List of top Metallurgical Engineering Questions

Radiative heat flux \( \dot{q} \) at a hot surface at a temperature \( T_s \) can be expressed as \[ \dot{q} = A f(T_s, T_\infty) (T_s - T_\infty) \] where \( A \) is a constant and \( T_\infty \) is the temperature of the surroundings (temperatures are expressed in K). The function \( f(T_s, T_\infty) \) is given by ______.

Match the steel plant related processes in Column I with the associated information in Column II.

Consider the phase diagram of a one-component system given below. \( V_{\alpha} \), \( V_{\beta} \), and \( V_{{Liquid}} \) are the molar volumes of \( \alpha \), \( \beta \), and liquid phases, respectively. Which one of the following statements is TRUE? Given: The change in molar enthalpies, \( \Delta H_{\alpha \to \beta} \) and \( \Delta H_{\beta \to {Liquid}} \), are positive.

For two continuous functions \( M(x, y) \) and \( N(x, y) \), the relation \( M dx + N dy = 0 \) describes an exact differential equation if

A linear regression model was fitted to a set of \( (x, y) \) data. The total sum of squares and sum of squares of error are 1200 and 120, respectively. The coefficient of determination \( R^2 \) of the fit is ......... (rounded off to one decimal place).

The hydrostatic stress for the stress tensor provided below is ......... MPa (in integer). \[ \begin{bmatrix} 150 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -100 & 100 \\ 0 & 100 & 250 \end{bmatrix} \, \text{MPa} \]

Match the following elements in Column I with their respective ores in Column II. 

Two randomly oriented polycrystalline copper samples with average grain sizes of 10 $\mu$m (Sample A) and 100 $\mu$m (Sample B) were tested at room temperature. 
Given: $E_A$ = Young's modulus of Sample A $E_B$ = Young's modulus of Sample B $Y_{SA}$ = Yield strength of Sample A $Y_{SB}$ = Yield strength of Sample B 
Which one of the following statements is CORRECT?

Match the casting defects in Column I with the characteristic features in Column II. 

Front tension is applied during cold rolling of a thin metal sheet. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT when Ni is added as an alloying element to a low alloy steel?

The value of \[ \lim_{x \to 0} \frac{6(x - \sin x)}{x^3} \] is ........ (in integer).

The diameter of spherical galena particles that have the same settling velocity as spherical quartz particles of diameter 25 μm (both settling in water) is _________ μm (rounded off to one decimal place). Assume Stokes law of settling to be valid. Given: Density of galena = 7400 kg m\(^{-3}\), Density of quartz = 2600 kg m\(^{-3}\), Density of water = 1000 kg m\(^{-3}\).

An intrinsic semiconductor has conductivity of 100 Ω\(^{-1}\) m\(^{-1}\) at 300 K and 300 Ω\(^{-1}\) m\(^{-1}\) at 500 K. The band gap of the semiconductor is _________ eV (rounded off to two decimal places). Given: Boltzmann constant \( k_B = 8.6 \times 10^{-5} \, {eV K}^{-1} \)

Temperatures at two sides of a 0.4 m thick copper plate are 1000°C and 500°C. Assuming steady state, one-dimensional conductive heat transfer through the wall and ignoring end-effects, the magnitude of the heat flux through the wall is _________ \( \times 10^5 \, {W m}^{-2} \) (in integer). Given: Thermal conductivity of copper \( k = 400 \, {W m}^{-1} {K}^{-1} \).