NEHRU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

INTERNAL TEST –I, JULY 2020

OML753
SELECTION OF MATERIALS
Class: IV AERO Semester: VII
Portion: Unit I Max.Marks:50
Duration: 1.5 HRS Date: 13-07-2020 (FN)
PART – A - ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (8x1 = 08 Marks)

1. Cast iron is a …………

(a) Ductile Material (b) malleable material (c) brittle material (d) tough Material

2. Brass is an alloy of ……………

(a) Copper and Zinc (b) copper and tin (c) copper ,tin and zinc (d) none of these

3. Silicon when added to copper improves ………………

(a) Machinability (b) hardness (c) hardness and
strength (d) strength and ductility

4. The ability of a material to undergo large permanent

deformation with the application of a tensile force, is
called ductility.

(a) Correct (b) Wrong

5. The property of a material essential for spring materials is ………………….

(a) Stiffness (b) ductility (c) resilience (d) plasticity

A steel with carbon above 0.8 % is known as hyper – eutectoid steel.

6. (a) Agree (b) Disagree

7. An aluminium alloy with 11% silicon is used for making engine pistons by die casting technique .
(a) Yes (b) No

8. Monel metal is an alloy of

(a) Nickel and copper (b) nickel and chromium (c) nickel , chromium and iron (d) copper and chromium.
 PART – B ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (5x2 = 10 Marks)

9. Classify engineering materials .

10. Name few metals and their alloys .

11. Distinguish between thermo plastics and thermo setting plastics .

12. What are smart materials?

13. Mention some physical properties of Metals.

PART – C (2X16=32 marks)

14 (a).Discuss in detail about various engineering materials.

(or)
(b). Discuss the various factors that are to be considered while selecting materials for engineering purposes.
15.. (a). Explain in detail about selection of materials and shape.
(or)
(b) Write short on :
(1) Metals and alloys ( 2 marks)
(2) Polymers ( 2 marks)
(3) Ceramics ( 2 marks)
(4) Glasses ( 2 marks)
(5) Composites ( 2 marks)
(6) Natural materials ( 2 marks)
(7) Non -metallic Materials ( 2 marks)
(8) Smart materials ( 2 marks)

Faculty IQAC HOD- Aero