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Engineering Materials problems


  • 1. Combined carbon in iron makes the metal

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  • A. soft and gives 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
  • 2. The machinability of steel is improved by adding

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  • A. nickel
  • B. chromium
  • C. nickel and chromium
  • D. sulphur, lead and phosphorus
  • Discuss
  • 3. The aluminium alloy, mainly used, for anodized utensil manufacture, is

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  • A. duralumin
  • B. Y-alloy
  • C. magnalium
  • D. hindalium
  • Discuss
  • 4. The blade of a power saw is made of

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  • A. boron steel
  • B. high speed steel
  • C. stainless steel
  • D. malleable cast iron
  • Discuss
  • 5. The alloying element which can replace tungsten in high speed steels is

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  • A. nickel
  • B. vanadium
  • C. cobalt
  • D. molybdenum
  • Discuss
  • 6. An aluminium alloy with 11% silicon is used for making engine pistons by die casting technique.

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  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss
  • 7. The ability of a material to undergo large permanent deformation with the application of a tensile force, is called ductility.

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  • A. Correct
  • B. Incorrect
  • Discuss
  • 8. The brown smoke during the operation of a bessemer Converter indicates that the

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  • A. air is burning out silicon and managanese
  • B. silicon and manganese has burnt and carbon has started oxidising
  • C. the converter must be titled to remove the contents of the converter
  • D. the brown smoke does not occur during the operation of a bessemer converter
  • Discuss
  • 9. Pearlite consists 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
  • 10. The carbon in the pig iron varies from

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  • A. 0.1 to 0.5%
  • B. 0.5 to 1%
  • C. 1 to 5%
  • D. 5 to 10%
  • Discuss

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