Practice Test: Question Set - 17
1. Hardness of steel depends on
- (A) Amount of carbon it
contains
- (B) The shape and
distribution of the carbides in iron
- (C) Method of fabrication
- (D) Contents of alloying
elements
2. Free carbon in iron makes the metal
- (A) Soft
and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
- (B) Soft
and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
- (C) Hard
and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
- (D) Hard
and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
3. Maximum percentage of carbon in ferrite is
- (A) 0.025%
- (B) 0.06%
- (C) 0.1%
- (D) 0.25%
4. Tungsten when added to steel __________ the critical temperature.
- (A) Does
not effect
- (B) Lowers
- (C) Raises
- (D) None
of these
5. Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of
- (A) Chromium and nickel
- (B) Sulphur, phosphorus,
lead
- (C) Vanadium, aluminium
- (D) Tungsten, molybdenum,
vanadium, chromium
6. The material widely used for making pendulums of clocks is
- (A) Stainless
steel
- (B) High
speed steel
- (C) Heat
resisting steel
- (D) Nickel
steel
7. The most effective inhibitor of grain growth, when added in small quantities is
- (A) Carbon
- (B) Vanadium
- (C) Manganese
- (D) Cobalt
8. The property of a material due to which it breaks with little permanent distortion, is called
- (A) Brittleness
- (B) Ductility
- (C) Malleability
- (D) Plasticity
9. Depth of hardness of steel is increased by addition of
- (A) Nickel
- (B) Chromium
- (C) Tungsten
- (D) Vanadium
10. When filing or machining cast iron makes our hands black, then it shows that ________ is present in cast iron.
- (A) Cementite
- (B) Free
graphite
- (C) Both ‘A’ and
‘B’
- (D) None
of these
11. Railway rails are normally made of
- (A) Mild steel
- (B) Alloy steel
- (C) High carbon
- (D) Tungsten steel
12. The carbon in the pig iron varies from
- (A) 0.1 to 0.5%
- (B) 0.5 to 1%
- (C) 1 to 5%
- (D) 5 to 10%
13. Machining properties of steel are improved by adding
- (A) Sulphur, lead,
phosphorous
- (B) Silicon, aluminium,
titanium
- (C) Vanadium, aluminium
- (D) Chromium, nickel
14. The hardness of steel depends upon the
- (A) Amount
of cementite it contains
- (B) Amount
of carbon it contains
- (C) Contents
of alloying elements
- (D) Method
of manufacture of steel
15. Eutectoid steel contains following percentage of carbon
- (A) 0.02%
- (B) 0.3%
- (C) 0.63%
- (D) 0.8%
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