Assignment – 1

Heat treatment and Surface hardening – I

NPTEL-Mooc-1st week

1. Which one of the following steels contains least percentage of carbon?

A) Mild steel
B) Stainless steel 304L
C) Stainless steel 316L
D) IF steel
2. TMT bars used in the construction of buildings are mainly
A) Maraging steel
B) Stainless steel
C) HSLA steel
D) Mild steel
3. Steels are produced by
A) Reduction of pig iron
B) Oxidation of pig iron
C) Reduction of iron ore
D) Oxidation of iron ore
4. The effect of increasing carbon in steel is
A) Lower yield strength
B) Lower hardness
C) Lower toughness
D) Lower ultimate tensile strength
5. High corrosion resistance of stainless steel is due to formation of
A) Iron oxide
B) Nickel oxide
C) Chromium oxide
D) Molybdenum oxide
6. Which of the following elements is used as austenite stabilizer in 18-8 stainless steel
A) Cr
B) Ni
C) Mo
D) V
7. Heat treatment improves the properties of materials usually by changing the
A) Chemical composition
B) Microstructure
C) Atomic structure
D) Surface roughness
8. The crystal structure of cementite is
A) FCC
B) BCC
C) Tetragonal
D) Orthorhombic
9. The properties of materials depend on
A) Composition
B) Structure
C) Processing
D) All of these
10. Increased cooling rate in the heat treatment of mild steel results into
A) Coarse pearlite
B) Fine pearlite
C) Heat treatment does not affect the pearlite morphology
D) Mixture of fine and coarse pearlite
11. During pearlitic transformations
A) Crystal structure changes
B) Composition of phases change
C) New phase form
D) All of the above
12. Hardness will be highest after which of the following heat treatment process
A) Furnace cooling
B) Air cooling
C) Oil quenching
D) Water Quenching
13. Which of the following stainless steels has the highest tendency to get sensitized
A) 0.01% Carbon
B) 0.02% Carbon
C) 0.03% Carbon
D) 0.05% Carbon
14. In which of the following heat treatment process tendency of sensitization of 304
grade stainless steel is highest
A) Heating to 1000o C followed by water quenching
B) Heating to 1000o C followed by furnace cooling
C) Heating to 1000o C followed by air cooling
D) Same in all the above conditions.
15. Overageing of aluminium alloys results into……. of hardness
A) Increase
B) Decrease
C) No change
D) Sudden increase
16. The correct sequence of precipitate formation during precipitation hardening of
aluminium alloys is
A) G-P zones θ’’ θ’ θ
B) G-P zones θ’ θ’’ θ
C) G-P zones θ θ’ θ’’
D) G-P zones θ’ θ θ’’
17. Overageing is the process of
A) Refinement of precipitates
B) Coarsening of precipitates
C) Very long ageing times
 D) Dissolution of precipitates
18. The crystal structure of CuAl2 (θ) precipitate particles during heat treatment of
aluminium alloys is
A) BCC
B) FCC
C) Tetragonal
D) HCP

There are four types of carbon steel based on the amount of carbon present in the alloy. Lower
carbon steels are softer and more easily formed, and steels with a higher carbon content are harder
and stronger, but less ductile, and they become more difficult to machine and weld. Below are the
properties of the grades of carbon steel we supply:

Low Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.05%-0.25% carbon and up to 0.4% manganese. Also known
as mild steel, it is a low-cost material that is easy to shape. While not as hard as higher-carbon
steels, carburizing can increase its surface hardness.

Medium Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.29%-0.54% carbon, with 0.60%-1.65% manganese.

Medium carbon steel is ductile and strong, with long-wearing properties.

High Carbon Steel – Composition of 0.55%-0.95% carbon, with 0.30%-0.90% manganese. It is very
strong and holds shape memory well, making it ideal for springs and wire.

Very High Carbon Steel - Composition of 0.96%-2.1% carbon. Its high carbon content makes it an
extremely strong material. Due to its brittleness, this grade requires special handling.