2017 Fall Semester
Cryogenic Engineering
Kim, Min Soo
Chapter 2.
LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES OF
ENGINEEING MATERIALS
2.1 Introduction
Stress-strain curve at room temperature Stress-strain curve for cooper alloy at low temperature
Extrapolation for material properties at very low temperature is not exact !!
ο§ Vanishing of specific heat
ο§ Superconductivity phenomenon
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2.2 Ultimate and yield strength
2.2 Ultimate and yield strength
Torpid vibration at low temperature Diatomic molecule
Diatomic molecule
Vigorous vibration at room temperature
As temperature is lowered, atoms of the material vibrate less rigorously,
a larger applied stress is required to tear
dislocations from their atmosphere of
alloying atoms.
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2.3 Impact Strength
The Charpy and the Izod impact tests
2.3.1 Lattice Structure
<Lattice structures> <Charpy impact strength at low temperature>
(1) 2024-T4 aluminum; (2) beryllium copper; (3) K Monel; (4) titanium;
(5) 304 stainless steel; (6) C1020 carbon steel; (7) 9 percent Ni steel (Durham et al. 1962)
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2.3.1 Lattice Structure
BCC (Body-Centered Cubic) vs FCC (Face-Centered Cubic)
Copper-Nickel alloy Aluminum alloy Stainless steel Zirconium Titanium
Ductile Iron Carbon alloy
Molybdenum Zinc Most plastics
Brittle
2.4 Hardness and ductility
Hardness is a measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of
permanent shape change when a compressive force is applied. Some materials, such as metal, are harder than others. Macroscopic hardness is generally
characterized by strong intermolecular bonds, but the behavior of solid materials under force is complex; therefore, there are different measurements of hardness:
scratch hardness, indentation hardness, and rebound hardness.
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2.4 Hardness and ductility
ο§ Scratch hardness
Scratch hardness tests are used to determine the hardness of a material to scratches and abrasion.
Pencil scratch hardness tester Scratch test
2.4 Hardness and ductility
ο§ Indentation hardness
Indentation hardness tests are used in mechanical engineering to determine the hardness of a material to deformation.
Two types of indentation
Indentation hardness tester
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2.4 Hardness and ductility
ο§ Rebound hardness
The Leeb rebound hardness test is one of the four most used methods for testing metal hardness.
Portable rebound hardness
testing machine. Procedure of rebound hardness test
2.4 Hardness and ductility
In materials science, ductility is a solid material's ability to deform under tensile stress; this is often characterized by the material's ability to be stretched into a wire. Malleability , a similar property, is a material's ability to deform under
compressive stress; this is often characterized by the material's ability to form a thin sheet by hammering or rolling.
Ductility test and measurement
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2.4 Hardness and ductility
Tensile test of an AlMgSi alloy. The local necking and the cup and cone fracture surfaces are typical for ductile metals.
This tensile test of a nodular cast iron
demonstrates low ductility.
2.4 Hardness and ductility
Gold leaf can be produced owing to gold's malleability.
Schematic appearance of round metal bars after tensile testing.
(a) Brittle fracture (b) Ductile fracture
(c) Completely ductile fracture
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2.4 Hardness and ductility
ο§ Ductileβbrittle transition temperature
At low temperatures some metals that would be ductile at room temperature become brittle. This is known as a ductile to brittle transition.
Brittle and ductile failure of steel, at low and high temperature respectively.
Brittle and ductile failure mechanisms, for silica and aluminium respectively. Image credits
2.4 Hardness and ductility
ο§ Stress-strain diagrams for typical brittle and ductile materials
Brittle materials Ductile materials
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2.5 Elastic modulus
"Young's modulus" or modulus of elasticity, is a number that measures an
object or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e., non-
permanently) when a force is applied to it.
