RC 65
RC 48
RC 57
RC 80
C. RC 57
Cast iron
Mild steel
Nonferrous materials
Stainless steel
No graphite
A very high percentage of graphite
A low percentage of graphite
Graphite as its basic constituent of composition
Improvement of casting characteristics
Improvement of corrosion resistance
One of the best known age and precipitation hardening systems
Improving machinability
Equal to
Less than
More than
None of these
Hot hardness
Toughness
Wear resistance
Sharp cutting edge
Sulphur
Phosphorus
Manganese
Silicon
Greater than 7
Less than 7
Equal to 7
pH value has nothing to do with neutral solution
Nickel, chromium and manganese
Tungsten, molybdenum and phosphorous
Lead, tin, aluminium
Zinc, sulphur, and chromium
1% silver
2.5% silver
5% silver
10% silver
13% carbon and 87% ferrite
13% cementite and 87% ferrite
13% ferrite and 87% cementite
6.67% carbon and 93.33% iron
Stainless steel
Gun metal
German silver
Duralumin
Pearlite
Ferrite
Cementite
Martensite
Silver
Gold
Copper
Germanium
Boron steel
High speed steel
Stainless steel
Malleable cast iron
Silicon
Sulphur
Manganese
Phosphorus
In which atoms align themselves in a geometric pattern upon solidification
In which there is no definite atomic structure and atoms exist in a random pattern just as in a liquid
Which is not attacked by phosphorous
Which emits fumes on melting
Electroplating
Cyaniding
Induction hardening
Nitriding
Naked eye
Optical microscope
Metallurgical microscope
X-ray techniques
Percentage of carbon
Percentage of alloying elements
Heat treatment employed
Shape of carbides and their distribution in iron
B.C.C. crystalline structure
F.C.C. crystal structure
H.C.P. structure
A complex cubic structure
Stiffness
Ductility
Resilience
Plasticity
Linear
Nonlinear
Plastic
No fixed relationship
Ferritic stainless steel
Austenitic stainless steel
Martenistic stainless steel
Nickel steel
Nickel
Chromium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Below 723°C
770 to 910°C
910 to 1440°C
1400 to 1539°C
Amount of cementite it contains
Amount of carbon it contains
Contents of alloying elements
Method of manufacture of steel
Chromium
Silicon
Manganese
Magnesium
Can be drawn into wires
Breaks with little permanent distortion
Can cut another metal
Can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets
Copper
Chromium
Nickel
Silicon
Steels are heated to 500 to 700°C
Cooling is done slowly and steadily
Internal stresses are relieved
All of these