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  • The upper critical point varies according to the carbon content in steel.


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  • A. True
  • B. False

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  • True 


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    • 1. The temperature required for full annealing in hyper-eutectoid steel is

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    • A. 30° C to 50° C above upper critical temperature
    • B. 30° C to 50° C below upper critical temperature
    • C. 30° C to 50° C above lower critical temperature
    • D. 30° C to 50° C below lower critical temperature
    • Discuss
    • 2. In basic bessemer process, the furnace is lined with

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    • A. silica bricks
    • B. a mixture of tar and burnt dolomite bricks
    • C. either (a) or (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following metal is used for nuclear energy?

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    • A. Uranium
    • B. Thorium
    • C. Niobium
    • D. all of these
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    • 4. The purpose of heat treatment is to

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    • A. relieve the stresses set up in the material after hot or cold working
    • B. modify the structure of the material
    • C. change grain size
    • D. any one of these
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    • 5. In process annealing, the hypo-eutectoid steel is

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    • A. heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled in still air
    • B. heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled suddenly in a suitable cooling medium
    • C. heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled slowly in the furnace
    • D. heated below or close to the lower critical temperature and then cooled slowly
    • Discuss
    • 6. A steel containing ferrite and pearlite is

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    • A. hard
    • B. soft
    • C. tough
    • D. hard and tough
    • Discuss
    • 7. Shock resistance of steel is increased by adding

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    • A. nickel
    • B. chromium
    • C. nickel and chromium
    • D. sulphur, lead and phosphorus
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is added in low carbon steels to prevent them from becoming porous?

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    • A. Sulphur
    • B. Phosphorus
    • C. Manganese
    • D. Silicon
    • Discuss
    • 9. Inconel contains

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    • A. 65% nickel, 15% chromium and 20% iron
    • B. 68% nickel, 29% copper and 3% other constituents
    • C. 80% nickel and 20% chromium
    • D. 80% nickel, 14% chromium and 6% iron
    • Discuss
    • 10. Cementite consist of

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    • A. 13% carbon and 87% ferrite
    • B. 13% cementite and 87% ferrite
    • C. 13% ferrite and 87% cementite
    • D. 6.67% carbon and 93.33% iron
    • Discuss


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