

PhysicalPropertiesofMaterials QUALITATIVEPROBLEMS
3.13 WhatisthefundamentaldifferencebetweenmechanicalpropertiesofmaterialsdiscussedinChapter2,andphysicalpropertiesofmaterials,described inthischapter?
Mechanicalpropertiesarestrengthandelasticmodulus;physicalpropertiesincludedensity,magneticproperties,meltingpointandspecificheat.Abasicdifferenceisthat,given thechemistryofamaterial,thephysicalpropertiesareessentiallyconstant,whilethe mechanicalpropertiescanbechangedduetothemanufacturingstrategyused.
3.14 Describethesignificanceofstructuresandmachinecomponentsmadeoftwo materialswithdifferentcoefficientsofthermalexpansion.
Thestructuralfitofthemachinecomponentswilldependonthethermalexpansion coefficient.Forinstance,iftwomaterialswithdifferentthermalexpansioncoefficientsare assembledtogetherbysomemeansandthenheated,thestructurewilldevelopinternal stressesduetounevenexpansion.Ifthesestressesarehighenough,thestructurewill warp,bend,orbuckleinordertobalanceorrelievethestresses;itwillpossiblyretain someinternal(residual)stressesaswell.Ifpreventedfromwarping,thestructurewill develophighinternalstresseswhichcanleadtocracks.Thisisnotalwaysdetrimental; shrinkfitsaredesignedrecognizingthatmaterialsmayhavedifferentcoefficientsof thermalexpansion,andsomemachineelementssuchasthermocouplesandtemperature probesarebasedonamismatchofthermalexpansioncoefficients.
3.15 Whichofthepropertiesdescribedinthischapterareimportantfor(a)pots andpans,(b)cookiesheetsforbaking,(c)rulers,(d)paperclips,(e)music wire,and(f)beveragecans?Explainyouranswers.
i.Potsandpans:Theserequireahighmeltingpointsothattheydon’tchangephase duringuse;theyshouldbecorrosionresistant,cleanableinwatersolutions,and haveahighthermalconductivity.Therequirementsaresimilartoacookiesheet describednext.
ii.Cookiesheet:Requirescorrosionresistanceathightemperatures,thespecificheat shouldallowforrapidheatingofthesheet,andahighthermalconductivityshould allowforevendistributionofheatacrossthesheet.Themeltingtemperatureshould behighenoughthatthesheetcansafelywithstandbakingtemperatures.
iii.Ruler:Shouldhavelowthermalexpansiontomaintainthemeasurementsaccurately andalowdensitytomakeiteasytocarry.
iv.Paperclip:Shouldbecorrosionresistant,withastiffnessthatholdspaperstogether withoutrequiringexcessiveforce.
v.Musicwire:Musicwire,asusedforguitars,ispreloadedtoaveryhightensionin ordertoachievedesiredresonance.Assuch,itshouldhaveaveryhighstrengthand thepropercombinationofstiffnessanddensitytoachievetheproperacoustics.
vi.Beveragecan:Shouldhaveahighthermalconductivity,lowdensity,andgood corrosionresistance.
3.16 NoteinTable3.1thatthepropertiesofthealloysofmetalshaveawide rangecomparedwiththepropertiesofthepuremetals.Explainwhy.
Alloyingelementstendtodisturbthecrystallatticeofthebasemetal,andtheydosoby distortingthelatticebyoccupyinglatticesites(substitutionalatoms),spacesbetween latticesites(interstitials),orformingasecondphase(anintermetalliccompoundofthe twoelements).Latticedistortionwillreducepropertiesthatdependonarepeating lattice,suchasthermalconductivityandmeltingpoints.Propertiessuchasdensity andspecificheatgenerallydependonthepropertiesofthealloyingelements,andrange aroundthevalueforthealloybasemetal.Also,‘alloys’isagenericterm,andcaninclude averywiderangeofconcentrationandtypesofalloyingelement,whereaspuremetals have,bydefinition,onlyonechemistry.
3.17
Rankthefollowinginorderofincreasingthermalconductivity:aluminum, copper,silicon,titanium,ceramics,andplastics.Commentonhowthisrankinginfluencesapplicationsofthesematerials.
