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This section includes 15 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 is/are the preventions of stress-corrosion cracking? |
A. | Lowering working stress below the threshold value |
B. | Shot peening to produce residual compressive stresses |
C. | Applying for cathodic protection |
D. | Lowering working stress below the threshold value, shot peening to produce residual compressive stresses and applying for cathodic protection |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Which of the following stress-corrosion cracking mechanism is highly acceptable? |
A. | Dissolution mechanics |
B. | Mechanical mechanics |
C. | Both dissolution and mechanical mechanics |
D. | Hydrogen mechanics |
Answer» B. Mechanical mechanics | |
3. |
Which of the following type of stress has an important role in rupturing protective films during both the initiation and propagation of cracks? |
A. | Tensile stress |
B. | Compressive stress |
C. | Shear stress |
D. | Compressive and shear stress |
Answer» B. Compressive stress | |
4. |
Which of the following is/are the metallurgical factors that affect stress-corrosion cracking? |
A. | Chemical composition |
B. | Distribution of precipitates |
C. | Dislocation interactions |
D. | Chemical composition, distribution of precipitates and dislocation interactions |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is/are the environments that cause stress-corrosion cracking to titanium? |
A. | Red fuming nitric acid |
B. | Methanol-HCl |
C. | Nitrogen tetroxide (N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) |
D. | Red fuming nitric acid, methanol-HCl, and nitrogen tetroxide |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
As stress-corrosion cracks penetrate the material, the cross-sectional area gets reduced under constant tensile load. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
7. |
Define Threshold stress regarding stress-corrosion cracking. |
A. | The maximum stress at which the specimen ruptures |
B. | The maximum stress required to prevent cracking |
C. | The minimum stress required to prevent cracking |
D. | The minimum stress at which cracking starts |
Answer» D. The minimum stress at which cracking starts | |
8. |
Which of the following alloy in which both intergranular and trans-granular cracking occurs? |
A. | High-nickel alloys |
B. | iron-chromium alloys |
C. | Brasses |
D. | High-nickel alloys, iron-chromium alloys, and brasses |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following is/are the most important variables that affect stress-corrosion cracking? |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Metal composition |
C. | Type and amount of stress applied |
D. | Temperature, metal composition, and type and amount of stress applied |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
In which of the following environments that stainless steel will undergo stress-corrosion cracking? |
A. | Chlorides |
B. | Caustics |
C. | Ammonia |
D. | Chlorides and caustics |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
What is meant by caustic embrittlement of steel? |
A. | Failure of cold-worked rivets by a brittle fracture in the presence of ammonia |
B. | Failure of cold-worked rivets by a brittle fracture in the presence of caustic soda |
C. | Failure of cold-worked rivets by a brittle fracture in the presence of caustic soda and ammonia |
D. | Failure of cold-worked rivets by the cup and cone fracture in the presence of caustic soda |
Answer» C. Failure of cold-worked rivets by a brittle fracture in the presence of caustic soda and ammonia | |
12. |
What is meant by season cracking of brass? |
A. | Stress-corrosion cracking failure of brass cat ridge cases due to ammonia |
B. | Stress-corrosion cracking failure of brass cat ridge cases due to caustic soda |
C. | Stress-corrosion cracking failure of brass cat ridge cases due to caustic soda and ammonia |
D. | Stress-corrosion cracking failure with brittle fracture |
Answer» B. Stress-corrosion cracking failure of brass cat ridge cases due to caustic soda | |
13. |
Which of the following is/are the classic examples of stress-corrosion cracking? |
A. | Season cracking of brass |
B. | Caustic embrittlement of steel |
C. | Season cracking of brass and caustic embrittlement of steel |
D. | Neither season cracking of brass nor caustic embrittlement of steel |
Answer» D. Neither season cracking of brass nor caustic embrittlement of steel | |
14. |
Stress-corrosion cracking occurs due to the simultaneous presence of tensile stress and a specific corrosive medium. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
15. |
What is the abbreviation of SCC regarding corrosion? |
A. | Stress-corrosion cracking |
B. | Stress-cracking corrosion |
C. | Stress-corrosion contact |
D. | Stress-contact corrosion |
Answer» B. Stress-cracking corrosion | |