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Physics Of Metals In Metallurgy — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Metallurgical Engineering MCQs on Physics Of Metals In Metallurgy — Part 2 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 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

A dislocation line in a fcc crystal dissociates into two partials which have their Burger vectors as $$\frac{a}{6}\left[ {2\overline 1 \overline 1 } \right]$$ and $$\frac{a}{6}\left[ {11\overline 2 } \right],$$ Indicate the correct statement.

Question 2 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

In a single crystal of copper (lattice parameter 3.615°A). The distance between (11) planes (in °A) is

Question 3 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Match the following metals and alloys with their slip planes for room temperature deformations. P. Austenitic stainless steel 1. None Q. Molybednum 2. (110) R. Cadmium 3. (111) S. Tin 4. (0001)

Question 4 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The respective units for dislocation density and stress intensity factor are

Question 5 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

In a cubic lattice, the direction [123] is contained in the

Question 6 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Shear modulus of copper is 45 GPa. Lattice parameter of copper is 3.61°A. The magnitude of burgers vector in copper is . . . . . . . . °A.

Question 7 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The direction [011] in cubic crystals

Question 8 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

For an FCC metal, the ratio of interplanar spacing obtained from the first two peaks of the X-ray diffraction pattern is

Question 9 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Which of the following statements are true about edge dislocations? P. Edge dislocations do not have an extra half plane associated with them. Q. The Burger vectors is perpendicular to the direction. R. Edge dislocations can avoid obstacles by cross-slip. S. Depending on geometry, parallel edge dislocations of opposite signs can attract or repel one another.

Question 10 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Which of the following is true for metals?

Question 11 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

If the drift velocity of holes under a field gradient of 150 V/m is 7.5 m/s, their mobility (in SI units) is

Question 12 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

In a powder diffraction photograph of copper (fcc structure with a lattice parameter of 0.3608 nm) taken with a cu-ka radiation (γ = 0.154 nm), the Bragg angle for the first line is

Question 13 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The lowest angle reflection in a powder diffraction experiment or an fcc metal using Cu-Ka radiation (y = 1.54°A) occured at an angle of 19°30'. The lattice parameter of the metal is . . . . . . . . °A.

Question 14 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Match the phenomenon with their specific effects on X-ray diffraction patterns P. Macroscopic residual stress 1. Additional diffraction lines Q. Microscopic residual stress 2. X-ray line shift R. Ordering reaction 3. Debye rings of non-uniform intensity S. Preferred orientation 4. X-ray line broadening

Question 15 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The largest size of immobilised segment of dislocation in a Frank Read (FR) source contained in a polycrystalline material is of the order of grain size. In a metal of 10 μm grain size, the shear stress required to operate such a FR source is 100 MPa. If the grain size in the same metal is reduced to 10 μm, the shear stress required to operate such FR source would be . . . . . . . . MPa.

Question 16 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The outer electron configurations of CO, Fe and Ni atoms are-respectively 3d 7 4s 2 , and 3d 2 , 3d 8 4s 2 . Which of the following ions has the potential to produce the highest magnetic moments?

Question 17 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Silicon is doped with arsenic (concentration 10 20 atoms.m -3 ). At room temperature, the electron and hole mobilities in Si are 0.14 m 2 .v -1 .s -1 and 0.05 m 2 v -1 .s -1 respectively. The conductivity in (Ωm) -1 , at room temperature for Si doped with As is

Question 18 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

In an X-Ray powder pattern of a simple cubic crystal, the 2 nd peak corresponds to

Question 19 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

At equilibrium spacing in a crystalline solid, which of the following is true for net interatomic force (F) and potential energy (U)?

Question 20 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

In an ideal HCP packing, the c/a ratio is

Question 21 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Match each material in Group I with a bond type in Group II . Group I Group II P. Silicon 1. Metallic bonding Q. Copper 2. Covalant bonding R. Sodium chloride 3. Ionic bonding 4. Vander-Wallis bonding

Question 22 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Dissociation of a dislocation into two particals in an FCC metal is given by the following equation. $$\frac{a}{2}\left[ {1\overline 1 1} \right] \to \frac{a}{6}\left[ {2\overline 1 1} \right] + \frac{a}{6}\left[ {1\overline 2 \overline 1 } \right]$$ On which plane do these two partial dislocations lie?

Question 23 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The density and associated crystallinity for two polypropylene samples are as follows: density, g/cm 3 crystallinity, % 1.20 50 1.44 80 Density of totally amorphous polypropylene is

Question 24 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are

Question 25 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

An edge dislocation is present in α-Fe. Atomic diameter of iron atom is 0.25 nm and its shear modulus is 70 GPa. Modulus of the Burgers vector (in nm) is

Question 26 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

Which one of the following reactions is fcc/bcc crystals with lattice parameter 'a' is energetically favourable?

Question 27 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

For a simple cubic unit cell with unit vectors, i, j and k, the angle between the lattice vector [100] and [111] in degrees is

Question 28 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

The electrical conductivity of pure silicon at 300 K is 4.34 × 10 -4 (Ωm) -1 and at 500 K, it is 2.15(ΩM) -1 . Given that the Boltzman constant, R = 8.6 × 10 -5 eV .K -1 , the band energy gap is . . . . . . . . eV.

Question 29 of 29
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

A peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern is observed at 2θ = 78°, corresponding to [311] planes of an fcc metal, when the incident beam has a wavelength of 0.154 nm. The lattice parameter of the metal is approximately

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