ThermalconductivitydataiscontainedinTable3.1onp.89.Thesematerials,inorderof increasingthermalconductivity,arerankedplastics(0.1-0.4W/mK),ceramics(10-17), titanium(17),aluminum(222),copper(393).Thisrankingshowswhymaterialssuch asaluminumandcopperareusedasheatsinkmaterials,andwhypolymersareusedas ainsulator.Titaniumandceramicmaterials,havinganintermediatevalueofthermal conductivity,aresuitableforneitherinsulationorheatdissipation,andthereforedonot havemanythermalapplications.
3.18 Doescorrosionhaveanybeneficialeffects?Explain.
Corrosionisthoughtofmainlyasadetrimentalphenomenon.However,suchmanufacturingprocessesaschemicalmachiningandchemicalmechanicalpolishingrelyon corrosioneffects.Also,tosomeextent,cleaningofsurfacesreliesoncorrosion.
3.19 Explainhowthermalconductivitycanplayaroleinthedevelopmentof residualstressesinmetals.
Thermalconductivityisoneofthemostimportantmaterialpropertiesaffectingthermal stress(alongwiththermalexpansion).Intermsofresidualstresses,itismuchless importantthantheprocessinghistory.However,unevencoolingofcastings(PartII)or welds(PartVI),forexample,cancausewarpageandresidualstresses.
3.20 Whatmaterialpropertiesaredesirableforheatshieldssuchasthoseplaced onthespaceshuttle?
Materialpropertiesrequiredforheatshieldsaresufficientstrengthsothattheydonot failupontakeoff,reentry,andlanding;theymusthaveahighmeltingpointsothatthey donotchangephaseordegradeatthehightemperaturesdevelopedduringreentry,and theymustbeexceptionallyhighthermalinsulatorssothattheshuttlecabindoesnot heatsignificantlyduringreentry.
3.21 Listexamplesofproductswherematerialsthataretransparentaredesired. Listapplicationsforopaquematerials.
Thisisanopen-endedproblem,andstudentsshouldbeencouragedtodeveloptheirown examplesbasedontheirinsightsandexperiences.Thefollowingareexamplesofproductswheretransparencyisdesired:windowsandwindshields,bottles,fluidcontainers (toallowdirectobservationofcontentvolumes),wrappingandpackaging,andglasses (eyewear).Thefollowingareexamplesofproductswhereopacityisdesired:windows inrestrooms(ifpresent),glassinlightbulbstoproduceadiffuselight,foodpackaging toprotectthecontentsfromlightradiationandassociateddegradation,andproduct housingsforaestheticreasons.
3.22 RefertoFig.3.2andexplainwhythetrendsseenaretobeexpected. Thisisanopen-endedproblemandstudentsshouldbeencouragedtodeveloptheir ownobstervations.Thetrendsarenottoosurprisingqualitatively,butthequantitative natureofthetrendsisatfirstverysurprising.Forexample,itisnotsurprisingthat high-modulusgraphiteoutperformssteel,aspeopleareexposedtosportingequipment suchastennisracquetsthataremadeoftheformerbutneverthelatter.However,people don’texpectgraphitetobe14timesbetterthansteel.Anothersurpriseinthetrendsis thepoorperformanceofglassfibersinanepoxymatrix.However,glassisprettydense, soweightsavingsarenotgenerallythereasonsforusingglassreinforcement.
3.23 Twophysicalpropertiesthathaveamajorinfluenceonthecrackingofworkpieces,tools,ordiesduringthermalcyclingarethermalconductivityand thermalexpansion.Explainwhy.
Crackingresultsfromthermalstressesthatdevelopinthepartduringthermalcycling. Thermalstressesmaybecausedbothbytemperaturegradientsandbyanisotropyof thermalexpansion.Highthermalconductivityallowstheheattobedissipatedfaster andmoreevenlythroughoutthepart,thusreducingthetemperaturegradient.Ifthe thermalexpansionislow,thestresseswillbelowerforagiventemperaturegradient. Whenthermalstressesreachacertainlevelinthepart,crackingwilloccur.Ifamaterial hashigherductility,itwillbeabletoundergomorebyplasticdeformationbeforepossible fracture,andthetendencyforcrackingwillthusdecrease.
