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Balls for ball bearings are made of

A. Cast iron

B. Mild steel

C. Stainless steel

D. Carbonchrome steel

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D. Carbonchrome steel


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Which one of the following metals would work-harden more quickly than the others?

A. Copper

B. Brass

C. Lead

D. Silver

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The alloying element which can replace tungsten in high speed steels is

A. Nickel

B. Vanadium

C. Cobalt

D. Molybdenum

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The blade of a power saw is made of

A. Boron steel

B. High speed steel

C. Stainless steel

D. Malleable cast iron

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Nodular cast iron is produced by adding ________ to the molten cast iron.

A. Nickel

B. Chromium

C. Copper

D. Magnesium

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The type of space lattice found in alpha-iron is

A. Face centred cubic space lattice

B. Body centred cubic space lattice

C. Close packed hexagonal space lattice

D. None of these

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The presence of sulphur in pig iron makes

A. It easily machinable

B. It brittle

C. It hard

D. The casting unsound

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Alnico, an alloy used extensively for permanent magnets contains iron, nickel, aluminium and cobalt in the following ratio

A. 50 : 20 : 20 : 10

B. 40 : 30 : 20 : 10

C. 50 : 20 : 10 : 20

D. 30 : 20 : 30 : 20

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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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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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In the lower part of the blast furnace (zone of fusion), the temperature is

A. 400° to 700°C

B. 800°C to 1000°C

C. 1200°C to 1300°C

D. 1500°C to 1700°C

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In low carbon steels, ________ raises the yield point and improves the resistance to atmospheric corrosion.

A. Sulphur

B. Phosphorus

C. Manganese

D. Silicon

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The hardness of steel depends upon the

A. Amount of cementite it contains

B. Amount of carbon it contains

C. Contents of alloying elements

D. Method of manufacture of steel

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The percentage of carbon in pig iron varies from

A. 0.1 to 1.2%

B. 1.5 to 2.5%

C. 2.5 to 4%

D. 4 to 4.5%

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In grey cast iron, carbon is present in the form of

A. Cementite

B. Free carbon

C. Flakes

D. Spheroids

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When the steel is normalised, its

A. Yield point increases

B. Ductility decreases

C. Ultimate tensile strength increases

D. All of these

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Which of the following elements does not impart hardness to steel?

A. Copper

B. Chromium

C. Nickel

D. Silicon

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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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Which of the following material has nearly zero coefficient of expansion?

A. Stainless steel

B. High speed steel

C. Invar

D. Heat resisting steel

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When low carbon steel is heated up to lower critical temperature

A. There is no change in grain size

B. The average grain size is a minimum

C. The grain size increases very rapidly

D. The grain size first increases and then decreases very rapidly

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Babbitt metal is a

A. Lead base alloy

B. Tin base alloy

C. Copper base alloy

D. Both (A) and (C) above

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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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Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of

A. Chromium and nickel

B. Sulphur, phosphorus, lead

C. Vanadium, aluminium

D. Tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium

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The property of a material which enables it to retain the deformation permanently, is called

A. Brittleness

B. Ductility

C. Malleability

D. Plasticity

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Balls for ball bearings are made of

A. Cast iron

B. Mild steel

C. Stainless steel

D. Carbonchrome steel

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Which of the following is not the correct method of increasing fatigue limit?

A. Shot peening

B. Nitriding of surface

C. Cold working

D. Surface decarburisation

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In induction hardening ________ is high.

A. Current

B. Voltage

C. Frequency

D. Temperature

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A material is known as allotropic or polymorphic if it

A. Has a fixed structure under all conditions

B. Exists in several crystal forms at different temperatures

C. Responds to heat treatment

D. Has its atoms distributed in a random pattern

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Phosphor bronze contains

A. 0.5% of phosphorous

B. 1% phosphorous

C. 2.5% phosphorous

D. None of the above

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An alloy of copper, tin and zinc is known as

A. Brass

B. Bronze

C. Gun metal

D. Muntz metal

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The metallic structure of mild steel is

A. Body centred cubic

B. Face centred cubic

C. Hexagonal close packed

D. Cubic structure