A 10 mm thick En-24 steel yielded a valid plane strain fracture toughness of 80 Mpa √m. The minimum yield strength of the steel is . . . . . . . . MPa.
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In precipitation hardenable alloy like duralumin, intermediate precipitates can form due to
A. difficulty of nucleation of the final precipitate
B. difficulty of the growth of the final precipitate
C. ease of diffusion
D. coherency strain
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Identify the incorrect statement with respect to grain growth.
A. As the average grain size increases, the grain boundary energy per unit area deceases
B. The driving force for grain growth is the decrease in grain boundary energy per unit volume of the material
C. Higherthe temperature, the faster is the grain growth
D. Impurity atoms segregated at grain boundaries can retard grain growth
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Coring is often being removed by subsequent
A. Annealing process
B. Homogenization process
C. Hot working process
D. All are correct
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During the solidification of a pure metal, it was found that dendrites are formed. Assuming that the liquid-solid interface is at the melting temperature, the temperature from the interface into the liquid
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases and then decreases
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Creep resistance decreases due to
A. Small grain size
B. Fine dispersoid size
C. Low stacking fault energy
D. High melting point
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What is the eutectic composition in Pb-Sn diagram
A. 39.1% Pb and 60.9% Sn
B. 34.1% Pb and 65.9% Sn
C. 38.1% Pb and 61.9% Sn
D. 39.9% Pb and 64.1% Sn
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The net effect of continuous cooling on the TTT curves is that the curves are shifted to the
A. right and lowered
B. left and lowered
C. right and raised
D. left and raised
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Substantial amount of bainite can form during continous cooling in
A. unalloyed low carbon steel
B. unalloyed high carbon steel
C. alloy steel
D. none of these
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A 0.2% C steel is equilibriated just above the eutectoid temperature and then quenched in iced brine. The room temperature microstructure will consist of
A. 77% ferrite and 23% martensite
B. 76% ferrite and 24% pearlite
C. 60% ferrite and 40% martensite
D. 97% ferrite and 3% pearlite
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The relation between dendrite arm spacing (x) and the solidification time (t) is given by (A and n are constants)
A. x = Atn
B. x = At-n
C. x = A t − n 1
D. x = A t n 1
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The hardenability of steels 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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The angle between the line vector and the burgers vector of an edge dislocation is
A. 0 degree
B. 90 degrees
C. 120 degrees
D. 180 degrees
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Which of the following cooling curves (shown in schematic) in an eutectoid steel will produce 50% bainitic structure?
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At 910°C γ-Fe transforms to α - Fe resulting in a percentage volume expansion of
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The boundary line between (liquid) and (liquid+solid) regions is called
A. Solidus
B. Liquidus
C. Solvus
D. lower critical
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Metal A nucleates as a spheres in a melt. Assuming Y(liquid/solid surface energy) = 200mJ/m2 and ΔGv (change in volume free energy) = -108 J/M3 the critical radius (in nm) for stable nuclei is
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Two Cu-Ni alloys, one with 47 wt.% Ni and the other with 53 wt.% Ni, are kept in separate crucibles and are allowed to equilibrate at the same-temperature T1 between the liquidus and the solidus. The two alloys have
A. the same weight fraction of the liquid but the liquid compositions are different
B. the same composition of the liquid but the weight fractions of the liquid are different
C. the same weight fractions of the liquid and the solid
D. different compositions and weight fractions of the liquid
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Match the following.
Gruop-I
Gruop-II
P. Line defect
1. Vacancy
Q. Point defect
2. Grain boundary
R. Area defect
3. Voids
S. Volume defect
4. Dislocations
A. P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
B. P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3
C. P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
D. P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
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The primary strengthening mechanism in 70 : 30 brass is
A. solid solution strengthening
B. precipitation hardening
C. dispersion strengthening
D. order hardening
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