3.5 to 4.5% copper, 0.4 to 0.7% magnesium, 0.4 to 0.7% manganese and rest aluminium
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
4 to 4.5% magnesium, 3 to 4% copper and rest aluminium
5 to 6% tin, 2 to 3% copper 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
Improvement of casting characteristics
Improvement of corrosion resistance
One of the best known age and precipitation hardening systems
Improving machinability
Chromium and nickel
Nickel and molybdenum
Aluminium and zinc
Tungsten and sulphur
Purification of metal
Grain refinement
Working at lower temperature
All of the above
Refine grain structure
Reduce segregation in casting
Improve mechanical properties
Induce stresses
Gamma iron (910° to 1400°C), Cu, Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Pb, Pt
Mg, Zn, Ti, Zr, Br, Cd
A iron (below 910°C and between 1400 to 1539°C), W
All of the above
0.1 to 0.3 %
0.3 to 0.6 %
0.6 to 0.8 %
0.8 to 1.5 %
94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe
92.5% aluminium, 4% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg
10% aluminium and 90% copper
90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper
Same
Less
More
None of these
The product produced by blast-furnace is called cast iron
The pig iron is the name given to the product produced by cupola
The cast iron has high tensile strength
The chilled cast iron has no graphite
Cast iron
Pig iron
Wrought iron
Malleable iron
Yield point
Critical temperature
Melting point
Hardness
0.05 to 0.20 %
0.20 to 0.45 %
0.45 to 0.55 %
0.55 to 1.0 %
Brittleness
Ductility
Malleability
Plasticity
Improvement of casting characteristics
Improvement of corrosion resistance
One of the best known age and precipitation hardening systems
Improving machinability
Modulus of elasticity is fairly low
Wear resistance is very good
Fatigue strength is not high
Creep strength limits its use to fairly low temperatures
Removing the impurities like clay, sand etc. from the iron ore by washing with water
Expelling moisture, carbon dioxide, sulphur and arsenic from the iron ore by heating in shallow kilns
Reducing the ore with carbon in the presence of a flux
All of the above
Ferrite and cementite
Cementite and gamma iron
Ferrite and austenite
Ferrite and iron graphite
Adding carbon up to 2.8%
Adding carbon up to 6.3%
Adding carbon up to 0.83%
Adding small quantities of copper
It easily machinable
It brittle
It hard
The casting unsound
Compressive strength
Ductility
Carbon content
Hardness
Silicon
Manganese
Carbon
Chromium
Nickel, copper and iron
Nickel, copper and zinc
Copper, nickel and antimony
Iron, zinc and bismuth
Nickel steel
Chrome steel
Nickel-chrome steel
Silicon steel
Amorphous material
Mesomorphous material
Crystalline material
None of these
Sulphur
Phosphorus
Manganese
Silicon
Cast iron
Cast steel
Brass
Admiralty metal
1539°C
1601°C
1489°C
1712°C
Controls the grade of pig iron
Acts as an iron bearing mineral
Supplies heat to reduce ore and melt the iron
Forms a slag by combining with impurities
Cold rolled into sheets
Drawn into wires
Formed into tube
Any one of these
Cementite
Free graphite
Both A and B
None of these