3.24
Whichofthematerialsdescribedinthischapterhasthehighest(a)density, (b)electricalconductivity,(c)thermalconductivity,(d)specificheat,(e) meltingpoint,and(f)cost.
AscanbeseenfromTable3.1onp.89,thehighestdensityisfortungsten,andthe highestelectricalconductivityandthermalconductivityinsilver.Thehighestspecific heatisforMonelK-500at1050MPa,andthehighestcost(whichvariesfromtimeto time)isusuallyisassociatedwithsuperalloys.
3.25
Whichpropertiesdescribedinthischaptercanbeaffectedbyapplyinga coating?
Acoatingcanaffectthedensityifthecoatingisverylarge,itcanaffecttheelectrical, magneticandopticalpropertiesasdiscussedinSection3.7,anditcanaffectthethermal conductivity(Section3.6)and,especially,corrosionresistance(Section3.8).
QUANTITATIVEPROBLEMS
3.26
Ifweassumethatalltheworkdoneinplasticdeformationisconvertedinto heat,thetemperatureriseinaworkpieceis(1)directlyproportionaltothe workdoneperunitvolumeand(2)inverselyproportionaltotheproductof thespecificheatandthedensityoftheworkpiece.UsingFig.2.5,andletting theareasunderthecurvesbetheunitworkdone,calculatethetemperature risefor(a)8650steel,(b)304stainlesssteel,and(c)1100-H14aluminum. WeusethefollowinginformationgiveninChapters2and3:Theareaunderthetrue stress-truestraincurveandthephysicalpropertiesforeachofthethreemetals.We thenfollowtheprocedurediscussedonp.62anduseEq.(2.16)onp.81.Thus,for(a) 8650steel,theareaunderthecurveinFig.2.5onp.62isabout u =72, 000in-lb/in3 Assumeadensityof ρ =0 3lb/in3 andaspecificheat c =0 12BTU/lb ◦F.Therefore,
∆T = 72, 000 (0 3)(0 12)(778)(12) =214◦F
For(b)304stainlesssteel,wehave u =175, 000, ρ =0 3and c =0 12,hence∆T = 520◦F.For(c)1100-H14aluminum,wehave u =25, 000in.-lb/in3 , ρ =0 0975and c =0 215;hence∆T =128◦F.
3.27 Thenaturalfrequency, f ,ofacantileverbeamisgivenby
f =0.56 EIg wL4 , where E isthemodulusofelasticity, I isthemomentofinertia, g isthe gravitationalconstant, w istheweightofthebeamperunitlength,and L is thelengthofthebeam.Howdoesthenaturalfrequencyofthebeamchange, ifatall,asitstemperatureisincreased?Assumethatthematerialissteel. Let’sassumethatthebeamhasasquarecrosssectionwithasideoflength h.Note, however,thatanycrosssectionwillresultinthesametrends,sostudentsshouldn’t bediscouragedfromconsidering,forexample,circularcrosssections.Themomentof inertiaforasquarecrosssectionis
I = h4 12
Themomentofinertiawillincreaseastemperatureincreases,becausethecrosssection willbecomelargerduetothermalexpansion.Theweightperlength, w,isgivenby
where W istheweightofthebeam.Since L increaseswithincreasingtemperature, theweightperlengthwilldecreasewithincreasingtemperature.Alsonotethatthe modulusofelasticitywilldecreasewithincreasingtemperature(seeFig.2.6onp.63). Considertheratioofinitialfrequency(subscript1)tofrequencyatelevatedtemperature
Simplifyingfurther,
Tocomparetheseeffects,considerthecaseofcarbonsteel.Figure2.6onp.63shows adropinelasticmodulusfrom190to130GPaoveratemperatureincreaseof1000◦C. FromTable3.1onp.89,thecoefficientofthermalexpansionforsteelis14.5 µm/m◦C (averageoftheextremevaluesgiveninthetable),sothatthechangeinfrequencyis:
Thus,thenaturalfrequencyofthebeamdecreaseswhenheated.Thisisageneraltrend (andnotjustforcarbonsteel),namelythatthethermalchangesinelasticmodulusplays alargerrolethanthethermalexpansionofthebeam.
