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BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus

CORROSION ENGINEERING (CHE F433) -
First Semester 2017-18; COMPRE (Regular, Closed Book+Open Book)
Date: 12th Dec. 2017 Weightage: 40%
Time: 9 - 12 AM Marks: 80 Marks

Note: Part A is open book, 30 marks and it consists of 30 MCQ. Part B is closed book, 50 marks and it consists of 6 descriptive type
questions. Each wrong answer of Part-A question carries -0.5 marks. Circle the answers for MCQ questions and return this
question paper. For Part-B, write your answers in the main answer sheet.

Q.1. Which of the following sentence is wrong

a. arc melted zirconium is more corrosion resistant than induction-melted zirconium
b. Alloys having passive layers for corrosion resistance are susceptible to crevice corrosion
c. When tank is open, Steel is less corrosive to concentrated sulfuric acid than dilute sulfuric acid
d. Boiling sea water is more corrosive than hot sea water (65 OC)

Q. 2. In olden days, boiler feed water is passed through a large mass of steel scrap to remove
a. carbonates b. sulphonates c. oxygen d. chlorine

Q.3. Which of the following sentence is wrong

a. Graphitization is slow process and not seen in nodular malleable cast irons
b. Knife line attack occurs in stabilized steels
c. Intergranular corrosion is more if extra low carbon steels are used
d. minimum corrosion test time in days is around 48000/mpy

Q.4. Which of the following sentence is correct

a. Most of the equipment in our labs is made from cast iron
b. Increase in melting point: The cast iron < Chromium <SS<Ni<Iron < Carbon
c. porous metal coating can cause less local corrosion than uncoated metal substrate (seawater)
d. Both the terminal epoxide group and secondary hydroxyl groups of solid epoxy resin can be reacted with fatty acid to produce
epoxy ester based coating

Q.5. The Iron Delhi pillar is 2000 years old. The high corrosion resistance of the pillar could be due to the
a. composition of the iron alloy (with its high P content conferring protection by the formation of the
crystalline iron hydrogen phosphate).
b. Delhi weather (the environment providing alternate wetting and drying conditions)
c excellent coating (ancient natural coating which are proven to be crack resistant)
d. a and b, but not c

Q.6. Match the following

Steels containing titanium and molybdenum ( ) 1. Corrosion resistant until 2% chloride impurities
Addition of molybdenum to stain less steels ( ) 2. Resistant to pitting and crevice corrosion

Q.7 Stainless steel (SS) with 18 Cr-18 Ni in concentrated H2SO4 and HNO3 mixtures at elevated temperatures
shows ______________with increased ratio of nitric to sulphuric acid.
a. Active-passive-transpassive b. passive-active- -transpassive c. passive-transpassive d. active-passive
Q.8. Describe the corrosion testing used to estimate the corrosion levels of nuts-bolts, weld joints, and
impellers used in chemical industries
Nut-Bolts ( ) a. Stress corrosion cracking, Intergranular corrosion
Weld joints ( ) b. Crevice corrosion, Galvanic corrosion
Impellers ( ) c. Erosion corrosion

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Q.9. In chloride containing medium and stressed structures, stainless steel is less resistant than ordinary
structural steel.
a. true b.false c. can’t say d. depends on carbon content in steel and SS

Q.10. The role of scavengers such as hydrazine in corrosion engineering

a. acts as inhibitors
b. increases corrosion by adding dissolved oxygen
c. decreases corrosion by forming a protective layer
d. decreases metal corrosion by adsorbing on the metal surface

Q.11. Before applying organic coating, clean rough Surface of metal can be obtained by
a. Grit blast or sand blast b. pickling c. flame cleaning d. a,b,c

Q.12. Frozen soil is ________corrosive compared to dry soil. Biodegradable magnesium alloys have similar
strength and elastic modulus as that of______.
a. less, bone b.more, bone c. less, Aluminium d. more, aluminium

Q.13. In corrosion testing ____test corresponds to exposure to boiling 65% nitric acid and ________test
corresponds to exposure to oxalic acid.
a. streicher , huey b. huey, streicher c.huey, saly spray d. streicher, saly spray

Q.14. Which of the following sentence is wrong

a. Hydrogen blistering can be prevented by using steels with few or no voids;
b. Hydrogen blistering can be prevented by coatings impervious to hydrogen penetration
c. Hydrogen embrittlement can be prevented by baking material to remove H (at 200-300 OF)
d. Agitation have influence on corrosion rate if anodic and cathodic reactions are controlled by activation polarisation

Q.15. Corrosion of human body _______________corrosion exhibited by warm, aerated sea water.
a. similar to b. less than c. greater than d. not comparable

