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Worksheets29203-15 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Metals
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Steel begins to develop brittle properties when the amount of carbon added is more than 1.4%.
True
False
In the American Iron and Steel Institute classification system for carbon steels, the manufacturing process is indicated with a _____.
hashtag
three digit number
two digit number
letter prefix
What makes plain-carbon steels and High Strength Low-Alloy steels different is _____.
magnetic properties
weldability
the addition of alloys
porosity resistance
_____ is commonly manufactured using a quench-and-temper process.
Channel
Plate
Steel bar
Sheet metal
A common grade of non-magnetic stainless steel is known as _____.
superferritic
duplex
austenitic
martensitic
A type of stainless steel designed for a good weight-to-strength ratio, used in jet aircraft manufacturing is _____.
superaustenitic stainless steel
superferritic stainless steel
duplex stainless steel
precipitation-hardening stainless steel
Precious Metals like platinum, gold and silver are often used to make electrical contacts, electrodes, and similar industrial components.
True
False
Specific gravity is the weight of a metal compared to the weight of _____.
one square foot of dry sand
one square foot of water
an equal volume of dry earth
an equal volume of water
Stress is a force that causes metal to _____.
deform
increase in size
increase in electrical conductivity
The maximum tensile stress a material can withstand without permanently breaking is known as its _____.
ductility
hardness
shear force
yield strength
A sprayed-on color can be used to identify base metal _____.
grades
ASTM letters
types
hardnesses
Metals that are non-magnetic are classified as _____.
carbon steels
nonferrous metals
ferritic stainless steel
martensitic stainless steels
Surface contamination like mill scale and rust is most commonly removed with _____.
chemical cleaning
mechanical cleaning
brief soaking in water
wire brushing by hand
Sheet metal is rolled metal with a uniform thickness of less than _____.
3/16" (4.8 mm)
7/16" (11.1 mm)
1/2" (12.7 mm)
3/4" (19.1 mm)
How much does a 5-foot long section of channel C8 × 11.5 weigh in pounds?
57.5
580
230
1,150
For a beam with a designation of S24 × 120, the number 120 indicates the beam’s _____.
depth
width
weight
grade
The weight of a beam with a given dimension can be increased by adding thickness to the beam’s _____.
width and flanges
depth and web
web and flanges
width and depth
As the pipe schedule number increases, the pipe’s _____.
OD stays the same while the ID becomes smaller
OD and ID both become larger
OD and ID both become smaller
OD increases while the ID stays the same
The size of standard round tubing is based on the tubing’s _____.
actual Outside Diameter
nominal Inside Diameter
actual Inside Diameter
nominal Outside Diameter
A material that is commonly sintered to fuse it into a solid metal is _____.
powdered metal
silica gel
bar stock
sheet metal
Strain is the amount of deformation that results from _____.
stress
gravity
resistance
