ALLOY SYSTEMS

1. Basic unit of metal is

a) Grain

b) Nucleus

c) Dendrite

d) Embryo

Ans A

2. Which of the following types of alloys has only single phase in both liquid and solid state?

a) Solid solution

b) Eutectic alloy

c) Peritectic alloy

d) All of the above

Ans: A

3. Which of the following has two different phases in solid state?

a) Eutectic alloy

b) Solid solution

c) Intermetaliic compound

d) None of the above

Ans A

4. Compared to solid solution, eutectic alloy has

a) High melting range

b) Low melting point

c) Small grain size

d) High malleability

Ans: B
5. Which of the following has definite melting points rather than melting range?

a) Pure metals and all binary alloys

b) Pure metals and eutectic alloys

c) Eutectic alloys and peritectic alloys

d) Eutectic alloys and intermetallic compound

Ans: B

6. Wrought structures are those which are

a) Properly heat-hardened

b) Properly heat-softened

c) Cold worked during fabrication

d) With fine grain structures

Ans C

7. Softening heat treatment is also called as

a) Annealing

b) Work hardening

c) Age hardening

d) tempering

Ans A

8. The process by which fibrous structure of cold worked metal is gradually replaced by crystalline
structure called

a) Recrystallization

b) Work hardening

c) Heat treatment

d) Solid solution transformation

Ans A

9. Elevation of temperature above recrystallization temperature results in

a) Decrease of grain size

b) Increased proportional limit

c) Increased strength

d) Increased ductility

Ans D

10. Heat softened treatment of gold alloy results in the formation of

a) Intermetallic compound

b) Eutectic mixture

c) Peritectic mixture

d) Solid solution

Ans: D

11. Heat hardening is the process done at

a) Heating 750°C and slowly cooling to zero degrees

b) Heating quickly up to 450°C followed by sudden quenching

c) Heating up to 250°C for 15 to 30 min followed by cooling to room temperarture

d) Heating at 750°C and then quenching to room temperature

Ans: C

12. Hardness of silver-copper alloy is increased by

a) Order hardening

b) Precipitation hardening

c) Work hardening

d) Solution hardening

Ans B

13. A solid solution has

a) Melting point below the melting point of either metal

b) Melting point above the fusing temperature of the both metals

c) Melting point below that of high fusing metal

d) Melting point for solid solution cannot be predicted from its constituent metals

Ans C

14. A true eutectic alloy has

a) Melting point below the melting point of either metal

b) Melting point above the melting point of component metals

c) Melting point below that of high fusion metal

d) Melting point above that of low fusing metal

Ans A

15. Eutectic components are characterised by

a) Brittleness and decreased ductility

b) Increased elasticity and hardness

c) Brittleness and increased malleability

d) Decreased hardness and increased elasticity

Ans A

16. If an intermetallic component is formed from two metals, its properties

a) Are same that of constituent metals

b) Is inferior to either of constituent metals

c) Is superior to both metals

d) Mechanical properties cannot be predicted

Ans D

17. During solidification of an alloy the temperataure at which liquid first starts to solidify is called

a) Solidus temperature

b) Liquidus temperature
c) A fusion temperature

d) Melting point

Ans B

18. Cold working or work hardening results in all of the following except

a) Increase in hardness

b) Increase in yield strength

c) Increase in ductility

d) Increase in ultimate tensile strength

Ans C

19. The effects associated with cold working can be eliminated by a heat treatment called

a) Age hardening heat treatment

b) Annealing heat treatment

c) Homogenization heat treatment

d) Solution heat treatment

Ans B

20. Recrystallisation of metal is effected by

a) Time and temperature

b) Initial grain size of alloy

c) Composition of alloy

d) All of the above

Ans D

21. Tempering of a metal

a) Increases hardness and toughness

b) Increases hardness but reduces toughness

c) Decreases hardness but increases toughness

d) Decreases both hardness and toughness

Ans: C

22. Which of the following represents heat softening treatment of gold alloy?

a) Heating of the metal to 800°F for a period of 30 min and rapidly quenching in water

b) Heating the metal to 1300°F for 10 minutes followed by rapid quenching

c) Rapid heating of the metal to 1000°C followed by rapid quenching

d) Slow heating up to 750°C followed by cooling

Ans B

23. The process of heating a cast alloy to eliminate composition difference is

a) Hardening heat treatment

b) Softening heat treatment

c) Homogenization

d) Crystallisation

Ans C