In a tensile test of ductile material, necking starts at
A. lower yield stress
B. upper yield stress
C. ultimate tensile strength
D. just before fracture
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A metallic sheet 1 m wide and 10 mm thick is to be rolled under a front tension force of 100 KN. A specimen from the sheet, tested under tension, shows a yield stress of 100 MPa. Assume plain strain condition during rolling and ignore the friction. If yielding is assumed to start at a roll pressure of σ3 MPa, then the stress in the width direction (where strain is zero) is
A. 2 + 2 σ 3
B. 4 + 5 σ 3
C. 5 + 2 σ 3
D. 5 + 3 σ 3
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Match the forming methods in
Group 1 with the defects in
Group 2 .
Group 1
Group 2
P. Extrusion
1. Flash cracking
Q. Closed die forging
2. Fir-tree cracking
R. Rolling
3. Alligatoring
4. Earing
A. P-1, Q-2, R-3
B. P-4, Q-3, R-1
C. P-3, Q-1, R-4
D. P-2, Q-1, R-3
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The maximum axial compression stress during cold upsetting of a cylindrical rod of radius, 'r', occurs at
A. the outer edges of the rod
B. 3 r from the centre
C. 2 r from the centre
D. the centre
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The defects that are not observed in extruded products are
P. Chevron cracking
Q. Fold
R. Piping
S. Surface cracking
T. Alligatoring
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Which of the following metal forming techniques is used to produce soft drink cans from aluminium sheets?
A. Rolling
B. Forging
C. Deep drawing
D. Extrusion
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Match the defects listed in
Group I with the corresponding manufacturing process listed in
Group II .
Group I
Group II
P. Orange-peel effect
1. Extrusion
Q. Chevron cracking
2. Deep drawing
R. Flash
3. Arc welding
S. Undercut
4. Forging
A. P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
B. P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
C. P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
D. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
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Railway tracks are typically manufactured using
A. Forging
B. Extrusion
C. Deep Drawing
D. Rolling
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The rolling process can not be used to produce
A. plates
B. rods
C. tubes
D. wires
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The yield point phenomenon observed in annealed low carbon steels is due to the presence of
A. silicon
B. chromium
C. phosphorous
D. carbon
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Match the product in
Group 1 and the main manufacturing process in
Group 2 .
Group 1
Group 2
P. Cement kilns
1. Rolling and welding
Q. Gas pipelines
2. Casting and welding
R. Cycle rims
3. Forging and welding
S. Seamless pipe
4. Extrusion and welding
5. Forging and extrusion
A. P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-5
B. P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-5
C. P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-1
D. P-2, Q-4, R-5, S-1
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Fatigue strength of steel can be'increased by
A. increasing tensile surface residual stresses
B. introducing hydrogen in steel
C. increasing the grain size
D. increasing the specimen size
E. increasing compressive surface residual stresses
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Which of the following metal working operations can be categorized as an indirect compression process?
A. Forging
B. Wire drawing
C. Extrusion
D. Stretch forming
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Classification of metal forming processes into hot and cold working is based on the following parameter.
A. Stacking fault energy
B. Recrystallisation temperature
C. solidus temperature
D. transformation temperature
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As the % reduction increases, the flow stress during hot isothermal forging of a metal
A. increases linearly
B. decreases exponentially
C. decreases linearly
D. remains almost constant
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Often earing defects are found during deep drawing operation, because the
A. surface finish of the sheet is poor
B. sheet material has been given substantial spring back
C. starting sheet has planer anisotropy due to its texture
D. starting sheet has normal anisotropy due to its texture
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For the occurence of "bite" in rolling, the following condition should be satisfied.
A. The co-efficient of friction should exceed the tangent of the contact angle
B. The roll separating force should reach a maximum value
C. The friction co-efficient should be zero
D. The contact length should be minimum
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For ingot breakdown by hot rolling, the rolls are generally grooved paralled to the roll axis in order to
P. increase the arigle of bite
Q. decrease the rolling load
R. achieve larger reduction
S. decrease roll flattening
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Identify the statement that precisely describes the principle of hot working of metals and alloys.
A. It is mechanical deformation carried out above the temperature of recrystallisation
B. It is mechanical deformation carried out above the room temperature
C. It is mechanical deformation carried out above the annealing temperature
D. It is mechanical deformation carried out just below the melting temperature
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The co-efficient of friction alters by 5 times when a slab is hot rolled instead of cold rolling in a specific rolling mill. The maximum reduction in the thickness of the slab will increase by a factor of
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