Description : The ability of a material to offer resistance to scratching or indentation is a measure of its (A) Brittleness (B) Toughness (C) Hardness (D) Resilience
Last Answer : (C) Hardness
Description : Which of the following is measure of stiffness? a) Modulus of elasticity b) Modulus of plasticity c) Resilience d) Toughness
Last Answer : a) Modulus of elasticity
Description : Which of the following facts are true for resilience? a) Ability of material to absorb energy when deformed elastically b) Ability to retain deformation under the application of load or after removal ... c) Ability of material to absorb energy when deformed plastically d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : a) Ability of material to absorb energy when deformed elastically
Description : The phenomenon of decreased resistance of the materials to fluctuating stresses is the main characteristic of _____ failure. a) Fracture b) Fatigue c) Yielding d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : b) Fatigue
Description : The ability of a material to absorb energy in the elastic range is a measure of its (A) Toughness (B) Resilience (C) Malleability (D) Brittleness
Last Answer : (B) Resilience
Description : Ability of a material to absorb energy in deformation in the plastic range is characterised as its (A) Ductility (B) Toughness (C) Creep (D) Resilience
Last Answer : (B) Toughness
Description : A material subjected __________ must have high resilience. (A) Shock loading (B) Vibration (C) Fatigue (D) Tension
Last Answer : (A) Shock loading
Description : When a material is subjected to fatigue loading, the ratio of the endurance limit to the ultimate tensile strength is (a) 0.20 (b) 0.35 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.65
Last Answer : (c) 0.50
Description : Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of (a) elastic limit to the working stress (b) Young's modulus to the ultimate tensile strength (c) endurance limit to the working stress (d) elastic limit to the yield point
Last Answer : (c) endurance limit to the working stress
Description : The yield point in static loading is ............... as compared to fatigue loading. (a) higher (b) lower (c) same
Last Answer : (a) higher
Description : The relationship between the alternating stress and mean stress is given by the following equation: σ a =σ e [1-(σ m /σ u )x], where σ e is the fatigue limit for completely reversed loading. The value of x for Gerber line is equal to _________ a) 1 b) 2 c) 0.5 d) -1
Last Answer : b) 2
Description : Which of the following property is essential for spring materials? (A) Stiffness (B) Ductility (C) Resilience (D) Plasticity
Last Answer : (C) Resilience
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing to remove internal stresses (B) Annealing of steel hardens it slightly (C) Normalising of a material induces stresses (D) Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reduces hardness & brittleness
Last Answer : (D) Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reduces hardness & brittleness Share
Description : Resilience under principal tensile stresses σ1 and σ2 is (a) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –μ σ1 σ2) (b) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –4μ σ1 σ2) (c) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –2μ σ1 σ2) (d) None
Last Answer : (c) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –2μ σ1 σ2)
Description : Resilience under principal tensile stresses σ1 and σ2 is (a) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –3μ σ1 σ2) (b) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –4μ σ1 σ2) (c) (1/2E)( σ1 2 + σ2 2 –5μ σ1 σ2) (d) None
Last Answer : (d) None
Description : In S-N diagram, the graph plotted between fatigue strength and number of stress cycles becomes horizontal for which type of materials? a. Ferrous materials b. Non-ferrous materials c. Both a. and b. d. None of the above
Last Answer : a. Ferrous materials
Description : Amount of energy that a material can absorb before its fracture is a measure of its (A) Toughness (B) Resilience (C) Malleability
Last Answer : (A) Toughness
Description : The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the (A) Resilience (B) Toughness (C) Ductility (D) Impact strength
Last Answer : (A) Resilience
Description : The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it, without plastic deformation, is called (A) Resilience (B) Toughness (C) Ductility (D) Impact strength
Description : Most important property of steels for use in automobile bodies is the (A) Formability (B) Yield strength (C) Toughness (D) Resilience
Last Answer : (A) Formability
Description : Modulus of resilience is defined as a) Strain energy per unit volume b) Strain energy per unit area c) Independent of strain energy d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : a) Strain energy per unit volume
Description : Resilience is defined as the property of material to absorb energy when deformed _________ and to release this energy when unloaded. a) Elastically b) Plastically c) Up to fracture point d) None of the listed
Last Answer : a) Elastically
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The toughness of a material decreases, when it is heated (B) Crane hooks are normally made of wrought iron (C) Cold working of a metal decreases its ... (D) The temperature at which new grains are formed in a metal is known as the recrystallisation temperature
Last Answer : (C) Cold working of a metal decreases its fatigue strength
Description : The area under stress-strain curve represents a.Hardness of material b.Breaking strength of the material c.Energy required to cause failure d.Toughness of material e.Malleabbility of material
