29203-15 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Metals

Front

Steel begins to develop brittle properties when the amount of carbon added is more than 1.4%.

Back

True

Front

In the American Iron and Steel Institute classification system for carbon steels, the manufacturing process is indicated with a _____.

Back

letter prefix

Front

What makes plain-carbon steels and High Strength Low-Alloy steels different?

Back

the addition of alloys

Front

What is commonly manufactured using a quench-and-temper process?

Back

Plate

Front

A common grade of non-magnetic stainless steel is known as _____.

Back

austenitic

Front

A type of stainless steel designed for a good weight-to-strength ratio, used in jet aircraft manufacturing is _____.

Back

precipitation-hardening stainless steel

Front

Precious Metals like platinum, gold and silver are often used to make electrical contacts, electrodes, and similar industrial components.

Back

True

Front

Specific gravity is the weight of a metal compared to the weight of _____.

Back

an equal volume of water

Front

Stress is a force that causes metal to _____.

Back

deform

Front

The maximum tensile stress a material can withstand without permanently breaking is known as its _____.

Back

yield strength