Malleability of a material can be defined as ______________________?

A. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression

B. ability to recover its original form
C. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Mild steel belongs to the following category___________________?

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A. low carbon steel

B. medium carbon steel
C. high carbon steel
D. alloy steel
E. special steel

Stress relaxation is- the phenomenon ___________________?

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A. in which parts are not loaded

B. in which stress remains constant on in-creasing load
C. in which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced
D. stress reduces on increasing load
E. none of the above

Isotropic materials are those which have the same ____________________?

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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
E. density throughout

The ability of a material to resist softening at high temperature is known

as____________________?
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A. creep
B. hot tempering
C. hot hardness
D. fatigue
E. superhardening
The ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of most of the metals, when temperature
falls from 0 to l00°C will _________________?
0

A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain same
D. first increase and then decrease
E. show unpredictable behaviour

Points of arrest for iron correspond to__________________?

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A. stages at which allotropic forms change

B. stages at which further heating does not increase temperature for some time
C. stages at which properties do not change with increase in temperature
D. there is nothing like points of arrest
E. none of the above

A material is known as allotropic or polymorphic if it __________________?

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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
E. none of the above

Which of the following constituents of steels is softest and least strong ________________?
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A. austenite
B. pearlite
C. ferrite
D. cementlte
E. bainite

The temperature at which ferromagnetic alpha iron transforms to paramagnetic alpha iron
is _______________?
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A. 770°C
B. 910°C
C. 1050°C
D. below recrystallisation temperature
E. above recrystallization temperature
Ferromagnetic alpha iron exists in temperature range of________________?
0

A. below 723°C
B. 770 – 910°C
C. 910-1440°C
D. 1400-1539°C
E. above 1539°C

A reversible change in the atomic structure of steel with corresponding change in the
properties is known as___________________?
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A. molecular change
B. physical change
C. allotropic change
D. solidus change
E. atomic change

The crystal of alpha iron is ____________________?

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A. body centred cubic

B. face centred cubic
C. hexagonal close packed
D. cubic structure
E. orthorhombic crystal

For the allotropic forms of iron, the points of arrest are __________________?
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A. the points where no further change oc-curs

B. constant for all metals
C. the points where there is no further flow of metal
D. the points of discontinuity
E. the points where major changes take place

The percentage of carbon in grey iron castings usually varies between

__________________?
0

A. 0.5 to 1%
B. 1 – 2%
C. 2.5 to 4.5%
D. 5 – 7%
E. 7-9%.

The unique property of cast iron is its high ___________________?

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A. malleability
B. ductility
C. surface finish
D. damping characteristics
E. hardness

In grey cast iron, carbon is present in the form of____________________?

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A. cementite
B. free carbon
C. flakes
D. spheroids
E. nodular aggregates of graphite

In malleable iron, carbon is present in the form of___________________?

0

A. cementite
B. free carbon
C. flakes
D. spheroids
E. nodular aggregates of graphite

The following types of materials are usually the most ductile__________________?

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A. face-centred cubic lattice

B. body-centred cubic lattice
C. hexagonal close-packed lattice
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Sulphur in pig iron tends to make it___________________?

0

A. hard’
B. soft
C. ductile
D. tough
E. malleable

Iron is ____________________?
0

A. paramagnetic
B. ferromagnetic
C. ferroelectric
D. dielectric
E. none of the above

Chilled cast iron has____________________?

0

A. no graphite
B. a very high percentage of graphite
C. a low percentage of graphite
D. graphite as its basic constituent of composition
E. none of the above is true

White cast iron contains carbon in the form of__________________?

0

A. free carbon
B. graphite
C. cementite
D. white carbon
E. ferrite

An important property of high silicon (12 – 18%) cast iron is the

high__________________?
0

A. tenacity
B. brittleness
C. plasticity
D. corrosion resistance
E. hardness

Steel contains____________________?
0

A. 80% or more iron

B. 50% or more iron
C. alloying elements like chromium, tungsten nickel and copper
D. elements like phosphorus, sulphur and silicon in varying quantities
E. high quantities of sulphur

Annealing of white cast iron results in production of_________________?

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A. malleable iron
B. nodular iron
C. spheroidal iron
D. grey iron
E. none of the above

Hardness of steel depends on_________________?

