LEEA Correspondence Courses

ASSIGNMENT 1.3

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1. The single most important property of materials used in the manufacture of lifting equipment is:
  Toughness
# Strength
  Brittleness
  Ductility

2. Ductility is:
  The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation
  The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after the removal of the stress
  The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied
# The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

3. Strength is:
  The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation
  The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after removal of the stress
# The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied
  The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

4. Brittleness is:
# The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation
  The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after removal of the stress
  The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied
  The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

5. A material needs to display hardness so that:

  It will resist shock loads
  It will not deform under load
# It will resist wear and abrasion
  It will corrosion resistant

6. It is generally true that a tough material will also be:

# Strong
  Elastic
  Plastic

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   Malleable
7. Materials that are elastic will:
# Return to their original dimensions when the stress is removed
  Retain their new dimensions when the stress is removed
  Also be malleable
  Tend to become brittle

8. Ferrite is the base element of:

  Polymers
  Brass and bronze
# Iron and steel
  Aluminium

9. The inclusion of up to 1% phosphorous in bronze makes it:

  Weaker
# Stronger
  More prone to corrosion
  Un-machineable

10. Cast iron is:

  Ideal for the manufacture of chain fittings as it has high tensile strength
  Highly resistant to corrosion
# Used to make jack bodies as is has high compressive strength
  Widely used in lifting equipment manufacture as it is easily welded

11. Typical uses of cast iron in lifting equipment are:

  Shackle and eyebolt manufacture
  Chain and chain sling manufacture
# Trolley wheel and rope sheave manufacture
  The manufacture of end stops and travel stops for cranes and runways

12. A ‘killed steel’ is one which:

# Has been treated to remove the oxygen during smelting
  Has been overheated during rolling so removing the carbon
  Has become plastic due to repeated rolling
  Has become very ductile due to constant hammering

13. Steels with a carbon content of 0.25% to 0.33% are known as:
  Mild steels
# Higher tensile steels
  Alloy steels
  Stainless steels

14. Higher tensile steel is:

  Weaker than wrought iron
  One third weaker than mild steel
  Stronger than alloy steel

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 # One third stronger than mild steel

15. A steel with added nickel, chromium and molybdenum is known as:
  Mild steel
  Higher tensile steel
  High tensile steel
# Alloy steel

16. A high carbon content in iron and steel:

  Makes it very easy to weld
  Makes it impossible to weld
# Makes it less easy to weld
  Makes it liable to smelt when welded

17. Metals with little or no iron in their composition are known as:
  Polymers
  Plastics
  Ferrous metals
# Non-ferrous metals

18. Sisal is the product of:

  The cotton plant
  The wild banana tree
# Cactus
  Cannabis grass

19. The use of timber for loadbearing structural members is:

  To be recommended due to its low cost when compared to steel
# Effectively banned
  Common for derrick cranes
  Common for gantries and runways

20. Chemically based man-made materials, of long chain like molecules, with a carbon backbone are known as:
  Latex
  Neoprene
# Polymers
  Plantain

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