1. For best result of annealing, the heated steel piece is cooed ?

slowly in the furnace itself by switching of the heat supply

by removing the piece from the furnace and allowing it to cool in open air

be removing the piece from the furnace and placing it under a blast of air

by removing the piece from the furnace and dipping it in a tank container water

Answer: slowly in the furnace itself by switching of the heat supply

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2. What is the name of hot steel cooled rapidly to form a new structure ?

austenite

turasite

martensite

perlite

Answer: martensite

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3. Purpose of tempering steel is ?

to regulate the hardness & toughness

to reduce brittleness

to relieve internal stress & strain

all of the above

Answer: all of the above

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4. Pyrometer is an instrument used to measure ?

low temperature

high temperature

low humidity

high humidity

Answer: high temperature

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5. The external surface of the part made of mild steel can be hardened by ?

tempering

case hardening

normalising

austenite

Answer: austenite

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6. upon heat treatment of carbon steel. Which one of the following will give the maximum hardness ?

normalising

tempering

quenching after austenitising

annealing

Answer: quenching after austenitising

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

flame hardening

case hardening

induction hardening

nitriding

Answer: induction hardening

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8. The process of heating steel to about 40°c above the upper critical temperature and cooling it in still air to room temperature is known as ?

normalising

tempering

hardening

annealing

Answer: annealing

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9. Which of the following quenching diameter is used for hardening high speed steel tool ?

water

brine solution

oil

soda water

Answer: oil

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10. Which one of the following processes is adapted to improve the internal structure of steel. Which has been subject to severe hammering ?

hardening

tempering

annealing

normalising

Answer: normalising

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