E.M.C Sample Question
E.M.C Sample Question
E.M.C Sample Question
Which one of the following are the basic types of static stresses to
which a material can be subjected?
(a) Compression
(b) Hardness, reduction in area,
(c) Shear, tensile
(d) Both a and c are correct
65. Which one of the following are mechanical properties of materials?
(a) Strength, hardness, toughness
(b) Ductility, elasticity, fatigue
(c) Boiling point, conductivity, density
(d) Both a and b are correct
66. In machine tools where different components are made of different
components, the assembly may jam, or become too loose and vibrate,
when the temperature changes. Their design must account and
compensate for the materials used their?
(a) Ductility
(b) Density
(c) Fatigue
(d) Thermal expansion
67. The plastic region of the stress-strain curve for a metal is characterized
by a proportional relationship between stress and strain?
(a) True (b) false
68. Which one of the following materials has the highest hardness?
(a) Aluminum,
(b) Diamond,
(c) Steel,
(d) Titanium
69. Most hardness tests involve pressing a hard object into the surface of a
test specimen and measuring the indentation (or its effect) that results?
(a) True (b) false
70. Steel is a good material for the wrecking ball used to demolish old
buildings because of Its?
(a) High density
(b) Low elasticity
(c) High coefficient of linear thermal expansion
(d) Low fatigue
71. Which one of the following metals has the lowest density?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Copper
(c) Magnesium
(d) Tin
72. Due to its poor thermal conductivity, titanium can be easily machined
on a milling machine?
(a) True (b) false
73. Which of the following pure metals is the best conductor of electricity?
(a) Aluminum,
(b) Copper,
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
74. Cast iron is a ferrous alloy with up to 2% carbon?
(a) True (b) false
75. Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper and tin?
(a) True (b) false
76. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc?
(a) True (b) false
77. Which one of the following casting processes is the most widely used?
(a) Centrifugal casting
(b) Die casting
(c) Investment casting
(d) Sand casting
78. Compared to others casting processes, investment casting process is
the best solution for manufacturing of?
(a) Engine blocks
(b) Gears
(c) Jewellery
(d) Car wheels
79. in sand casting, the volumetric size of the pattern is?
(a) Bigger than
(b) The same size
(c) Smaller than the cast part
(d) All the above
80. Which of the following casting processes are expendable mold
operations?
(a) Investment casting
(b) Sand casting
(c) Shell molding
(d)All the above
81. Shell molding is best described by which one of the following?
(a) Casting operation in which the molten metal has been poured out after a thin
shell has been solidified in the mold
(b) Casting process in which the mold is a thin shell of sand binded by a
thermosetting resin
(c) Sand casting operation in which the pattern is a shell rather than a solid form
(d) Casting operation used to make artificial sea shells
82. Investment casting is also known by which one of the following
names?
(a) fast-payback molding
(b) full-mold process
(c) Lost pattern process
(d) lost-wax process
83. Which of the following casting processes are permanent mold
operations?
(a) Centrifugal casting
(b) Die casting
(c) Vacuum casting.
(d) All the above
84. Which of the following are advantages of die casting over sand
casting?
(a) Better surface finish
(b) Closer tolerances
(c) Mold can be reused
(d) All the above
85. Identify the material with the lowest ductility?
(a) Copper
(b) Graphite
(c) Aluminum
(d) Platinum
86. In a hot chamber die casting machine the melting pot?
(a) Melting pot is separate from the machine
(b) Melting pot is an integral part of the machine
(c) Melting pot may have any location
(d) There is no need for melting pot
87. % C in medium carbon steels ranges from?
(a) 0.3 0.4
(b) 0.3 0.5
(c) 0.3 0.6
(d) None
88. Stainless steel is also known for its?
(a) High strength
(b) High corrosion resistance
(c) High ductility
(d) Brittleness
89. In white cast irons, carbon is present as?
(a) Graphite flakes
(b) Graphite nodules
(c) Cementite
(d) Carbon does not exist
90. Not an important heat treatment process parameter is?
(a) Heating rate
(b) Temperature
(c) Cooling rate
(d) Atmosphere
91. Final structure of austempered steel is?
(a) Pearlite
(b) Ferrite + graphite
(c) Bainite
(d) Martensite
92. Sand casting is which of the following types?
(a) Expendable mold (b) Permanent mold
93. The upper half of a sand casting mold is called which of the following?
(a) Cope (b) drag
94. In casting, a flask is which one of the following?
(a) Beverage bottle for foundry men
(b) Box which holds the cope and drag
(c) Container for holding liquid metal
(d) Metal which extrudes between the mold halves
95. in foundry work, a runner is which one of the following?