2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Youngβs modulus, E
Young's modulus
(slope of a stress-strain curve)
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2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Youngβs modulus, E
2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Youngβs modulus, E
Youngβs Modulus - Density Materials Selection
Chart, showing the classes of materials
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2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Shear modulus, G
In materials science, shear modulus or modulus of rigidity, denoted by G, or
sometimes S or ΞΌ, is defined as the ratio of shear stress to the shear strain.
2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Shear modulus, G
Shear frame for evaluation of the in-plane
shear modulus and strength of FRP
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2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Bulk modulus, B
The bulk modulus (K or B) of a substance measures the substance's resistance to uniform compression. It is defined as the ratio of the infinitesimal pressure increase to the resulting relative decrease of the volume.
where Ο is density and dP/dΟ denotes the derivative of pressure with respect to
density. The inverse of the bulk modulus gives a substance's compressibility.
2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Bulk modulus, B
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2.5 Elastic modulus
ο§ Relations between elastic modulus
For homogeneous isotropic materials simple relations exist between elastic constants (Young's modulus E, shear modulus G, bulk modulus K, and
Poisson's ratio Ξ½) that allow calculating them all as long as two are known
π¬π¬ = ππππ ππ + ππ = ππππ(ππ β ππππ)
2.6 Thermal conductivity
k
π‘π‘: Heat-transfer rate per unit area divided by the temperature gradient
<Heat transfer through conduction>
ππ = βk π‘π‘ π΄π΄ ππππ
<Fourierβs law> ππππ k π‘π‘ = ππ
ππ Β· πΎπΎ
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2.6 Thermal conductivity
<A stainless spoon in hot water>
πΏπΏππ = ππππ + πΏπΏππ
<1
stlaw of thermodynamics>
πΏπΏππ
Control Volume
2.6 Thermal conductivity
ο§ Internal energy ( ππ )
πΏπΏππ = ππππ + πΏπΏππ
1
2 ππ(π£π£
π₯π₯2+ π£π£
π¦π¦2+ π£π£
π§π§2) 1
2 πΌπΌ(π€π€
π₯π₯2+ π€π€
π¦π¦2+ π€π€
π§π§2) 1
2 ( ππ Μππ
2+ ππππ
2)
1
2 ( ππ( Μππ
2+ Μπ¦π¦
2+ Μπ§π§
2) + ππ(ππ
2+π¦π¦
2+ π§π§
2))
<Internal energy for solid>
Translational energy Rotational energy Vibrational energy
: 1
stlaw of thermodynamics
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2.6 Thermal conductivity
ο§ Three different mechanisms for conduction in materials
<A> <B> <C>
<A> : Electron motion (metallic conductor)
<B> : Lattice vibration-energy transport (phonon motion; only have energy)
<C> : Molecular motion (gases)
2.6 Thermal conductivity
ο§ Gases thermal conductivity
ππ π‘π‘ = 1 8 9πΎπΎ β 5 ππππ π£π£ Μ π£π£ππ πΈπΈπππππππΈπΈπΈπΈ, 1913
πΎπΎ: specific heat ratio ππ: density of material
ππ
π£π£: specific heat at constant volume
Μ π£π£: average particle velocity
ππ: mean free path of particles
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2.6 Thermal conductivity
ο§ Gases thermal conductivity
Μ π£π£ = 8ππ ππ π π ππ ππ
2
(πππππΈπΈπππΈπΈπΈπΈπ‘π‘, 1958)
ππ
ππ: 1 ππππ οΏ½ ππ/ππ οΏ½ ππ
2π π : π π
π’π’/ππ , π π
π’π’= 8.31434
πππππππ½π½οΏ½ πΎπΎ
ππ: molecular weight of the gas
ππ: absolute temperature of the gas
2.6 Thermal conductivity
ο§ Solids thermal conductivity
ππ π‘π‘ = 1 3 ππππ π£π£ Μ π£π£ππ
ππ: density of material
ππ
π£π£: specific heat at constant volume
Μ π£π£: average particle velocity
ππ: mean free path of particles
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2.6 Thermal conductivity
Thermal conductivity of copper alloys Graphite Thermal Conductivity vs Al and Cu Straps
ο§ Solids thermal conductivity
2.7 Specific heats of solids
ο§ Specific heat
The energy required to change the temperature of the substance by one degree!
