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The hardness is the property of a material due to which it

A. Can be drawn into wires

B. Breaks with little permanent distortion

C. Can cut another metal

D. Can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets

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C. Can cut another metal


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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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Induction hardening is basically a

A. Carburising process

B. Surface hardening process

C. Core hardening process

D. None of these

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The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from

A. 0.1 to 0.5

B. 0.5 to 1

C. 1 to 1.7

D. 1.7 to 4.5

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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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Hardness of upper bainite (acicular structure) is about

A. RC 65

B. RC 48

C. RC 57

D. RC 80

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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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Bell metal contains

A. 70% copper and 30% zinc

B. 90% copper and 10% ti

C. 85 - 92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

D. 70 - 75% copper and rest tin

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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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Which of the following alloys does not have copper as one of the constituents?

A. Delta metal

B. Monel metal

C. Constantan

D. Nichrome

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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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Carbon in iron is an example of

A. Substitutional solution

B. Interstitial solid solution

C. Intermetallic compounds

D. All of the above

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The metal suitable for bearings subjected to light loads, is

A. Silicon bronze

B. White metal

C. Monel metal

D. Phosphor bronze

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Which of the following is added in low carbon steels to prevent them from becoming porous?

A. Sulphur

B. Phosphorus

C. Manganese

D. Silicon

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Cupola produces following material

A. Cast iron

B. Pig iron

C. Wrought iron

D. Malleable iron

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Bronze 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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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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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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Which of the following when used in ordinary low carbon steels, makes the metal ductile and of good bending qualities?

A. Sulphur

B. Phosphorus

C. Manganese

D. Silicon

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Aluminium bronze contains

A. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe

B. 92.5% aluminium, 4% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg

C. 10% aluminium and 90% copper

D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper

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Shock resistance of steel is increased by adding

A. Nickel

B. Chromium

C. Nickel and chromium

D. Sulphur, lead and phosphorus

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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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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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An engineer's hammer is made of

A. Cast iron

B. Forged steel

C. Mild steel

D. High carbon steel

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The charge is fed into the blast furnace through the

A. Stack

B. Throat

C. Bosh

D. Tyres

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The purpose of heat treatment is to

A. Relieve the stresses set up in the material after hot or cold working

B. Modify the structure of the material

C. Change grain size

D. Any one of these

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In which of the following cases, consideration of creep is important

A. Flywheel of steam engine

B. Cast iron pipes

C. Cycle chains

D. Gas turbine blades

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Which of the following steel making process is being adopted at Rourkela (in India) Steel Plant?

A. Bessemer process

B. Open hearth process

C. Electric process

D. LD process

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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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Corundum contains more than 95%

A. Steel

B. Al2O3

C. SiO2

D. MgO

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Preheating is essential in welding

A. Cast iron

B. High speed steel

C. All nonferrous materials

D. All of the above