(a) Channel in the mold leading from the downsprue to the main mold cavity
(b) Foundry man who moves the molten metal to the mold
(c) Vertical channel into which molten metal is poured into the mold
(d) All the above
96. Turbulence during pouring of the molten metal is undesirable for which
of the following reasons?
(a) It causes discoloration of the mold surfaces
(b) It increases erosion of the mold surfaces
(c) It increases the formation of metallic oxides that can become entrapped during
solidification
(d) B and c are correct
97. Total solidification time is defined as which one of the following?
(a) Time between pouring and complete solidification
(b) Time between pouring and cooling to room temperature
(c) Time between solidification and cooling to room temperature
(d) Time to give up the heat of fusion
98. A riser in a casting is described by which of the following?
(a) Metal that is not part of the casting
(b) Source of molten metal to feed the casting and compensate for shrinkage
during solidification
(c) Waste metal that is usually recycled
(d) All the above
99. Which best describes what is sought by nondestructive testing?
(a)Surface irregularities
(b)Subsurface holes and cracks
(c)Any breaks in the continuity of metal structure
(d)A direct test method
100. Nondestructive testing is a method of locating which of the following?
(a)Discontinuations
(b)Dislocations
(c)Discontinuities
(d)Disturbances
101. For which one of the following reasons is a green mold named?
(a) Green is the color of the mold
(b) Moisture is contained in the mold
(c) Mold is cured
(d) Mold is recycled
102. Which of the following provides the NDT inspector with a brief outline
of the steps to perform a test on a specific item?
(a)Code
(b)Standard
(c)Procedure(Instruction)
(d)Specification
103. Metal has a property of:
(a)Failing to unite if too hot
(b)Retaining large grain structure when forged
(c)Occupying more space when molten than when a solid
(d)Occupying more space when a solid than when a molten
104. A typical temperature range to stress relieve ferrite steel is?
(a) 100-150 degrees Celsius
(b) 250-300 degrees Celsius
(c) 600-650 degrees Celsius
(d) 900-950 degrees Celsius
105. Which of the following qualifies as a precision casting process?
(a) Ingot casting
(b) Investment casting,
(c) Plaster mold casting
(d) B and c are correct
106. Which of the following casting processes are permanent mold
operations?
(a) Centrifugal casting
(b) Die casting
(c) Sand casting
(d) A and b are correct
107. Which of the following metals would typically be used in die casting?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Tin
(c) Zinc
(d) All the above
108. The ease with which a solid union may be made between two parts by
welding is known as?
(a)Weld ability
(b)Joining
(c)Buttering
(d)Soldering
109. Cupolas are furnaces used to melt which of the following metals?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Cast iron
(c) Steel
(d) Zinc
110. A misrun is which one of the following defects in casting?
(a) globules of metal becoming entrapped in the casting
(b) Metal is not properly poured into the downsprue
(c) Metal solidifies before filling the cavity
(d) Micro porosity
111. Products used in load carrying applications require more careful
testing because?
(a) Failure can cause loss of life
(b) Failure can cause loss of use of the product
(c) Failure can be expensive
(d) All the above
112. Loads which are most likely to cause failure are?
(a) Single direction
(b) Multi directional
(c) Duo directional
(d) Phase orientated
113. The general term for a local variation in material continuity is called?
(a) A discontinuity
(b) A defect
(c) An indication
(d) A crack
114. Where an unacceptable condition occurs in a material, due to local
variations in material continuity the term given specifically to this is?
(a) A discontinuity
(b) A flaw
(c) A defect
(d) Any of the above
115. Which of the following could be considered a discontinuity?
(a) Crack
(b) Change of section
(c) Drilled holed
(d) All the above
116. The study and description of a material property related to analytical
studies and testing attempts to quantify the toughness of a material is
known as?
