MACHINE DESIGN TERMS REVIEWER

Device used to measure accurately speed:

a. speedometer
b. dial indicator
c. tachometer
d. dial gauge
c. tachometer
When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will take pressure to put the parts together. The
allowance is said to be negative and is termed:
a. negative tolerance
b. negative allowance
c. negative fits
d. interference of metal
d. interference of metal
When two elastic bodies collide, which of the following laws can be used to solve for the
resulting velocity?
a. Dalton's law
b. Avogadro
c. Conservation of energy
d. Conservation of momentum and Conservation of energy
D. Conservation of momentum and Conservation of energy
The ability of a metal to be deformed considerably without rupture is called:
a. plasticity
b. all of these
c. ductility
d. malleability
plasticity
Permanent deformation or strain may occur without fracture:
a. malleability
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. plasticity
c. ductility
It is a science of motion that can be solved in terms of scalar or vector algebra
a. kinematics
b. curvilinear translation
c. projectiles
d. acceleration
kinematics
A system of forces in space is in equilibrium if two equal and opposite collinear forces are
added, which of the following if any is true?
a. equilibrium is destroyed
b. equilibrium is maintaned
c. none of these is true
d. an unbalanced of moment exist
b. equilibrium is maintaned
Metal that assists lubrication or lubricant in itself
a. zinc
b. antimony
c. babbitt
d. lead
c. babbit
A mechanism which usually do the indexing in a machine tool
a. universal chuck
b. slotter
c. dividing head
d. indexing
c. dividing head
It equalizes the energy exerted and the work done thus preventing excessive or sudden
changes of speed
a. flywheel
b. balance of wheel
c. all of these
d. flywheel pulley
c. all of these
The smallest area at the point of rupture of a tensile specimen divided by the original area
is called
a. percentage elongation
b. Izod test
c. Charpy test
d. percentage reduction of area
d. percentage reduction of area
The product of the resultant of all forces acting on a body and the time that the resultant
acts
a. angular impulse
b. angular momentum
c. linear impulse
d. linear momentum
c. linear impulse
Which of the following is not a structural class of steel?
a. low carbon steel
b. tool and die steel
c. high chrome alloy steel
d. high strength low alloy steel
b. tool and die steel
poison's ratio is the ratio of
a. shear strain to compressive strain
b. elastic limit to compressive strain
c. lateral strain to longitudinal
strain
d. elastic limit to proportional limit
c. lateral strain to longitudinal
strain
All are associated with the grade of steel except:
a. SAE 43XX
b. SAE 13XX
c. SAE 10XX
d. SAE 74XX
d. SAE 74XX
A property of material which relates the lateral strain to the longitudinal strain:
a. stress
b. strain
c. Poison's ratio
d. strength
c. Poison's ratio
The maximum stress to which a material may be subjected before failure occurs
a. ultimate strength
b. ultimate stress
c. endurance limit
d. tensile stress
b. ultimate stress
Hypoid gear is a special type of gear like
a. worm gear
b. spur gear
c. herringbone gear
d. bevel gear
d. bevel gear
Considered a maximum safe center distance of sprockets should be _______ pitches. Very
long center distance cause catenary tension in the chain.
a. 70
b. 80
c. 60
d. 50
b. 80
Cold working of steel plates make the metal
a. tougher
b. more ductile
c. harder
d. more malleable
c. harder
Recommended best cutting angle of drill for work on steel or cast iron is _____degrees.
a. 48
b. 63
c. 59
d. 50
c. 59
In shear pin or breaking pin design, we may use the data experienced by link belt from
1/8 inch to 1 inch pins and the breaking stress is _____ksi.
a. 40
b.55
c. 60
d. 48
c. 50
Deals only with the motion of bodies without reference to the forces that cause them
a. dynamics
b. kinetics
c. static
d. kinematics
d. kinematics
The property that characterizes a material ability to be drawn into a wire
a. ductility
b. thermal conductivity
c. tensile strength
d. endurance limit
ductility
One of the causes of spur gear tooth breakage is the unbalanced load on one end of the
tooth that results in higher stresses than when the load is evenly distributed. To minimize
this problem, the face width "b" should not be greater than the thickness or pitch of the
tooth. In the absence of test values, the follwing can be a guide
a. 2.5Pc < b < 4Pc
b. 2.0 < b < 4 Pd
c. 2.5 < b < 4 Pd
d. 2.0 < b < 4 Pc
2.5Pc < b < 4Pc
The three moment of equation may be used to analyze:
a. tapered column
b. continuous beam
c. composite beam
d. axially end loaded beam
b. continuous beam
What is the common shop practice to prevent sokdee from running away from surface to
be joined.
