Phase Transformations in Materials Engineering
38 Questions
3 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

A ______ refers to a physically homogeneous state of matter where the phase has a certain chemical composition, and a distinct type of atomic bonding and arrangement of elements.

phase

Forming one or more ______ from a different phase is called a phase transformation.

phases

Phase transformation is a change from one ______ (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) to another without a change in chemical composition.

state

Phase transformation have a major impact on the material ______ of engineering materials.

<p>behaviour</p> Signup and view all the answers

The development of these set of desirable mechanical ______ for a material often results from a phase transformation by a heat treatment process.

<p>properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

The time and temperature dependencies of some phase transformations are conveniently represented on modified ______ diagrams.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is important to know how to use these ______ diagrams in order to design a heat treatment procedure for some alloys that will yield the desired room-temperature mechanical properties.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Phase transformation take place by one of the three routes: ______, interface-controlled, and diffusionless.

<p>diffusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tensile strength of iron-carbon alloy of ______ composition can be varied between 700 MPa and 2000 MPa depending on heat treatment employed.

<p>eutectoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

The three phases of matter are ______, Liquid, and Vapour.

<p>Solid</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] transformation involves no change in number of composition of the phases present.

<p>Diffusion-dependent</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ______ phase rule is a key concept in understanding phase transformations.

<p>Gibb's</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a ______ transformation, a metastable phase is produced.

<p>diffusionless</p> Signup and view all the answers

Students are not allowed to leave the room after lectures have ______.

<p>commenced</p> Signup and view all the answers

The objective of the course is to develop an understanding of why ______ and microstructures undergo changes.

<p>materials</p> Signup and view all the answers

The course covers the topic of ______ and ternary phase diagrams.

<p>Ceramic</p> Signup and view all the answers

Attendance records will be kept and used to determine each person’s qualification to sit for the final ______.

<p>examination</p> Signup and view all the answers

First and second-order transformations are classified based on ______ aspects of phase transformations.

<p>thermodynamic</p> Signup and view all the answers

Homework will be assigned roughly once a ______.

<p>week</p> Signup and view all the answers

Students must be DECENTLY ______ for all lectures.

<p>DRESSED</p> Signup and view all the answers

Food and drinks are not permitted in the ______ room.

<p>lecture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Students should turn off all electronic devices (including mobile phones) and STORED AWAY (should not be ______) during lectures.

<p>seen</p> Signup and view all the answers

A member in the group will be chosen at random to partake in an ______ Quiz based on any of the assignments.

<p>Assignment</p> Signup and view all the answers

In case of illness or other unavoidable cause of absence, the student must communicate as soon as possible with the course instructor indicating the reason for the ______.

<p>absence</p> Signup and view all the answers

A system that allows the exchange of energy and ______ is called an open system.

<p>mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

The number of variables required to define a system in a phase diagram is known as the ______.

<p>degrees of freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

[Blank] properties are those that are dependent on the size of the system, such as volume and mass.

<p>Extensive</p> Signup and view all the answers

A ______ is a portion of a system that has uniform physical and chemical characteristics.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

A ______ system is one in which every property of the system is constant, regardless of the coordinates of the system.

<p>homogeneous</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a solution, the ______ is the minor component, while the ______ is the major component.

<p>solute, solvent</p> Signup and view all the answers

A ______ transformation occurs when a two-component single-phase liquid is cooled and transforms into two solid phases.

<p>eutectic</p> Signup and view all the answers

A system with two or more phases is called a ______ system.

<p>heterogeneous</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liquid crystals are a state of matter which has properties between those of conventional liquids and those of solid ______.

<p>crystals</p> Signup and view all the answers

A material may undergo various ______ changes during processing.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

The solubility limit of a component in a ______ is the maximum amount of the component that can be dissolved in it.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

A phase change may include ______, vaporization, sublimation, transformation, crystallization, or the chemical formation of a compound.

<p>melting</p> Signup and view all the answers

A diffusionless transformation is a ______ change that occurs without the long-range diffusion of atoms.

<p>phase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Component refers to the ______ or compounds which are present in the alloy.

<p>elements</p> Signup and view all the answers

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser