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Metallurgical Testing And Inspection — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Metallurgical Engineering MCQs on Metallurgical Testing And Inspection — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for PAEC, NESCOM, HIT, FPSC.

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Exam-Level PAEC NESCOM HIT FPSC
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Question 1 of 40
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Fatigue life is expected to increase by

Question 2 of 40
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Which of the following is a function of a developer

Question 3 of 40
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With an increase in temperature, hardness of material . . . . . . . . and ductility . . . . . . . .

Question 4 of 40
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A brale indentor used in Rockwell hardness test has the following geometry and material.

Question 5 of 40
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The ductile fracture occurs in the forms of

Question 6 of 40
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It is observed that the tensile flow stress of an aluminium alloy decreases on increasing the strain rate during the test. The possible magnitude for the strain rate sensitivity of the alloy is

Question 7 of 40
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For a constant force, a rope breaks due to stress. Which of the following is useful to reduce the stress?

Question 8 of 40
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For HRF scale load and indenter are used

Question 9 of 40
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Which of the following is the most common method of packaging film?

Question 10 of 40
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The permeability of a material describes

Question 11 of 40
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In which of the stages, do we observe a constant deformation rate?

Question 12 of 40
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Yield load per unit original cross-sectional area is called

Question 13 of 40
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If true stress-true strain curve is given by σ = 1400ε 0.33 Mpa then value of true strain will be

Question 14 of 40
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The colour of fluorescent penetrant under the presence of a UV light is

Question 15 of 40
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The ability of a material to remain magnetic after the magnetizing force is removed is called

Question 16 of 40
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For higher temperatures, the creep rate . . . . . . . . with time.

Question 17 of 40
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The strongest magnetic field in a coil is at the

Question 18 of 40
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Match the items in Group 1 with the measurement methods in Group 2 . Group 1 Group 2 P. Heat of fusion 1. Optical microscope Q. Grain size 2. Dyepenetrant test R. Hardness 3. Calorimetry S. Internal craks 4. Viscosity meter 5. Ultrasonic technique 6. Brinell test

Question 19 of 40
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What decreases fatigue strength

Question 20 of 40
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How specimen placed in anvil for Izod test?

Question 21 of 40
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Which of the following types of intensifying screens are not used in industrial radiography?

Question 22 of 40
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Match the defects with the most suitable NDT method for examining them. Group 1 Group 2 P. Porosity 1. Accoustic emission Q. Lack of fusion in welds 2. X-ray radiography R. Surface cracks in aluminium 3. Ultrasonic test casting S. Microcrack initiation in austenitic stainless steel tubing 4. Dye-penetrant inspection

Question 23 of 40
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The swift cup test evaluates the following property of a sheet metal:

Question 24 of 40
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The value true stress (σ) for engineering stress (s) 600MPa and engineering strain 1

Question 25 of 40
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Which of the following developers is applied by immersion or flow on only?

Question 26 of 40
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According to ASTM E709-95 when fluorescent particles are used, the UV light intensity shall be above

Question 27 of 40
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The number of magnetic lines of force cutting through a plane of a given area at a right angle is known as the:

Question 28 of 40
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Magnetic particle test indications which are due to cold work can best be removed by

Question 29 of 40
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The type of discontinuity potentially most harmful to the useful life of a part is

Question 30 of 40
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Highest sensitivity to fine surface cracks would be obtained by which of the following techniques?

Question 31 of 40
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Radiographic enlargement to distinguish small defects is possible

Question 32 of 40
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A suitable technique for monitoring a growing crack in an alloy is

Question 33 of 40
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Which of the following techniques are not applicable for detecting internal flows in a ceramic material? 1. Liquid penetration test 2. Radiography 3. Ultrasonic testing 4. Eddy current method

Question 34 of 40
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Which penetrant process is best suited to detect shallow discontinuities?

Question 35 of 40
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

For HRA scale load and indenter are used

Question 36 of 40
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Which one of the following NDT techniques cannot be used to detect an internal crack in a steel shaft?

Question 37 of 40
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The ASTM grain size number N for a structural steel which shows 65 grains per square inch at a magnification of 100X is

Question 38 of 40
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Match those listed in Group 1 with the NDT methods listed in Group 2 . Group 1 Group 2 P. Penetrameter 1. Ultrasonic test Q. Differential coil probe 2. Dye-penetrant test R. Piezo-electric probe 3. X-ray radiography S. Developer 4. Accoustic emission test

Question 39 of 40
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A pearlitic steel is observed under an optical microscope which has a numerical aperture (N.A) of 1.5 and uses the radiation of 4500A. The minimum lamellar spacing (in A) which can be resolved using this microscope is

Question 40 of 40
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A common use of ultrasonic testing is

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