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Sintering is done to
a) Decrease final strength
b) Decrease strength
c) Increase final strength
d) None of the mentioned

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The process carried out in powder metallurgy is as follows

i. preparation of powder ii. Grading of powder

iii. Compacting of powder iv. Sintering

The correct sequence is

a. i, ii, iii, iv b. i, iii, ii, iv c. ii, i, iii, iv d. iii, i, ii, iv

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In the zone melting method _____________ of the charge is melted at any one time. Fill up the
correct option for the blank space from the choices given below.
a) Large part
b) Small part
c) Solid part
d) Anionic part

17.

Which one of the following principle has been used in the zone melting method?
a) Impurities concentrate in the solid than in liquid phase
b) Impurities concentrate in the liquid phase than in gaseous phase
c) Impurities concentrate in the liquid phase than in the solid phase
d) Impurities concentrate in the gaseous phase than in the solid phase

18.

Which one of the following statements is correct for precipitation method?

a) Growth of the crystal from a solvent of same composition to the crystals
b) Growth of the crystal from the solute of same composition to the crystal
c) Growth of the crystal from the gaseous species of different composition to the crystal
d) Growth of the crystal from a solvent of different composition to the crystals.

19.

Which of the following method is used to make powder for brittle metals?
a. Mechanical pulverisation b. Electrolytic process c. Chemical reduction d. Atomization

20.

The word ‘ceramic’ meant for ______________.

(a) soft material (b) hard material (c) burnt material (d) dry material

21.

Not a characteristic property of ceramic material

(a) high temperature stability (b) high mechanical strength (c) low elongation (d) low hardness

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Major ingredients of traditional ceramics

(a) silica (b) clay (c) feldspar (d) all

23.

Not a major contributor of engineering ceramics

(a) SiC (b) SiO2 (c) Si3N4 (d) Al2O3

24.

The following ceramic product is mostly used as pigment in paints

(a) TiO2 (b) SiO2 (c) UO2 (d) ZrO2

25.

Most commercial glasses consist of

(a) lime (b) soda (c) silica (d) all

26.

Hot isostatic pressing is not a viable option if the chief criterion is

(a) strength without grain growth (b) lost cost (c) zero porosity (d) processing refractory ceramics

27.

During sintering densification is not due to

(a) atomic diffusion (b) surface diffusion (c) bulk diffusion (d) grain growth

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The process producing a relatively coarse powder with a high percentage of oxide is
a. atomizing b. gaseous reduction c. granulation d.
carbonyl
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What is graphene?
A. A new material made from carbon nanotubes
B. A one-atom thick sheet of carbon
C. Thin film made from fullerenes
D. A software tool to measure and graphically represent nanoparticles

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Kevlar is commercial name for ___________ .

(a) Glass fibers (b) Carbon fibers (c) Aramid fibers (d) Cermets