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Mechanical Engineering · Q329

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 329

Q329

The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from

A.
0.1 to 0.5
B.
0.5 to 1
C.
1 to 1.7
D.
1.7 to 4.5
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Cast iron is a ferrous alloy which has more than 2% carbon in it. Though it can have any percentage of carbon between 2% to 6.67%, but practically it is in between 2% to 4% only.