β’ πͺπͺ
ππWhen constant pressure
β’ πͺπͺ
ππWhen constant volume
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Debye specific heat function
ο§ Debye model
For solids, βDebye modelβ represents how the specific heats change under the temperature variation
πΆπΆ π£π£ = 9π π πππ ππ π·π· 3 οΏ½
0
ππ
π·π·/ππ ππ 4 πΈπΈ π₯π₯ ππππ
(πΈπΈ π₯π₯ β 1) 2 = 3R ππ ππ π·π·
3
π·π·( ππ ππ π·π· )
ππ
π·π·: Debye Characteristic temperature π·π·(T/ππ
π·π·) : Debye function
where, ππ
π·π·=
βπ£π£ππππ(
4ππππ3ππ)
1β3β βΆ Planckβ²s constant
π£π£ππ βΆ Speed of sound in the solid ππ βΆ π΅π΅π΅π΅π΅π΅π‘π‘π§π§πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπΈπΈβ²ππ πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘π΅π΅πΈπΈπ‘π‘
β
ππ ππ βΆ πππππππππΈπΈππ π΅π΅ππ π΅π΅π‘π‘π΅π΅ππππ πππΈπΈππ πππΈπΈπ’π’π‘π‘ π£π£π΅π΅π΅π΅πππππΈπΈ πππ΅π΅ππ π‘π‘βπΈπΈ πππ΅π΅π΅π΅π’π’ππ
Debye specific heat function
β’
ππ
ππ
π·π· > 3 ,πΆπΆ
π£π£π π β
3(Dulong-Petit value)
β’
ππ
ππ
π·π· < 112 ,
πΆπΆ
π£π£π π β ππ
3The Debye specific heat function
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Specific heat affected by electrons
According to quantum theory,
πΆπΆ π£π£,ππ = 4ππ 4 π΅π΅ππ ππ πππ π 2 ππ
β 2 ππ 0 (3ππ 2 ππ ππ) β 2 3 β = πΎπΎ ππ ππ
π΅π΅
=πππππππππΈπΈππ π΅π΅ππ πππππΈπΈπΈπΈ πΈπΈπ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘πππ΅π΅πΈπΈππ πππΈπΈππ π΅π΅π‘π‘π΅π΅ππ ππ
ππ =πΈπΈπ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘πππ΅π΅πΈπΈ πΈπΈπππππΈπΈπππ‘π‘π’π’π£π£πΈπΈ πππ΅π΅ππππ
ππ
=π΅π΅π‘π‘π΅π΅πππ’π’ππ π€π€πΈπΈπ’π’ππβπ‘π‘ π΅π΅ππ πππ΅π΅π‘π‘πΈπΈπππ’π’π΅π΅π΅π΅
π π
=πππππΈπΈπππ’π’πππ’π’ππ πππ΅π΅ππ πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘π΅π΅πΈπΈπ‘π‘ πππ΅π΅ππ πππ΅π΅π‘π‘πΈπΈπππ’π’π΅π΅π΅π΅ ππ
=π΄π΄πππππ΅π΅π΅π΅πππ‘π‘πΈπΈ π‘π‘πΈπΈπππππΈπΈπππ΅π΅π‘π‘πππππΈπΈ
β
=πππ΅π΅π΅π΅πΈπΈππππ
β²ππ πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘π΅π΅πΈπΈπ‘π‘ ππ
0 =π΄π΄π£π£π΅π΅πππ΅π΅πππππ΅π΅
β²ππ πΈπΈπππππππΈπΈππ
ππ ππ β
=πππππππππΈπΈππ π΅π΅ππ πππππΈπΈπΈπΈ πΈπΈπ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘πππ΅π΅πΈπΈππ πππΈπΈππ πππΈπΈπ’π’π‘π‘ π£π£π΅π΅π΅π΅πππππΈπΈ
πΎπΎ
ππ =πΈπΈπ΅π΅πΈπΈπππ‘π‘πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπ’π’ππ πππππΈπΈπππ’π’πππ’π’ππ β βπΈπΈπ΅π΅π‘π‘ πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπππππ’π’πππ’π’πΈπΈπΈπΈπ‘π‘
Specific heat affected by electrons
Table. Electronic specific heat coefficients
Ordinary temperature ο πΎπΎ
ππis small (ignorable)
Low Temperature ο πΎπΎ
ππbecomes important!
