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This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Materials Metallurgy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Vapour-jacket cooling stage of quenching process occurs _________ |
A. | Below boiling point |
B. | Above boiling point |
C. | Below melting point |
D. | At recrystallization temperature |
Answer» C. Below melting point | |
2. |
Which stage of quenching is the slowest? |
A. | Vapour-Jacket |
B. | Vapour-Transport cooling |
C. | Liquid-Cooling |
D. | They are all equally slow |
Answer» D. They are all equally slow | |
3. |
Which quenching medium is used for quenching of carbon and low alloy steels? |
A. | Vegetable oil |
B. | Water |
C. | Air |
D. | Animal oil |
Answer» C. Air | |
4. |
Mineral oils are used in the hardening process of ____________ |
A. | Pipes |
B. | Carbon |
C. | Alloy steel |
D. | Heavy forging |
Answer» D. Heavy forging | |
5. |
Normalising is best used for is what kind of materials? |
A. | Steel castings |
B. | Steel wires |
C. | High carbon steels |
D. | Low and medium carbon steels |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
WHICH_QUENCHING_MEDIUM_IS_USED_FOR_QUENCHING_OF_CARBON_AND_LOW_ALLOY_STEELS??$ |
A. | Vegetable oil |
B. | Water |
C. | Air |
D. | Animal oil |
Answer» C. Air | |
7. |
MINERAL_OILS_ARE_USED_IN_THE_HARDENING_PROCESS_OF_____________?$ |
A. | Pipes |
B. | Carbon |
C. | Alloy steel |
D. | Heavy forging |
Answer» D. Heavy forging | |
8. |
Vapour-jacket cooling stage of quenching process occurs _________$ |
A. | Below boiling point |
B. | Above boiling point |
C. | Below melting point |
D. | At recrystallization temperature |
Answer» C. Below melting point | |
9. |
Which stage of quenching is the slowest?$ |
A. | Vapour-Jacket |
B. | Vapour-Transport cooling |
C. | Liquid-Cooling |
D. | They are all equally slow |
Answer» D. They are all equally slow | |
10. |
Which of the following is not a preferred vegetable oil for quenching medium? |
A. | Linseed |
B. | Brine |
C. | Rapeseed |
D. | Cottonseed |
Answer» C. Rapeseed | |
11. |
Which among the following media of quenching the slowest? |
A. | Caustic soda |
B. | Sodium chloride |
C. | Mineral oil |
D. | Air |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Microstructure containing ferrite is termed as _________ |
A. | Dark area |
B. | White network |
C. | Red area |
D. | Blue zone |
Answer» C. Red area | |
13. |
The structure obtained by normalising depends on __________ |
A. | Stresses induced |
B. | Toughness of material |
C. | Thickness of cross section |
D. | Strength of weld |
Answer» D. Strength of weld | |
14. |
Which of the following is not applicable for normalising process? |
A. | Economical |
B. | Time-consuming |
C. | Fine grain structure |
D. | Variable properties |
Answer» C. Fine grain structure | |
15. |
For normalising, the steel is heated ___________ its upper critical temperature. |
A. | 30-40<sup>o</sup>C above |
B. | 30-40<sup>o</sup>C C below |
C. | 50-60<sup>o</sup>C C above |
D. | 50-60<sup>o</sup>C C below |
Answer» D. 50-60<sup>o</sup>C C below | |
16. |
Normalising is best used for is which kind of materials? |
A. | Steel castings |
B. | Steel wires |
C. | High carbon steels |
D. | Low and medium carbon steels |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
How is cooling of the material done is normalising process? |
A. | Furnace |
B. | Cooling tower |
C. | Still air |
D. | Liquid chamber |
Answer» D. Liquid chamber | |