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These are the main groupings of alloying elements which can be dissolved in ferrite
a Group 1
b Group 2
c Group 3
d Group 4

This alloying element increases corrosion resistance of steels due to the formation of
oxide layer.
a Aluminum
b Sulfur
c Nickel
d Chromium

The phenomenon where in hardness increases with increasing temperature due to delayed
precipitation of fine alloy carbides is known as
a Age hardening
b Secondary hardening
c Primary hardening
d Tertiary hardening

This ferrous alloy will not form martensitic structure

a 1020
b 4130
c 4340
d 8150

These are steels which contain 0.25 to 0.65 wt % carbon

a Low Carbon Steels
b Medium Carbon Steels
c High Carbon Steels
d Tool Steels

Stainless steels contains this amount of chromium

a 2%
b 12%
c 22%
d 32%

This type of stainless steel does not respond to heat treatment

a Martensitic Stainless Steel
b Austenitic Stainless Steel
c Both a and b
d None of the above

Cast Irons are ferrous alloys with carbon content

a Above 0.7 wt %

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c
d
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Below 0.7 wt %
Above 2.14 wt %
Below 2.14 wt%

Carbon in gray cast irons exists as

a Graphite flakes
b Nodules
c Cementite
d Rossette

10 Carbon in Ductile Cast Irons exists as

a Graphite flakes
b Nodules
c Cementite
d Rossette
11 Carbon in White Cast Iron exists as
a Graphite flakes
b Nodules
c Cementite
d Rossette
12 Carbon in malleable cast iron exists as
a Graphite flakes
b Nodules
c Cementite
d Rossette
13 What is the tool used to determine is a material is crystalline or amorphous?
a SEM
b x-ray diffractometer
c TEM
d metallurgical microscope
14 Which is TRUE?
a There 14 Bravais lattices which is classified into 6 crystal systems.
b There 14 types of unit cells.
c The hexagonal closed-pack structure is included in the 14 Bravais lattices.
d The cubic system has the simple, face-centered and body-centered lattices.
15 When BCC transforms to simple cubic, the density of the cell
a increases
b difficult to determine
c remains the same
d decreases

16 When miller index of direction and miller index of planes are equal then
a [uvw] is normal to (hkl)
b [uvw] is parallel to (hkl)
c [uvw] is antiparallel to (hkl)
d [uvw] is lies on (hkl)
17 What is the miller index of the line that passes thru 2,3,1 and points to 1,0,2
a [1 3 -1]
b (-1-3 1 )
c ( 1 3 -1 )
d [-1-3 1 ]
18 Generally, single crystals of metal are
a isotropic
b polymorphic
c anisotropic
d allotropic
19 The interplanar distance between (210) planes of a cubic cell with lattice constant 0.20
nm is:
a 0.09
b 0.08
c 0.075
d 0.04
20 The linear density of the [100] of BCC is _____ the linear density of [100] of FCC.
a less than
b equal
c greater than
d none of the above
21 The {110} family of planes for the cubic system has
a 10 members with 5 original planes
b 8 members with 4 original planes
c 12 members with 6 original planes
d 6 members with 3 original planes
22 In the eutectoid reaction that produces pearlite: Austenite (0.76%) Alpha-Ferrite
(0.022%) + Cementite (6.67%)The amount of ferrite in pearlite is:
a 99%
b 89%
c 86%
d 98%
23 (Refer to # 22) The amount of cementite in pearlite is:
a 11%

b 14%
c 1%
d 2%
24 In hypoeutectoid steel, the microstructure consists of
a pearlite only
b ferrite and pearlite
c cementite and pearlite
d austenite
25 Which is TRUE about pearlite?
a This microstructure consists of ferrite and austenite
b This microstructure is formed at 910 C.
c This microstructure is the result of the eutectic transformation of austenite.
d This microstructure is described as lamellar or bed-like.
26 In hypereutectoid steel, the phase present at the grain boundary is
a ferrite
b pearlite
c cementite
d austenite