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2.8 Specific heat of liquids and gases
ο§ Specific heat of a material (equipartition theorem)
πΆπΆ π£π£ = 1 2 π π ππ
( ππ : number of degrees of freedom)
β Monatomic gas
- Translational motion : 3 - Rotational motion : 0
- Vibrational motion : 0 β΄ πΆπΆ
π£π£= 3 2 π π
β’ Degree of freedom
2.8 Specific heat of liquids and gases
β‘ Diatomic gas
- Translational motion : 3 - Rotational motion : 2 - Vibrational motion : 2
β’ Degree of freedom
β΄ πΆπΆ
π£π£= 7 2 π π
(according to the classical theory)
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2.8 Specific heat of liquids and gases
In the actual case, rotational, vibrational modes are quantized!
<Variation of the specific heat πͺπͺππ for hydrogen gas>
0~10K Translational motion only (
πΆπΆπ π π£π£=
32)
10~1000K Translational+Rotational motion (
πΆπΆπ π π£π£=
52)
1000K~ Translational+Rotational+Vibrational motion (
πΆπΆπ π π£π£=
72)
2.9 Coefficient of thermal expansion
ο§ Coefficient of thermal expansion
3
tΞ² = Ξ»
π½π½ is fractional change in volume per unit change in temperature is the linear coefficient of thermal expansion
Ξ»
t- For isotropic materials
p
1 v v T
 β ο£Ά
Ξ² =  ο£ β ο£· ο£Έ (in the vicinity of the critical point)
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2.9 Coefficient of thermal expansion
Linear coefficient of thermal expansion for several materials at low temperature:
(1) 2024-T4 aluminum (2) beryllium copper (3) K Monel (2) (4) titanium (5) 304 stainless steel (6) C1020 carbon steel
ο§ The temperature variation of the linear coefficient for thermal expansion for
several materials
2.9 Coefficient of thermal expansion
Variation of the intermolecular potential energy for a pair of molecules
ο§ The intermolecular potential-energy curve
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2.9 Coefficient of thermal expansion
ο§ The intermolecular forces
- The intermolecular potential-energy curve is not symmetrical. Therefore, as the molecule acquires more energy, its mean position relative to its neighbors becomes larger, that is, the material expands.
- The coefficient of thermal expansion increases as temperature is
increased.
2.9 Coefficient of thermal expansion
ο§ Coefficient of thermal expansion
G
c
vB Ξ³ Ο Ξ² =
ππ is the density of the material π΅π΅ is the bulk modulus πΎπΎ
πΊπΊis the Gruneisen constant
- For crystalline solids, the Gruneisen relation
Values of the Gruneisen constant
for selected solids
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2.10 Electrical conductivity
ππ
ππ= πΌπΌ οΏ½
π΄π΄πππΈπΈπ΅π΅ ππππ οΏ½
ππππ = πΌπΌ οΏ½
οΏ½ π΄π΄
ππ πΏπΏ = πΏπΏ π π π΄π΄
ππ = πππ΄π΄ ππππ ππππ
Electrical resistivity, ππ =
ππ1ππ
As T β, Vibrational E β
πΌπΌ = ππ
πππ΄π΄ ππππ
ππππ
2.11 Superconductivity
β’ Only at very low T
β’ Disappearance of all electric resistance
β’ Appearance of perfect diamagnetism
Paramagnetism βΌ magnet
Diamagnetism βΌ repel
Ferromagnetism βΌ stick
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2.11 Superconductivity
Superconductivity levitation
2.11 Superconductivity
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2.11 Superconductivity
ππ βΆ ππ < ππ
ππβ βΆ β
ππ(Critical field)
β magnetic field strength required to destroy superconductivity πΌπΌ βΆ πΌπΌ
ππ(Critical current)
β upper limit to the electric current without destroying superconductivity
Normal Superconducting
2.11 Superconductivity
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2.11 Superconductivity
2.11 Superconductivity
ο§ Applications
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
High magnetic field stability
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2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
LN
2(π΅π΅π’π’πππππ’π’ππ N
2)
β Clear, Colorless
β N.B.P. (Normal Boiling Point) : 77 K
β Produced by the distillation of air
β Small heat of vaporization
2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
Usage of LN
2(π΅π΅π’π’πππππ’π’ππ N
2)
Quick freezing of food, Drying etc.
