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Combined carbon in iron makes the metal

A. Soft and gives coarse grained crystalline structure

B. Soft and gives a fine grained crystalline structure

C. Hard and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure

D. Hard and gives a fine grained crystalline structure

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D. Hard and gives a fine grained crystalline structure


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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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Basic constituents of Monel metal are

A. Nickel, copper

B. Nickel, molybdenum

C. Zinc, tin, lead

D. Nickel, lead and tin

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Chromium when added to steel __________ the tensile strength.

A. Does not effect

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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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 is the false statement about wrought iron? It has

A. High resistance to rusting and corrosion

B. High ductility

C. Ability of hold protective coating

D. Uniform strength in all directions

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Argentite is the principal ore or raw material for

A. Aluminium

B. Tin

C. Zinc

D. Silver

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The alloying element which increases residual magnetism and coercive magnetic force in steel for magnets is

A. Chromium

B. Nickel

C. Vanadium

D. Cobalt

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Dow metal contains

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

B. 92.5% aluminium and, 4% copper, 2% nickel and 1.5% Mg

C. 90% aluminium and 90% copper

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

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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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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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The maximum internal diameter of a blast furnace is about

A. 3 m

B. 6 m

C. 9 m

D. 12 m

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Malleable cast iron is produced

A. By adding magnesium to molten cast iron

B. By quick cooling of molten cast iron

C. From white cast iron by annealing process

D. None of these

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Brass 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 - 75% copper and rest tin

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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 of the following material has maximum ductility?

A. Mild steel

B. Copper

C. Nickel

D. Aluminium

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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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White cast iron has

A. Carbon in the form of carbide

B. Low tensile strength

C. High compressive strength

D. All of these

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Basic solution is one which has pH value

A. Greater than 7

B. Equal to 7

C. Less than 7

D. pH value has nothing to do with basic solution

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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 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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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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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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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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An engineer's hammer is made of

A. Cast iron

B. Forged steel

C. Mild steel

D. High carbon steel

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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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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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German silver contains

A. 1% silver

B. 2% silver

C. 5% silver

D. No silver

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Pig iron is the name given to

A. Raw material for blast furnace

B. Product of blast furnace made by reduction of iron ore

C. Iron containing huge quantities of carbon

D. Iron in molten form in the ladles

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The cupola is used to manufacture

A. Pig iron

B. Cast iron

C. Wrought iron

D. Steel

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The bond formed by transferring electrons from one atom to another is called

A. Ionic bond

B. Covalent bond

C. Metallic bond

D. None of these