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In full annealing, the hypo eutectoid steel is heated from 30°C to 50°C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled

A. In still air

B. Slowly in the furnace

C. Suddenly in a suitable cooling medium

D. Any one of these

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B. Slowly in the furnace


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The presence of hydrogen in steel causes

A. Reduced neutron absorption cross-section

B. Improved Weldability

C. Embrittlement

D. Corrosion resistance

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The strength is the ability of a material to resist

A. Deformation under stress

B. Externally applied forces with breakdown or yielding

C. Fracture due to high impact loads

D. None of these

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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

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The ability of a material to resist fracture due to high impact loads, is called

A. Strength

B. Stiffness

C. Toughness

D. Brittleness

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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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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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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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Which of the following display properties similar to that of steel?

A. Blackheart cast iron

B. White-heart cast iron

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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Addition of silicon to aluminium results in

A. Improvement of casting characteristics

B. Improvement of corrosion resistance

C. One of the best known age and precipitation hardening systems

D. Improving machinability

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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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The alloy, mainly used for corrosion resistance in stainless steels is

A. Silicon

B. Manganese

C. Carbon

D. Chromium

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Which of the following metal shrinks most from molten state to solid state?

A. Cast iron

B. Cast steel

C. Brass

D. Admiralty metal

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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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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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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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Foundry crucible is made of

A. Mild steel

B. German silver

C. Lead

D. Graphite

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The property of a material essential for spring materials is

A. Stiffness

B. Ductility

C. Resilience

D. Plasticity

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The brown smoke during the operation of a Bessemer converter indicates that the

A. Air is burning out silicon and manganese

B. Silicon and manganese has burnt and carbon has started oxidising

C. The converter must be titled to remove the contents of the converter

D. The brown smoke does not occur during the operation of a Bessemer converter

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The tensile strength of wrought iron is maximum

A. Along the lines of slag distribution

B. Perpendicular to lines of slag distribution

C. Uniform in all directions

D. None of the above

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Sulphur in pig iron tends to make it

A. Hard

B. Soft

C. Ductile

D. Tough

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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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In a hardening process, the hypo-eutectoid steel is

A. Heated from 30°C to 50°C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled in still air

B. Heated from 30°C to 50°C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled suddenly in a suitable cooling medium

C. Heated from 30°C to 50°C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled slowly in the furnace

D. Heated below or closes to the lower critical temperature and then cooled slowly

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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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'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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Depth of hardness of steel is increased by addition of

A. Nickel

B. Chromium

C. Tungsten

D. Vanadium

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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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Cast iron is manufactured in

A. Blast furnace

B. Cupola

C. Open hearth furnace

D. Bessemer converter

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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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Sulphur in steel

A. Acts as deoxidiser

B. Reduces the grain size

C. Decreases tensile strength and hardness

D. Lowers the toughness and transverse ductility

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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