a. all of these
b. surround the work with clay
c. introduce around the work roled
wet cloth
d. put asbestos sheeting around
the work
all of these
non-ferrous fillet metal is melted into grooves or as fillet on the mother metal; the base
metal is not melted. This is commonly used for joining iron based machine parts or in
repair works of some materials. It is called
a. spot welding
b. braze welding
c. brazing
d. gas welding
b. braze welding
It is advised that in rubber belts application/mounting, it should have an initial tension of
____inch/ply
a. 18 to 24
b. 15 to 20
c. 12 to 15
d. 10
b. 15 to 20
Normal stress relieving temperature for cast steel
a. 200 to 350F
b. 400 to 500F
c. 300 to 400F
d. 450 to 550F
d. 450 to 550F
Most effective alloying element for reducing brittleness of steel at very low, temperature.
a. manganese
b. molybdenum
c. silicon
d. nickel
d. nickel
Statement that a given body is in static equilibrium means that the body cannot
a. have any type of motion
b. be acted upon by more than one
force
c. undergo any displacement
d. have any acceleration
have any type of motion
Ordinary steel begins to lose strength and elasticity significantly at about_______F.
a. 900 - 1000F
b. 800 - 900F
c. 750 - 850F
d. 600- 700F
d. 600-700F
Clearance to a new boiler installation to the existing or old plant building should follow a
minimum clearance of _____ between top of the boiler primer and the ceiling as stated in
the PSME code.
a. 200 mm (max)
b. 1000 mm (max)
c. 2130 mm (max)
d. 2159 mm (max)
c. 2130 (max)
For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel, what minimum chromium content is
required?
a. 8%
b. 4.3%
c. 1.1%
d. 5.8%
8%
Name the type of chuck commonly used for holding workpiece in a lathe operation?
Example. 3-jaw universal chuck, 4-ja independent chuck.
a. magnetic chuck
b. 2- jaw independent chuck
c. 8-jaw universal
d. combination
d. combination
V-belts operate efficiently at speed of about (fpm)
a. 4500
b. 4400
c. 4200
d. 3600
4500
What type of gear is used for high speed operation?
a. helical
b. spur
c. bevel
d. worm
helical
In a pair of gears, ______ is the plane perpendicular to the axial plane and tangent to the
pitch surface.
a. pitch
b. pitch plane
c. pitch circle
d. pitch point
b. pitch plane
The phenomenon of continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less than the
yield point
a. elasticity
b. ductility
c. plasticity
d. creep
d. creep
A machinery operation whereby done with the work accurately fastened has a
reciprocating (forward and backward) motion and the tool head is stationary.
a. shaping
b. planing
c. turning
d. reaming
b. planing
The following pertain to joining of metals except
a. welding
b. soldering
c. casting
d. brazing
c. casting
Killed steel is always associated with
a. silicon
b. manganese
c. phosphorous
d. sulfur
silicon
The usual ratio of water to soluble oil used as cutting fluid
a. 50% water to 50% oil
b. 2 water to 1 oil
c. 3 water to 1 oil
d. 4 to 80 water to 1 oil
d. 4 to 80 water to 1 oil
Good stabilizer in stainless steel
a. columbium
b. titanium
c. all of these
d. tantalum
c. all of these
The good deoxidizer in steel melting
a. manganese
b. silicon
c. all of these
d. aluminum
c. all of these
What is the common cutting fluids used for cutting metals?
a. all of these
b. water with soda or borax
c. light mineral oil
d. soluble oil
all of these
It is considered semi-solid lubricant
a. all of these
b. lube oil
c. graphite
d. grease
d. grease
Metals are conductive because
a. the electeons are loosely bound
to the nuclei and therefore
mobile
b. having a characteristics metallic
luster
c. they are on the left side for the
periodic table
d. they have extra electrons as
exhibited by normally possible
balance state
the electeons are loosely bound
to the nuclei and therefore
mobile
The yield strength of a regular yellow btasa(65-75% Cu, 30-35% Zn) can be
incteased/improved by
a. cold working
b. tempering
c. chill casting
d. heat treatment
cold working
Used in as cast condition steel casting with carbon content less than ______%C.
