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  • Question
  • Which of the following statement is wrong?


  • Options
  • A. A steel with 0.8% carbon is wholly pearlite
  • B. The amount of cementite increases with the increase in percentage of carbon in iron
  • C. A mechanical mixture of 87% cementite and 13% ferrite is called pearlite
  • D. The cementite is identified as round particles in the structure

  • Correct Answer
  • A mechanical mixture of 87% cementite and 13% ferrite is called pearlite 


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    • 1. The machinability of aluminium increases when __________ is added to aluminium.

    • Options
    • A. copper
    • B. magnesium
    • C. silicon
    • D. lead and bismuth
    • Discuss
    • 2. Aluminium has low density and addition of silicon improves its fluidity and therefore, its castability.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 3. In spheroidising process, the steel is

    • Options
    • A. heated below the lower critical temperature and then cooled slowly
    • B. heated upto the lower critical temperature and then cooled in still air
    • C. heated slightly above the lower critical temperature and then cooled slowly to a temperature of 600°C
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pearlite is a combination of 87% ferrite and 13% cementite.

    • Options
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • Discuss
    • 5. The portion of the blast furnace below its widest cross-section is called

    • Options
    • A. hearth
    • B. stack
    • C. bosh
    • D. throat
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following inpurity in cast iron makes it hard and brittle?

    • Options
    • A. Silicon
    • B. Sulphur
    • C. Manganese
    • D. Phosphorus
    • Discuss
    • 7. German silver contains

    • Options
    • A. 1% silver
    • B. 2% silver
    • C. 5% silver
    • D. no silver
    • Discuss
    • 8. In high speed steels, manganese is used to tougher the metal and to increase its

    • Options
    • A. yield point
    • B. critical temperature
    • C. melting point
    • D. hardness
    • Discuss
    • 9. Body centred cubic space lattice is found in

    • Options
    • A. zinc, magnesinm, 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
    • 10. Manganese is added in low carbon steel to

    • Options
    • A. make the steel tougher and harder
    • B. raise the yield point
    • C. make the steel ductile and of good bending qualities
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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