(a) Fracture mechanics
(b) Acceptance standards
(c) Defect reliability
(d) Defect analysis
117. A flaw which is deemed to be unacceptable standards is called?
(a) A discontinuity
(b) A defect
(c) An indication
(d) A blemish
118. Which of the following is NOT considered a mode of failure?
(a) Fracture
(b) Plastic deformation
(c) Fatigue
(d) Elastic deformation
119. Brittle fracture is most likely to occur?
(a) At high temperatures
(b) At low temperatures
(c) Under cyclic loading
(d) In a corrosive environment
120. NDT is generally not carried out on cast irons because?
(a) Cast iron is inherently free from major defects
(b) Due to the high carbon content cast iron can withstand high tensile stresses
(c) It is generally used in applications where the loads are principally
comprehensive
(d) The low cost of cast iron cannot justify the high cost of NDT
121. To make by hand, machinery or by agency: To produce by labor and
usually machinery, defines the?
(a) Manufacturing process
(b) Engineering process
(c) Machinery process
(d) Technology
122. Processing is one or more steps that change a Products?
(a) Shape
(b) Properties
(c) Chemical analysis
(d) Shape and Properties
123. Changing a material's shape can be accomplished in which of the
following states?
(a) Solid
(b) Liquid
(c) Plastic
(d) All of the above
124. Which of the following is an example of reshaping?
(a) Casting
(b) Forging
(c) Grinding
(d) All of the above
125. The process of solidification during casting can be likened to that of
the?
(a) Forging process
(b) Rolling process
(c) Welding process
(d) Extrusion process
126. Reshaping of a material while still in a plastic or semi-solid form is
called?
(a) Casting
(b) Rolling
(c) Extrusion
(d) Both b and c are correct
127. Which of the following could be referred to as an engineering
material?
(a) Plastic
(b) Concrete
(c) Glass
(d) All of the above
128. Which of the following properties of a material can be used to predict
the deflection of a certain size beam under known loads?
(a) Tensile strength
(b) Elastic limit
(c) Younges modules
(d) Ductility
129. Which of the following must be considered when choosing an
engineering material for a particular application?
(a) Cost
(b) Loading
(c) Mechanical properties
(d) Any of the above
130. Which of the following could effect the properties of an engineering
material?
(a) Composition
(b) Heat treated condition
(c) Composition and heat treated condition
(d) Composition, heat treated condition and crystal structure
131. Which of the following is classed as a chemical property?
(a) Electrical conductivity
(b) Thermal conductivity
(c) Corrosion resistance
(d) Machine resistance
132. Which of the following is classed as a Physical property?
(a) Density
(b) Conductivity
(c) Melting point
(d) All of the above
133. A test designed to determine a materials cast ability would be
classified as looking for a?
(a) Mechanical property
(b) Physical property
(c) Processing property
(d) Chemical property
134. Internal forces acting upon imaginary planes cutting the body being
loaded are?
(a) Stresses
(b) Pressures
(c) Strain
(d) Fatigues
135. A stress caused by forces at an angle to the plane is known as a?
(a) Comprehensive stress
(b) Tensile stress
(c) Normal stress
(d) Shear stress
136. A non-destructive test is usually classified as a?
(a) Indirect test
(b) Direct test
(c) Destructive test
(d) Indirect and direct test
137. If a material is loaded until its elastic limit is exceeded, what
condition will occur?
(a) The material may fracture
(b) The material may be work hardened
(c) The material will show no harmful effects
(d) The material may fracture and the material may be work hardened
138. The ultimate strength of material is?
(a) Lower than the breaking strength for ductile materials
(b) Lower than the rupture strength for ductile materials
(c) The same as the breaking strength for brittle materials
(d) None of the above
139. The modulus of elasticity is also known as?
(a) Stress's modulus
(b) Young's modulus
(c) Strain's modulus
(d) Resilience
140. Which of the following materials exhibits better compressive strength
than tensile strength?
(a) Cast iron
(b) Concrete
(c) Wood
(d) All the above
141. When a metal is very brittle which test is used to replace the tensile
test?
(a) The shear test
(b) The transverse rupture test
(c) The compression test
(d) The endurance test
142. Fatigue failure may initiate from?
(a) An area of corrosion
(b) An internal flaw
(c) A surface notch
(d) All the above
143. Metal forming such as rolling results in?
(a)Plastic flow of metal.
(b)Elongation of existing defects perpendicular to the rolling direction.
(c)Directional properties which are always beneficial for secondary forming
operations.
(d)The flatting out of defects which makes them more easily detectable by most
NDT methods.
