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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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D. The points of discontinuity


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When medium carbon steel is heated to coarsening 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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Eutectoid steel consists of

A. Wholly pearlite

B. Wholly austenite

C. Pearlite and ferrite

D. Pearlite and cementite

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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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Free carbon in iron makes the metal

A. Soft and gives a 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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In low carbon steels, presence of small quantities of sulphur improves

A. Weldability

B. Formability

C. Machinability

D. Hardenability

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Pick up the wrong statement

A. Aluminium in steel results in excessive grain growth

B. Manganese in steel induces hardness

C. Nickel and chromium in steel helps in raising the elastic limit and improve the resilience and ductility

D. Tungsten in steels improves magnetic properties and hardenability

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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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Iron-carbon alloys containing carbon ________ 4.3% are known as hypereutectic cast irons.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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The temperature at which ferromagnetic alpha iron transforms to paramagnetic alpha iron is

A. 770°C

B. 910°C

C. 1050°C

D. Below recrystallisation temperature

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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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Which of the following statements are true for annealing of steels?

A. Steels are heated to 500 to 700°C

B. Cooling is done slowly and steadily

C. Internal stresses are relieved

D. All of these

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The alloying element which reduces the formation of iron sulphide in steel is

A. Chromium

B. Nickel

C. Vanadium

D. Manganese

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Weld decay is the phenomenon found with

A. Cast iron

B. Mild steel

C. Nonferrous materials

D. Stainless steel

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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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The ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of most of the metals, when temperature falls from 0 to 100°C will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain same

D. First increase and then decrease

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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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Induction hardening is basically a

A. Carburising process

B. Surface hardening process

C. Core hardening process

D. None of these

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Mild steel belongs to the following category

A. Low carbon steel

B. Medium carbon steel

C. High carbon steel

D. Alloy steel

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Super conduction by metals is observed in the temperature range of

A. Below 10°K

B. Above 100°K

C. Around 0°C

D. Around 100°C

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Gamma-iron occurs between the temperature ranges of

A. 400°C to 600°C

B. 600°C to 900°C

C. 900°C to 1400°C

D. 1400°C to 1530°C

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When low carbon steel is heated up to upper 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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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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Amorphous material is one

A. In which atoms align themselves in a geometric pattern upon solidification

B. In which there is no definite atomic structure and atoms exist in a random pattern just as in a liquid

C. Which is not attacked by phosphorous

D. Which emits fumes on melting

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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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Admiralty brass used for steam condenser tubes contains copper and zinc in the following ratio

A. 50 : 50

B. 30 : 70

C. 70 : 30

D. 40 : 60

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Ductile 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 and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

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

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

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In compression, a prism of brittle material will break

A. By forming a bulge

B. By shearing along oblique plane

C. In direction perpendicular to application of load

D. By crushing into thousands of pieces

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The correct sequence for descending order of machinability is

A. Grey cast iron, low carbon steel, wrought iron

B. Low carbon steel, grey cast iron, wrought iron

C. Wrought iron, low carbon steel, grey cast iron

D. Wrought iron, grey cast iron, low carbon steel

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Cartridge brass can be

A. Cold rolled into sheets

B. Drawn into wires

C. Formed into tube

D. Any one of these

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Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by adding

A. Chromium and nickel

B. Nickel and molybdenum

C. Aluminium and zinc

D. Tungsten and sulphur