Material Science Mechanical previous year questions with answer


Ques 1 GATE 2022 SET-1


In the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram, the eutectoid composition is 0.8 weight % of carbon at 725 °C. The maximum solubility of carbon in α-ferrite phase is 0.025 weight % of carbon. A steel sample, having no other alloying element except 0.5 weight % of carbon, is slowly cooled from 1000 °C to room temperature. The fraction of pro-eutectoid α-ferrite in the above steel sample at room temperature is

A

0.387

B

0.864

C

0.475

D

0.775



Ques 2 Gate 2021 Set-2


The Cast Iron which possesses all the carbon in the combined form as cementite is known as

A

Grey Cast Iron

B

Spheroidal Cast Iron

C

Malleable Cast Iron

D

White Cast Iron



Ques 3 Gate 2020 Set-2


Which one of the following statements about a phase diagram is INCORRECT?

A

Relative amount of different phases can be found under given equilibrium conditions

B

Solid solubility limits are depicted by it

C

It gives information on transformation rates

D

It indicates the temperature at which different phases start to melt



Ques 4 GATE 2017 SET-2


The crystal structure of aluminium is

A

body-centred cubic

B

face-centred cubic

C

close-packed hexagonal

D

body-centred tetragonal



Ques 5 GATE 2017 SET-2


Given the atomic weight of Fe is 56 and that of C is 12, the weight percentage of carbon in cementite (Fe3C) is ________.


6.67 is the correct answer.


Ques 6 GATE 2017 SET-1


In the engineering stress-strain curve for mild steel, the Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) refers to

A

Yield stress

B

Proportional limit

C

Maximum stress

D

Fracture stress



Ques 7 GATE 2016 SET-3


Engineering strain of a mild steel sample is recorded as 0.100%. The true strain is

A

0.010%

B

0.055%

C

0.099%

D

0.101%



Ques 8 GATE 2016 SET-2


In the phase diagram shown in the figure, four samples of the same composition are heated to temperatures marked by a, b, c and d. At which temperature will a sample get solutionized the fastest?

A

a

B

b

C

c

D

d



Ques 9 GATE 2016 SET-2


In a binary system of A and B, a liquid of 20% A (80% B) is coexisting with a solid of 70% A (30% B). For an overall composition having 40% A, the fraction of solid is

A

0.40

B

0.50

C

0.60

D

0.75



Ques 10 GATE 2016 SET-1


The "Jominy test" is used to find

A

Young's modulus

B

hardenability

C

yield strength

D

thermal conductivity