Materials and Construction

21. 100% H2SO4 at 30°C can't be stored in a vessel made/lined with

  1. Cast iron and high silicon iron
  2. Mild steel and stainless steel
  3. Aluminium, tin and rubber
  4. Teflon, glass and porcelain

Correct answer: (C)
Aluminium, tin and rubber

22. 18/8 stainless steel means, that it contains

  1. 18% chromium and 8% nickel
  2. 18% chromium and 8% molybdenum
  3. 18% nickel and 8% chromium
  4. 18% molybdenum and 8% chromium

Correct answer: (A)
18% chromium and 8% nickel

23. 18/8 steel is a/an _________ stainless steel.

  1. Austenitic
  2. Ferritic
  3. Martensitic
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Austenitic

24. 18-4-1 high speed steel contains 18%, 4% and 1% respectively of

  1. Tungsten, vanadium and chromium
  2. Tungsten, chromium and vanadium
  3. Vanadium, chromium and tungsten
  4. Chromium, tungsten and vanadium

Correct answer: (B)
Tungsten, chromium and vanadium

25. A bearing metal should not have

  1. Enough plasticity
  2. Low thermal conductivity
  3. Low co-efficient of friction
  4. High toughness

Correct answer: (B)
Low thermal conductivity

26. A chemical change takes place when iron

  1. Rusts
  2. Melts
  3. Is heated
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Rusts

27. A hardened steel essentially contains

  1. Sorbite
  2. Troostite
  3. Martensite
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
Martensite

28. A hardness depth of about 3 mm can be achieved by induction hardness in _________ seconds.

  1. 5
  2. 100
  3. 250
  4. 500

Correct answer: (A)
5

29. A magnetic material becomes _________ above the Curie temperature.

  1. Ferromagnetic
  2. Diamagnetic
  3. Paramagnetic
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
Paramagnetic

30. A material capable of undergoing large permanent deformation, when subjected to compression is termed as

  1. Malleable
  2. Ductile
  3. Brittle
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
Malleable

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