a. 0.26
b. 0.15 to 0.18
c. 0.20
d. 0.25
c. 0.20
Liners normally made of
a. cast iron
b. alloyed bronze
c. alloyed steel
d. alloyed aluminum
cast iron
Endurance strength is nearly proportional to the ultimate strength but not with_____
a. yield syrength
b. design stress
c. shear syress
d. all of the above
yield strength
A furnace in melting non-ferrous metals
a. cupola furnace
b. crucible furnace
c. insuction furnace
d. tempering furnace
b. crucible furnace
A furnace used in melting ferrous metals
a. annealing furnace
b. tempering furnace
c. induction furnace
d. normalizing furnace
c. induction furnace
In the gear design the total work must be equally shared by its arms. Rim must be rigid to
support these arms and also the bead is recommended for its stiffening value. The
assumption in the detailed design of rim thickness and depth of bead is ______ circular
pithc (PC).
a. 0.65
b. 0.50
c. 0.56
d. 0.44
c. 0.56
Tooth width measured along the chord at the pitch circle
a. flank
b. face width
c. width of space
d. chordal thickness
d. chordal thickness
The best instrument for measuring a thousand of an inch
a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. caliper
d. pyrometer
micrometer
All are associated with standard material specification except
a. American Iron and Steel Institute
b. Society of Automotive Engineers
c. Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute
d. American Society for Testing Materials
c. Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute
Machine tools for laying straight lines on metal surfaces made of sharp tool steel is called
a. plain scriber
b. a trammel
c. hermaphrodite caliper
d. divider
plain scriber
It is the difference of addendum and dedendum which is equivalent to the whole depth
less working depth
a. fillet space
b. fillet radius
c. clearance
d. backlash
c. clearance
A lathe machine threading mechanism
a. reverse gear and lever
b. spindle gear
c. all of these
d. change stud gear
b. spindle gear
Separate forces which can be so combined are called
a. non-concurrent forces
b. couple
c. combined forces
d. component forces
d. component forces
That property of matter which causes it to resist any change in its motion or state of rest
a. brake
b. friction
c. inertia
d. impulse
c. inertia
Negative allowance is also called
a. interference of metal
b. fit
c. tolerance
d. allowance
interference of metal
Which of the following is not used to resemble the shape of a tool bit?
a. round nose
b. central cut
c. square nose
d. thread cutting
b. center cut
A kind of thread in which the width of the thread is approximately equal to the depth of
the thread and the spqce between threads are approximately equal
a. square thread
b. Acme thread
c. buttress thread
d. whitworth thread
square thread
For moderate speed of mating gears, the ideal ratio of contact is
a. 1.25-4
b 1.2- 1.45
c. 1.0-1.3
d. 1.35-1.45
1.25-4
Ratio of unit lateral deformation to unit longitudinal deformation
a. Poisson's ratio
b. strain
c. elongation
d. Modulus of elasticity
modulus of elasticity
A lathe with multiple cutting stations
a. turret lathe
b. lathe
c. shaper
d. none of the above
turret lathe
Nominal diameter of bolts is the
a. major diameter
b. minor diameter
c. pitch diameter
d. base diameter
major diameter
Major and minor diameters are commonly used in
a. screw thread
b. bolts
c. gear
d. all of these
screw thread
The distance a helical gear or worm thread along its axis in one revolution if it were free
to move axially is called
a. length if action
b. line of action
c. land
d. lead
d. lead
length of contact between two mating parts in a screw and nut threads measured axially is
called
a. arc of contact
b. depth of engagement
c. length of engagement
d. axis of contact
c. length of engagement
If the velocity of a mass is small all the time during which motion takes place is called
a. deceleration
b. uniform motion
c. acceleration
d. none of these
b. uniform motion
Also called eccentrically loaded bearing is
a. full bearings
b. offset bearings
c. partial bearing
d. fitted bearings
b. offset bearings
In the selection of wire rope, regular lay means wires and strands are arranged in the
following manner
a. twisted in the same direction
b. twisted in any direction
c. twisted in opposite direction
d. twisted in along direction
c. twisted in opposite direction
In involute teeth, the pressure angle is often defined as the angle between the line of
action and the line of tangent to the pitch circle. It is also termed as
a. helix angle
b. angle of recess
c. angle of obliquity
d. arc if action
c. angle of obliquity
Height of tooth above pitch circle or the radial distance between pitch circle and top land
of the tooth
a. top root
b. addendum
c. land
d. hunting tooth
b. addendum
The function of clutch is
a. lowering of drive speed
b. alignment of drive shaft
c. to disconnect or connect the
drive at will
d. to insure that two shafts line up
at high speed
c. to disconnect or connect
the drive at will
It is normally recommended and normal for a designer to add a hunting tooth to evenly
distribute the wear on meshing teeth like a 53 teeth gears with 30 teeth pinion. Find the
rotation of pinion to mesh with same pair of teeth again.
