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  1. The property of a material essential for spring materials is

  2. A.
    stiffness
    B.
    ductility
    C.
    resilience
    D.
    plasticity

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  3. A steel with carbon above 0.8% is known as hyper-eutectoid steel.

  4. A.
    Agree
    B.
    Disagree

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  5. Which of the following material has nearly zero coefficient of expansion?

  6. A.
    Stainless steel
    B.
    High speed steel
    C.
    Invar
    D.
    Heat resisting steel

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  7. In normalising process, the hypo-eutectiod steel is heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper critical temperature and then cooled in still air.

  8. A.
    True
    B.
    False

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  9. The alloying element which can replace tungsten in high speed steels is

  10. A.
    nickel
    B.
    vanadium
    C.
    cobalt
    D.
    molybdenum

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  11. An aluminium alloy with 11% silicon is used for making engine pistons by die casting technique.

  12. A.
    Yes
    B.
    No

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  13. Which of the following is an amorphous material?

  14. A.
    Mica
    B.
    Silver
    C.
    Lead
    D.
    Glass

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  15. The machinability of steel is improved by adding

  16. A.
    nickel
    B.
    chromium
    C.
    nickel and chromium
    D.
    sulphur, lead and phosphorus

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  17. The carbon in the pig iron varies from

  18. A.
    0.1 to 0.5%
    B.
    0.5 to 1%
    C.
    1 to 5%
    D.
    5 to 10%

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  19. The type of space lattice found in alpha-iron is

  20. A.
    face centred cubic space lattice
    B.
    body centred cubic space lattice
    C.
    close packed hexagonal space lattice
    D.
    none of these

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