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  1. Which of the following material has maximum malleability?

  2. A.
    Lead
    B.
    Soft steel
    C.
    Wrought iron
    D.
    Copper

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  3. Nichrome contains more iron than Inconel.

  4. A.
    Agree
    B.
    Disagree

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  5. Hardness of steel is increased by adding sulphur, lead and phosphorus.

  6. A.
    Yes
    B.
    No

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  7. German silver contains

  8. A.
    70% copper and 30% zinc
    B.
    60% copper and 40% zinc
    C.
    59% copper, 40% zinc and 1% tin
    D.
    60.45% copper, 35.2% zinc and 5.35% nickel

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  9. The machine tool guide ways are usually hardened by

  10. A.
    vacuum hardening
    B.
    martempering
    C.
    induction hardening
    D.
    flame hardening

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  11. Monel metal contains

  12. A.
    65% nickel, 15% chromium and 20% iron
    B.
    68% nickel, 29% copper and 3% other constituents
    C.
    80% nickel and 20% chromium
    D.
    80% nickel, 14% chromium and 6% iron

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  13. A fine grained steel

  14. A.
    is less tough and has a greater tendency to distort during heat treatment
    B.
    is more ductile and has a less tendency to distort during heat treatment
    C.
    is less tough and has a less tendency to distort during heat treatment
    D.
    is more ductile and has a greater tendency to distort during heat treatment

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  15. Babbit metal contains

  16. A.
    50% tin and 50% antimony
    B.
    66% tin, 30% copper and 4% antimony
    C.
    88% tin, 4% copper and 8% antimony
    D.
    92% tin, 6% copper and 2% antimony

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  17. A steel with 0.8% carbon is known as

  18. A.
    eutectoid steel
    B.
    hyper-eutectoid steel
    C.
    hypo-eutectiod steel
    D.
    none of these

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  19. When a steel containing more than 0.8% carbon is cooled slowly below the lower critical point, it consists of

  20. A.
    mainly pearlite
    B.
    mainly ferrite
    C.
    ferrite and pearlite
    D.
    pearlite and cementite

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