Practice Test: Question Set - 12
1. High thermal conductivity of a refractory material is not important, when it is to be used in the
- (A) Coke oven regenerators
- (B) Muffle furnace
- (C) Blast furnace
- (D) Recuperators
2. Mullite is chemically represented by
- (A) Al2O3. 2SiO2
- (B) 3Al2O3. 2SiO2
- (C) Al2O3. SiO2
- (D) 2Al2O3. 3SiO2
3. Pyrometric cone equivalent (PCE) value (Segar cone) of 'Superduty refractories' is more than 33 which corresponds to a temperature of _________ °C.
- (A) 1520
- (B) 1630
- (C) 1670
- (D) 1730
4. High alumina refractory compared to fireclay bricks have
- (A) Less load bearing capacity
- (B) Less resistance to slag attack
- (C) Low refractoriness
- (D) High resistance to thermal shock and creep
5. Basic bricks are not made of
- (A) Fireclay
- (B) Magnesite
- (C) Forsterite
- (D) Chromite
6. Porosity of fireclay refractories is ________ percent.
- (A) 5-10
- (B) 10-25
- (C) 25-35
- (D) 35-50
7. A steel member used in the furnace construction to take the thrust of the brickwork is called
- (A) Buckstay
- (B) Breast wall
- (C) Armouring
- (D) Baffle
8. Fusion temperature of pure silica (SiO2) is ________ °C.
- (A) 1350
- (B) 1715
- (C) 2570
- (D) 2800
9. Hollow refractory bricks are made by
- (A) Slip casting
- (B) Hand moulding
- (C) Pressing/machine moulding
- (D) Extrusion
10. Bottom of basic open hearth furnace are constructed of
- (A) Dead burnt magnesite ramming mass
- (B) Porous fireclay bricks
- (C) Semi-silica bricks
- (D) Silicon carbide bricks
11. Capacity of a refractory brick to withstand-sudden changes in temperature is denoted by the property called
- (A) Spalling resistance
- (B) Refractoriness
- (C) Refractoriness under load (RUL)
- (D) None of these
12. Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its
- (A) Crushing strength
- (B) Resistance to slag attack
- (C) Both (a) and (b)
- (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
13. Refractoriness/fusion points of 'Superduty' refractories is ________ °C.
- (A) 1520-1630
- (B) 1630-1670
- (C) > 1730
- (D) > 2000
14. Refractories subjected to alternate cycles of heating & cooling are liable to loose their resistance to
- (A) Thermal spalling
- (B) Slag attack
- (C) Fusion under load
- (D) CO attack
15. With increase in the porosity, thermal spalling resistance of fireclay brick
- (A) Increases
- (B) Decreases
- (C) Remain same
- (D) May increase or decrease
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