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This document contains 5 questions about material structure and characterization. The questions cover topics like symmetry operator transformation matrices, elastic stiffness tensor components, piezoelectric tensor constants, ratios of Young's moduli, and Schmid factors for different crystal orientations and loading conditions.

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Assignment 5

This document contains 5 questions about material structure and characterization. The questions cover topics like symmetry operator transformation matrices, elastic stiffness tensor components, piezoelectric tensor constants, ratios of Young's moduli, and Schmid factors for different crystal orientations and loading conditions.

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MSE203/203A

Structure and Characterization of Materials


Tutorial: 11-11:50 Thursdays
Submission: by 11 am on the corresponding Tutorial day

Assignment 5
Question 1
Determine the symmetry operator transformation matrices for
a. trigonal symmetry with one 3-fold symmetry element
b. orthorhombic symmetry
Question 2
We have discussed that the elastic stiffness tensor for a material with monoclinic
symmetry with a 2-fold along the b-axis is characterized by 13 independent
components. Use tensor algebra to prove the same. [10]
Question 3
Determine the independent constants for piezoelectric tensor for monoclinic and
cubic symmetry. Consider the 2-fold along the c-axis for a monoclinic crystal.
Remember stress is a symmetric tensor, so piezoelectric constant can be considered
as a second-rank tensor with stress as a 6-component tensor of rank 1 and electric
field as a three-component rank 1 tensor. Thus, e is a 3 x 6 matrix, and the
transpose of the same is given by
Question 4
Determine the ratio of Youngs modulus along <111> and <100> direction for FCC
copper and tungsten.
Question 5
Find the Schmid factor for the (111) [1-10] slip system in FCC for uniaxial tension
along the x-axis (S1) as well as bi-axial loading with equal stress in tension along x-
axis and compression along the y-axis (S2) for 100 single crystal.
1 0 0 1 0 0
S1 = 0 0 0 S2 = 0 −1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
Also, determine the same for 110 and 1-10 single crystals respectively with the
orientation matrix provided below.
0 0.707 0.707 0 − 0.707 0.707
110  0 − 0.707 0.707 1-10  0 − 0.707 −0.707
1 0 0 1 0 0
You can simply calculate the same using a scalar approach as I have provided the
direction of the loading

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