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Normalising of steel is done to

A. Refine the grain structure

B. Remove strains caused by cold working

C. Remove dislocations caused in the internal structure due to hot working

D. All of the above

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D. All of the above


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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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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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The main alloying elements high speed steel in order of increasing proportion are

A. Vanadium, chromium, tungsten

B. Tungsten, titanium, vanadium

C. Chromium, titanium, vanadium

D. Tungsten, chromium, titanium

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Y-alloy contains

A. 3.5 to 4.5% copper, 0.4 to 0.7% magnesium, 0.4 to 0.7% manganese and rest aluminium

B. 3.5 to 4.5% copper, 1.2 to 1.7% manganese, 1.8 to 2.3% nickel, 0.6% each of silicon, magnesium and iron, and rest aluminium

C. 4 to 4.5% magnesium, 3 to 4% copper and rest aluminium

D. 5 to 6% tin, 2 to 3% copper and rest aluminium

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The composition of silver solder is

A. Silver, copper, zinc

B. Silver, tin, nickel

C. Silver, lead, zinc

D. Silver, copper, aluminium

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An important property of malleable cast iron in comparison to grey cast iron is the high

A. Compressive strength

B. Ductility

C. Carbon content

D. Hardness

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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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Hardness of steel depends on

A. Amount of carbon it contains

B. The shape and distribution of the carbides in iron

C. Method of fabrication

D. Contents of alloying elements

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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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Grey cast iron has

A. Carbon in the form of free graphite

B. High tensile strength

C. Low compressive strength

D. All of these

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The ability of a material to resist softening at high temperature is known as

A. Creep

B. Hot tempering

C. Hot hardness

D. Fatigue

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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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Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of

A. Chromium and nickel

B. Sulphur, phosphorus, lead

C. Vanadium, aluminium

D. Tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium

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Bronze 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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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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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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An example of amorphous material is

A. Zinc

B. Lead

C. Silver

D. Glass

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The steel widely used for motor car crankshafts is

A. Nickel steel

B. Chrome steel

C. Nickel-chrome steel

D. Silicon 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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Admiralty gun metal contains

A. 63 to 67% nickel and 30% copper

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

C. Alloy of tin, lead and cadmium

D. Iron scrap and zinc

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Brass is an alloy of

A. Copper and zinc

B. Copper and tin

C. Copper, tin and zinc

D. None of these

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In the lower part of the blast furnace (zone of fusion), the temperature is

A. 400° to 700°C

B. 800°C to 1000°C

C. 1200°C to 1300°C

D. 1500°C to 1700°C

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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 temperature required for full annealing in hypereutectoid steel is

A. 30°C to 50°C above upper critical temperature

B. 30°C to 50°C below upper critical temperature

C. 30°C to 50°C above lower critical temperature

D. 30°C to 50°C below lower critical temperature

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Machining properties of steel are improved by adding

A. Sulphur, lead, phosphorous

B. Silicon, aluminium, titanium

C. Vanadium, aluminium

D. Chromium, nickel

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The type of space lattice found in gamma-iron is

A. Face centered cubic space lattice

B. Body centered cubic space lattice

C. Close packed hexagonal space lattice

D. None of these

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High carbon steel carries carbon percentage

A. 0.1 to 0.3 %

B. 0.3 to 0.6 %

C. 0.6 to 0.8 %

D. 0.8 to 1.5 %

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Which of the following is not the correct method of increasing fatigue limit?

A. Shot peening

B. Nitriding of surface

C. Cold working

D. Surface decarburisation

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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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Which of the following constituents of steels is softest and least strong?

A. Austenite

B. Pearlite

C. Ferrite

D. Cementite