QUESTION BANK Sub Code/Name: Engineering Materials & Metallurgy Year/Sem: II / III UNIT-IV FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METALS

PART A (2 Marks) 1. What are the effects of Cr and Mo in low alloy steels? Cr prevents corrosion and oxidation and adds strength at high temperature. Mo provides fine grains, raises tensile and creep strength at high temperature. 2. What are the effects of Mn and Si in low alloy steels? Mn markedly increases strength and hardness, counters brittleness from sulphur. Si improves oxidation strength and strengthens low alloy steel. 3. What are the effects of V and W in low alloy steels? V is a powerful cardibe former, adds resistance to wear and heat. W increase hardness, promote fine grains and resist heat. 4. What is the purpose of magnesium treatment in producing S.G iron? Magnesium produce graohite in spheroidal form in as cast condition. 5. What is meant by precipitation hardening? It is the hardening caused by the precipitation of a constituent from a supersaturated solid solution. 6. What is the main strengthening mechanism in high strength aluminum alloy? Solution treatment is the main strengthening mechanism which involves heating an alloy to a suitable temperature, holding at the temperature long enough to allow one or more consituents to enter into solid solution. 7. What is meant by stainless steel? Stainless steels are described by composition as containing 4% or more chromium and generally more than 50% iron and they may contain such alloying additions as Ni, Mo,Ti, & Mn. 8. How can you classify tool steel? and its properties

Tool steels are classsifies as high speed steel, air hardened steel, oil hardned steel, water hardened steel, hot work steel and shock resistance steel. It has good thouhness, wear resistance, machinablity and resistance to softnees on heating. 9. What are HSLA steel? Where are they used? HSLA is a high strength low alloy steel with <0.2%C containing small amounts if alloying elements. It purpose is weight reduction through increased strength. It is widely used in structural and construction areas.

10. What are marageing steel? Give its composition. Marageing means matensitic plus aging. It consist 18% Ni, 7-10% Co, 3-5.5.5 % Mo, 0.1-0.8% Ti, 0.05-0.15% Al, <0.03%C, < 0.10% Si, < 0.01% Mn, S & P remaining Fe. 11. What are the main difference between brass and bronze? Brass is an alloy of Cu and Zn, whereas bronze is an alloy of Cu and Pb. 12. List the types of brass. Types of brass are Cu-Zn alloy, Cu-Pb-Zn alloy or leaded alloy and Cu-Zn-Sn alloy or tin brass. 13. What are gunmetals? and its composition. Gun metal is an alloy of copper, (10%)tin and (2%)Zinc used for making bearing, steam pipe fitting, marine casting and hydraulic valves and gears. 14. What is Babbitt metal? and its composition. Babbitt metal is a tin based bearing material. It has 90% tin, 10% copper . 15. What are cupronickels? What is the use of Monel metal? These are Copper-Nickel alloys that contain up to 30%Nickel, it has got high resistance to corrosion. Monel metals are used at high temperature places, and highly corrosive environment. 16. List the bearing materials that are commonly used. The widely used bearing materials are white metals, copper-base alloys, aluminium-base alloys, plastic materials, and ceramics.

17. What are the characteristics of bearing materials? Bearing material should possess sufficient hardness and wear resistance, low coefficient of friction, sufficient melting point, high thermal conductivity, good casting qualities, good resistance to corrosion, shock resistance and ductility.