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  1. Fracture stress for a brittle material having a crack length of 1 μm is 200 MPa. Fracture stress for the same material having a crack length of 4 μm is
  2. A.
    200 MPa
    B.
    150 MPa
    C.
    100 MPa
    D.
    50 MPa

  3. The flow stress  of an alloy varies with strain rate  MPa. When the alloy is hot extruded from 10 cm diameter to 5 cm diameter at a speed of 2 cm/s, the flow stress is
  4. A.
    1000 MPa
    B.
    105 MPa
    C.
    150 MPa
    D.
    1050 MPa

  5. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason (r). 
    AssertionDuring rolling, front tension and (or) back tension are (is) employed to decrease rolling load. 
    Reason : Roll pressure decreases due to lowering of flow stress as a result of front tension/back tension.
  6. A.
    a
    B.
    a
    C.
    a
    D.
    a

  7. Match the defects listed in Group I with the processes listed in Group II
    Group I                      Group II
    P. Cold shut             1. Rolling
    Q. Earing                  2. Forging
    R. Alligatoring         3. Deep drawing
    S. Shrinkage porosity  4. Fusion welding
  8. A.
    P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-4
    B.
    P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
    C.
    P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
    D.
    P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3

  9. A steel ball (density ρsteel = 7200 kg/m3) is placed in an upward moving liquid Al (density ρAl = 2360 kg/m3, viscosity μAl = 1 * 10“3 Pa.s and Reynolds number = 5 * 105). The force (F) exerted on the steel ball is expressed as 
    F = f π R2(ρAl v2/2)
    where, f is friction factor (=0.2), v is the velocity of liquid Al and R is the radius of steel ball.
    The force exerted on the steel ball is
  10. A.
    8.32 N
    B.
    6.70 N
    C.
    1.67 N
    D.
    0.52 N

  11. A steel ball (density ρsteel = 7200 kg/m3) is placed in an upward moving liquid Al (density ρAl = 2360 kg/m3, viscosity μAl = 1 * 10“3 Pa.s and Reynolds number = 5 * 105). The force (F) exerted on the steel ball is expressed as 
    F = f π R2(ρAl v2/2)
    where, f is friction factor (=0.2), v is the velocity of liquid Al and R is the radius of steel ball.
    The terminal velocity of a fine spherical steel particle having diameter dp, in μm range, if allowed to fall in a quiescent liquid Al bath, is
  12. A.
    5.2 * 106 dp2
    B.
    2.6 * 106 dp2
    C.
    1.3 * 106 dp2
    D.
    6.6 * 105 dp2


  13. For the above stress cycle 
    Stress ratio is
  14. A.
    4
    B.
    2
    C.
    -2
    D.
    -4


  15. For the above stress cycle 
    Amplitude ratio is
  16. A.
    3
    B.
    1/3
    C.
    -1/3
    D.
    -3

  17. A material with grain size of ASTM No. 6 has a lattice frictional stress 100 MN/m2 and locking parameter (Hall-Petch constant) 0.10 MN/m3/2 
    Grain size of the material is approximately
  18. A.
    45 μm
    B.
    35 μm
    C.
    4.5 μm
    D.
    3.5 μm

  19. A material with grain size of ASTM No. 6 has a lattice frictional stress 100 MN/m2 and locking parameter (Hall-Petch constant) 0.10 MN/m3/2 
    Yield strength of the material is approximately
  20. A.
    100 MPa
    B.
    115 MPa
    C.
    165 MPa
    D.
    215 MPa