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


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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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Maximum percentage of carbon in ferrite is

A. 0.025 %

B. 0.06 %

C. 0.1 %

D. 0.25 %

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Which of the following property is desirable for materials used in tools and machines?

A. Elasticity

B. Plasticity

C. Ductility

D. Malleability

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The aluminium alloy made by melting aluminium with 2 to 10% magnesium and 1.75% copper is called

A. Duralumin

B. Y-alloy

C. Magnalium

D. Hindalium

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Austenite 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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Cementite consist of

A. 13% carbon and 87% ferrite

B. 13% cementite and 87% ferrite

C. 13% ferrite and 87% cementite

D. 6.67% carbon and 93.33% iron

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Stress relaxation is the phenomenon

A. In which parts are not loaded

B. In which stress remains constant on increasing load

C. In which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced

D. Stress reduces on increasing load

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The lower critical temperature

A. Decreases as the carbon content in steel increases

B. Increases as the carbon content in steel increases

C. Is same for all steels

D. Depends upon the rate of heating

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Which of the following has a fine gold colour and is used for imitation jewellery?

A. Silicon bronze

B. Aluminium bronze

C. Gun metal

D. Babbitt metal

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Cobalt in steel

A. Improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

B. Refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improve corrosion and heat resistant proper ties

C. Improves cutting ability and reduce hardenability

D. Gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anti corrosion property

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Nimonic contains __________ percentage of nickel as that of Inconel.

A. Same

B. Less

C. More

D. None of these

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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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The addition of which of the following improves machining of copper?

A. Sulphur

B. Vanadium

C. Tin

D. Zinc

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Babbitt metal is a

A. Lead base alloy

B. Tin base alloy

C. Copper base alloy

D. Both (A) and (C) above

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The charge of the blast furnace consists of

A. Calcined ore (8 parts), coke (4 parts) and limestone (1 part)

B. Calcined ore (4 parts), coke (1 part) and limestone (8 parts)

C. Calcined ore (1 part), coke (8 parts) and limestone (4 parts)

D. Calcined ore, coke and limestone all in equal parts

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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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The ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel by working at a high strain rate will

A. Decrease

B. Increase

C. Remain constant

D. First increase and then decrease

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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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Duralumin 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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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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Isotropic materials are those which have the same

A. Elastic properties in all directions

B. Stresses induced in all directions

C. Thermal properties in all directions

D. Electric and magnetic properties in all directions

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The silicon steel is widely used for

A. Connecting rods

B. Cutting tools

C. Generators and transformers in the form of laminated cores

D. Motor car crankshafts

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Blast furnace is used to produce

A. Pig iron

B. Cast iron

C. Wrought iron

D. Steel

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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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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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The percentage of carbon in low carbon steel is

A. 0.05 %

B. 0.15 %

C. 0.3 %

D. 0.5 %

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The machinability of aluminium increases when __________ is added to aluminium.

A. Copper

B. Magnesium

C. Silicon

D. Lead and bismuth

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Process of Austempering results in

A. Formation of bainite structure

B. Carburised structure

C. Martenistic structure

D. Lamellar layers of carbide distributed throughout the structure

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In nodular iron, graphite is in the form of

A. Cementite

B. Free carbon

C. Flakes

D. Spheroids

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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