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2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
Liquid nitrogen
2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
β Slightly magnetic (paramagnetic)
β N.B.P. (Normal Boiling Point) : 90 K
β Produced by the distillation of air
β Slightly magnetic (paramagnetic)
LO
2(π΅π΅π’π’πππππ’π’ππ O
2)
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2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
Usage of LO
2(π΅π΅π’π’πππππ’π’ππ O
2)
Fuel of rocket, welding etc.
2.12 Cryogenic fluid property
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2.13 ππ ππ
N.B.P. = 20.3 K
π»π» β π»π» π»π» β π·π· π·π· β π·π· ππ β ππ
hydrogen
π―π― π«π«
deuterium
π»π»
tritium
ππππππππππππ ππ ππ ππ
ππππππππππππππ ππ ππ ππ
ππππππππππππππππ ππ ππ ππ
Types of hydrogen atom
D T
2.13 ππ ππ
Tritium production
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2.13 ππ ππ
Fusion reaction
2.13 ππ ππ
N.B.P. = 20.3 K
π΅π΅πππ‘π‘βπ΅π΅ β H
2(Spins aligned, high energy) πππ΅π΅πππ΅π΅ β H
2(Spins opposite direction, low energy)
Types of hydrogen molecules
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2.13 ππ ππ
2.13 ππ ππ
π΅π΅πππ‘π‘βπ΅π΅ β H
2β πππ΅π΅πππ΅π΅ β H
2+ ΞπΌπΌ (βπΈπΈπ΅π΅π‘π‘ π΅π΅ππ πππ΅π΅πΈπΈπ£π£πΈπΈπππππ’π’π΅π΅πΈπΈ) 70.3 kJ/kg
Latent heat 44.3 kJ/kg
At high temperature is a mixture of 75% π΅π΅πππ‘π‘βπ΅π΅ β H
2and 25% πππ΅π΅πππ΅π΅ β H
2As temperature is cooled to the normal boiling point of hydrogen, the
π΅π΅πππ‘π‘βπ΅π΅ β H
2concentration decreases from 75 π‘π‘π΅π΅ 0.2%
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2.13 ππ ππ
2.13 ππ ππ
300 K
Gas H
220 K
Liq H
2Latent heat + Sensible latent + Heat of conversion
Gas Liq
Ortho β ParaStorage
Catalyst
(Speed up conversion)
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2.13 ππππ ππ
β’ Difficult to liquefy
β’ N.B.P. = 4.2 K
β’ No triple point
2.13 ππππ ππ
He β β : Normal fluid He β β ‘ : Super fluid
β act as if it has zero viscosity π£π£π’π’πππππ΅π΅πππ’π’π‘π‘π¦π¦, ππ = ππ
ππππππππBehavior of superfluid
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2.13 ππππ ππ
Superfluid helium
2.14 ππππ ππ
β’ N.B.P. = 3.19 K
β’ Super fluid transition = 3.5 mK
2.9πππππ΅π΅
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2.14 ππππ ππ
He
3: $200,000/12grams
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