3.28 Plotthefollowingforthematerialsdescribedinthischapter:elasticmodulusversusdensity,yieldstressversusdensity,thermalconductivityversus density.Commentontheimplicationsoftheseplots.
Theplotsareshownbelow,basedonthedatagiveninTables2.2onp.58,and3.1on p.89.Averagevalueshavebeenusedtoobtaintheseplots.
3.29 Itcanbeshownthatthermaldistortioninprecisiondevicesislowforhigh valuesofthermalconductivitydividedbythethermalexpansioncoefficient. RankthematerialsinTable3.1accordingtotheirabilitytoresistthermal distortion.
ThecalculationsusingthedatainTable3.1onp.89areasfollows.Whenarangeof valuesisgivenforanalloy,theaveragevaluehasbeenused.Thesematerialshavebeen rankedaccordingtotheratioofthermalconductivitytothermalexpansioncoefficient.
3.30
AddacolumntoTable3.1thatliststhevolumetricheatcapacityofthematerialslisted,expressedinunitsofJ/cm3 -K.Comparetheresultstothevalue forliquidwater(4.184J/cm3 -K).Notethatthevolumetricheatcapacityof amaterialistheproductofitsdensityandspecificheat. Theadditionalcolumniscalculatedasfollows.Notethatoneneedstobecarefulabout keepingconsistentunits.
SYNTHESIS,DESIGNANDPROJECTS
3.31 ConductaliteraturesearchandaddthefollowingmaterialstoTable3.1: cork,cement,ice,sugar,lithium,graphene,andchromium. Theadditionsareasbelow.Notethatspecificvaluesmaychangedependingonsource cited.
i.Cork:density=193kg/m3,meltingpointisunavailable(corkdoesn’tmelt),specific heat=2000J/kgK,thermalconductivity=0.05W/mK,coefficientofthermal expansion=30-50 µm/m ◦C,electricalresistivityupto1010 Ωcm.
ii.Cement:density=3120kg/m3,meltingpointisunavailable(cementdoesn’tmelt), specificheat=3300J/kgK,thermalconductivity=0.1W/mK,coefficientof thermalexpansion=7.4-13 µm/m ◦C.
iii.Ice:density=920kg/m3,meltingpointis0C,specificheat=2100J/kgK,thermal conductivity=2W/mK,coefficientofthermalexpansion=50 µm/m ◦C,electrical resistivity=182kΩ-m.
iv.Sugar:density=1587kg/m3,meltingpoint=185◦C,specificheat=1250J/kgK,
v.Lithium:density=535kg/m3,meltingpoint=180◦,specificheat=3582J/kgK, thermalconductivity=84.8W/mK,electricalresistivity=92 8 × 10 9 Ω-m.
3.32 Fromyourownexperience,makealistofparts,components,orproducts thathavecorrodedandhavehadtobereplacedordiscarded.
Bythestudent.Thisisanopen-endedproblemthathavemanypossibleanswers,and thesewillvarydependingonthebackgroundofthestudent.Therearemanyparts, usuallyassociatedwithrustedsteel,e.g.,automobileframesandbodies,bolts,bicycle pedals,etc.Otherpartsthatarecommonlycorrodedincludeautomotivebatterycableterminals,marinepartsofallkinds(especiallyifoceangoing),nameplatesonold machinery,etc.Ifoneextendsthediscussiontocorrosion-assistedfailure,onecanincludejustaboutallpartswhichfailbyfatigue,includingshafts,andairplanefuselages asshownbelow.Thisphotographisadramaticexampleofcorrosion-assistedfatigue ofanaircraftfuselagethatoccurredmid-flight.(

Source: FromHamrock,B.J.,etal., FundamentalsofMachineElements,2nded.,NewYork,McGraw-Hill,2005,p.265.).
