Material Selection Questions from Fontana 3 hrs.

1. 2% Ni cast iron is superior than unalloyed cast iron.

2. Acid brick is made from fire clay with 10% silica.

3. Acid rain causes soluble patina on copper

4. Adsorption inhibitor affect both anodic and cathodic processes.

5. Al alloys lose strength rapidly above 350 deg F. but good at low temp.

6. Aluminium is good for ammonia and refrigerant application.

7. Antifouling paints contains copper compounds

8. Armco iron is pure iron.

9. Arsenic and antimony are hydrogen evolution poisons.

10. Austenitic st. steel are essentially non magnetic and cannot be hardened by heat

treatment.

11. Carbon steel is used for containing mercury upto 540 deg.C

12. Cathodic inhibitors are not dangerous as anodic inhibitors even if they are present

in small quantities.

13. Cathodic protection is achieved by supplying electrons to metal structures to be

protected.

14. Chlorimet and hastealloy can withstand hydrochloric acid up to boiling

temperature.

15. Chromate and nitrate are examples of anodic inhibitors.

16. Chromate and nitrite act as inhibitors.(anodic)

17. Corrosion prevention is achieved by good design.

18. Ductile iron contains nodular graphite due to magnesium addition.

19. Durimet is good for sulphuric acid service.

20. Duriron is good for glacial acetic acid.

21. Ferric stainless steel is resistant to stress cracking in chloride.

22. Film formers decrease the effective area of corrosion reaction.

23. Fungus and mold attack leather and fabrics

24. Give equation for % inhibition.

25. Give equation to calculate cost by conc.ppm.

26. Give four test procedures for evaluating a new inhibitor.

27. Grey cast iron contains 2 to 4% carbon and 1 to 3% silicon.

28. High silicon cast iron contains about 14.5 Si.

29. Hydrazine and sodium sulphite act as oxidizers.

30. In stainless steel minimum chromium content is 11%

31. In strong reducing condition copper alloys are better than St.Steel up to 300 to

400 Deg.C.

32. In tubing displacement the well is shut for 2 to 15 hours.

33. In wrought st. steel silicon is 1% max.

34. Inhibitors retard corrosion by altering the environment.

35. Lead is resistant to HF up to 60% conc.

36. Magnesium alloy are not attacked by HF and chromic acid.

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37. Metals have stress corrosion cracking when exposed to molten lead and tin.

38. Monel is good for HF acid.

39. MR 0175 is material selection guide for oilfield services.

40. Ni alloys are embrittled by sulphur bearing gases at elevated temp.

41. Ni hard is white cast iron containing 4% Ni and 2% Chromium.

42. Ni is not resistant to strong oxidizing solutions and ammonia.

43. Ordinary carbon steel is widely used for containing sulphuric acid above 70%

conc.

44. Scavengers are most effective in neutral and weak acid solutions.

45. Scavengers remove oxygen from corrosive reagents.

46. Silicates and benzoate are examples of film formers.

47. Soft rubber is best for abrasion resistance.

48. Squeeze treatment may be effective for 3 to 18 months.

49. Standard batch treatment may last for few days to few months.

50. Strong acids and alkalies attack wood.

51. Sulphate reducing bacteria are prevalent under anaerobic condition.

52. Teflon is poly tetra fluoro ethylene.

53. The oxide coating on Al is stable to acid but attacked by alkali.

54. Thermo setting plastics harden when heated.

55. Ti absorbs gases at high temp. becomes brittle.

56. Ti is not resistant to pure H2SO4 and HCI or dry CI

57. TM O1- 77 is for sour services of metals.

58. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene is very resistant to abrasion and erosion

59. Vapour phase inhibitors are good only in closed.atmospheres.

60. Vitreous silica is corrosion resistant at high temperature.

61. White cast iron is produced by quick chilling.

62. Write equation for mpy using W,D,A,T.

63. Write equation for penetration rate using k,a,I,n,D.

64. Write equation for stress using Euler’s equation.

65. Write Tafel’s equation using E, i. I corr.