Engineering Materials Set 4

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This set of Engineering Materials Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Engineering Materials Set 4

Q1 | Solder is an alloy consisting of
  • Copper and aluminium
  • Lead and copper
  • Tin and lead
  • Tin, antimony and copper
  • Tin and copper
Q2 | Which of the following material can be used for the filaments in incandescent lamps?
  • Carbon
  • Tungsten
  • Tantalum
  • Any of the above
  • None of the above
Q3 | As per ISS : designation T 70 W 18 4V 1 is
  • Stainless steel
  • Low carbon steels
  • High speed steel
  • Soft
  • Silicon steel
Q4 | Which of the following is not the characteristic property of aluminium?
  • Good electrical conductivity
  • Lightness
  • Lest affinity for oxygen
  • Resistance to corrosion
  • High thermal conductivity
Q5 | In 18-4-1 high speed steel the maximum percentage of any constituent is
  • Iron
  • Chromium
  • Tungsten
  • Carbon
  • Vanadium
Q6 | Wrought iron is
  • Least resistant to corrosion
  • Heat treated to change its properties
  • Soft
  • Highly resistant to corrosion
  • Hard
Q7 | Machining properties of brass can be improved by the addition of
  • Carbon
  • Lead
  • Zinc
  • Chromium
  • Aluminium Copper alloy
Q8 | Silicon steel is widely used in
  • Automobile industry
  • Electrical industry
  • RCC work
  • Channel and other section for structural fabrication
  • All of the above
Q9 | The process by which steel is coated by a thin layer of phosphate is known as
  • Anodising
  • Phosphorizing
  • Spheroidizing
  • Parkerising
  • Sheradising
Q10 | Creep is expressed in terms of
  • cm/cm2/hr
  • cm/cm
  • kg/cm2
  • cm/cm/hr
  • kg/cm
Q11 | According to Hooke's law
  • Stress is proportional to strain
  • Stress/strain is constant
  • Average stress is proportional to average strain
  • Within elastic limits average stress is proportional to average strain
  • None of the above
Q12 | Which one is different from the others in press work operations?
  • Riveting
  • Sizing
  • Coining
  • Flattening
  • Punching
Q13 | The advantage of electroforming is
  • Extreme dimensional accuracy can be held on surfaces with surface finish of 8 r.m.s. or even less
  • Laminated metals can be produced
  • Rate of production is very high
  • (A) and (B) above
  • (A) and (C) above
Q14 | The size of coarse grams in metals is
  • > 0.0005 mm
  • >1 mm
  • > 0.05 mm
  • > 0.005 mm
  • > 0.5 mm
Q15 | A ductile fracture is characterized by
  • Rapid rate for crack propagation
  • Negligible deformation
  • Fragmentation into more than two pieces
  • Appreciable plastic deformation prior to propagation of crack
  • None of the above
Q16 | Which of the following is not a rare and precious metal?
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Tantalum
  • Lithium
  • None of the above
Q17 | Which of the following is donor impurity for semi-conductors?
  • Boron
  • Callium
  • Antimony
  • Indium
  • Aluminium
Q18 | A concrete wall generally
  • Isentropic material
  • Creates sound
  • Transmits sound
  • Reflects sound
  • Absorbs sound
Q19 | The effect f rolling on steel is
  • To elongate the inclusions in the direction of rolling giving the steel excellent properties
  • Reduction in tensile strength
  • Reduction in fatigue strength
  • Reduction in hardness
  • None of the above
Q20 | Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected to
  • Tensile stress
  • Compressive stress
  • Torsion
  • Fluctuating stress
  • None of the above
Q21 | Heavy water is used in atomic power plants as
  • Source of energy
  • Moderator
  • Lubricant
  • Fuel
  • Viscous damping fluid
Q22 | The surface hardness that can be obtained by nitriding is generally in the range
  • 600 to 800 VPN
  • Strength and hardness of steel is increased
  • 400 to 600 VPN
  • 1000 to 1100 VPN
  • Below 400 VPN
Q23 | Residual magnetism is
  • Magnetism left in a sample after a decade
  • Magnetism left in a sample after one year
  • Flux density present in a material after magnetising force is removed
  • The magnetic force required to fully demagnetise a sample
  • None of the above
Q24 | Every material obeys the Hooke's law within
  • Breaking limit
  • Elastic limit
  • Plastic limit
  • Limit of proportionality
  • Yield limit
Q25 | In cast irons
  • Impact strength is high
  • With static loading the strength in tension is higher than that in compression
  • With static loading the strength in tension is lower than that in compression
  • (A) and (B) above
  • (A) and (C) above