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Cobalt in steel

A. Improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

B. Refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improve corrosion and heat resistant proper ties

C. Improves cutting ability and reduce hardenability

D. Gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anti corrosion property

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C. Improves cutting ability and reduce hardenability


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Grey cast iron

A. Contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in Free State and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

B. Is also known as chilled cast iron is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

C. Is produced by annealing process. I is soft, tough and easily machined metal

D. Is produced by small additions o magnesium (or cerium) in the ladle Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

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The surface hardness of the following order is achieved by nitriding operation

A. 600 VPN

B. 1500 VPN

C. 1000 to 1100 VPN

D. 250 VPN

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Which of the following element results in presence of free graphite in C.I.?

A. Carbon

B. Sulphur

C. Silicon

D. Manganese

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Tungsten 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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Dye penetrant method is generally used to locate

A. Core defects

B. Surface defects

C. Superficial defects

D. Temporary defects

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The percentage of carbon in grey iron castings usually varies between

A. 0.5 to 1 %

B. 1.2 %

C. 2.5 to 4.5 %

D. 5 to 7 %

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A material is said to be allotropic, if it has

A. Fixed structure at all temperatures

B. Atoms distributed in random pattern

C. Different crystal structures at different temperatures

D. Any one of the above

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Pearlite 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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Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at

A. 770°C

B. 910°C

C. 1440°C

D. 1539°C

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Which of the following is the binding material in cemented carbides?

A. Cobalt

B. Nickel

C. Vanadium

D. Iron

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Heavy duty leaf and coil springs contain carbon of the following order

A. 0.2 %

B. 0.5 %

C. 0.8 %

D. 1.0 %

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The usual composition of a soldering alloy is

A. Tin, lead and small percentage of antimony

B. Tin and lead

C. Tin, lead and silver

D. Tin and copper

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A reversible change in the atomic structure of steel with corresponding change in the properties is known as

A. Molecular change

B. Physical change

C. Allotropic change

D. Solidus change

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Monel metal is an alloy of

A. Nickel and copper

B. Nickel and chromium

C. Nickel, Chromium and iron

D. Copper and chromium

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Constantan an alloy used in thermocouples is an alloy of

A. Copper and tin

B. Copper and zinc

C. Copper and iron

D. Copper and nickel

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The stiffness is the ability of a material to resist

A. Deformation under stress

B. Fracture due to high impact loads

C. Externally applied forces with breakdown or yielding

D. None of the above

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'Killed steels' are those steels

A. Which are destroyed by burning

B. Which after their destruction are recycled to produce fresh steel

C. Which are deoxidised in the ladle with silicon and aluminium

D. In which carbon is completely burnt

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Chromium 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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Delta metal is an alloy of

A. Copper, zinc and iron

B. Iron, nickel and copper

C. Iron, lead and tin

D. Iron, aluminium and magnesium

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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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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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By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes

A. Ductile

B. Malleable

C. Homogeneous

D. Anisotropic

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Gun metal contains

A. 70% copper and 30% zinc

B. 90% copper and 10% tin

C. 85 - 92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

D. 70 - 78% copper and rest tin

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The ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel by working at a high strain rate will

A. Decrease

B. Increase

C. Remain constant

D. First increase and then decrease

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Which of the following alloys does not contain tin?

A. White metal

B. Solder admiralty

C. Fusible metal

D. Phosphor bronze

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The crystal structure of brass is

A. F.C.C.

B. B.C.C.

C. H.C.P.

D. Orthorhombic crystalline structure

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The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from

A. 0.1 to 0.5

B. 0.5 to 1

C. 1 to 1.7

D. 1.7 to 4.5

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Preheating is essential in welding

A. Cast iron

B. High speed steel

C. All nonferrous materials

D. All 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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White metal contains

A. 63 to 67% nickel and 30% copper

B. 88% copper and 10% tin and rest zinc

C. Alloy of tin, lead and cadmium

D. Silver and chromium