144. Hardness tests can be used to determine material?
(a) Hardness
(b) Composition
(c) Heat treated condition
(d) All the above
145. The superficial Rockwell test is carried out on materials that?
(a) Only allow very small surface blemishes
(b) Are very ductile
(c) Have very large surface areas
(d) None of the above
146. Which of the following is a notched bar test?
(a) Charpy
(b) Creep
(c) Izod
(d) Both a and c are correct
147. To what angle should a bend test be normally bent?
(a) 180 degrees
(b) 150 degrees
(c) 90 degrees
(d) None of the above
148. Which of the following is a hardness test?
(a) Rockwell
(b) Creep
(c) Charpy
(d) Izod
149.Grain direction in steel bar stock is always?
(a)Though the length of the bar
(b)Though the width of the bar
(c)Spread out in all directions
(d)A bar of steel has no grain
111. All the above
112. Multi directional
113. A discontinuity
114. A defect
115. All the above
116. Fracture mechanics
117. A defect
118. Elastic deformation
119. At low temperatures
120. It is generally used in applications where the loads are principally
comprehensive
121. Manufacturing process
122. Shape and Properties
123. All of the above
124. Forging
125. Welding process
126. Rolling and Extrusion
127. Plastic
128. Younges modules
129. Any of the above
130. Composition, heat treated condition and crystal strucure
131. Corrosion resistance
132. All of the above
133. Processing property
134. Stresses
135. Shear stress
136. Indirect test
137. The material may fracture and the material may be work hardened
138. The same as the breaking strength for brittle materials
139. Young's modulus
140. All the above
141. The transverse rupture test
142. All the above
143. answer is:A
144. All the above
145. Only allow very small surface blemishes
146. Charpy and Izod
147. 180 degrees
148. Rockwell
149. Shear stresses
150. Electrons in an atom can exist?
(a) Only in exact energy levels
(b) Only in exact energy shells
(c) At random throughout the atom
(d) In Exact energy levels and in exact energy shells
151. A material that has high hardness and good electrical and thermal
connectivity is known as?
(a) A plastic material
(b) A ceramic material
(c) A metallic material
(d) A liquid material
152. What term is used to define the change of state directly from solid to
gas?
(a) Crystallization
(b) Vaporization
(c) Sublimation
(d) None of the above
153. Which of the following is a crystal lattice that has nine atoms, eight at
each corner and one centrally between them?
(a) Hexagonal close packing
(b) Body centered cubic
(c) Face centered cubic
(d) Body centered tetragonal
154. Which of the following materials is Body centered cubic at room
temperature?
(a) Copper
(b) Gold
(c) Iron
(d) Nickel
155. A property of a fine grain material is that it will?
(a) Machine more easily than Corse grain
(b) Case harden more easily than coarse grain
(c) Have higher strength than coarse grain
(d) All the above
156. Permanent deformation can occur in which of the following ways?
(a) Static deformation
(b) Twinning deformation
(c) Elastic deformation
(d) All of the above
157. Work done to produce plastic deformation below a materials re-
crystallization temperature is known as?
(a) Recovery work
(b) Cold work
(c) Twinning
(d) Plasticity work
158. Solution heat treatment requires which of the following?
(a) To dissolve maximum amount of equilibrium precipitant in the solid solution
(b) Very high temperatures
(c) Diffusion times in excess of 24 hours
(d) All of the above
159. Precipitation hardening is most commonly carried out on which of the
following materials?
(a) Carbon steel
(b) Lead
(c) Copper
(d) Aluminum
160. Allotropic changes occur in the?
(a) Liquid state
(b) Solid state
(c) Gaseous state
(d) Liquid or solid state
161. Which of the following is an allotropic material?
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Lead
(d) Aluminum
162. A heat treatment process that requires a material to be heated above
its critical temperature for some period of time for carbon to unite in solid
solution with iron in the gamma or F.C.C. lattice is known as?
(a) Spherodizing
(b) Annealing
(c) Austentitization
(d) Normalizing
163. A process used to decrease hardness, increase ductility and
occasionally improve machinability of high carbon steels is called?
(a) Annealing
(b) Austenitization
(c) Spheroidizing
(d) Stress relieving
164. A treatment that is used to give minimum hardness and maximum
ductility of steel is?
