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By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes

A. Ductile

B. Malleable

C. Homogeneous

D. Anisotropic

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D. Anisotropic


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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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Induction hardening is the process of

A. Hardening surface of work-piece to obtain hard and wear resistant surface

B. Heating and cooling rapidly

C. Increasing hardness throughout

D. Inducing hardness by continuous process

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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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Which is false statement about properties of aluminium?

A. Modulus of elasticity is fairly low

B. Wear resistance is very good

C. Fatigue strength is not high

D. Creep strength limits its use to fairly low temperatures

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Bronze is an alloy of

A. Copper and zinc

B. Copper and tin

C. Copper, tin and zinc

D. None of these

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Duralumin contains

A. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe

B. 92.5% aluminium, 40% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg

C. 10% aluminium and 90% copper

D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper

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Which of the following statement is incorrect about duralumin?

A. It is prone to age hardening

B. It can be forged

C. It has good machining properties

D. It is lighter than pure aluminium

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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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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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An alloy of copper, tin and zinc is known as

A. Brass

B. Bronze

C. Gun metal

D. Muntz metal

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A small percentage of boron is added to steel in order to

A. Increase hardenability

B. Reduce machinability

C. Increase wear resistance

D. Increase endurance strength

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Coarse grained steel

A. Is less tough and has a greater tendency to distort during heat treatment

B. Is more ductile and has a less tendency to distort during heat treatment

C. Is less tough and has a less tendency to distort during heat treatment

D. Is more ductile and has a greater tendency to distort during heat treatment

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Hardness of lower bainite (tempered martensite) is about

A. RC 65

B. RC 48

C. RC 57

D. RC 80

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Isotropic materials are those which have the same

A. Elastic properties in all directions

B. Stresses induced in all directions

C. Thermal properties in all directions

D. Electric and magnetic properties in all directions

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Which of the following when used in ordinary low carbon steels, makes the metal ductile and of good bending qualities?

A. Sulphur

B. Phosphorus

C. Manganese

D. Silicon

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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

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Which of the following alloys does not have copper as one of the constituents?

A. Delta metal

B. Monel metal

C. Constantan

D. Nichrome

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Pipes for bicycle frames are made of

A. Cold rolled steel

B. Hot rolled steel

C. Forged steel

D. Cast steel

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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 crystal of alpha iron is

A. Body centered cubic

B. Face centered cubic

C. Hexagonal close packed

D. Cubic structure

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Austenite is a combination of

A. Ferrite and cementite

B. Cementite and gamma iron

C. Ferrite and austenite

D. Ferrite and iron graphite

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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

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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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An important property of malleable cast iron in comparison to grey cast iron is the high

A. Compressive strength

B. Ductility

C. Carbon content

D. Hardness

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Annealing of white cast iron results in production of

A. Malleable iron

B. Nodular iron

C. Spheroidal iron

D. Grey iron

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Sulphur in pig iron tends to make it

A. Hard

B. Soft

C. Ductile

D. Tough

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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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Gamma iron exits at following temperature

A. Room temperature

B. Near melting point

C. Between 1400°C and 1539°C

D. Between 910°C and 1400°C

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The ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range is called

A. Resilience

B. Creep

C. Fatigue strength

D. Toughness

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White cast iron has

A. Carbon in the form of carbide

B. Low tensile strength

C. High compressive strength

D. All of these