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  • The property of a material due to which it breaks with little permanent distortion, is called


  • Options
  • A. brittleness
  • B. ductility
  • C. malleability
  • D. plasticity

  • Correct Answer
  • brittleness 


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    • 1. Tungsten when added to steel __________ the critical temperature.

    • Options
    • A. does not effect
    • B. lowers
    • C. raises
    • Discuss
    • 2. Closed packed hexagonal space lattice is found in

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. The quenching of steel from the upper critical point results in a fine grained structure.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 4. The coke in the charge of blast furnace

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    • A. controls the grade of pig iron
    • B. acts as an iron-bearing mineral
    • C. supplies heat to reduce ore and melt the iron
    • D. forms a slag by combining with impurities
    • Discuss
    • 5. Crystal structure of a material is, generally, examined by

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    • A. naked eye
    • B. optical microscope
    • C. metallurgical microscope
    • D. X-ray techniques
    • Discuss
    • 6. Free carbon in iron makes the metal

    • Options
    • A. soft and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
    • B. soft and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
    • C. hard and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
    • D. hard and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
    • Discuss
    • 7. Thermoplastic materials are those materials which

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    • A. are formed into shape under heat and pressure and results in a permanently hard product
    • B. do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs
    • C. are flexible and can withstand considerable wear under suitable conditions
    • D. are used as a friction lining for clutches and brakes
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following has a fine gold colour and is used for imitation jewellery?

    • Options
    • A. Silicon bronze
    • B. Aluminium bronze
    • C. Gun metal
    • D. Babbit metal
    • Discuss
    • 9. The hardness and tensile strength in austenitic stainless steel can be increased by

    • Options
    • A. hardening and cold working
    • B. normalising
    • C. martempering
    • D. full annealing
    • Discuss
    • 10. The unit cells

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    • A. contain the smallest number of atoms which when taken together have all the properties of the crystals of the particular metal
    • B. have the same orientation and their similar faces are parallel
    • C. may be defined as the smallest parallelopiped which could be transposed in three coordinate directions to build up the space lattice
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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