To soften the carbon steel prior to shaping and machining
To relieve the residual stresses from strain hardening that occurs during cold
forming
To control dispersion strengthening for achieving the final strength and
hardness required in the finished product
All above
Question 2
Question
The microstructure in annealed carbon steel is
Answer
Austenite
Pearlite
Bainite
Martensite
Question 3
Question
Cooling down austenite by moderate cooling rate forms
Answer
Cementite
Pearlite
Bainite
Martensite
Question 4
Question
Carbon steel tempering should take place
Answer
Prior to quenching
After quenching
Prior to normalizing
After normalizing
Question 5
Question
Which of the following microstructures in carbon steel is a two-phased, lamellar (or
layered) structure composed of alternating layers of ferrite (88 wt. %) and cementite
(12 wt. %)?
Answer
Bainite
Austenite
Martensite
Pearlite
Question 6
Question
When austenite is cooled down at a very high rate by quenching, its FCC structure
will transform to Body Centred Tetragonal (BCT) known as
Answer
Austenite
Bainite
Cementite
Martensite
Question 7
Question
Which of the followings in carbon steel is an extremely hard and brittle phase which
lacks toughness so it should be tempered?
Answer
Austenite
Martensite
Pearlite
Ferrite
Question 8
Question
List the hardness in ascending order (from low to high) of micro-constitutes in plain
carbon steel
[blank_start]Ferrite[blank_end]-[blank_start]Pearlite[blank_end]-[blank_start]Bainite[blank_end]-[blank_start]Martensite[blank_end]
Answer
Ferrite
Pearlite
Bainite
Martensite
Question 9
Question
In the process of carbon steel normalizing, it is cooled down in
Answer
furnace
air
water
Saline water
Question 10
Question
In process of carbon steel quenching, which cooling medium has the bubbling
problem?
Answer
Water
Oil
Salt water
All above
Question 11
Question
What gas should be selected for quenching the carbon steel in the compressed gas
quenching process?
Answer
O2
Cl2
H2
N2
Question 12
Question
Surface hardening heat treatment is also called as