a. 120
b. 81
c. 61
d. 53
d. 53
The angle made by the helix of the thread (in a straight head) at the pitch diameter with a
plabe perpendicular to the axis is called
a. lead angle
b. truncation
c. lead
d. angle of thread
lead angle
The rule of thumb in journal bearing design, the clearance ratio/clearance should be
a. 0.0099
b. 0.0042
c. 0.0010
d. 0.00120
c. 0.0010
The moment of inertia of a rectangle whose base is "b" and height "h" abour its base is
a. bh³/4
b. bh³/12
c. bh³/24
d. bh³/3
d. bh³/3
Cold rolled shafting is not available in diameter larger than _____.
a. 6 inches
b. 5 inches
c. 6 1/2 inches
d. 5 1/2 inches
b. 5 inches
The cast iron flywheels designed with a factor of safety of _____
a. 14 to 15
b. 10 to 13
c. 8 to 9
d. 6 to 12
b. 10 to 13
A pair of equal and opposite (not colinear) forces that tend to cause a rotation of a body
a. couple
b. centroid
c. equilibrium
d. vector
couple
The ratio of the pitch diameter in inches to the number of teeth
a. pitch circle
b. English module
c. module
d. pitch diameter
b. English module
When high strength and durability are a requirements for choosing gear materials it is
preferable to use ______material.
a. hardened bronze
b. steel
c. phenolic laminated
d. white iron
b. steel
________forces when action are parallel
a. couple
b. non collinear
c. resultant
d. non concurrent
d. non concurrent
The product of the mass and the velocity of the center of gravity of the body is called
a. linear momentum
b. angular impulse
c. linear impulse
d. angular momentum
 linear momentum
The distance between similar, equally spaced tooth surfaces in a given direction and along
a given line
a. pitch circle
b. pitch plabe
c. pitch
d. pitch diameter
c. pitch
Could be defined as simply push or pull
a. power
b. inertia
c. work
d. force
d. force
Opposite directional forces equal in magnitude and parallel is called
a. non coplanar
b. centro
c. couple
d. coplanar
c. couple
Quantities such as time, volume and density are completely specified when their
magnitude is known is also called____
a. couple
b. resultants
c. components
d. scalar
d. scalar
Designed 200 kw plant must be at least
a. PME
b. CPM
c. ME and PME
d. none of these
PME
The separate forces which can be so combined are called
a. concurrent forces
b. non concurrent forces
c. couple
d. component forces
d. component forces
 The most known lubricants being utilized in whatever category of load and speed are oil,
air, grease and dry lubricants like
a. bronze
b. lead
c. silicon
d. graphite
d. graphite
A coupling that allows axial flexibility movement in the operation. Made of alternate
bolting of steel, leather, fabrix, and / or plastic material into two flanges.