(a) Annealing
(b) Austenitization
(c) Spheroidizing
(d) Normalizing
165. Localized corrosion causing deep extend holes is known as?
(a) Fisives
(b) Pitting
(c) Worm holes
(d) None of the above
166. Which of the following is classed as permanent deformation?
(a) Twinning
(b) Rotational deformation
(c) Twinning and Slip
(d) All of the above
167. Annealing will achieve which of the following properties?
(a) Increase ductility and decrease hardness
(b) Increase ductility and increase hardness
(c) Decrease ductility and increase hardness
(d) Decrease ductility and decrease hardness
168. Of the following metals which is most susceptible to corrosion by sea
water?
(a) Gold
(b) Copper
(c) Zinc
(d) Lead
169. During the hardening of steel which of the following quenching media
will produce the severest quench?
(a) Water
(b) Brine
(c) Oil
(d) Air
170. Which is the most common metallic element found on earth?
(a) Iron
(b) Titanium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Magnesium
171. The product of a blast furnace is known as?
(a) Iron
(b) Steel
(c) Pig iron
(d) A pig
172. What is the approximate carbon content of Pig iron?
(a) 1-2%
(b) 2-3%
(c) 3-4%
(d) 4-5%
173. When the carbon content of iron is reduced below 2% it is called?
(a) Steel
(b) Gray iron
(c) White iron
(d) Ductile iron
174. A Bessemer converter is?
(a) A method of producing cast iron
(b) A method of producing pig iron
(c) A method of producing wrought iron
(d) A method of producing steel
175. Practically all steel is made with the use of?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Helium
176. The carbon content of low carbon steel is?
(a) 6-25 points of carbon
(b) 25-50 points of carbon
(c) 0.06% -0.25% of carbon
(d) 6-25 points and 0.06% -0.25% of carbon
177. The carbon content of high carbon steel is?
(a) 6-25 points of carbon
(b) 25-50 points of carbon
(c) 50-160 points of carbon
(d) Over 160 points of carbon
178. An alloy steel is a steel containing one or more?
(a) Elements
(b) Atoms
(c) Mixtures
(d) Components
179. What do the letters AISI stand for?
(a) American Institute of Steel Industries
(b) American Iron and Steel Industries
(c) American Industries of Steel Institutes
(d) American Iron and Steel Institute
180. Which of the following is a classification of Stainless Steel?
(a) Ferrite
(b) Martensitic
(c) Austenitic
(d) All of the above
181. Austenitic stainless steel most typically contain?
(a) 18% Chromium 8% Nickel
(b) 15% Chromium 10% Nickel
(c) 10% Chromium 15% Nickel
(d) 8% Chromium 18% Nickel
182. Which of the following metals can be magnetized?
(a) Martensitic stainless
(b) Ferrite stainless
(c) Austenitic stainless
(d) Martensitic stainless and Ferrite stainless
183. Which of the following may be used as an alloying element of steel?
(a) Copper
(b) Nickel
(c) Aluminum
(d) All the above
184. Steel has a carbon content of less than?
(a) 4%
(b) 3%
(c) 2%
(d) 1%
185. Which is the main alloying element of austenitic stainless steels?
(a) Nickel
(b) Manganese
(c) Molybdenum
(d) Chromium
186. Grain boundaries are areas of a metal micro structure:
(a)Where high melting point constituents are concentrated
(b)Made up of rows of atoms arrayed in straight lines
(c)That are not attacked by etchants and generally stand in relief during
metallografic examination.
(d)Where low melting impurities tend to concentrate
187. Tool and die steels are classed as?
(a) Low carbon steels
(b) Medium carbon steels
(c) High carbon steels
(d) Alloy steels
188. Which of the following alloying additions are used to produce tool and
die steels?
(a) Nickel
(b) Chromium
(c) Manganese
(d) Both Chromium and Manganese
150. In Exact energy levels and in exact energy shells
151. A metallic material
152. Sublimation
153. Body centered cubic
154. Iron
155. Have higher strength than coarse grain
156. Twinning deformation
157. Cold work
158. To dissolve maximum amount of equilibrium precipitant in the solid solution
159. Aluminum
160. Solid state
161. Iron
162. Austentitization
163. Annealing
164. Spheroidizing
165. Pitting
166. All of the above
167. Increase ductility and decrease hardness
168. Zinc
169. Brine
170. Aluminum
171. Pig iron
172. 3-4%
173. Steel
174. A method of producing steel
175. Oxygen
176. 6-25 points and 0.06%-0.25% of carbon
177. 50-160 points of carbon
178. Elements
179. American Iron and Steel Institute
180. All of the above
181. 18% Chromium 8% Nickel
182. Martensitic stainless and Ferrite stainless
183. All the above
184. 1%
185. Chromium
186. answer is: D
187. High carbon steels
188. Both Chromium and Manganese
189. Which of the following is classified as a non-ferrous light alloy?
(a) Beryllium base
(b) Zinc base
(c) Tin base
(d) Copper base
190. Of the following, which is considered the most important structural
non-ferrous metal?
