DHANALAKSHIMI SRINIVASAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE, PERAMBALUR-621212.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME6713 – COMPREHENSION INTERNAL EVALUATION TEST – 10
UNCONVENTIONAL MACHINING PROCESS

1. Non-Traditional machining is recommended when we need which of the following features?

a) Complex shapes
b) High surface quality
c) Low-rigidity structures
d) All of the mentioned
2. Non-Traditional machining can also be called as?
a) Contact Machining
b) Non-contact machining
c) Partial contact machining
d) Half contact machining
3. In which of the following industries, Non-traditional machining methods play an important role?
a) Automobile
b) Aerospace
c) Medical
d) All of the mentioned
4. Different classifications of Non-traditional machining based on source of energy are?
a) Mechanical
b) Thermal
c) Chemical and electro-chemical.
d) All of the mentioned
5. In mechanical machining, material is removed by _____
a) Erosion
b) Corrosion
c) Abrasion
d) Vaporization
6. Material in thermal machining is removed by which of the following means?
a) Vaporization
b) Melting
c) Electro-plating
d) All of the mentioned
7. Which of the following process comes under mechanical machining?
a) USM
b) EDM
c) LBM
d) PAM
8. Surface defects that may be occurred during thermal machining are?
a) Micro cracking
b) Heat affected zones
c) Striations
d) All of the mentioned
9. Sources used in thermal machining are?
a) Ions
b) Plasma
c) Electrons
d) All of the mentioned

10. Vacuum is the machining medium for?

a) LBM
b) WJM
c) EBM
d) None of the mentioned
11. In chemical machining is material removal takes by?
a) Chemical reaction
b) Erosion
c) Electron removal
d) None of the mentioned

12. An example of hybrid machining?

a) Ultrasonic Machining
b) Electron Beam Machining
c) Ultrasonic assisted electrochemical machining
d) Laser Beam Machining

13.Which the following is true for Electrical Discharge machining (EDM)?

i. The metal removal takes place due to erosion

ii. Any electrical conductor can be machined by this method.

iii. Some light oil like transformer oil or kerosene oil is used as dielectric.

a. Only i

b. i &ii

c. i,ii & iii

d. ii & iii

14.In Electrical discharge machining (EDM), the spark gap is kept between ___mm to___mm.

a. 5 to 5
b. 05, 0.5

c. 005, 0.05

d. 0005, 0.005

15.In Electrical discharge machining, the temperature developed is of the order of

a. 2,000°C
b. 6,000°C

c. 10,000°C

d. 14,000°C

16.Which of the following is not true in case of Electrical discharge machining (EDM)?

a. Erosion takes place both on Work piece and the tool.

b. Gap between tool and work piece is controlled by servo mechanism.

c. The electrode (tool) is made of graphite or copper.

d. The size of impression on work piece is exactly the same as that on electrode (tool).

17.The Electrical Discharge machining (EDM) process is

a. Burr free
b. Not for hard metals

c. Direct contact machining

d. Capable of producing sharp corners

18.In Electron beam machining, workpiece is held in

a. vacuum chamber
b. dielectric medium

c. electrolyte

d. none of these

19.In Electron beam machining, as the electrons strikes the work piece

a. Their kinetic energy is converted into heat

b. They get scattered

c. Mechanical erosion in work piece takes place

d. Electro-chemical etching takes place

20.The vacuum in case of Electron Beam machining is of the order of

a. 10-2 mm of mercury
b. 10-5 mm of mercury

c. 10-7 mm of mercury

d. 10-9 mm of mercury

21.The cathode filament is heated to a temperature of ______ in case of Electron beam machining

a. 1200°C
b. 1700°C

c. 2000°C

d. 2500°C

22.In Electron beam machining, the order in which electrons passed after emitted by filament cathode

A)diaphragm – anode –focusing lens – Deflector coil

B)anode – diaphragm – focusing lens – Deflector coil
C)focusing lens – anode – diaphragm –Deflector coil
D)Deflector – coil anode – diaphragm – focusing lens
23.In AJM, removal of metal takes place by bombardment of fine grained particle.
a) with air at high velocity
b) with water at high velocity
c) with kerosene at high velocity
d) at controlled rate in brin