a. flexible disk coupling
b. flexible toroidal spring coupling
c. flexible Oldham coupling
d. elastic material bonded coupling
flexible disk coupling
It consists of two cranks, a stationary piece called the line of centers the connecting rod is
a
a. five bar linkage
b. four crank braces
c. three crank linkage
d. four bar linkage
d. four bar linkage

Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is threaded in both ends
a. stud bolt
b. acme thread
c. hex bolt
d. square threaded bokrs
a. stud bolt
The nominal helix angles in helical gears is recommended in the range of _____degrees
a. less than 18
b. 20 to 35
c. 15 to 25
d. 20 to 30
c. 15 to 25
The ratio of stress acting on an elastic substance to the decrease in volume per unit volume
a. bulk modulus
b. modulus of resilience
c. elastic limit
d. modulus of elasticity
a. bulk modulus
Rule of thumb in calculating the equipment foundation mass should be ______ times the
weight of the machinery it is supposed to support
a. 3-5
b. 3-6
c. 3-9
d. 2-4
a. 3-5
The welding made along the edges of two parallel plates is called
a. groove joint
b. fillet joint
c. edge joint
d. corner joint
c. edge joint
Class of material exhibiting decreased electrical conductivity with increasing temperature
a. aluminum
b. p-type semiconductors
c. metals
d. n-type semiconductors
c. metals
Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with a factor of safety of
a. 10 to 13
b. 10 to 12
c. 10 to 14
d. 8 to 13
a. 10 to 13
Stress relieving is also _______ for the purpose of reducing the internal stresses of steel
material/metal
a. tempering
b. normalizing
c. all of these
d. annealing
b. normalizing
A ridge of uniform section in the form of a helix cut around the circumference of a cylinder
and advancing along the axis
a. thread roots
b. helix thread
c. screw threads
d. chamfers
c. screw threads
Martensite(stainless steel) contains 4 to 26% Cr and a maximum of ______% nickel
a. 2.5
b. 3.25
c. 3.5
d. 2.0
a. 2.5
The design stress and factor of safety are related in the folowing manner
a. design stress = ultimate stress/factor of safety
b. ultimatevstress=factor of safety/design
c. design stress=factor of safety/times stress concentration factor
d. none of these
a. design stress = ultimate stress/factor of safety
The material that can cut/wear substances subjected to
a. carbide
b. abrasive
c. tungsten
d. vanadium
b. abrasive
A resulting factor that replaces two or more forces acting together
a. vector
b. couple
c. resultant
d. equilibrant
c. resultant
Peculiar strength of material to resist being crushed
a. shear strength
b. ultimate strength
c. compressive strength
d. elastic limit
c. compressive strength
Which of the following is not a viscoelastic material?
a. teflon
b. plastic
c. all of these
d. metal
d. metal
Alloy steel used in manufacturing bolts, tubings subjected to torsional stresses
a. AISI 3141
b. AISI 2330
c. AISI 4830
d. AISI 4310
b. AISI 2330
Method of finishing/shaping a machine part of exceptionally high carbon or high chromium
steel (or very hard material)
a. using oxygen lancing
b. machining using carbide insert
c. using abrasive grinding
d. machining high speed tool steel
d. machining high speed tool steel
In a chain drive design for large speed reduction it is preferable to use a double reduction or
compound type of transmission instead of single two sprockets transmission. Drives should
be so designed that the angle between two tight chain strands does not exceed
______degrees.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 55
d. 90
a. 45
Steel springs are made of high carbon steel, heat treated and/or cold work to a high elastic
limit to get good elastic deflection. In general the carbon content is at ______.
a. 0.40% or more
b. 0.65% or more
c. 0.50% or more
d. 0.66 or more
c. 0.50% or more
The surface along the fillet curves or between the fillets radius of the two adjacent tooth of a
gear
a. bottom land
b. flank
c. fillet
d. top land
a. bottom land
not adaptable to welding due to low tensile strength and poor ductility, etc.
a. copper parts
b. cast iron materials
c.aluminum parts
d. bronze parts
c. aluminum parts
Plus or minus tokerance can also be called
a. total tolerance
b. unilateral tolerance
c. bilateral tolerance
d. allowance
c. bilateral tolerancw
The total machinery weight plus the foundation weight shoukd be well distributed in the
corresponding soil area which is enough to cause a bearing stress within the safe bearing
capacity of the soil with a factor of safety of
a. 4.5
b. 3
c. 4.2
d. 5.0
d. 5.0
____is the plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the pitch plane. In gears the paralle
axes, and the plane of rotation coincide
a. tangential plane
b. straight olane
c. transverse
d. reference
c. transverse
The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is called______
a. pitch cone
b. chamfer
c. crest
d. flute
b. chamfer
Used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion
a. rack gears
b. hypoid gears
c. helical gears
d. herringbone gears
a. rack gears
The effective face width of a helical gear divided by gear axial pitch
a. approach ratio
b. arc of action
c. arc of recess
d. face overlap
a. approach ratio
Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller chain is equal to
a. top land
b. bottom diameter
c. addendum
d. inside diameter
b. bottom diameter
generally applied on reducer due to large speed ratio.
