Explore topic-wise MCQs in Powder Metallurgy.

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1.

Which of the following is not a mechanism of by which surface transportation occur during solid-state sintering?

A. Plastic flow
B. Volume diffusion
C. Viscous flow
D. Surface diffusion
Answer» E.
2.

________ is the mechanism by which bulk transportation can take place in solid-state sintering.

A. Surface diffusion
B. Plastic flow
C. Adhesion
D. Evaporation-condensation
Answer» C. Adhesion
3.

The driving force for the various stages of solid-state sintering are ________ and ________

A. Lattice diffusion and capillary force
B. Surface tension forces and diffusional flow
C. Surface tension forces and plastic flow
D. Lattice diffusion and surface tension force
Answer» C. Surface tension forces and plastic flow
4.

The ________ gradient is high for small neck size leading to faster sintering.

A. Curvature
B. Linear
C. Volume
D. Velocity
Answer» B. Linear
5.

In the second stage of sintering, with sufficient neck growth, the pore channels become more _______ in nature.

A. Spherical
B. Cylindrical
C. Cubical
D. Linear
Answer» C. Cubical
6.

In which stage of solid-state sintering the pores are interconnected and pore shape is irregular?

A. 1<sup>st</sup>
B. 2<sup>nd</sup>
C. 3<sup>rd</sup>
D. 4<sup>th</sup>
Answer» B. 2<sup>nd</sup>
7.

The first stage of solid-state sintering, includes _______ of vacancies and ________ between surface regions with different radii of curvature.

A. Surface diffusion, volume diffusion
B. Volume diffusion, surface diffusion
C. Lattice diffusion, surface diffusion
D. Plastic flow, surface diffusion
Answer» C. Lattice diffusion, surface diffusion
8.

In final stage of solid-state sintering, _____ become isolated and are no longer _______

A. Grains, connected
B. Grains, interconnected
C. Pores, open
D. Pores, interconnected
Answer» E.
9.

Solid-state sintering can be broadly divided into _____ stages.

A. Adhesion, and Densification
B. Adhesion, Densification, and spheroidization of isolated pores
C. Adhesion, and grain growth
D. Initial bonding, and spheroidization of isolated pores
Answer» C. Adhesion, and grain growth