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Materials Science Worksheet

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

________ is the term used to describe the controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose of altering their structures and properties.

a)

Heat transfer

b)

Heat treatment

c)

Cryogenics

d)

Thermodynamics

2.

________ is a nonmetallic material.

a)

Iron

b)

Copper

c)

Wood

d)

Aluminum

3.

In the equation e = ΔL/L, where ΔL is change in elongation, what is "e"?

a)

Stress

b)

Elongation factor

c)

Strain

d)

Strength

4.

Force applied (F) to the part divided by cross-sectional area (A) resisting the force is defined as ________.

a)

Stress

b)

Elongation Factor

c)

Strain

d)

Strength

5.

A is used to restore ductility after strain hardening of a low-carbon steel.

a)

normalization process

b)
full anneal
c)

stress-relief anneal

d)

process anneal

6.

Non-ferrous metals are usually heat-treated to .

a)

produce a uniform, homogeneous structure

b)

provide stress relief

c)

bring about recrystallization

d)
All of the above
7.

Which of the following is NOT a major way to increase the strength of metals?

a)

Solid-solution strengthening

b)

Strain hardening

c)

Vulcanizing covalent bonds

d)

Phase transformations

8.

________ produces an increase in strength by means of plastic deformation under cold-working temperatures.

a)

Solid-solution strengthening

b)

Strain hardening

c)

Precipitation hardening

d)

Phase transformation strengthening

9.

are selected to extract heat, providing the cooling rates needed to produce the desired structure and properties in the size and shape part being treated.

a)
Quenchants
b)

Additives

c)

Pearlites

d)

Austenites

10.

Which of the following is not a common material used for quenching parts?

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Polymer

d)

None of the above

11.

If a steel doesn’t have enough carbon for hardening, the process of ______ may be used.

a)

Laser hardening

b)

Electron-beam hardening

c)

Autoquenching

d)

Carburizing

12.

What applied force is best represented by the following picture?

a)

Tension

b)

Compression

c)

Shear

d)

Torsion

13.

Almost 90% of all metallic fractures are in some degree attributed to ______.

a)

corrosion

b)

creep

c)

plastic deformation

d)

fatigue

14.

The Modulus of Elasticity can best be thought of as the ______ of the material.

a)

hardness

b)

toughness

c)

strength

d)

stiffness

15.

Malleability, workability, and formability all refer to a material's suitability for ___.

a)

continuous process manufacturing

b)

brittle shearing

c)

welding and casting

d)
plastic deformation processing
16.

The primary element in ferrous materials is ___.

a)

Carbon

b)

Silicon

c)

Nickel

d)
Iron
17.

What kind of properties are described by features like density and melting point?

a)

Physical properties

b)

Mechanical properties

c)

Metallic properties

d)

Chemical properties

18.

Which of the following material properties is responsible for deformation of metal without breaking/cracking?

a)

Hardness

b)

Endurance

c)

Ductility

d)

Toughness

19.

A(n) ___ is a bond formed by sharing electrons.

a)

ionic bond

b)
covalent bond
c)

metallic bond

d)

Van der Waals force

20.

In a ___ structure, atoms are placed at all corners of a cube and at the center of it.

a)
body-centered cubic
b)

simple cubic

c)

face-centered cubic

d)

hexagonal close-packed

21.

___is responsible for the strain hardening or work hardening of a metal.

a)

Elastic deformation

b)

Plastic deformation

c)

Recrystallization

d)

Alloying

22.

Properties that are not the same throughout the part are called ___.

a)

isotropic

b)
anisotropic
c)

multilateral

d)

heterogeneous

23.

When metals are deformed, strength and hardness ___ while ductility ___.

a)
increases, decreases
b)
decreases, increases
c)

increases, increases

d)

decreases, decreases

24.

Atoms in a metal are arranged in a three-dimensional geometric array known as a ___.

a)

unit cell

b)
lattice
c)

nucleation

d)

grain structure

25.

Which of the following is considered when making equilibrium phase diagrams?

a)

Pressure

b)

Temperature

c)

Composition

d)

All of the above

26.

Steel is primarily an alloy of ________.

a)

iron and copper

b)

copper and tin

c)

iron and carbon

d)

magnesium and carbon

27.

What % carbon is the eutectoid composition for steel?

a)

0.77%

b)

5.0%

c)

7.0%

d)

77%

28.

Cast iron by definition has to contain at least ________ % Carbon.

a)

0.53

b)

1.0

c)

1.57

d)

2.11

29.

The temperature at which a material's toughness goes from high energy absorption to low energy absorption is known as the ________.

a)

melting point

b)

fracture appearance transition temperature

c)

creep inducement temperature

d)

ductile-to-brittle transition temperature

30.

Which of the following is not a type of cast iron?

a)

Gray

b)

White

c)

Nodular

d)

Flaked

31.

________ is a phenomenon of failure caused by long term exposure to elevated temperatures.

a)

Fatigue

b)

Creep

c)

Thermal Shock

d)

Oxidation

32.

________ uses a 136 degree square-based diamond-tipped pyramid as an indenter.

a)

Brinell Test

b)

Vickers Test

c)

Rockwell Test

d)

Izod Test

33.

When hardening steels, it is necessary for the steel to be heated to a temperature where it forms ___?

a)
Austenite
b)

Bainite

c)

Pearlite

d)

Cementite

34.

Which of the following is not a type of crystal imperfection?

a)

edge dislocation

b)

screw dislocation

c)

substitutional atom

d)

grain boundary

35.

The properties and performance of a material are related to its structure and ___

a)

shape

b)

processing

c)

color

d)

country of origin