Last Answer : c. Energy required to cause failure
Description : Deformation that occurs due to stress over a period of time is known as ____________ a) Wear resistance b) Fatigue c) Creep d) Fracture
Last Answer : c) Creep
Description : Under complex loading, principal stresses exist as (a) Firstly σ 1 > σ 2 =σ 3 (b) Secondly σ 1 = σ 2 =σ 3 (c) Thirdly σ 1 > σ 2 < σ 3 (d) None
Description : Under complex loading, theories of elastic failure establishes the (a) Margin of failure (b) Margin of safety (c) Both (a) & (b) (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Margin of safety
Description : Under complex loading, theories of elastic failures ensure (a) Stability (b) Instability (c) Both stability and instability (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Stability
Description : Under complex or simple loading, strain energy is (a) External work done (b) Internal work done (c) Both internal and external work (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Internal work done
Description : Under complex loading, if elastic limit reaches in tension, then failure occurs due to (a) Firstly Maximum principal strain theory (b) Secondly Maximum principal theory of strain energy (c) Thirdly Maximum Principal stress theory (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Thirdly Maximum Principal stress theory
Description : Under complex loading, if elastic limit reaches in tension, then failure occurs due to (a) Firstly Maximum principal strain theory (b) Secondly Maximum principal theory of strain energy (c) Thirdly Maximum shear stress theory (d) None
Description : The maximum stress below which a material can withstand an infinite number of cycle of stress, is termed as the (A) Fatigue strength (B) Creep strength (C) Resilience (D) Endurance limit
Last Answer : D) Endurance limit
Description : Chrome vanadium steels usually contain 0.8 to 1.1% Cr, 0.25 to 0.35% C and < 0.25% V. It is (A) Used for making axle & shafts of aeroplanes, automobiles and locomotives (B) ... resistance (C) Having poor toughness (D) Not helpful in producing cleaner steel due to oxidising action of vanadium
Last Answer : (A) Used for making axle & shafts of aeroplanes, automobiles and locomotives
Description : On decreasing the grain size of a polycrystalline material, the property most likely to deteriorate is (A) Creep (B) Toughness (C) Tensile strength (D) Fatigue
Last Answer : (B) Toughnes
Description : Which property is not required for shaft materials? a. High shear and tensile strength b. Good mach inability c. High fatigue strength d. Good cast ability
Last Answer : d. Good cast ability
Description : The stress which vary from a minimum value to a maximum value of the same nature (i.e. tensile or compressive) is called (a) repeated stress (b) yield stress (c) fluctuating stress (d) alternating stress
Last Answer : (c) fluctuating stress
Description : Which of the following conditions is true for repeated stress? 1. σ m = 0 2. σ m = σ max / 2 3. σ m = σ a 4. σ min = 0 5. σ min = - σ max 6. σ a = σ max / 2 where σ m = mean ... amplitude a. condition 2 and 3 b. condition 1, 3 and 5 c. condition 2, 4, and 6 d. condition 3,4, 5 and 6
Last Answer : c. condition 2, 4, and 6
Description : If the mean stress value for a sinusoidal stress function is zero, then this type of stress falls in which category? a) Fluctuating Stresses b) Alternating Stresses c) Repeated Stresses d) Reversed Stresses
Last Answer : d) Reversed Stresses
Description : The stress represented by cos (t) belongs to which category? a) Fluctuating Stresses b) Alternating Stresses c) Repeated Stresses d) Reversed Stresses
Description : The stress represented by sin (t) + 4 belongs to which category? a) Alternating Stresses b) None of the mentioned c) Repeated Stresses d) Reversed Stresses
Last Answer : a) Alternating Stresses
Description : The stress represented by sin (t) + 2 belongs to which category? a) Fluctuating Stresses b) None of the mentioned c) Repeated Stresses d) Reversed Stresses
Last Answer : a) Fluctuating Stresses
Description : The stress represented by sin (t) + 1 belongs to which category? a) Fluctuating Stresses b) Alternating stresses c) Repeated Stresses d) Reversed Stresses
Last Answer : c) Repeated Stresses
Description : Grindability of a material does not depend upon its (A) Elasticity (B) Hardness (C) Toughness (D) Size
Last Answer : (D) Size
Description : Shock resisting steels should possess high (A) Hardness (B) Toughness (C) Tensile strength (D) Wear resistance
Description : _______ property of a material is determined by the Herbert Pendulum device. (A) Hardness (B) Tensile (C) Toughness (D) Compressive
Last Answer : (A) Hardness
Description : Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high (A) Abrasion resistance (B) Toughness (C) Red hardness (D) Cutting speed
Last Answer : (C) Red hardness
Description : Smith's test of stones is performed to find out (A) The presence of soluble matter of stone (B) The compressive strength of the stone (C) The hardness of the stone (D) The toughness of the stone
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The important test to be conducted on a stone used in docks and harbours is (A) Hardness test (B) Workability test (C) Weight test (D) Toughness test
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Weld decay will cause which of the following problems? a) A reduced resistance to corrosion b) a lower tensile strength c) The toughness is reduced d) The hardness will increase
Last Answer : a) A reduced resistance to corrosion