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Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering

Formative Assessment 3

Course Title: Engineering Materials

Course Code: EMAT
Effective Date: Aug. 22, 2023
Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

Engr. Paran Engr. Jose Ramil Cañas 2/E Ramiro F. Cañas

Instructor CDRC BSMARE Chairperson

Title: Properties of Alloys

Test I

Instructions:

Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. What is an alloy?
a. A pure metal
b. Mixture of metals in any proportion
c. Mixture of metals in fixed proportion
d. Mixture of two non-metals
2. What is the alloy composition of Bronze?
a. Copper and Nickel
b. Copper and Iron
c. Copper and Tin
d. Copper and Aluminum
3. Which of the following is not an alloy?
a. Steel
b. Copper
c. Brass
d. Bronze
4. Which of the items below can be an alloy?
a. Homogenous
b. Heterogeneous
c. Intermetallic
d. All of the above
5. What property is enhanced when you add chromium to steel?
a. Resistance to corrosion
b. Electrical characteristics
c. Magnetic Property
d. Ductility
6. What is the first allow made by humans?
a. Steel
b. Brass
c. Bronze
d. Mild steel
7. How much is the amount of carbon present in wrought iron?
a. 3% to 4%
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b. Trace to 0.08%
c. 0.30% to 0.70%
d. 2.2% to 4.5%
8. What property of steel increases if the amount of carbon in steel increased?
a. ductility
b. impact resistance
c. hardnness
d. weldability
9. What property of steel decreases if the amount of carbin in steel is increased?
a. range of heat treatment
b. toughness
c. ultimate strength
d. hardness
10. What type of steel is used for aircraft nuts?
a. phosphorus steel
b. nickel steel
c. silicon steel
d. carbon steel
11. The product from blast furnace is called

a. Cast Iron

b. Wrought Iron’

c. Pig Iron

d. Steel

12. Which is closest to the purest form of the iron?

a. Cast iron

b. Wrought iron

c. Pig iron

d. Steel

13. What is the crystal structure of an iron?

a. Simple cubic

b. Face centered cubic

c. Body Centered cubic

d. Close packed hexagonal

14. How can steel be hardened?

a. Inducting Hardening

b. Nitriding

c. Cyaniding

d. Carburizing
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15. How are materials softened?

a. Carburising

b. Tempering

c. Normalizing

d. Annealing

16. Which of the following metal has the lowest melting point?

a. Antimony

b. Tin

c. SIlver

d. Zinc

17. What is a metal with hexagonal close packed structure?

a. Silver

b. Iron

c. Magnesium

d. Aluminum

18. How much is the range of percentage of carbon in gray cast iron?

a. 0.25 to 0.75%

b. 1.25 to 1.75%

c. 3 to 4%

d. 8 to 10%

19. What unique property does a stainless steel poses?

a. High strength

b. High corrosion resistance

c. High ductility

d. Brittleness

20. Which metal has the highest specific gravity?

a. Steel

b. Lead

c. Copper
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d. Brass

21. Which metal is magnetic?

a. Ferrous

b. Non-Ferrous

c. Aluminum

d. None of the above

22. Which type of metal is heavier?

a. Equal Weight

b. Neither

c. Non-Ferrous

d. Ferrous

23. What is meant by the term “Malleable”?

a. Ability of metal to change shape by stretching

b. Ability of a metal to be re-shaped in all directions without cracking

c. Ability of metal to be consumed by human being

d. Ability for a metal to change from a ferrous to a non-ferrous metal

24. What is meant by the term “Ductility”

a. Ability of a metal to change shape by stretching along its length

b. Ability to withstand high temperatures

c. Ablity of a metal to be reshaped in all directions without cracking

d. None of the above

25. If a pipe has a crack on the outside, what would that indicate?

a. Cheaply made

b. Needs replacement

c. Lack of Ductility

d. Lack of Malleability
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26. Is Carbon Steel a Ferrous or Non-Ferrous metal?

a. Ferrous

b. Non-Ferrous

c. Neither

d. Both

27. Which Ferrous metal can be made into a soap?

e. Mild Steel

f. Stainless Steel

g. Aluminum

h. Carbon Fiber

28. This metal ha s a low boiling point and excellent machinability and often used in cylinder heads and
blocks on an engine.

a. Cast Iron

b. Carbon Steel

c. Mild Steel

d. None of the above

29. Which is the most abundant Non-Ferrous Metal on earth?

a. Aluminum

b. Copper

c. Stainless Steel

d. None of the above

30. Which metal is mostly used on car batteries?

a. Stainless steel

b. Lead

c. Iron

d. Mild Steel

Essay Questions

1. Differentiate the types of elements used in the production of alloys,

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