Erode TRB -Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Materials

1. Which is false statement about normalizing? Normalizing is done to

a. Refine grain structure b. Reduce segregation in casting
b. Improve mechanical properties d. Induce stresses
Answer: Option D
2. The ability of a material to resist fracture due to high impact loads, is called
a. Strength b. Stiffness c. Toughness d. Brittleness
Answer: Option C
3. The property of a material which enables it to retain the deformation permanently,
is called
a. Brittleness b. Ductility c. Malleability d. Plasticity
Answer: Option D
4. Cementite consist of
a. 13% carbon and 87% ferrite b. 13% cementite and 87% ferrite
c. 13% ferrite and 87% cementite d. 6.67% carbon and 93.33% iron
Answer: Option D
5. A specimen of Aluminium metal when observed under microscope shows
a. B.C.C. crystalline structure b. F.C.C. crystal structure
c. H.C.P. structure d. A complex cubic structure
Answer: Option B
6. Which of the following property is desirable in parts subjected to shock and impact
loads?
a. Strength b. Stiffness c. Brittleness d. Toughness
Answer: Option D
7. Ductility of a material can be defined as
a. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression
b. Ability to recover its original form
c. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
d. All of the above
Answer: Option C
8. The toughness of a material __________ when it is heated.
a. Remain same b. Decreases c. Increases d. None of these
Answer: Option B
9. Which is false statement about annealing? Annealing is done to
a. Relieve stresses b. Harden steel slightly c.Improve machining characteristic
d. Soften material
Answer: Option B
10. Which of the following iron exist between 910°C and 1403°C?
a. α-iron b. β-iron c. γ-iron d. δ-iron
Answer: Option C
11. Which of the following statement is wrong?
a. Steel with 0.8% carbon is wholly pearlite
b. The amount of cementite increases with the increase in percentage of carbon in
iron
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c. A mechanical mixture of 87% cementite and 13% ferrite is called pearlite

d. The cementite is identified as round particles in the structure
Answer: Option C
12. Steel contains
a. 80% or more iron b. 50% or more iron
c. Alloying elements like chromium, tungsten nickel and copper
d. Elements like phosphorus, Sulphur and silicon in varying quantities
Answer: Option B
13. The strength is the ability of a material to resist
a. Deformation under stress b. Externally applied forces with breakdown or yielding
a. Fracture due to high impact loads d. None of these
Answer: Option B
14. By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes
a. Ductile b. Malleable c. Homogeneous d. Anisotropic
Answer: Option D
15. Shock resisting steels should have
a. Low wear resistance b. Low hardness c. Low tensile strength d. Toughness
Answer: Option D
16. High carbon steel carries carbon percentage
a. 0.1 to 0.3 % b. 0.3 to 0.6 % c. 0.6 to 0.8 % d. 0.8 to 1.5 %
Answer: Option D
17. Specify the sequence correctly
a. Grain growth, recrystallization, stress relief
b. Stress relief, grain growth, and recrystallization
c. Stress relief, recrystallization, and grain growth
d. Grain growth, stress relief, recrystallization
Answer: Option C
18. The hardness of steel increases if it contains
a. Pearlite b. Ferrite c. Cementite d. Martensite
Answer: Option C
19. The compressive strength of cast iron is ________ that of its tensile strength.
a. Less than b. More than c. Equal d. Not equal
Answer: Option B
20. The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is ________ the stress induced
When the same load is applied gradually.
a. Equal to b. One-half c. Twice d. Four times
Answer: Option C
21. Strain energy is the
a. Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits
b. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a specimen
c. Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body
c.Proof resilience per unit volume of a material
Answer: Option A
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22. In the below figure, the plastic range occurs

a. before point A b. beyond point A c. between points A and D

d. between points D and E
Answer: Option B
23. Match the following metal forming processes with their associated stresses in the work
piece. Metal forming process Types of stress
1. Coining P. Tensile 2. Wire Drawing Q. Shear 3. Blanking R. Tensile and compressive
4. Deep Drawing S. Compressive
a. 1-S, 2-P, 3-Q, 4-R b. 1-S, 2-P, 3-R, 4-Q c. 1-P, 2-Q, 3-S, 4-R
d 1-P, 2-R, 3-Q, 4-S
Answer: Option A
24. During normalizing process of steel, the specimen is heated
a. Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in still air.
b. Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in furnace.
c. Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in still air.
d. Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace.
Answer: Option C
25.The material property which depends only on the basic crystal structure is
a. Fatigue strength b. Work hardening c. Fracture strength d. Elastic constant
Answer: Option C

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