Engineering Materials

51. Cupola produces following material

  1. cast iron
  2. pig iron
  3. wrought iron
  4. malleable iron
  5. white iron.

Correct answer: (A)
cast iron

52. Cyaniding is the process of

  1. dipping steel in cyanide bath
  2. reacting steel surface with cyanide salts
  3. adding carbon and nitrogen by heat treatment of steel to increase its surface hardness
  4. obtaining cyanide salts
  5. making corrosion resistant steel.

Correct answer: (C)
adding carbon and nitrogen by heat treatment of steel to increase its surface hardness

53. Delta iron occurs at temperature of

  1. room temperature
  2. above melting point
  3. between 1400°C and 1539°C
  4. between 910°C and 1400°C
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (C)
between 1400°C and 1539°C

54. Delta metal is an alloy of

  1. copper, zinc and iron
  2. iron, nickel and copper
  3. iron, lead and tin
  4. iron, aluminium and magnesium
  5. copper, zinc and antimony.

Correct answer: (A)
copper, zinc and iron

55. Depth of hardness of steel is increased by addition of

  1. nickel
  2. chromium
  3. tungsten
  4. vanadium
  5. ell of the above.

Correct answer: (B)
chromium

56. Dislocations in materials refer to the following type of defect

  1. point defect
  2. line defect
  3. plane defect
  4. volumetric defect
  5. chemical defect.

Correct answer: (B)
line defect

57. Dow metal contains

  1. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe
  2. 92.5% aluminium and, 4% copper, 2% nickel and 1.5% Mg
  3. 90% aluminium and 90% copper
  4. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper
  5. 90% magnesium and 10% tin.

Correct answer: (D)
90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper

58. Drop forging dies contain carbon of the order of

  1. 0.1 to 0.2%
  2. 0.25 to 0.5%
  3. 0.6 to 0.7%
  4. 0.7 to 0.9%
  5. 1.0 to 1.2%.

Correct answer: (C)
0.6 to 0.7%

59. Ductile cast iron

  1. contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in free state and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron
  2. is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable
  3. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal
  4. is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (D)
is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

60. Ductility of a material can be defined as

  1. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression
  2. ability to recover its original form
  3. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
  4. all of the above
  5. none of the above.

Correct answer: (C)
ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension

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