3.33 Listapplicationswherethefollowingpropertieswouldbedesirable:(a)high density,(b)lowdensity,(c)highmeltingpoint,(d)lowmeltingpoint,(e) highthermalconductivity,and(f)lowthermalconductivity.
Bythestudent.Thisisanopen-endedproblem,andmanypossibleanswersexist.Some examplesare:
i.Highdensity:Addingweighttoapart(likeananchor,barbellsoraboat),asan inertialelementinaself-windingwatch,andweightsforverticallyslidingwindows. Also,projectilessuchasbulletsandshotgunparticlesareapplicationswherehigh densityisadvantageous.
ii.Lowdensity:Airplanecomponents,aluminumtubingfortents,ladders,andhighspeedmachineryelements.Mostsportinggoodsgivebetterperformanceifdensity andhenceweightislow,suchastennisrackets,skis,etc.
iii.Highmeltingpoint:Creep-resistantmaterialssuchasforgas-turbinebladesoroven insulation.Moldmaterialsfordiecastingneedtohavehighmeltingpoints,asdo filamentsforlightbulbs.
iv.Lowmeltingpoint:Solderingwire,fuseelements,waxforinvestmentcasting,and lubricantsthatdependonaphasechangeareexamplesofsuchapplications.
v.Highthermalconductivity:Rapidextractionofheatinradiatorsandheatexchangers,andcoolingfinsforelectricalcircuitsandtransformers.Cuttingtoolswithhigh thermalconductivitycanhelpkeeptemperatureslowinmachining.Diesininjectionmoldingwithhighthermalconductivitycanextractheatmorequicklyallowing higherproductionrates.
vi.Lowthermalconductivity:Coffeecups,winterclothing,andoveninsulationrequire lowthermalconductivity.Inaddition,handlesoncookware,lubricantsforhot forging,andthermosmaterials(unlessevacuated)needlowthermalconductivities.
Bythestudent.Thisproblemisopen-endedandthestudentsshouldbeencouragedto developanswersbasedontheirexperienceandtraining.Twoexamplesare:(a)Tent tubing:requireslightweightmaterialforeaseofcarrying,whilepossessingsufficiently highstrengthandstiffnesstosupporttheweightofthetenttarpwithoutexcessive bendingorbowing.(b)Racquetballortennisracquet:requireslightweightmaterial forcontrolovertheracquet’sdirection;also,highstrengthandstiffnessarerequiredto efficientlytransfertheenergyoftheracquettotheball.
3.35 Designseveralmechanismsorinstrumentsbasedonutilizingthedifferences inthermalexpansionofmaterials,suchasbimetallicstripsthatdevelopa curvaturewhenheated.
Bythestudent.Instrumentswillhaveacommonprincipleofmeasuringorregulating temperaturessuchasthermometersorbutterflyvalveswhichregulatefluidflowwhen temperaturesvary.
3.36 ForthematerialslistedinTable3.1,determinethespecificstrengthand specificstiffness.Describeyourobservations.
Selectedresultsareasfollows(thevalueswhichgivehighestpossiblequantitieshave beenused,e.g.,highstiffnessandlowdensity).DataistakenfromTable2.2onp.58.
3.37
Themaximumcompressiveforcethatalightweightcolumncanwithstand beforebucklingdependsontheratioofthesquarerootofthestiffnesstothe densityforthematerial.ForthematerialslistedinTable2.2,determine(a) theratiooftensilestrengthtodensityand(b)theratioofelasticmodulusto density.Commentonthesuitabilityofeachforbeingmadeintolightweight columns.
ThisproblemusestheresultsfromProblem3.36.Tomakealightweightcolumn,one hastomaximizethespecificstrengthandthespecificstiffness.Reviewingthevalues obtained,onecanobservethat:(a)Puremetalsarenotusefulwhereasalloysaremuch morepreferable;(b)Titaniumalloyshavethehighestspecificstrength(31,700m);(c) Aluminumalloyshavethehighestspecificstiffness(3.1);and(d)Amongthelestdesirable materialsareleadandcopper.Notethattheseresultsareconsistentwiththematerials ofchoiceformodernaircraft.
