Composites
1. Which of the following does not combine with fiber to give
composites?
a) Metals
b) Ceramics
c) Non-metals
d) Polymers
2. Which of the following is not a property of matrix materials
which are modified by adding particulate fillers?
a) Improved performance at elevated temperature
b) Decrease in surface hardness
c) Modification in electrical conductivity
d) Improved abrasion resistance
3. What is the aspect ratio?
a) Length to diameter ratio
b) Length to depth ratio
c) Depth to length ratio
d) Diameter to length ratio
4. Which of the following type of composite is not classified
under the category of number of layers?
a) Unidirectional fibre reinforced
b) Laminar
c) Sandwich panels
d) Glass-fibre reinforced
5. The matrix phase controls the environmental resistance of
the composites.
a) True
b) False
6. Select the incorrect statement from the following option.
a) Laminar composites consist of 2-D sheets that are stacked
and subsequently cemented together
b) Sandwich panels consist of two stronger outer sheets
separated by a layer of less dense core material
c) Core material should be heavy-weight and low corrosion
resistance
d) The stiffness of the sandwich panel increases as the core
thickness increases
7. One of the most popular types of core material used is
____________
a) Metal foam
b) Honeycomb
c) Glass
d) Plastic
8. The flexural stiffness of the sandwich panel is proportional to
the _____________ of core thickness.
a) Square
b) Square root
c) Inverse
d) Cube
9. Which of the following is not an application of a sandwich
panel?
a) Fabrication of wings of aircrafts
b) Design of ships, boat hulls
c) Conveyor belts
d) Fabrication of roofs, floors and walls of buildings
10. When fibers are used as a dispersed phase for the
reinforcement of matrices, the resultant composites are known
as ____________
a) Glass-fiber reinforced
b) Carbon-fiber reinforced
c) Wood-fiber reinforced
d) Unidirectional-fiber reinforced
11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of glass-fiber
reinforced composites?
a) Low density
b) Low impact resistance
c) High tensile strength
d) Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance
12. Which of the following is an application of glass-fiber
reinforced composites?
a) Adhesives
b) Conveyor belts
c) Design of ships
d) Automotive parts
13. Which of the following is used as reinforcement in
advanced polymer matrix composite?
a) Glass-fiber reinforced
b) Carbon-fiber reinforced
c) Wood-fiber reinforced
d) Unidirectional-fiber reinforced
14. Which of the following is not an advantage of composites?
a) Easy to manufacture and durable
b) Excellent thermal, mechanical and chemical properties
c) Heavy-weight and non-versatile
d) Economical and tailor made
15. The principal applications of composites are in
transportation industry, consumer products and industrial and
scientific equipment.
a) True
b) False
Polymer blends
1. The physical mixture of two or more polymers that are not
linked by covalent bonds is called ____________
a) Polymerisation
b) Dendrimer
c) Polyblend
d) Multiblend
2. Polymers are dissolved in common solvent to give
____________
a) Mechanical blends
b) Solution-cast blends
c) Latex blends
d) Chemical blends
3. For amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers, mixing leads
to the formation of ____________
a) Mechanical blends
b) Solution-cast blends
c) Latex blends
d) Chemical blends
4. The immiscible blends exhibit ____________
a) Excellent mechanical properties
b) Poor mechanical properties
c) Poor chemical properties
d) Intermediate chemical properties
5. Cross-linked polymers are swollen with a different monomer,
which results in ____________
a) Mechanical blends
b) Solution-cast blends
c) Latex blends
d) Chemical blends
6. Select the incorrect option from the following option.
a) Immiscible blends are usually opaque
b) Immiscible blends exhibit a single glass transition
temperature (Tg) intermediate between those of individual
components
c) Miscible blends are usually clear
d) Immiscible blends exhibit separate Tg’s characteristics of
each component
7. (PPO + PS) polyblend is commercially available engineering
plastic Noryl (General Electric).
a) True
b) False
8. Fine dispersions of polymers in water are mixed and
coagulated to give ____________
a) Mechanical blends
b) Solution-cast blends
c) Latex blends
d) Chemical blends
9. The blend is said to be synergistic for the mechanical property if
the term (I) in the empirical formula is?
a) Zero
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Imaginary
10. The blend is said to be additive for the mechanical property if
the term (I) in the empirical formula is ____________
a) Imaginary
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Zero
Answer
Composites
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. c
15. a
Polymer blends
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. d