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A. amount of carbon it contains

B. the shape and distribution of the car-bides in iron
C. method of fabrication
D. contents of alloying elements
E. the quality of ore from which it is made

Maximum percentage of carbon in austenite is______________?

0

A. 0.025%
B. 0.26%
C. 0.8%
D. 1.25%
E. 1.7%.

In which of the following cases, consideration of creep is important_________________?

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A. flywheel of steam engine

B. cast iron pipes”
C. cycle chains
D. gas turbine blades
E. piston I.C. engine

Depth of hardness of steel is increased by addition of_________________?

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A. nickel
B. chromium
C. tungsten
D. vanadium
E. ell of the above

Machining properties of steel are improved by adding___________________?

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A. sulphur, lead, phosphorous

B. silicon, aluminium, titanium
C. vanadium, aluminium
D. chromium, nickel
E. lubricants

The basic constituents of Hastelloy are_________________?

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A. aluminium, copper etc

B. nickel, molybdenum etc
C. nickel, copper, etc
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

German silver is an alloy of___________________?

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A. silver and some impurities

B. refined silver
C. nickel, copper and zinc
D. nickel and copper
E. silver and gold

A cold chisel is made of_______________?

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A. mild steel
B. cast iron
C. H.S.S.
D. high carbon
E. german silver

Inconel is an alloy of___________________?

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A. nickel, chromium and iron

B. nickel, copper
C. nickel, chromium
D. nickel, zinc
E. nickel, lead

Solder is an alloy consisting of________________?

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A. tin, antimony, copper

B. tin and copper
C. tin and lead
D. lead and zinc
E. lead and copper

Induction hardening is the process of_____________________?

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A. hardening surface of workpiece to ob-tain hard and wear resistant surface

B. heating and cooling rapidly
C. increasing hardness throughout
D. inducing hardness by continuous process
E. hardening core

Process of austempering results in__________________?

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A. formation of bainite structure

B. carburised structure
C. martenistic structure
D. lamellar layers of carbide distributed throughout the structure
E. relieving of stresses throughout a component

Hardness of martensite is about___________________?

0

A. RC 65
B. RC 48
C. RC 57
D. RC 80
E. RC 32

Materials after cold working are subjected to following process to relieve

stresses__________________?
0

A. hot working
B. tempering
C. normalising
D. annealing
E. special heat treatment

Carbon in iron is an example of__________________?

0

A. substitutional solution
B. interstitial solid solution
C. intermetallic compounds
D. all of the above
E. none of the above.

Which is false statement about annealing. Annealing is done to________________?

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A. relieve stresses
B. harden steel slightly
C. improve machining characteristic
D. soften material
E. permit further cold working

Hardness of lower bainite (tempered martensite) is about________________?

0

A. RC 65
B. RC 48
C. RC 57
D. RC 80
E. RC 32

Vanadium in high speed steels__________________?

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A. promotes decarburisation
B. provides high hot hardness
C. forms very hard carbides and thus in-creases wear resistance
D. promotes retention of austenite
E. increases toughness

Which is false statement about tempering. Tempering is done to_______________?

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A. improve machinability
B. improve ductility
C. improve toughness
D. release stresses
E. reduce hardness and brittleness

Which of the following is the binding material in cemented carbides___________________?

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A. cobalt
B. nickel
C. vanadium
D. iron
E. carbon

Cemented carbide tools are not found to be suitable for cutting_______________?

0

A. brass
B. cast iron
C. aluminium
D. steel
E. non-ferrous alloys.

Chromium in steel_________________?
0

A. improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

B. refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat
resistant properties
C. improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability
D. gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anticorrosion properties
E. makes steel hard

Which is false statement about case hardening. Case hardening is done

by_______________?
0

A. electroplating
B. cyaniding
C. induction hardening
D. nitriding
E. flame hardening

An example of amorphous material is____________?

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A. zinc
B. lead
C. silver
D. glass
E. brass

Amorphous material is one___________________?

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A. in which atoms align themselves in a geometric pattern upon solidification

B. in which there is no definite atomic structure and atoms exist in a random pattern just
as in a liquid
C. which is not attacked by phosphorous
D. which emits fumes on melting
E. none of the above

Which is false statement about normalizing. Normalizing is done to _________________?

