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601.

Gamma iron exits at following temperature

A. room temperature
B. near melting point
C. between 1400°C and 1539°C
D. between 910°C and 1400°C
Answer» E.
602.

Pure iron is the structure of

A. ferrite
B. pearlite
C. anstenite
D. ferrite and cementite
Answer» B. pearlite
603.

The following types of materials are usually the most ductile

A. face-centred cubic lattice
B. body-centred cubic lattice
C. hexagonal close-packed lattice
D. all of the above
Answer» B. body-centred cubic lattice
604.

Which of the following represents the allotropic forms of iron

A. alpha iron, beta iron and gamma iron
B. alpha iron and beta iron
C. body centred cubic a-iron and face centred cubic a-iron
D. alpha iron, gamma from and delta iron
Answer» E.
605.

Which of the following constituents of steels is softest and least strong

A. austenite
B. pearlite
C. ferrite
D. cementlte
Answer» D. cementlte
606.

Delta iron occurs at temperature of

A. room temperature
B. above melting point
C. between 1400°C and 1539°C
D. between 910°C and 1400°C
Answer» D. between 910°C and 1400°C
607.

Points of arrest for iron correspond to

A. stages at which allotropic forms change
B. stages at which further heating does not increase temperature for some time
C. stages at which properties do not change with increase in temperature
D. there is nothing like points of arrest
Answer» B. stages at which further heating does not increase temperature for some time
608.

The elastic stress strain behaviour of rubber is

A. linear
B. non-linear
C. plastic
D. no fixed relationship
Answer» C. plastic
609.

Stress relaxation is- the phenomenon

A. in which parts are not loaded
B. in which stress remains constant on in-creasing load
C. in which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced
D. stress reduces on increasing load
Answer» D. stress reduces on increasing load
610.

The number of electrons in 1 cm3 of metal would be of the order of

A. 1010
B. TO16
C. 1022
D. 1040
Answer» D. 1040
611.

The ultimate tensile strength of low carbon steel by working at a high strain rate will

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain constant
D. first increase and then decrease
Answer» C. remain constant
612.

Mild steel belongs to the following category

A. low carbon steel
B. medium carbon steel
C. high carbon steel
D. alloy steel
Answer» B. medium carbon steel
613.

The ability of a material to resist softening at high temperature is known as

A. creep
B. hot tempering
C. hot hardness
D. fatigue
Answer» D. fatigue
614.

Ductility of a material can be defined as

A. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression
B. ability to recover its original form
C. ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above