Composites

1. Which of the following does not combine with fiber to give

composites?
a) Metals
b) Ceramics
c) Non-metals
d) Polymers

2. Which of the following is not a property of matrix materials

which are modified by adding particulate fillers?
a) Improved performance at elevated temperature
b) Decrease in surface hardness
c) Modification in electrical conductivity
d) Improved abrasion resistance

3. What is the aspect ratio?

a) Length to diameter ratio
b) Length to depth ratio
c) Depth to length ratio
d) Diameter to length ratio

4. Which of the following type of composite is not classified

under the category of number of layers?
a) Unidirectional fibre reinforced
b) Laminar
c) Sandwich panels
d) Glass-fibre reinforced

5. The matrix phase controls the environmental resistance of

the composites.
a) True
b) False
6. Select the incorrect statement from the following option.
a) Laminar composites consist of 2-D sheets that are stacked
and subsequently cemented together
b) Sandwich panels consist of two stronger outer sheets
separated by a layer of less dense core material
c) Core material should be heavy-weight and low corrosion
resistance
d) The stiffness of the sandwich panel increases as the core
thickness increases

7. One of the most popular types of core material used is

____________
a) Metal foam
b) Honeycomb
c) Glass
d) Plastic

8. The flexural stiffness of the sandwich panel is proportional to

the _____________ of core thickness.
a) Square
b) Square root
c) Inverse
d) Cube

9. Which of the following is not an application of a sandwich

panel?
a) Fabrication of wings of aircrafts
b) Design of ships, boat hulls
c) Conveyor belts
d) Fabrication of roofs, floors and walls of buildings
10. When fibers are used as a dispersed phase for the
reinforcement of matrices, the resultant composites are known
as ____________
a) Glass-fiber reinforced
b) Carbon-fiber reinforced
c) Wood-fiber reinforced
d) Unidirectional-fiber reinforced

11. Which of the following is not a characteristic of glass-fiber

reinforced composites?
a) Low density
b) Low impact resistance
c) High tensile strength
d) Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance

12. Which of the following is an application of glass-fiber

reinforced composites?
a) Adhesives
b) Conveyor belts
c) Design of ships
d) Automotive parts

13. Which of the following is used as reinforcement in

advanced polymer matrix composite?
a) Glass-fiber reinforced
b) Carbon-fiber reinforced
c) Wood-fiber reinforced
d) Unidirectional-fiber reinforced

14. Which of the following is not an advantage of composites?

a) Easy to manufacture and durable
b) Excellent thermal, mechanical and chemical properties
c) Heavy-weight and non-versatile
d) Economical and tailor made

15. The principal applications of composites are in

transportation industry, consumer products and industrial and
scientific equipment.
a) True
b) False

Polymer blends

1. The physical mixture of two or more polymers that are not

linked by covalent bonds is called ____________

a) Polymerisation

b) Dendrimer

c) Polyblend

d) Multiblend

2. Polymers are dissolved in common solvent to give

____________

a) Mechanical blends

b) Solution-cast blends

c) Latex blends

d) Chemical blends

3. For amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers, mixing leads

to the formation of ____________

a) Mechanical blends

b) Solution-cast blends
c) Latex blends

d) Chemical blends

4. The immiscible blends exhibit ____________

a) Excellent mechanical properties

b) Poor mechanical properties

c) Poor chemical properties

d) Intermediate chemical properties

5. Cross-linked polymers are swollen with a different monomer,

which results in ____________

a) Mechanical blends

b) Solution-cast blends

c) Latex blends

d) Chemical blends

6. Select the incorrect option from the following option.

a) Immiscible blends are usually opaque

b) Immiscible blends exhibit a single glass transition

temperature (Tg) intermediate between those of individual
components

c) Miscible blends are usually clear

d) Immiscible blends exhibit separate Tg’s characteristics of

each component

7. (PPO + PS) polyblend is commercially available engineering

plastic Noryl (General Electric).
a) True

b) False

8. Fine dispersions of polymers in water are mixed and

coagulated to give ____________

a) Mechanical blends

b) Solution-cast blends

c) Latex blends

d) Chemical blends

9. The blend is said to be synergistic for the mechanical property if

the term (I) in the empirical formula is?

a) Zero

b) Positive

c) Negative

d) Imaginary

10. The blend is said to be additive for the mechanical property if

the term (I) in the empirical formula is ____________

a) Imaginary

b) Positive

c) Negative

d) Zero
Answer
Composites
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. c
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. d
13. b
14. c
15. a
Polymer blends
1. c
2. b
3. a
4. b
5. d
6. b
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. d