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A. refine grain structure

B. reduce segregation in casting
C. improve mechanical properties
D. induce stresses-
E. relieve internal stresses

Argentite is the principal ore or raw material for _________________?

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A. aluminium
B. tin
C. zinc
D. lead
E. silver

Brass (alloy of copper and zinc) is an example of__________________?

0

A. substitutional solid solution

B. interstitial solid solution
C. intermetallic compounds
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

Hardness of upper bainite (acicular structure) is about___________________?

0

A. RC 65
B. RC 48
C. RC 57
D. RC 80
E. RC 32.

Weld decay is the phenomenon found with _________________?

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A. cast iron
B. mild steel
C. non-ferrous materials
D. wrought iron
E. stainless steel

The surface hardness of the following order is achieved by nitriding

operation__________________?
0

A. 600 VPN
B. 1500 VPN
C. 1000 to 1100 VPN
D. 250 VPN
E. 2000 VPN

The loss of strength in compression with simultaneous gain in strength in tension due to
overloading is known as________________?
0

A. hysteresis
B. creep
C. visco elasticity
D. Boeschinger effect
E. inelasticity

Cyaniding is the process of________________?

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A. dipping steel in cyanide bath

B. reacting steel surface with cyanide salts
C. adding carbon and nitrogen by heat treatment of steel to increase its surface hardness
D. obtaining cyanide salts
E. making corrosion resistant steel

By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes _________________?

0
A. ductile
B. malleable
C. homogeneous
D. isotropic
E. anisotropic

An engineer’s hammer is made of___________________?

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A. cast iron
B. forged steel
C. mild steel
D. high carbon steel
E. H.S.S

Surveying tapes are made of a material having low coefficient of expansion and enough
strength. The alloy used is__________________?
0

A. silver metal
B. duralumin
C. Hastelloy
D. monel metal
E. invar

Basic constituents of Monel metal are _________________?

0

A. nickel, copper
B. nickel, molybdenum
C. zinc, tin, lead
D. nickel, lead and tin
E. none of the above

Eutectoid steel contains following percentage of carbon_______________?

0

A. 0.02%
B. 0.3%
C. 0.63%
D. 0.8%
E. 1.2%.

Pick up the wrong statement Nickel and chromium in steel help in _________________?
0
A. providing corrosion resistance
B. improving machining properties
C. providing high strength at elevated temperatures
D. raising the elastic limit
E. improving the resilience and ductility

Railway rails are normally made of_______________?

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A. mild steel
B. alloy steel
C. high carbon
D. tungsten steel
E. cast iron steel

Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of________________?

0

A. chromium and nickel

B. sulphur, phosphorus, lead
C. vanadium, aluminium
D. tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium
E. zinc

Maximum percentage of carbon in ferrite is___________________?

0

A. 0.025%
B. 0.06%
C. 0.1%
D. 0.25%
E. 0.8%.

The most effective inhibitor of grain growth, when added in small quantities
is__________________?
0

A. carbon
B. vanadium
C. manganese
D. cobalt
E. copper

‘Killed steels’ are those steels__________________?

0
A. which are destroyed by burning
B. which after their destruction are recycled to produce fresh steel
C. which are deoxidised in the ladle with silicon and aluminium
D. in which carbon is completely burnt
E. which have poor properties due to improper manufacturing

Carbon steel is_______________?

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A. made by adding carbon in steel

B. refined from cast iron
C. an alloy of iron and carbon with varying quantities of phosphorus and sulphur
D. extensively used for making cutting tools
E. extremely brittle

An important property of malleable cast iron in comparison to grey cast iron is the
high___________________?
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A. compressive strength
B. ductility
C. carbon content
D. hardness
E. surface finish

In mottled cast iron, carbon is available in__________________?

0

A. free form
B. combined form
C. nodular form
D. flat form
E. partly in free and partly in combined state

Cast iron has_________________?

0

A. high tensile strength

B. its elastic limit close to the ultimate breaking strength
C. high ductility
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

A reversible change in the atomic structure of the steel with a corresponding change in the
properties is known as_________________?
0

A. allotropic change
B. recrystallisation
C. heat treatment
D. precipitation
E. austempering

Pick up wrong statement about wrought iron ?