Q.16. Shot peening produces a __________residual stress layer and modify mechanical properties
of metals. It entails impacting a surface with shot (round glass) with force sufficient to create _______
deformation.
a. compressive , plastic b.shear , elastic c. compressive , ultimate d. shear, plastic

Q.17. To prevent the crevice corrosion of 18-8 steel, the following measure is very important:
a) Decreasing the velocity of water
b) Painting the anodic surface
c) Avoiding contact with non-hygroscopic material
d) Using welded joints in preference to bolted joints

Q.18. Which one of the following is not a requirement for fretting corrosion to occur?
a) The interface must be under-load
b) Relative motion between contacting surface
c) Sufficient relative motion to produce slip
d) Presence of a fatigue crack

Q.19. The acid produced in the crevice is by

a) oxidation of Fe++ b. reduction of Fe++
++
c) Hydrolysis of M d. Hydrolysis of M+Cl-

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Q.20. Cavitation damage is caused by
a) degradation of a solid body resulting from exposure to cavitation
b) loss of original material from a solid surface
c) collapse of cavities within a liquid when subjected to rapid pressure changes
d) loss of mechanical strength of the metal
Q.21. Which of the following are the examples of cavitation corrosion?
a) Cracking of 18-8 steel pipe transporting brackish water
b) Vibration in the blades of turbines
c) Loosening of fly wheels from shafts
d) Failure of a ship propellers
Q.22. The stress levels required for Stress corrosion cracking of steels is
a) 0.1% of the yield stress b. vary from one metal to another
c) close to the yield stress d. close to maximum stress

Q.23. Ferritic stainless steels like austenitic stainless steels are

a) subjected to SCC in chloride media, such as boiling MgCl2 at 140°C
b) only subjected to cracking in 5% NaOH at 25°C magnesium chloride
c) do not crack in chloride media
d) a,b but not c
Q.24. Which of the following would be most effective in preventing galvanic corrosion?
a) Avoiding unfavorable area ratio
b) Adding inhibitors
c) Using welded joints of the same alloy as the alloy to be welded
d) Increasing temperature at the point of contact of the two metals
Q.25. A galvanic cell is formed
[ a ] when two metals are immersed in solutions differing in concentration
[ b ] when two different metals are immersed in one electrolyte
[ c ] when two different metals are exposed to air
[ d ] when two metals are brought close together and electrically insulated from one another
Q.26. The major attribute of resistance of Ti alloys to seawater corrosion in oxidizing acid is
a)tendency to resistant stress corrosion cracking b)tendency to resist intergranular corrosion
c)tendency to passivate d)tendency to minimize galvanic corrosion

Q.27. Which of the following materials is used to combat corrosion due to sulphur
a. Fibre reinforced composites b. stainless steel alloys c. nonporous coatings d. a,b,c

Q.28. The best remedy to minimize stray current corrosion is to

a. install a metallic bond between the structure and the source of stray current
b. coat the metallic structure
c. bury the metallic structure deeper in the ground
d. relocate the metallic structure
Q.29. Cathodic protection systems can be described as
[ a ] transferring corrosion from the protected structure to the anodes
[ b ] transferring corrosion from the protected structure to the soil
[ c ] effective when all current has stopped flowing in the system
[ d ] effective when all piping is made sufficiently negative
Q.30. Which of the following sentence is wrong
a. Epoxy resin and aluminium has same CTE value b. Epoxy resin is less stiffer than aluminium
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C. Cold working is the plastic deformation of metal d. Cr23C6 – difficult to observe by optical microscopy

BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus

CORROSION ENGINEERING (CHE F433) - Part B
First Semester 2017-18; COMPRE (Regular, Closed Book)

Q.1. Write one anodic reaction and four different cathodic reactions (reduction
reactions) frequently encountered in aluminium corrosion (5 M)

Q.2. Write about four different polymer degrading agents and elaborate the thermal
stability of polymers in five lines (5 M)

Q.3. Write the three advantages and three disadvantages of using metals, metal
matrix composites, polymer composites (FRP) and ceramics with respect to their
usage as pipes in handling chloride solutions (600 g/l) at 70 OC (bullet points) (10M).

Q.4. Explain the two mechanisms involved in cathodic protection of underground

pipe lines used in petroleum industry (with schematic diagram) (10M)

Q.5. Explain about stress corrosion cracking using schematic diagram and write about
the two different corrosion tests involved in testing of stress corrosion cracking (five
bullet points for each test). (10M)

Q.6. Sodium hypochlorite solution is used to clean the aircraft fresh water tank. Due
to the left-over solution, pitting of SS tank is generally observed. Draw the schematic
of metal degradation and write the mechanism (schematic) and also prevention
method. (10 M)

END OF THE PAPER XXXX12th Dec. 2017 XXX RAMESH ADUSUMALLI

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