with Ti
α stabilisers = Al, O, N, Ga and C | β stabilisers = H, V, Cr ...
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Problems faced when alloying Ti
embrittlement | stress corrosion cracking
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Info on Ti fully α alloys
- pure HCP materials - moderate strength at elevated temperatures - good ductility
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What are the Oxygen/Aluminium equivalent used for when creating Ti α alloys
Work out how much O/Al can be added until embrittlement effect
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Info on Ti fully α/β alloys
- dominated by Ti-6Al-4V - higher strength than α alloys - less ductile - less creep resistant
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List major defects in Ti α and β alloys
α alloys: can have α rich regions causing major embrittlement β alloys: suffer from solute segregation
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Info on Ti fully β alloys
- highest strength | - can develop burn-resistant β alloys (add Chromium)
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List some applications of Titanium
- weight saving relative to steel - space saving relative to Al - operating temp is high - corrosion resistant - galvanic compatibility with carbon fibre
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