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The lower critical temperature
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A. decreases as the carbon content in steel increases
B. increases as the carbon content in steel increases
C. is same for all steels
D. depends upon the rate of heating
Correct Answer
is same for all steels
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1. The heat treatment process used for softening hardened steel is
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A. carburising
B. normalising
C. annealing
D. tempering
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Correct Answer: tempering
2. Ferrite and pearlite makes the steel soft and ductile.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
3. The type of space lattice found in gamma-iron is
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A. face centred cubic space lattice
B. body centred cubic space lattice
C. close packed hexagonal space lattice
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: face centred cubic space lattice
4. The alloying element which increases residual magnetism and coercive magnetic force in steel for magnets is
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A. chromium
B. nickel
C. vanadium
D. cobalt
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Correct Answer: cobalt
5. The ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range is called
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A. resilience
B. creep
C. fatigue strength
D. toughness
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Correct Answer: resilience
6. Which of the following material has maximum ductility?
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A. Mild steel
B. Copper
C. Nickel
D. Aluminium
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Correct Answer: Mild steel
7. The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from
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A. 0.1 to 0.5
B. 0.5 to 1
C. 1 to 1.7
D. 1.7 to 4.5
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Correct Answer: 1.7 to 4.5
8. In full annealing, the hypo-eutectoid steel is heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled
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A. in still air
B. slowly in the furnace
C. suddenly in a suitable cooling medium
D. any one of these
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Correct Answer: slowly in the furnace
9. A small percentage of boron is added to steel in order to
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A. increase hardenability
B. reduce machinability
C. increase wear resistance
D. increase endurance strength
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Correct Answer: increase hardenability
10. Iron-carbon alloys containing 1.7 to 4.3% carbon are known as
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A. eutectic cast irons
B. hypo-eutectic cast irons
C. hyper-eutectic cast irons
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: hypo-eutectic cast irons
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