Puddling process is used for converting pig iron into
A. Cast iron
B. Wrought iron
C. Mild steel
D. Semi-steel
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Between 230°C and 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the
A. Immobility of dislocation
B. Strain-ageing
C. Increase in Young's modulus
D. Strain hardening
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Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of
A. Stellite
B. Steel
C. Bronze
D. Lead
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Which of the following is the most effective inhibitor of grain growth, when added in small quantity in steel ?
A. Manganese
B. Vanadium
C. Cobalt
D. Copper
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Fibrous fracture is normally encountered in the __________ materials.
A. Hard
B. Elastic
C. Ductile
D. Brittle
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Wood is a/an __________ material.
A. Amorphous
B. Cellular
C. Homogeneous
D. Grannular
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Lead is most readily dissolved in
A. Acetic acid
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Nitric acid
D. Sulphuric acid
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Holes in a plate for rivetted joints is preferably made by
A. Drilling
B. Tapping
C. Reaming
D. Punching
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Hard magnetic materials have high
A. Coercive force
B. Residual magnetic induction
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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Melting point & boiling points of liquid oxygen are respectively - 218.8°C & - 183°C, while the same for liquid nitrogen is - 210°C & - 195.8°C respectively. The difference in melting points of liquid oxygen & liquid nitrogen is not equal to 8.8
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Classification of metal forming processes into hot and cold working is based on the following parameters.
A. Stacking fault energy
B. Recrystallisation temperature
C. Solidus temperature
D. Transformation temperature
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Working of linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) is based on the principle of variable
A. Capacitance
B. Resistance
C. Mutual inductance
D. None of these
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Silicon percentage in acid resistant cast iron is about
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. A soft magnetic material should have high permeability and small area of hysterisis loop
B. Poisson's ratio of high melting point metals is more than unity
C. Solders generally melt at less than 185°C
D. Steel produced by B.O.F process is ideally suited for manufacturing flat product
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Tungsten in high speed steel is responsible for its
A. Toughness & wear resistance
B. Cold hardness
C. Hot hardness
D. Sharp cutting edge
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In case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that for parallel flow is
A. More
B. Less
C. Equal
D. Much more
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Titanium alloys are welded using the Following process:
A. TIG welding
B. Submerged arc welding
C. Butt welding
D. Electron beam welding
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The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress in compression and vice versa; is termed as the
A. Work hardening
B. Bauschinger effect
C. Creeping effect
D. Stress recovery effect
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Ester is formed, when an alcohol reacts with
A. Carboxylic acid
B. Aldehyde
C. Ketone
D. Ether
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A jet engine turbine blade is normally manufactured by
A. Forging
B. Shell moulding
C. Investment casting
D. Pressure die casting
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