BASIC QB 3

1. Which of the following is classified as a non-ferrous light alloy?

a.Beryllium base
b.Zinc base
c.Tin base
d.Copper base
2. Of the following, which is considered the most important structural nonferrous metal?
a.Copper
b.Zinc
c.Tin
d.Aluminium
3. Aluminium cannot be used in most areas where vibrations combine with
high stress. There are special care has to be taken to remove all stress
raisers. Which below is considered a stress rasier?
a.A notch
b.A scratch
c.A sudden change of section
d.A notch and a scratch
e.All of the above
4. When applying the term annealed to pure aluminium it is interpreted to
mean?
a.Work hardenning
b.Re-crsytalisation
c.Stress releasing
d.Normalising
5. Which NDT method can be used to give general sorting of aluminium
alloys?
a.UT
b.MT
c.RT
d.ET
6. Which metal is most used in electrical work, wiring, etc?
a.Copper
b.Brass
c.Aluminium
d.Steel

7. It is generally understood that the principal alloying elements of brass

are?
a.Copper and tin
b.Copper and zinc
c.Bronze and tin
d.Tin and zinc
8. Which two NDT methods are usually used to inspect Magnesium
components?
a.Radiography and penetrant
b.Radiography and magnetic particle
c.Ultrasonic and magnetic particle
d.Ultrasonic and penetrant
9. Wrought zinc and its alloys have very little NDT inspection on them,
when a material is plated with zinc it is known as?
a.Anodizing
b.Wrapping
c.Galvanising
d.Flashing
10. Thermoplasting can be?
a.Melted down and re-used without loss of properties
b.Softened by heat
c.Will char when heated
d.Melted down and re-used without loss of properties and softened by
heat
11. Thermosetting plastics are?
a.Rigid
b.Deteriorated by heat
c.Charred by heat
d.All of the above
12. Which of the following non-ferrous metals is classed as a light alloy?
a.Beryllium base
b.Zinc base
c.Tin base
d.All of the above
13. Which of the metals listed below has the highest strength to weight
ratio?
a.Beryllium
b.Titanium
c.Aluminium
d.Zinc
14. One of the major drawbacks of magnesium alloys is?
a.Poor corrosion resistance
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b.Notch sensitivity
c.High density
d.More expensive than using beryllium which exhibits similar properties
15. Which of the following non-ferrous metals is almost exclusively diecast?
a.Aluminium
b.Copper
c.Magnesium
d.Zinc
16. Cobalt is used as an alloying constituent in?
a.Bearing alloys
b.Solders
c.Permanent magnets
d.Dental alloys
17. Manufacturing is a term used generally to describe the ??? of a bulk
material?
a.Designing
b.Production
c.Shape changing
d.Casting
18. Which of the following is classed as a manufacturing process?
a.Casting
b.Welding
c.Machining
d.Rolling
e.All of the above

19. Which of the following manufacturing processes is the most

economical method of producing complex shapes?
a.Casting
b.Forging
c.Rolling
d.Welding
20. In modern manufacturing industries which of the following factors are
considered?
a.Markets
b.Product life
c.Design
d.Manufacturing process
e.All of the above

21. Which of the following is required when making a sand casting?

a.A mold
b.A pattern
c.A flask
d.All of the above
22. Shrinkage within a casting can occur in which of the following states?
a.Liquid state
b.Solidification
c.Solid state
d.Solidification and solid state
e.All of the above
23. Pattern makers shrinkage occurs in?
a.Liquid state of casting
b.Solidification state of casting
c.Solid state of casting
d.All of the above
24. When a change of wall thickness is required in a casting what would
give the best design results?
a.Sudden section change
b.Small radii
c.Large radii
d.All of the above

25. Metal is fed into the casting cavity through a ??? system?
a.Flow system
b.Gating system
c.Pouring system
d.Riser system
26. Wells outside the normal finished casting are there to allow for?
Gas evolution
Sand erosion
Shrinkage
Airlocks
27. Directional solidification in Castings is helped by the use of?
a.Cores
b.Feederheaders
c.Chills
d.Chaplets
28. Where holes or cavities are required in the finished casting a ??? is
used in the modling stage?
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a.Chill
b.Ingate
c.Riser
d.Core
29. Green sand is a mixture of sand and?
a.Clay
b.Silicon
c.Water
d.Clay and water
e.All of the above
30. The upper half of a flask is called?
a.A drag
b.A cope
c.A draft
d.A mould

31. Small metal supports which become part of the casting during pouring
are called?
a.Chills
b.Chaplets
c.Cores
d.Risers
32. Which of the following casting processes is best used for small
intricate casting - upto 2kg - requiring close tolerances?
a.Centrifugal casting
b.Investment casting
c.Continuous casting
d.Permanent mold casting
33. The casting process which gives improved material density towrads the
outside of teh mold is?
a.Centrifugal casting
b.Investment casting
c.Continuous casting
d.Permanent mold casting
34. The casting process which produces bar is known as?
a.Centrifugal casting
b.Last wax process
c.Continuous casting
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d.Plaster mold casting

35. Splashed metal entrapped by molten metal that does not re-fuse is
called?
a.Hot tear
b.Chill
c.Inclusion
d.Cold shut
36. The bottom part of the flask is known as the?
a.Cope
b.Bottom board
c.Drag
d.Runner

37. Which of the following is used to give preferential solidification of

castings?
a.Chills
b.Chaplets
c.Cores
d.None of the above
38. In the casting process what name is given to the part which is used to
represent the finished item?
a.The mould
b.The spruce
c.The pattern
d.The shell
39. The crystal structure of a casting adjacent to the mould wall will be?
a.Fine equiaxed grains
b.Core equiaxed grains
c.Columnar grains
d.Dendritic
40. Shrinkage occuring in the casting process can be divided into how
many stages?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4

BASIC QB 3
1. Beryllium base
2. Aluminium
3. All of the above
4. Re-crsytalisation
5. ET
6. Copper
7. Copper and zinc
8. Radiography and penetrant
9. Galvanising
10. Will char when heated
11. Charred by heat
12. Beryllium base
13. Beryllium
14. Notch sensitivity
15. Zinc
16. Permanent magnets
17. Shape changing
18. All of the above
19. Casting
20. All of the above
21. All of the above
22. All of the above
23. Solid state of casting
24. Large radii
25. Gating system
26. Shrinkage
27. Chills
28. Core
29. Clay and water
30. A cope
31. Chaplets
32. Investment casting
33. Centrifugal casting
34. Continuous casting
35. Cold shut
36. Drag
37. Chills
38. The pattern
39. Fine equiaxed grains
40. 3