Material Science And Metallurgy (3131904) MCQs

MCQs of Heat Treatment of Steel

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21.

Which one of the following is the solid carburizing material ?

(a)

Charcoal

(b)

Petrol

(c)

Ammonia

(d)

Kerosene

 

Answer:

Option (a)

22.

Which one of the following quenching media is used for hardening H.S.S. tool ?

(a)

Water

(b)

Brine solution

(c)

 Oil

(d)

Soda water

Answer:

Option (c)

23.

Which one of the following is the purpose of tempering a hardened steel component ?

(a)

To increase toughness

(b)

To increase ductility

(c)

To increase hardness

(d)

To reduce hardness

Answer:

Option (a)

24.

The process of increasing carbon percentage on the surface of Low-carbon steel is known as

(a)

Hardening

(b)

Nitriding

(c)

Carburizing

(d)

Tempering

Answer:

Option (c)

25.

In a case hardening process, ammonia gas is produced on steel; the process is known as

(a)

Cyaniding

(b)

Nitriding

(c)

Carburizing

(d)

Ammonising

Answer:

Option (b)

26.

Which one of the following heat treatment processes produces a scale-free surface on the component ?

(a)

Which one of the following heat treatment processes produces a scale-free surface on the component ?

(b)

Flame hardening

(c)

Case hardening

(d)

Nitriding

Answer:

Option (a)

27.

Nitriding

(a)

Brittle

(b)

Ductile

(c)

Mellable

(d)

Tough

Answer:

Option (a)

28.

The hardness and tensile strength in austenitic stainless steel can be increased by

(a)

hardening and cold working

(b)

normalising

(c)

martempering

(d)

full annealing

Answer:

Option (a)

29.

The heat treatment process used for softening hardened steel is

(a)

carburising

(b)

normalising

(c)

annealing

(d)

tempering

Answer:

Option (d)

30.

To reduce internal stresses of a hardened tool, the method of heat treatment generally applied is

(a)

stabilising

(b)

annealing

(c)

normalizing

(d)

tempering

Answer:

Option (d)

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