Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies

WT-5 CAEDOM

Date: 15.09.2012 Time: 30 Min

Course: E3Sem1_MME Max Marks: 10

1. The crevice is caused by

a. Holes on surface
b. Surface deposits
c. Gap between joints
d. All above these

2. In the hot saline water storage tank which is made of Stainless steel, a steel bolt had
fallen into the bottom. The following type of corrosion will occur to a greater extent.
a. Galvanic Corrosion
b. Uniform corrosion
c. Crevice Corrosion
d. Pitting corrosion

3. In comparison to pitting the crevice corrosion is

a. Macroscopic
b. Occurs at high potential
c. Occurs at low potential
d. Microscopic
e. A and C

4. Pitting corrosion occurs in

a. Active metals/alloys
b. Active-Passive Metals/Alloys
c. Other than metal/alloys
d. A and B

5. Pitting corrosion occurs due to

a. Presence of certain ions
b. Break in passive film
c. Defects in passive film
d. All above

6. Which is not true

a. Pit protects the surrounding area
b. Pitting is Special case of crevice
c. Pitting is autocatalytic in nature
d. Stainless steel is more pitting resistant than Steel

7. PREN(Pitting resistance equivalent number) for austenitic steel is

a. % Cr + 1.5% Mo + 3.3 % W + 16% N
b. % Cr + 3.3% Mo + 1.5% W + 30% N
c. % Cr + 3.3 % Mo + 1.5% W + 16% N
d. %Cr + 1.5 % Mo + 3.3 % W + 30% N

8. Intergranular corrosion occurs due to

a. Less amount of dissolved alloying element at grain boundaries
b. More amount of dissolved alloying element at grain boundaries
c. Impurities segregation at grain boundaries
d. A and C
e. A,B and C

9. Intergranular corrosion in austenitic stainless steel occurs due to

a. Heating of it in temperature range of 400o-850o C
b. Formation of Chromium Carbide at grain boundaries
c. Chromium depletion near grain boundaries
d. All above

10. Intergranular corrosion can be controlled by

a. High temperature solution heat treatment
b. Lowering carbon content
c. Adding strong carbide formers
 d. A and B
e. A,B and C

Answers

1. D

2. C

3. E

4. B

5. D

6. D

7. B

8. E

9. D

10. E