Metallurgists- Quiz No.

6
(Dated: 27th November, 2016)
(These questions from Mr. Gunasekaran,, Mr. Raghunathan, Mr. V.P.
Parthasarathy, Dr. Prasada Rao )

Mutiple choice questions

1. Highly disturbed metal surface in metallographic specimen

preparation can be removed for desirable micro structure
study by

(a) High pressure final polishing

(b) Repeated light etching and polishing
(c) Very long etching time

Answer: b

2. In Aluminium cast alloy, GP zone can be seen

(a) Under Microscope at 500x

(b) Under Microscope at 50x
(c) Under Microscope at 100x
(d) Not Possible to see under microscope

Answer:d

3. Age hardening of Aluminium cast alloy will be effective only

with

(a) Pre annealing

(b) Pre stress relieving
(c) Pre solutionising
(d) Pre grit blasting

Answer: c

4. An Annealed plain carbon steel showing fully pearlite

microstructure has a carbon content of

(a) 0.40%
(b) 0.20%
(c) 0.77%
(d) 1.20%
 Answer: c

5. Nickel is added as an alloying element in steel because

(a) It is a strong carbide former
(b) It improves hardenability considerably
It imparts toughness and impact fatigue resistance
(d)Less retained austenite

Answer: c

6. Melting Point of an alloy is normally

(a)Less than pure metal

(b) More than pure metal
Same as pure metal
(d)Dependent on the base metal and alloy
Answer: a
7. In a unit cell of FCC lattice, there are ------number of atoms
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 14 (d) 18

Answer: c

8. In steel making, the function of slag cover in the Tundish is

to

(a) Provide thermal insulation to the metal

(b) Capture the inclusions from the bath
(c) All of the above

Answer: c

9. What is the gas used in purging liquid steel in Ladle Refining

Furnace (LRF)?

(a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Argon (d) None of the above

Answer: c

10. It is possible to carry out induction hardening for SG 350

/ 22 grade

(a) True (b) False

 Answer: b

11. What is the microstructure that will aid machinability

in medium carbon steel?

(a) As-rolled structure (b) annealed to coarse pearlite (c)

Normalized to fine pearlite (d) spherodized pearlite

Answer: c

12. Austenitic Nitro carburizing is done at

(a) 520 to 580 C (b) 580 to 700 C (c) 850 to 900C

Answer: b

13. For Precipitation Hardening , which treatment is

normally done after Solution annealing, to achieve good
properties.

(a) Air Cooling

(b) Furnace Cooling
(c) Natural Aging
(d) Artificial Aging

Answer: d

14. Precipitation hardening of Al-Cu alloys is due to formation of

which phase in soft matrix

(a) Alpha
(b) Beta
( c) Gamma
(d )Theta

Answer: d

15. Which of the following elements has maximum solid

solubility in Aluminium.

(a) Copper
(b) Silicon
( c ) Zinc
 ( d ) Magnesium

Answer: a

16. Which of the following Pearlite promoters can also

create intercellular carbides, which cannot be decomposed
even by Annealing heat treatment

(a) Copper
(b) Chromium
( c ) Tin
(d ) Manganese

Answer: d

17. While checking Brinell Hardness, we measure

(a) Depth of the indentation

(b) Diameter of the indentation
( c ) Surface area of the indentation
( d )All the above

Answer: b

18. The unit of Modulus is?

(a) A simple number

(b) Cm
( c ) Cm2
( d )Cm3

Answer: b

19. What is the approximate weight of Steel in a typical

family car (on an average internationally)?

(a) Less than 500 Kgs

(b) Between 500 and 750 Kgs
( c ) Between 750 and 1000 Kgs (ave 830 Kgs)
( d ) >1000 Kgs
 Answer: c

20. Chromel alloy used in thermocouple is made of

(a) 90% Ni and 10% Cr

(b) 60% Ni and 40% Cr
(c) 30% Ni and 70% Cr
(d) 10% Ni and 90% Cr

Answer: a

Fill in the Blanks/ Short Answer Questions

21. Temper Carbon is the graphite morphology and indicates -------

Cast iron

Answer: MALLEABLE

22. FeCl3 is used as an etchant to detect ------ in the

microstructure of carburized steels

Answer: CARBIDES

23. Rosette is one of the graphite morphology for ------- cast iron

Answer: GREY

24. Grossmans H value is used to measure -------

Answer: Quench Severity

25. D I (Ideal Critical diamter) is the largest diameter bar that will be
quenched to ------- percent Martensite in the centre, when quenched by
ideal quench

Answer: 50

26. -------- is Radio active material

(Rubidium/Thorium/Titanium/Selenium)

Answer: Thorium

27. --------- is not a Radio active material (Tungsten/ Radium/

Uranium/ Actinium)

Answer: Tungsten

Two options (TRUE or FALSE) Questions

 Note: you have to write TRUE or FALSE while answering

28. Catalyst used in Endothermic gas generator is a Nickel

powder
coated ceramic (ball/cube/oval) TRUE or FALSE

Answer: True

29. In Induction hardening, lower the frequency of the

machine,
the job will have higher case depth TRUE or FALSE

Answer: True