CLASS YEAR 4 MM

SUBJECT TITLE MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY AND WORKSHOP PROCESSES

SEQUENCE 3rd
DURATION 2hrs 30mins.
STUDENT NAME
INSTRUCTIONS : Put an X on the correct answer in section A,, and also answer
the following structural question in section B completely and in good English.
SECTION A : MCQs (10MRKS)

1. Brass is an alloy of …. and …… and synthetic D. Plastic and

an
A. Copper and Bronze B. ceramic
Copper and Silver C. Argon 7. The group of material in which
and Chromium D. Tungsten plastic falls is
and Zinc A. Synthetic B. Natural C.
2. The main ingredient in steel is: Metallic D. Rubber
A. Copper B. Bauxite C. Iron 8. Iron ores are found in the earth
D. Lead crust in the form of
3. The engine piston is made A. Iron chloride B. Iron oxide
preferably from : C. Pig iron D. Stone
A. Aluminium alloy B. Pure 9. Bronze is an alloy of
aluminium C. Steel D. A. Copper and zinc B. Copper
Co
Copper and aluminium C. Copper
4. Which is the symbol for zinc? and lead D. Copper and tin
A. Zc B. Zn C. Znc D. Zcn 10. All of the following are casting
B. + defects except
5. In a heat treatment process, A. Tears and cracks B.
which of the following four Shrinkage C. Ingot D. Rat
quenching methods is the most tail
gentle? 11. The percentage of Ni in the
A. Air quench B. Brine quench designation 45 NiCrTi16-12
NiCrTi16 is
C. Oil quench D. Water A. 4% B. 1.6% C. 16% D.
quench 12%
6. The two main groups of metallic B. In the designation
gnation EN AC
material mainly used in AlSiCu3, C signify
engineering are: A. Prefix B. Base alloy C. Ingot
A. Iron and Steel B. Metallic D. Moulded piece
and Non metallic C. Natural 12. Identify the letter ‘C’ in the
designation GC35F
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 A. Cast steel B. Mechanical
construction steel C.
Unalloyed steel D. Alloyed
steel
13. The ability of a material to be
hammered, rolled into shape
without fracture is
A. Ductility B. Malleability C.
Elasticity D. Tenacity
14. The property of a material to
resist any deformation is
A. Stiffness B. Ductility C.
Hardness D. Toughness
15. Identify a non physical
hysical property
of metal
A. Colour B. Alkalinity C.
Weight D. Size
16. It is not contained in duralumin
A. Copper B. Chromium C.
Magnesium D. Aluminium
SECTION B : WORKSHOP PROCESSES (10MRKS)
17. The blast furnace outputs
A. Cast iron B. Wrought iron C.
Iron ore D. Pig iron
18. It is not a type of reinforcement
composite
A. Fibres reinforced composites
B. Particulate composites C.
Molar reinforeced composties
D. Laminar composites
19. Cylinder heads are preferably
made from
A. Alloy steels B. Copper alloy
C. Aluminium alloy
D. Wrought iron
20. The symbol for manganese
is
A. Mg B. Al C. Zn D. Mn

a. Name three types of welding electrodes used in this welding process

above. ( 1.5 marks)
b. Identify the type of transformer used in this setup above. ( 1 mark)
c. Give the name of the type of welding process on the figure above. ( 1
mark)
d. Give two advantages of resistance welding. ( 2marks)
e. In resistance welding processes, the amount of heat generated in the
workpiece
orkpiece is given by: H=I²Rt
 Give the unit of I²Rt ( 0.75 marks)
 Give the meaning of I²Rt ( 0.75 marks)
f. For a welding time of 10 seconds, welding voltage of 450V and the
resistance of the current conducting path of 0.08 ohms. ( 3 marks)

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 Determine the magnitude of the current.
 Determine the quantity of heat generated.

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