24.In WJM, removal of metal takes place by bombardment of fine grained particle.
a) with air at high velocity
b) with water at high velocity
c) with kerosene at high velocity
d) at controlled rate in brine
25.WJM cannot be used to machine
a) frozen food
b) plywood
c) leather
d) steel plates

26.In abrasive jet machining, as the distance between the nozzle tip and the work surface increases, the
material removal rate
a)increases continuously
b) decreases continuously
c) decreases, becomes stable and then increases
d) increases, becomes stable and then decreases
27.The size of abrasive grains in abrasive jet machining ranges from
a) 1 to 10 microns
b) 10 to 50 microns
c) 50 to 100 microns
d) 100 to 500 microns
28.The vibrating frequency used for the tool in Ultrasonic machining is of the order of
a) 10,000 oscillations per second
b) 35,000 oscillations per second
c) 35,000 oscillations per second
d) 45,000 oscillations per second
29.In Ultrasonic machining, the material is removed by
a) anodic dissolution
b) thermal melting
c) abrasive action
d) electrochemical oxidation
30.Ultrasonic machining can machine both metallic and non-metallic surfaces

a) True
b) False

31.Abrasives contained in a slurry are driven at a high velocity against the work by a tool vibrating at low
amplitude and high frequency. This is the metal removing mechanism for__________________
a) USM
b) LBM
c) WJM
d) AJM
32. In USM, the amplitude of vibrating tool is,

a) 10 - 50 micro meter
b) 500 - 5000 micro meter
c) 20 - 20000 micro meter

33. Which of the following material is not generally machined by USM

a) Copper
b) Glass
c) Silicon
d) Germanium
34. Tool in USM is generally made of
a) Glass
b) Ceramic
c) Carbides
d) Steel
35. Increasing volume concentration of abrasive in slurry (in USM process) would affect MRR in the
following manner
a) Increase MRR
b) Decrease MRR
c) Would not change MRR
d) Initially decrease and then increase MRR
36. In water jet cutting and abrasive water jet cutting, the separation between the nozzle opening and the
work surface is called which one of the following
a) Gap
b) Gap size
c) Orifice
d stand-off distance
37. In abrasive water jet cutting, the abrasive particles are added to the water stream
a) Before it enters the pumping unit
b) Just before it enters the nozzle
c) While it is in the nozzle
38. AJM nozzles are made of
a) Low carbon steel
b) HSS
c) WC
d) Stainless steel
39. Material removal takes place in AJM due to
a) Electrochemical action
b) Fatigue failure of the material
c) Sparking on impact
d) Mechanical impact
40. as the standoff distance increases, the depth of penetration in AJM
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Does not change
d) Initially increases and then remains steady
41. Abrasive slurry is used in the following type of machining process.
a) Ultrasonic machining
b) Conventional milling
c) Wire cut EDM
d) Laser beam machining
42. The following principle is used for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy in USM
a) Faraday's law
b) Stefan's law
c) Piezoelectric effect
d) Thomson's law
43. The following device is used for converting electrical impulses into mechanical vibration in USM
a) Transducer
b) Oscillator
c) Tank
d) Pump
44. In AJM, removal of metal takes place by bombardment of fine grained particle.
a) with air at high velocity
b) with water at high velocity
c) with kerosene at high velocity
d) at controlled rate in brine

45.In Ultrasonic machining, the function of transducer is to

a. convert mechanical energy into heat

b. convert electrical energy into heat

c. convert electrical energy into mechanical vibrations

d. convert mechanical energy into electrical energy

46.In Ultrasonic machining, the tool moves

a. moves in transverse direction
b. moves in longitudinal direction

c. vibrates in transverse direction

d. vibrates in longitudinal direction

47.In which of the following processes, the shape of tool is not same as that of cavity produced?
a. Ultrasonic Machining
b. Electrical discharge Machining
c. Electrochemical Machining
48.In which of the following processes, a nozzle is used?
i. Plasma arc machining
ii. Ultrasonic Machining
iii. iii. Abrasive jet machining
a. i & ii
b. ii & iii
 c. i & iii
d. i, ii & iii
49.In which of the following gases is not used in Abrasive jet machining?
a. Air
b. Nitrogen

c. Carbon di-oxide

d. Argon

50.In electrochemical machining (ECM) removal of metal from the work piece takes place
a. anodic dissolution
b. abrasive action
c. thermal melting
d. erosion