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  • Question
  • The essential constituent of a hardened steel is


  • Options
  • A. pearlite
  • B. austenite
  • C. martensite
  • D. troostite

  • Correct Answer
  • martensite 


  • Engineering Materials problems


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    • 1. The nuts and bolts are made from silicon steel.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 2. A carbon steel having Brinell hardness number 100 should have ultimate tensile strength closer to

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    • A. 100 N/mm2
    • B. 200 N/mm2
    • C. 350 N/mm2
    • D. 1000 N/mm2
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following solids are malleable and ductile?

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    • A. Ionic solids
    • B. Covalent solids
    • C. Metallic solids
    • D. none of these
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    • 4. The delta-iron possesses a body centred cubic space lattice.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 5. Silicon in cast iron

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    • A. makes the iron soft and easily machinable
    • B. increases hardness and brittleness
    • C. makes the iron white and hard
    • D. aids fusibility and fluidity
    • Discuss
    • 6. The steel widely used for making precision measuring instruments is

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    • A. nickel steel
    • B. nickel-chrome steel
    • C. high speed steel
    • D. chrome-vanadium steel
    • Discuss
    • 7. Babbit metal contains

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    • A. 50% tin and 50% antimony
    • B. 66% tin, 30% copper and 4% antimony
    • C. 88% tin, 4% copper and 8% antimony
    • D. 92% tin, 6% copper and 2% antimony
    • Discuss
    • 8. When a steel containing more than 0.8% carbon is cooled slowly below the lower critical point, it consists of

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    • A. mainly pearlite
    • B. mainly ferrite
    • C. ferrite and pearlite
    • D. pearlite and cementite
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a crystalline material, atoms are arranged in definite and orderly manner and form.

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    • A. Agree
    • B. Disagree
    • Discuss
    • 10. In high speed steels, vanadium adds to the property of red hardness and tungsten and chromium add to high wear resistance.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss


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