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Which of the following statement is incorrect about duralumin?

A. It is prone to age hardening

B. It can be forged

C. It has good machining properties

D. It is lighter than pure aluminium

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D. It is lighter than pure aluminium


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White cast iron contains carbon in the form of

A. Free carbon

B. Graphite

C. Cementite

D. White carbon

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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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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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Mild steel belongs to the following category

A. Low carbon steel

B. Medium carbon steel

C. High carbon steel

D. Alloy steel

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Chilled cast iron has

A. No graphite

B. A very high percentage of graphite

C. A low percentage of graphite

D. Graphite as its basic constituent of composition

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The defect which takes place due to imperfect packing of atoms during crystallisation is known as

A. Line defect

B. Surface defect

C. Point defect

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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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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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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Structural steel contains following principal alloying elements

A. Nickel, chromium and manganese

B. Tungsten, molybdenum and phosphorous

C. Lead, tin, aluminium

D. Zinc, sulphur, and chromium

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Connecting rod is, usually, made from

A. Low carbon steel

B. High carbon steel

C. Medium carbon steel

D. High speed steel

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

A. Austenite

B. Pearlite

C. Ferrite

D. Cementite

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Grey 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 is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

C. Is produced by annealing process. I is soft, tough and easily machined metal

D. Is produced by small additions o magnesium (or cerium) in the ladle Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

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Pipes for bicycle frames are made of

A. Cold rolled steel

B. Hot rolled steel

C. Forged steel

D. Cast steel

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The percentage of carbon in pig iron varies from

A. 0.1 to 1.2%

B. 1.5 to 2.5%

C. 2.5 to 4%

D. 4 to 4.5%

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Nickel when added to copper improves

A. Machinability

B. Hardness

C. Hardness and strength

D. Strength and ductility

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When low carbon steel is heated up to lower critical 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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The basic constituents of Hastelloy are

A. Aluminium, copper etc.

B. Nickel, molybdenum etc.

C. Nickel, Copper, etc.

D. All of the above

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Which of the following has highest specific strength of all structural materials?

A. Magnesium alloys

B. Titanium alloys

C. Chromium alloys

D. Magnetic steel alloys

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Slow plastic deformation of metals under a constant stress is known as

A. Creep

B. Fatigue

C. Endurance

D. Plastic deformation

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Closed packed hexagonal space lattice is found in

A. Zinc, magnesium, cobalt, cadmium, antimony and bismuth

B. Gamma-iron, aluminium, copper, lead, silver and nickel

C. Alpha-iron, tungsten, chromium and molybdenum

D. None of the above

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Sulphur in cast iron

A. Makes the iron soft and easily machinable

B. Increases hardness and brittleness

C. Make the iron white and hard

D. Aids fusibility and fluidity

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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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Acidic solution is one which has pH value

A. Greater than 7

B. Less than 7

C. Equal to 7

D. pH value has nothing to do with neutral solution

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Vanadium in high speed steels

A. Promotes decarburisation

B. Provides high hot hardness

C. Forms very hard carbides and thus increases wear resistance

D. Promotes retention of austenite

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Corundum contains more than 95%

A. Steel

B. Al2O3

C. SiO2

D. MgO

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Which of the following statements are true for annealing of steels?

A. Steels are heated to 500 to 700°C

B. Cooling is done slowly and steadily

C. Internal stresses are relieved

D. All of these

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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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The machinability of steel is improved by adding

A. Nickel

B. Chromium

C. Nickel and chromium

D. Sulphur, lead and phosphorus