3.38 DescribepossibleapplicationsanddesignsusingalloysexhibitingtheInvar effectoflowthermalexpansion.
Bythestudent.Ifthereisessentiallynothermalexpansion,thematerialisexceptional forsituationswherethermalfatigueisaconsideration,orforprecisioninstrumentswhere nothermalexpansionwouldbehighlydesirable.Examplesoftheformerincludefurnace sensorsandelectricalcomponents,andexamplesofthelatterincludemicromanipulators andmicro-electromechanicalsystems(MEMS);seeCh.29.
3.39 Collectsomepiecesofdifferentmetallicandnonmetallicmaterialslistedin Table3.2.Usingsimpletestsand/orinstruments,determinethevalidityof thedescendingorderofthephysicalpropertiesshowninthetable.
Bythestudent.Thisisagoodprojectforstudents,andsomedifferencesinthetrends canbeobserveddependingonthealloy,itssource,andamountofcoldwork,heat treatingorannealingithasundergone.
3.40 Designanactuatortoturnonaswitchwhenthetemperaturedropsbelowacertainlevel.Usetwomaterialswithdifferentcoefficientsofthermal expansioninyourdesign.
Thisisanopen-endedproblemwithalargenumberofacceptableanswers.Thethermal expansioneffectcanbeusedtodeformacantilever,forexample,toactuateaswitch. Alternatively,twomaterialsthatarelongandthincanbeweldedattheirends.They canthenbewrappedaroundamandrel,sothatafterelasticrecoverytheytakeonthe shapeofaspiral.Theangulardisplacementoftheendsvarieswithtemperature;apeg attachedtooneendwhilefixingtheotherwillturnonaswitchassoonasthepeg translatestoanotherpeginaretainingfixture.Thisprincipalwasusedtogreatsuccess incarburatorsinautomobilesbeforethe1980sinordertoachieveproperair/fuelratios asfunctionsoftemperature.
3.41 ConductanInternetandtechnicalliteraturereviewandwriteaone-page paperhighlightingapplicationsofpiezoelectricmaterials.
Bythestudent.Piezoelectricmaterialsarewidelyusedasactuatorsandresonators, especiallyatsmallscale,andforsensorssuchaspressuremeasuringsensors.Piezoelectric materialscanbeappliedascoatingsandindesiredshapesformemosdevicesaswell.
3.42 Ithasbeenwidelyreportedthatmechanicalpropertiessuchasstrengthand ductilitycanbeverydifferentformicro-scaledevicesthanaremeasuredat normallengthscales.Explainwhetherornotyouwouldexpectthephysical propertiesdescribedinthischaptertobescaledependent.
Sincenanomaterialshavefinestructure,theyhaveveryhighstrength,hardness,and strength-to-weightratioscomparedtotraditionalmaterials.However,physicalpropertiesarenotasscaledependent.Thatis,amaterial’sdensityisthesameatlargeand smalllengthscales.Thereisalimittothis,ofcourse-avolumeoftenatomswithone vacancyhasalowerdensitythanalargevolumewherethevacanciesarenotingeneral 10%ofthevolume.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtoobtainestimatesofmicroand nanoscalevaluesandcomparethemtovaluessuchasinTable3.1.
3.43 Ifyouweregivenametal(notanalloy)andaskedtoidentifyit,list(in order)theexperimentsormeasurementsyouwouldperform.Explainwhat influencetheshapeofthemetalwouldhaveonyourprioritization.
Bythestudent.Thisisanoutstandingproblemforagroupassignment.Studentsshould beencouragedtodevelopasmanytestsaspossible.Somestudentswillimmediatelyturn tothemostadvancedmethodspossible-chromatography,forexample.However,they shouldbeencouragedtothinofsimplertests-measuringdensity,forexample.Simple, inexpensivetestscanbepreferredoverelaboratetestswithexpensiveequipment.For example,atensiontestcanproducealotofdatathatcanbeusedtoestimateamaterial class.StudentsshouldconsidermechanicalpropertiesfromChapter2andphysical propertiesfromthischapterascharacteristicsthatcandifferentiatematerials.