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This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Corrosion Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following corrosives that induce intergranular corrosion in austenitic stainless steel? |
A. | Acetic acid |
B. | Acetic acid+salicylic acid |
C. | Ammonium nitrate |
D. | Acetic acid, acetic acid+salicylic acid, ammonium nitrate |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Electric arc welding is used more than the gas welding for stainless steel to reduces the chances of weld decay. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
3. |
Which of the following is used to visualize the heat flow and temperatures during welding? |
A. | Weld decay |
B. | Intergranular corrosion |
C. | Tablecloth analogy |
D. | Weld decay and intergranular corrosion |
Answer» D. Weld decay and intergranular corrosion | |
4. |
Which of the following term is associated with intergranular corrosion in welded structures? |
A. | Intergranular weld |
B. | Weld failure |
C. | Weld decay |
D. | Weld corrosion |
Answer» D. Weld corrosion | |
5. |
What is the structure of chromium carbide that precipitates at the grain boundaries? |
A. | Acicular structure |
B. | Leaflike structure |
C. | Lamellar structure |
D. | No specific structure |
Answer» C. Lamellar structure | |
6. |
Which of the following characteristics of the impoverished area, results in a rapid corrosion attack? |
A. | Less corrosion resistance |
B. | The high content of chromium |
C. | The large unfavorable area ratio |
D. | Less corrosion resistance and large unfavorable area ratio |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
What is the minimum percent of chromium is needed to make stainless steel? |
A. | 2% |
B. | 20% |
C. | 1% |
D. | 11% |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following areas is/are corroded in the intergranular corrosion of stainless steel? |
A. | Grain only |
B. | Grain boundary only |
C. | Chromium depleted zone near the grain boundary |
D. | Both grain and grain boundary |
Answer» D. Both grain and grain boundary | |
9. |
What is the molecular formula of chromium carbide formed due to the depletion of chromium in 18-8 stainless steel? |
A. | Cr<sub>3</sub>C |
B. | Cr<sub>5</sub>C<sub>3</sub> |
C. | CrC |
D. | Cr<sub>23</sub>C<sub>6</sub> |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Numerous failures of 18-8 Stainless steel have occurred in the temperature range of 950 to 1450 F |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
11. |
Which of the following alloys is/are prone to intergranular corrosion? |
A. | Iron in aluminum |
B. | Zinc in brass |
C. | 18-8 Stainless steel |
D. | Iron in aluminum, zinc in brass and 18-8 stainless steel |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Which of the following is/are the causes of intergranular corrosion? |
A. | Impurities at the grain boundaries |
B. | Enrichment of one of the alloying elements at the grain boundary |
C. | Depletion of one of the alloying elements at the grain boundary |
D. | Impurities at the grain boundaries, enrichment, and depletion of one of the alloying elements at the grain boundary |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
What is Intergranular corrosion? |
A. | Localized attack at the grain boundaries |
B. | Localized attack at the grain faces |
C. | Uniform attack on grains |
D. | Localized attack at and adjacent to the grain boundaries |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
Which of the following is/are more reactive in intergranular corrosion? |
A. | Grain |
B. | Grain boundary |
C. | Both grain and grain boundary |
D. | Neither grain nor grain boundary |
Answer» C. Both grain and grain boundary | |