Equilibrium Diagrams Metallurgical Concepts - Mechanical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   The study of metallographic includes ____

a. alloy constituents
b. failure analysis
c. metal structure
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: all of the above

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2)   In metallography, microscopic method provides information about  _____

a. impurities in a metal
b. location and extent of segregation
c. uniformity of structure
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: impurities in a metal

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3)   In microscopy, which illumination parameter is used for producing images with dark non-flat structure and bright back ground?

a. Bright field illumination
b. Dark field illumination
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bright field illumination

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4)   What is meant by recalescence in cooling curves?

a. Time required for liquefying solid components
b. Time required for completely solidifying the casted components
c. The cooling curve formed due to latent heat of fission
d. Liberated heat increases temperature of an under cooled liquid metal during nucleation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Liberated heat increases temperature of an under cooled liquid metal during nucleation

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5)   The cooling curve formed when a material is solidified due to latent heat of fusion is called as ______.

a. Undercooling
b. Solidification
c. Thermal arrest
d. Thermometry
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thermal arrest

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6)   In monotropic system, transition of one polymorph to another is _____

a. reversible
b. irreversible
c. either a or b
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: irreversible

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7)   Which of the following photographic papers is used in sulphur printing technique?

a. Bronze bromide paper
b. Copper bromide paper
c. Silver bromide paper
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Silver bromide paper

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8)   The rule used to determine composition of various phases in a phase diagram is _____

a. Gibb's phase rule
b. Lever rule
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lever rule

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9)   The process of lowering the temperature of a liquid below its freezing point is known as _____

a. supercooling
b. undercooling
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: both a. and b.

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10)   Which of the following is an etching reagent used for carbon steels?

a. Nitric acid
b. Picric acid
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a. and b.

Explanation:
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