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Defining Material Properties

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

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1.

Hardness can be defined as:

a)

The ability for a metal to be drawn into a wire.

b)

The ability of a material to resist scratching and indentation.

c)

The ability to withstand impact.

d)

The ability to not be moulded into a shape.

2.

Malleability is where:

a)

The material can be joined without cracking.

b)

A material can be cut into shape.

c)

A material can be moulded or pressed into shape without fracture.

d)

The material can be drawn into a wire through a series of dies.

3.

Hardenability is:

a)

The depth to which a material can be successfully hardened upon quenching.

b)

The ability of a material to resist scratching and indentation.

c)

The resistance to shaping a material due to its elastic properties.

d)

Where the material cannot be welded to another material.

4.

Toughness can be defined as:

a)

The ability for the material to be drawn into a wire without fracture.

b)

The ability of a material to be shaped without fracture.

c)

The ability to withstand scratching and indentation.

d)

The ability to withstand impact and shock loading without fracture.

5.

Tensile strength:

a)

Is the materials ability to resit a tensile load without fracture.

b)

Is the materials ability to resit a shear load without fracture.

c)

Is the materials ability to resit compression without fracture.

d)

The materials ability to resist a torsional load without fracture.

6.

Torsional strength:

a)

Is the materials ability to resit a tensile load without fracture.

b)

Is the materials ability to resit twisting without fracture.

c)

Is the materials ability to resit compression without fracture.

d)

Is the materials ability to resit a shear load without fracture.

7.

Conductivity is:

a)

The measure to which a material will allow stress to pass through its atoms.

b)

The measure to which a material will resist stress to pass through its atoms.

c)

The measure to which a material will allow heat to pass through its atoms.

d)

The measure to which a material will resist heat to pass through its atoms.

8.

Elasticity:

a)

Is the materials ability to be bent without fracture.

b)

Is the materials ability to be stretched without fracture when the load is removed.

c)

Is the materials ability to be deformed and return to its original shape when the load is removed.

d)

Is the materials ability to resist a load before deforming.