(a) Copper
(b) Zinc
(c) Tin
(d) Aluminum
191. Aluminum cannot be used in most areas where vibrations combine
with high stress. There are special care has to be taken to remove all
stress raisers. Which below is considered a stress raiser?
(a) A notch
(b) A scratch
(c) A sudden change of section
(d) All of the above
192. When applying the term annealed to pure aluminum it is interpreted
to mean?
(a) Work hardening
(b) Re-crystallization
(c) Stress releasing
(d) Normalizing
193. Which NDT method can be used to give general sorting of aluminum
alloys?
(a) UT
(b) MT
(c) RT
(d) ET
194. Which metal is most used in electrical work, wiring, etc?
(a) Copper
(b) Brass
(c) Aluminum
(d) Steel
195. It is generally understood that the principal alloying elements of
brass are?
(a) Copper and tin
(b) Copper and zinc
(c) Bronze and tin
(d) Tin and zinc
196. Which two NDT methods are usually used to inspect Magnesium
components?
(a) Radiography and penetrant
(b) Radiography and magnetic particle
(c) Ultrasonic and magnetic particle
(d) Ultrasonic and penetrant
197. Wrought zinc and its alloys have very little NDT inspection on them,
when a material is plated with zinc it is known as?
(a) Anodizing
(b) Wrapping
(c) Galvanizing
(d) Flashing
198. Thermoplasting can be?
(a) Melted down and re-used without loss of properties
(b) Softened by heat
(c) Will char when heated
(d) Melted down and re-used without loss of properties and softened by heat
199. Thermosetting plastics are?
(a) Rigid
(b) Deteriorated by heat
(c) Charred by heat
(d) All of the above
200. Which of the following non-ferrous metals is classed as a light alloy?
(a) Beryllium base
(b) Zinc base
(c) Tin base
(d) All of the above
201. Which of the metals listed below has the highest strength to weight
ratio?
(a) Beryllium
(b) Titanium
(c) Aluminum
(d) Zinc
202. One of the major drawbacks of magnesium alloys is?
(a) Poor corrosion resistance
(b) Notch sensitivity
(c) High density
(d) More expensive than using beryllium which exhibits similar properties
203. Which of the following non-ferrous metals is almost exclusively die-
cast?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Copper
(c) Magnesium
(d) Zinc
204. Cobalt is used as an alloying constituent in?
(a) Bearing alloys
(b) Solders
(c) Permanent magnets
(d) Dental alloys
205. Manufacturing is a term used generally to describe the ??? of a bulk
material?
(a) Designing
(b) Production
(c) Shape changing
(d) Casting
206. Which of the following is classed as a manufacturing process?
(a) Casting
(b) Welding & Machining
(c) Rolling
(d) All of the above
207. Which of the following manufacturing processes is the most
economical method of producing complex shapes?
(a) Casting
(b) Forging
(c) Rolling
(d) Welding
208. In modern manufacturing industries which of the following factors
are considered?
(a) Markets
(b) Product life
(c) Manufacturing process
(d) All of the above
209. Which of the following is required when making a sand casting?
(a) A mold
(b) A pattern
(c) A flask
(d) All of the above
210. Shrinkage within a casting can occur in which of the following states?
(a) Liquid state
(b) Solidification
(c) Solid state
(d) All of the above
211. Pattern makers shrinkage occurs in?
(a) Liquid state of casting
(b) Solidification state of casting
(c) Solid state of casting
(d) All of the above
212. When a change of wall thickness is required in a casting what would
give the best design results?
(a) Sudden section change
(b) Small radii
(c) Large radii
(d) All of the above
213. Metal is fed into the casting cavity through a ??? system?
(a) Flow system
(b) Gating system
(c) Pouring system
(d) Riser system
214. Wells outside the normal finished casting are there to allow for?
(a) Gas evolution
(b) Sand erosion
(c) Shrinkage
(d) Airlocks
215. Directional solidification in Castings is helped by the use of?
(a) Cores
(b) Feeder headers
(c) Chills
(d) Chaplets
216. Where holes or cavities are required in the finished casting a ??? is
used in the moulding stage?
