Engineering Materials

171. Which is false statement about annealing. Annealing is done to

  1. relieve stresses
  2. harden steel slightly
  3. improve machining characteristic
  4. soften material
  5. permit further cold working.

Correct answer: (B)
harden steel slightly

172. Which is false statement about case hardening. Case hardening is done by

  1. electroplating
  2. cyaniding
  3. induction hardening
  4. nitriding
  5. flame hardening.

Correct answer: (A)
electroplating

173. Which is false statement about normalizing. Normalizing is done to

  1. refine grain structure
  2. reduce segregation in casting
  3. improve mechanical properties
  4. induce stresses
  5. relieve internal stresses.

Correct answer: (D)
induce stresses

174. Which is false statement about properties of aluminium

  1. modulus of elasticity is fairly low
  2. wear resistance is very good
  3. fatigue strength is not high
  4. creep strength limits its use to fairly low temperatures
  5. corrosion resistance is good.

Correct answer: (B)
wear resistance is very good

175. Which is false statement about tempering. Tempering is done to

  1. improve machinability
  2. improve ductility
  3. improve toughness
  4. release stresses
  5. reduce hardness and brittleness.

Correct answer: (A)
improve machinability

176. Which is the false statement about wrought iron. It has

  1. high resistance to rusting and corrosion
  2. high ductility
  3. ability of hold protective coating
  4. easily weldable characteristics
  5. uniform strength in all directions.

Correct answer: (E)
uniform strength in all directions.

177. Which of the following alloys does not contain tin

  1. white metal
  2. solder admiralty
  3. fusible metal
  4. phosphor bronze
  5. gun metal.

Correct answer: (A)
white metal

178. Which of the following alloys does not have copper as one of the constituents

  1. delta metal
  2. monel metal
  3. constantan
  4. nichrome
  5. silicon bronze.

Correct answer: (D)
nichrome

179. Which of the following constituents of steels is softest and least strong

  1. austenite
  2. pearlite
  3. ferrite
  4. cementlte
  5. bainite.

Correct answer: (C)
ferrite

180. Which of the following element results in presence of free graphite in C.I.

  1. carbon
  2. sulphur
  3. silicon
  4. manganese
  5. phosphorous.

Correct answer: (C)
silicon

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