Which of the following are considered applications of ultrasonic testing?
A. Determination of elastic constants
B. Detection of defects in metals
C. Measurement of material thickness
D. none of these
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Necking occurs in material at
A. elastic limit
B. proportional limit
C. yield point
D. UTS
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Match the examination/inspection technique(s) in the following cases:
P. Internal crack developed in a component due to faulty metal flow conditions during its forging.
1. X-ray diffraction
Q. Segregation in steel casting.
2. Dye penetrant test
R. Hydride formation in a Tia Boy component due to its exposure to H2 at high temperature.
3. Sulphur printing
S. Surface cracks formed on a car body during its manufacture.
4. Radiography
A. P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
B. P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
C. P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
D. P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
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When a longitudinal wave sound beam passes through an acoustic interface at some angle other than zero degrees
A. Surface waves are generated
B. Plate waves are generated
C. Reflection, refraction and mode conversion will occur
D. The first critical angle is reached
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Hydrogen embrittled steels samples can exhibit
A. only clevage fracture
B. clevage, dimple and intergranular fracture
C. both clevage and dimple fracture
D. only intergranular fracture
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The ductile to brittle transition temperature of decreases by the addition of
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The resolution of an optical microscope is of the order of
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How is the wavelength of scattered radiation compared to the primary beam?
A. Longer than the wavelength of the primary beam
B. Shorter than the wavelength of the primary beam
C. Same as the wavelength of the primary beam
D. Not related
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A 150 mm long cylinderical rod having a diameter of 100 mm contains six microvoids which are situated at radial distances of 5 mm, 8 mm, 12 mm. 20 mm, 30 mm, 36 mm respectively, on a given r-z plane. Along the length (z-direction) of the rod, the voids are spaced uniformly. The specimen is to be tested by an ultrasonic cylinderical probe, 7.5 mm in diameter: The maximum number of flows, that can be detected in a single measurement by placing the probe at one end of the rod (flat surface) is
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Pyramid type diamond indenter is used in
A. Brinell hardness testing
B. Rockwell hardness testing
C. Vickers hardness testing
D. All of the above
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A tensile specimen was deformed to a true strain of 0.405. The change in the gauge length was 5 mm. The final gauge length of the specimen, in mm, is
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Rockwell hardness on the 'C' scale is measured using an indentor with a
A. 120° diamond cone with a slightly rounded tip
B. square base diamond pyramid
C. 10 mm diameter steel ball
D. 3 mm diameter steel ball
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Match the suitability of non-destructive testing method in
Group I for the detection of defects listed in
Group II .
Group I
Group II
P. Magnetic particle inspection
1. Surface crack in martensitic stainless steels
Q. X-ray radiography
2. Surface crack in austenitic stainless steels
R. Dye penetrant test
3. Hairline crack in aluminium
S. Ultrasonic testing
4. Inclusion in steels
A. P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
B. P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3
C. P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
D. P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3
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Brittle fracture is more dangerous than ductile fracture because
A. No warning sign
B. Crack propagates at very high speeds
C. No need for extra stress during crack propagation
D. All are correct
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The energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) in an electron microscope does chemical analysis by analysing the energy of
A. secondary electrons
B. characteristics X-rays
C. auger electrons
D. back-scattered electrons
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If the surface crack causing fracture in a brittle material is made twice as deep, the fracture strength will
A. decrease by a factor of √2
B. decrease by a factor of 2
C. decrease by a factor of 22
D. No change
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A penetrant process in which excess penetrant is removed with an organic solvent is called
A. Solvent removable
B. Water washable
C. Post-emulsified
D. Duel method
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The boundary between slip and unslip plane is called
A. dislocation
B. point defect
C. surface defect
D. volume defect
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Match the NDT method in
Group 1 with the items in
Group 2 .
Group 1
Group 2
P. Ultrasonic testing
1. Core shift in castings
Q. Dye penetrant testing
2. Surface defects in HSLA welds
R. Magnetic particle inspection
3. Fillet welds
S. Radiography
4. Hot crack in austenitic SS welds
A. P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
B. P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
C. P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3
D. P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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The technique (s) which can be used for the direct observation of dislocations is (are)
A. scanning electron microscopy
B. transmission electron microscopy
C. field-ion microscopy
D. electron probe micro analysis
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