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A. It contains carbon of the order of 0 to 0.25%

B. It melts at 1535°C
C. It is very soft and ductile
D. It can be easily forge welded
E. It is made by adding suitable percent¬age of carbon to molten iron and subjecting the
product to repeated hammering and rolling

Wrought iron is________________?

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A. hard
B. high in strength
C. highly resistant to corrosion
D. heat treated to change its properties
E. least resistant to corrosion

In nodular iron, graphite is in the form of_____________________?

0

A. cementite
B. free carbon
C. flakes
D. spheroids
E. nodular aggregates of graphite

Pig iron is the name given to________________?

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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
E. iron scrap

The percentage of carbon in pig iron varies from___________________?

0

A. 0.1 to 1.2%
B. 1.5 to 2.5%
C. 2.5 to 4%
D. 4 to 4.5%
E. 4.5 to 6.3%.

he metallic structure of mild steel is_________________?

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A. body centred cubic

B. face centred cubic
C. hexagonal close packed
D. cubic structure
E. orthorhombic crystal

The crystal structure of gamma iron is_________________?

0

A. body centred cubic

B. face centred cubic
C. hexagonal close packed
D. cubic structure
E. orthorhombic crystal

Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at_______________?

0

A. 770°C
B. 910°C
C. 1440°C
D. 1539°C
E. none of the above

The molecules in a solid move______________?

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A. in a random manner
B. in a haphazard way
C. in circular motion
D. back and forth like tiny pendulums
E. do not move

Cast iron is characterised by minimum of following %age of carbon_________________?

0

A. 0.2%
B. 0.8%
C. 1.3%
D. 2%
E. 6.3%.

Pure iron is the structure of_______________?

0

A. ferrite
B. pearlite
C. anstenite
D. ferrite and cementite
E. ferrite and pearlite

Gamma iron exits at following temperature___________________?

0

A. room temperature
B. near melting point
C. between 1400°C and 1539°C
D. between 910°C and 1400°C
E. none of the above

Which of the following represents the allotropic forms of iron__________________?

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A. alpha iron, beta iron and gamma iron

B. alpha iron and beta iron
C. body centred cubic a-iron and face centred cubic a-iron
D. alpha iron, gamma from and delta iron
E. none of the above

Super conduction by metals is observed in the temperature range of_________________?

0

A. below 10°K
B. above 100°K
C. around 0°C
D. around 100°C
E. above 1000°C

Delta iron occurs at temperature of_______________?

0
A. room temperature
B. above melting point
C. between 1400°C and 1539°C
D. between 910°C and 1400°C
E. none of the above

Recrystallization temperature is one________________?

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A. at which crystals first start forming from molten metal when it is cooled
B. at which new spherical crystals first begin to form from the old deformed one when a
strained metal is heated
C. at which change of allotropic form takes place
D. at which crystals grow bigger in size
E. at which crystals are destroyed on heating

The elastic stress strain behaviour of rubber is_____________________?

0

A. linear
B. non-linear
C. plastic
D. no fixed relationship
E. unpredictable behaviour

The number of electrons in 1 cm3 of metal would be of the order of_______________?

0

A. 1010
B. TO16
C. 1022
D. 1040
E. 1052

Slow plastic defomiation of metals under a constant stress is known as________________?

0

A. creep
B. fatigue
C. endurance
D. plastic deformation
E. non-plastic deformation

In compression, a prism of brittle material will break________________?

0
A. by forming a bulge (l>) by shearing along oblique plane
B. in direction perpendicular to application of load
C. by crushing into thousands of pieces
D. none of the above

Ductility of a material can be defined as__________________?

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A. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression

B. ability to recover its original form
C. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
D. all of the above
E. none of the above

The ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel by working at a high strain rate
will_________________?
0

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain constant
D. first increase and then decrease
E. first decrease and then increase

Sulphur in steel________________?
0

A. acts as deoxidiser
B. reduces the grain size
C. decreases tensile strength and hardness
D. lowers the toughness and transverse ductility
E. increases hardness

Tungsten in high speed steel provides________________?

0

A. hot hardness
B. toughness
C. wear resistance
D. sharp cutting edge
E. cold hardness

Connecting rod is usually made of_________________?

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A. aluminium
B. low carbon steel
C. medium carbon steel
D. high carbon steel
E. cast iron