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Aluminium bronze contains aluminium and copper in the ratio of

A. 50 : 50

B. 40 : 60

C. 60 : 40

D. 10 : 90

Correct Answer :

D. 10 : 90


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For the allotropic forms of iron, the points of arrest are

A. The points where no further change occurs

B. Constant for all metals

C. The points where there is no further flow of metal

D. The points of discontinuity

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Smelting is the process of

A. Removing the impurities like clay, sand etc. from the iron ore by washing with water

B. Expelling moisture, carbon dioxide, sulphur and arsenic from the iron ore by heating in shallow kilns

C. Reducing the ore with carbon in the presence of a flux

D. All of the above

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The aluminium alloy made by melting aluminium with 2 to 10% magnesium and 1.75% copper is called

A. Duralumin

B. Y-alloy

C. Magnalium

D. Hindalium

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Y-alloy contains

A. 3.5 to 4.5% copper, 0.4 to 0.7% magnesium, 0.4 to 0.7% manganese and rest aluminium

B. 3.5 to 4.5% copper, 1.2 to 1.7% manganese, 1.8 to 2.3% nickel, 0.6% each of silicon, magnesium and iron, and rest aluminium

C. 4 to 4.5% magnesium, 3 to 4% copper and rest aluminium

D. 5 to 6% tin, 2 to 3% copper and rest aluminium

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Stress relaxation is the phenomenon

A. In which parts are not loaded

B. In which stress remains constant on increasing load

C. In which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced

D. Stress reduces on increasing load

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The hardness is the property of a material due to which it

A. Can be drawn into wires

B. Breaks with little permanent distortion

C. Can cut another metal

D. Can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets

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The heat treatment process used for softening hardened steel is

A. Carburising

B. Normalising

C. Annealing

D. Tempering

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According to Indian standard specifications, plain carbon steel designated by 40 C8 means that the carbon content is

A. 0.04 %

B. 0.35 to 0.45 %

C. 0.4 to 0.6 %

D. 0.6 to 0.8 %

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Compressive strength of grey cast iron in tonnes/cm is of the order of

A. 35

B. 57

C. 710

D. 1015

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An important property of high silicon (12-18%) cast iron is the high

A. Hardness

B. Brittleness

C. Plasticity

D. Ductility

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Drop forging dies contain carbon of the order of

A. 0.1 to 0.2 %

B. 0.25 to 0.5 %

C. 0.6 to 0.7 %

D. 0.7 to 0.9 %

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Induction hardening is basically a

A. Carburising process

B. Surface hardening process

C. Core hardening process

D. None of these

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Steel with ________ carbon is known as hypo-eutectoid steel.

A. 0.8 %

B. Below 0.8 %

C. Above 0.8 %

D. None of these

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. Steel with 0.8% carbon is wholly pearlite

B. The amount of cementite increases with the increase in percentage of carbon in iron

C. A mechanical mixture of 87% cementite and 13% ferrite is called pearlite

D. The cementite is identified as round particles in the structure

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In basic Bessemer process, the furnace is lined with

A. Silica bricks

B. A mixture of tar and burnt dolomite bricks

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The coordination number of a face centred cubic space lattice is

A. Six

B. Twelve

C. Eighteen

D. Twenty

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Nickel in steel

A. Improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

B. Refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat resistant properties

C. Improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability

D. Gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anticorrosion properties

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The silicon steel is widely used for

A. Connecting rods

B. Cutting tools

C. Generators and transformers in the form of laminated cores

D. Motor car crankshafts

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Pick up the wrong statement Nickel and chromium in steel help in

A. Providing corrosion resistance

B. Improving machining properties

C. Providing high strength at elevated temperatures

D. Raising the elastic limit

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Neutral solution is one which has pH value

A. Greater than 7

B. Less than 7

C. Equal to 7

D. pH value has nothing to do with neutral solution

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Which of the following property is desirable for materials used in tools and machines?

A. Elasticity

B. Plasticity

C. Ductility

D. Malleability

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Hardness of steel depends on

A. Amount of carbon it contains

B. The shape and distribution of the carbides in iron

C. Method of fabrication

D. Contents of alloying elements

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The following element can't impart high strength at elevated temperature

A. Manganese

B. Magnesium

C. Nickel

D. Silicon

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The elastic stress strain behaviour of rubber is

A. Linear

B. Nonlinear

C. Plastic

D. No fixed relationship

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Ductility of a material can be defined as

A. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression

B. Ability to recover its original form

C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension

D. All of the above

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The alloy used for making electrical resistances and heating elements is

A. Nichrome

B. Invar

C. Magnin

D. Elinvar

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Cast iron is a

A. Ductile material

B. Malleable material

C. Brittle material

D. Tough material

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Wrought iron

A. Is a ductile material

B. Can be easily forged or welded

C. Cannot stand sudden and excessive shocks

D. All of these

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The charge of the blast furnace consists of

A. Calcined ore (8 parts), coke (4 parts) and limestone (1 part)

B. Calcined ore (4 parts), coke (1 part) and limestone (8 parts)

C. Calcined ore (1 part), coke (8 parts) and limestone (4 parts)

D. Calcined ore, coke and limestone all in equal parts

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In which of the following cases, consideration of creep is important

A. Flywheel of steam engine

B. Cast iron pipes

C. Cycle chains

D. Gas turbine blades