(a) Chill
(b) Ingate
(c) Riser
(d) Core
217. Green sand is a mixture of sand and?
(a) Clay
(b) Silicon
(c) Water
(d) Both a and c are correct
218. The upper half of a flask is called?
(a) A drag
(b) A cope
(c) A draft
(d) A mould
219. Small metal supports which become part of the casting during pouring
are called?
(a) Chills
(b) Chaplets
(c) Cores
(d) Risers
220. Which of the following casting processes is best used for small
intricate casting up to 2kg - requiring close tolerances?
(a) Centrifugal casting
(b) Investment casting
(c) Continuous casting
(d) Permanent mold casting
221. The casting process which gives improved material density towards
the outside of the mold is?
(a) Centrifugal casting
(b) Investment casting
(c) Continuous casting
(d) Permanent mold casting
222. Splashed metal entrapped by molten metal that does not re-fuse is
called?
(a) Hot tear
(b) Chill
(c) Inclusion
(d) Cold shut
223. The bottom part of the flask is known as the?
(a) Cope
(b) Bottom board
(c) Drag
(d) Runner
224. Which of the following is used to give preferential solidification of
castings?
(a) Chills
(b) Chaplets
(c) Cores
(d) None of the above
225. In the casting process what name is given to the part which is used to
represent the finished item?
(a) The mould
(b) The spruce
(c) The pattern
(d) The shell
226. The crystal structure of a casting adjacent to the mould wall will be?
(a) Fine equiaxed grains
(b) Core equiaxed grains
(c) Columnar grains
(d) Dendritic
189. Beryllium base
190. Aluminum
191. All of the above
192. Re-crystallization
193. ET
194. Copper
195. Copper and zinc
196. Radiography and penetrant
197. Galvanizing
198. Will char when heated
199. Charred by heat
200. Beryllium base
201. Beryllium
202. Notch sensitivity
203. Zinc
204. Permanent magnets
205. Shape changing
206. All of the above
207. Casting
208. All of the above
209. All of the above
210. All of the above
211. Solid state of casting
212. Large radii
213. Gating system
214. Shrinkage
215. Chills
216. Core
217. Clay and water
218. A cope
219. Chaplets
220. Investment casting
221. Centrifugal casting
222. Cold shut
223. Drag
224. Chills
225. The pattern
226. Fine equiaxed grains
227. Which of the following is required - in theory - for two perfectly
matched faces?
(a) Atomic cleanliness
(b) Atomic closeness
(c) Pressure
(d) Both a and c are correct
228. Fusion bonding creates a metallurgical effect similar to?
(a) Rolling
(b) Forging
(c) Casting
(d) Sintering
229. The bonding process giving very high efficiency is?
(a) Fusion bonding
(b) Pressure bonding
(c) Flow bonding
(d) Atomic bonding
230. A bonding process where only very small amounts of the base metal is
used is called?
(a) Fusion bonding
(b) Pressure bonding
(c) Flow bonding
(d) Cold bonding
231. Flow bonding is a particular type of bond, which listed below would be
classed as a flow bond?
(a) Fusion welding
(b) Braze welding
(c) Metal arc welding
(d) None of the above
232. Which of these defects can be found in fusion welds?
(a) Porosity
(b) Slag
(c) Cracks
(d) All of the above
233. The portion of the base metal affected by the welding process is
known as?
(a) The weld zone
(b) The heat input zone
(c) The weld affect zone
(d) The heat affected zone
234. Multiple cooling rates can have adverse affects on weld areas. What
can be done to offset this problem?
(a) Use different alloy rods to control temperature
(b) Using a pre-heat
(c) Use different alloy rods to control temperature and using a pre-heat
(d) Nothing can be done to offset the problem
235. Angular distortion may occur in a weld when?
(a) Restraints are used
(b) Multipass welds are used
(c) Single pass welds are used
(d) Multiple welds and single pass welds are used
236. Longitudinal stresses in a weld are at a maximum?
(a) Along the weld centre line
(b) On the weld fusion face
(c) At the heat affected zone
(d) Longitudinal stresses are uniform across the weld
237. What is required to form a fusion bond?
(a) Melting of parent metals
(b) A filler rod
(c) Pressure
(d) All of the above
238. Flow bonding is a term used in the welding process which of the
following would be classed as flow bonding?
