Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
Paper format. 98-Phys-B7 Structure of Materials, National Examination May 2013 — a closed-book examination (Casio or Sharp approved calculators only; all necessary equations, constants and diagrams supplied in the paper's own appendix). Candidates attempt any five of the eight questions, each worth 20 marks; every question is nonetheless answered in full below so the paper remains a complete study resource.
Reference texts. W. D. Callister Jr. & D. G. Rethwisch, Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 10th ed. (atomic bonding, crystal structure and packing, point defects, diffusion, dislocations and slip, mechanical properties, phase diagrams and the lever rule, precipitation hardening, X-ray diffraction); D. J. Griffiths, Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, 3rd ed. (de Broglie wavelength, Heisenberg uncertainty).
