mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 134

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2661. The metallic structure of mild steel is_________________?
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A. orthorhombic crystal

B. face centred cubic

C. body centred cubic

D. hexagonal close packed

E. cubic structure

2664. Annealing of white cast iron results in production of_________________?
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A. grey iron

B. spheroidal iron

C. none of the above

D. nodular iron

E. malleable iron
2667. Which of the following has highest specific strength of all structural materials__________________?
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A. chromium alloys

B. none of the above

C. titanium alloys

D. magnesium alloys

E. magnetic steel alloys

2668. An engineers hammer is made of___________________?
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A. forged steel

B. high carbon steel

C. cast iron

D. mild steel

E. H.S.S

2669. Pearlite is a combination of___________________?
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A. ferrite and cementite

B. cementite and gamma iron

C. pearlite and ferrite

D. ferrite and iron graphite

E. ferrite and austenite

2670. Malleable cast iron _________________?
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A. contains l.7 to 3.5% carbon in free state and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

B. none of the above

C. is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

D. is produced by small additions of magnesium (or cerium) in the ladle. Graphite is in the nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

E. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough, and easily machined metal
2671. In mottled cast iron, carbon is available in__________________?
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A. nodular form

B. flat form

C. combined form

D. free form

E. partly in free and partly in combined state
2672. Weld decay is the phenomenon found with _________________?
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A. wrought iron

B. non-ferrous materials

C. mild steel

D. cast iron

E. stainless steel
2673. The ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel by working at a high strain rate will_________________?
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A. increase

B. decrease

C. first decrease and then increase

D. first increase and then decrease

E. remain constant

2674. Addition of lead and bismuth to aluminium results in_________________?
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A. improvement of casting characteristics

B. none of the above

C. improving machinability

D. improvement of corrosion resistance

E. one of the best known age and precipitation-hardening systems

2676. Drop forging dies contain carbon of the order of_________________?
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A. 0.6 to 0.7%

B. 0.25 to 0.5%

C. 0.7 to 0.9%

D. 0.1 to 0.2%

E. 1.0 to 1.2%.

2677. Delta iron occurs at temperature of_______________?
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A. above melting point

B. between 1400C and 1539C

C. between 910C and 1400C

D. room temperature

E. none of the above

2678. The machinability of steel is increased by___________________?
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A. silicon and sulphur

B. none of the above

C. phosphorous, lead and sulphur

D. sulphur, graphite and aluminium

E. phosphorous and aluminium

2680. Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by addition of________________?
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A. zinc

B. sulphur, phosphorus, lead

C. chromium and nickel

D. vanadium, aluminium

E. tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, chromium