(a) Brazing
(b) Braze welding
(c) Soldering
(d) All of the above
239. In forgings the grain?
(a)Follows the shape of the dies
(b)Becomes coarser
(c)Retains its original shape
(d)Both a and b are correct
240. In order to produce a fully homogenous material after welding which
of the following is required?
(a) Preheat
(b) Post heat treatment
(c) Low heat input welding
(d) Fillers of different composition
241. In electric arc welding, a metal rod is one electrode, the other is?
(a) The work material
(b) The rod flux
(c) The earth
(d) The work material and the rod flux
242. Stud welding is used primarily to?
(a) Bond two dissimilar metals
(b) Attach threaded fasteners to plates
(c) Rivet plates together
(d) Fuse bar ends together
243. A welding electrode coatings provides?
(a) A shield for the arc against the atmosphere
(b) Added heat input
(c) Additional stresses to the weld
(d) None of the above
244. Where gas is used as a shield for the welding process the gas is
commonly?
(a) Argon
(b) Helium
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Argon and Helium
245. When using gas metal arc welding what range of filler wire diameter
is available?
(a) 0.1-0.5mm
(b) 0.5-30mm
(c) 0.1-30mm
(d) 0.5-10mm
246. Automatic welding under a flux is more commonly known as?
(a) TIG welding
(b) Manual metal arc welding
(c) Submerged arc welding
(d) Stick welding
247. Spot welding is commonly used in which of the following
applications?
(a) Car manufacturing
(b) Seam welding
(c) Shipbuilding
(d) Fabrication yards
248. Which welding process takes place in a vacuum?
(a) Plasma arc welding
(b) Electron beam welding
(c) Friction welding
(d) Explosion welding
249. Which welding process is generally used to weld the ends of heavy
round bars or tubes?
(a) Ultrasonic welding
(b) Electro slag welding
(c) Plasma arc welding
(d) Friction welding
250. Explosion welding is generally used to join?
(a) Two or more metals of different composition
(b) Butt welds
(c) Very think titanium sheeting
(d) Plastics
251. AWS categorize weld defects into three classes which below is a
dimensional defect?
(a) Slag
(b) Warping
(c) Lack of fusion
(d) Porosity
252. Which of the following is classed as a structural defect?
(a) Undercut
(b) Slag
(c) Incomplete fusion
(d) All of the above
253. Welds without preheat are said to have?
(a) Very low thermal gradients
(b) Low thermal gradients
(c)Medium thermal gradients
(d) High thermal gradients
254. Why is it advisable to leave the final inspection of a weld until well
after the welding has finished?
(a) Because the welds will be too hot to test
(b) Due to the possibility of distortion
(c) Due to the possibility of post weld cracking
(d) All of the above
255. What is the approximate arc column temperature in an electric arc
weld?
(a) 6000 degrees Celsius
(b) 5000 degrees Celsius
(c) 4000 degrees Celsius
(d) 3000 degrees Celsius
256. Which of the following is classified as an inert gas?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Helium
(c) Oxygen
(d) All of the above
257. Which weld process has a non-consumable electrode?
(a) Manual metal arc
(b) Metal inert gas
(c) Tungsten inert gas
(d) Manual metal arc and metal inert gas
258. Which of the following processes could be performed using
oxyacetylene equipment?
(a) Flame cutting
(b) Brazing
(c) Soldering
(d) All of the above
259. How might a weld arc be shielded from oxidation?
(a) Flux powders
(b) Welding rod coatings
(c) Inert gases
(d) All of the above
227. Atomic cleanliness and atomic pressure
228. Casting
229. Pressure bonding
230. Flow bonding
231. Braze welding
232. All of the above
233. The heat affected zone
234. Using a pre-heat
235. Multiple welds and single pass welds are used
236. Along the weld centre line
237. Melting of parent metals
238. All of the above
239. The answer is : A
240. Post heat treatment
241. The work material
242. Attach threaded fasteners to plates
243. A shield for the arc against the atmosphere
244. Argon and Helium
245. 0.5-3mm
246. Submerged arc welding
247. Car manufacturing
248. Electron beam welding
249. Friction welding
250. Two or more metals of different composition
251. Warping
252. All of the above
253. High thermal gradients
254. All of the above
255. 6000 degrees Celsius
256. Helium
257. Tungsten inert gas
258. All of the above
259. All of the above