The preferred alloying element for low temperature applications of steel is
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Maximum amount of thermal radiation is emitted at all wavelengths at any specified temperature by a/an __________ body.
A. Grey
B. Black
C. Opaque
D. White
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Percentage of gaunge is maximum in the ore of
A. Iron
B. Gold
C. Zinc
D. Copper
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Heat transfer by radiation from a hot body will be most rapid, if its surface is __________ because of its higher emissivity.
A. White & rough
B. Black & rough
C. White & polished
D. Black & polished
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A material is capable of resisting softening at high temperature, because of its property termed as
A. Hot temper
B. Hot hardness
C. Fatigue
D. Creep
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Austenite is not
A. Ductile
B. Malleable
C. Magnetic
D. Soft
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In the acid Bessemer process, the hot metal should have the following com-positon.
A. S < 0.05% and P < 0.05%
B. S < 0.05% and P < 1.5%
C. S < 0.05% and P > 1.5%
D. S > 1.5% and P < 0.05%
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During decarburising of a plain carbon steel, the thickness of ferrite layer growth is proportional to
A. Time
B. Square root of time
C. Square of time
D. Cube of time
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Brazing is the joining of metals
A. Without melting the base metal
B. With a non-ferrous filler
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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When water is sprayed on air, passing through an insulated chamber maintained at a temperature higher than the dew point of entering air but lower than its dry bulb temperature, then the air is
A. Cooled and dehumified
B. Heated and humidified
C. Cooled and humidified
D. Heated and dehumidified
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Water-tube boiler is the one, in which
A. Water passes through tubes and flue gases around it
B. Tube carrying hot flue gases are immersed in a pool of water
C. Tubes are placed in vertical position
D. None of these
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The expected efficiency of a single rivetted lap joint is of the order of 50%. If the thickness of the plate is increased four times, then the rivet diameter will have to be increased __________ times.
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Resilience of a bolt can be increased by increasing its
A. Length
B. Shank diameter
C. Head diameter
D. None of these
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The temperature at which a gas, when subjected to Joule-Thomson expansion, neither cools or heats up, is termed as the __________ temperature. Above this temperature the gas heats up on throttling and below this the gas cools down.
A. Isotactic
B. Saturation
C. Inversion
D. Throttling
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Unit molar solution of __________ is the best conductor of electricity.
A. Sodium chloride
B. Acetic acid
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Sucrose
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Lead is poured into the joint between two- __________ pipes.
A. Mild steel
B. Concrete
C. Cast iron
D. Asbestos cement
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The hardenability of steel decreases with
A. Decrease in dislocation density
B. Increase in solutionising temperature
C. Increase in strength
D. Decrease in grain size
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Which of the following phenomenon will exhibit the minimum heat transfer?
A. Boiling
B. Forced convection in air
C. Free convection in air
D. Conduction in air
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__________ are normally subjected to sub-zero treatment.
A. Highly stressed parts
B. Gauges or precision parts
C. Cold rolled sheets
D. Non machinable materials
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Blast furnace is a
A. Counter current reactor
B. Co-current reactor
C. Cross-current reactor
D. Combination of all the three
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