a. bevel gears
b. helical gears
c. worm gears
d. hypoid gears
c. worm gears
If the shaft size is specified as diameter 2.00" max and 2.99" min in diameter then the 0.010"
could be defined as _______
a. allowance
b. fit
c. variance
d. tolerance
d. tolerance
A material plane was subjected to a load. When the load was removed, the strain disappeared.
For the structural change, which of the folowing can be considered about this material?
a. it has high modulus of elastucity?
b. it does not follow hooke's law
c. it is plastic
d. it is elastic
d. it is elastic
Helix angle in the range of_______degrees is recommended for wide-face helical gears.
a. less than 15
b. less than 20
c. 20 to 35
d. 20 to 22
a. less than 15
Difference between maximum material limits of mating parts. Or it is a minimum clearance
or maximum interference parts.
a. tolerance
b. fits
c. variance
d. allowance
d. allowance
The concave portion of the tooth profile where it joins the bottom of the tooth.
a. root circle
b. fillet radius
c. fillet curves
d. fillet
c. fillet curves
The change in shape or geometry of the body due to action of a force on it is called
deformation or___
a. shear stress
b. stresses
c. compressive stress
d. strains
d. strains
For an evenly and uniform wear on each meshing gear tooth, the ideal design practice is to
consider a______
a. wear resistance alloy addition to tooth gears
b. heat treatment of the gears
c. hardening of each tooth
d. hunting tooth addition
d. hunting tooth addition
The reciprocal of a diameter pitch of the ratio of the pitch diameter to the no. of teeth.
a. lead
b. module
c. involute
d. clearance
b. module
Ability to resist deformation under stress
a. plasticity
b. all of these
c. stiffness
d. toughness
c. stiffness
Flat leather belting not recommended for used in a speed in excess of ______fpm
a. 3600
b. 4800
c. 6000
d. all of these
c. 6000
The angle included between the sides of thread measured in an axial plane in a screw thread
a. angle of thread
b. angle between thread or 40
c. helix angle thread
d. half angle tgread or 20
a. angle of thread
An elastic body whose primary function is to deflect under load
a. clutch
b. stopper
c. brake
d. spring
d. spring
Manganese steel standard designation, SAE _____
a. 13XX
b. 10XX
c. 11XX
d. 8XX
a. 13XX
One of these materials is not a structural steel?
a. low carbon steel
b. tool and die steel
c. stainless and steel
d. medium carbon steel
b. tool and die steel
The ratio of moment of inertia on a cross-section of a beam to the section modulus is
a. a measure of distance
b.equal to the radius of gyration
and compression
c. multiplied by the bending
moment of inertia to determine
the yield stress
d. equal to the area of the
cross-section and tension
a. a measure of distance
The SAE 2340 shafting contains _______%nickel
a. 3.85 %Ni
b. 4% Ni
c. 3.25 to 3.75 %Ni
d. 3.84% Ni
c. 3.25 to 3.75 %Ni
Chromium steel standard designation, SAE ____
a. 92XX
b. 5XXX
c. 3XXX
d. 11XX
b. 5XXX
Alloy that improves strength of steel at high temperature application.
a. aluminum
b. manganese
c. silicon
d. chromium
d. chromium
When the air entraintment agent is put into a concrete mix
a. the water/cement ratio must be reduced
b. the strength will decrease
c. minimal defect
d. the strength will suffer up to 50%
b. the strength will decrease
In general, alloys with high nickel content retains toughness to quite low temperatures up to
_____⁰F
a. -380
b. 400
c. -260
d.-320
d. -320
The differential of the shear equation is the ______.
a. deflection of the beam
b. compressive strength of the beam
c. tensile strength of the beam
d. load on the beam
d. load on the beam
It is recommended not to have direct drive between driven and drive sprockets if the ratio of
their teeth exceeds_______. Use 2 or more step combinations.
a. 10 times
b. 8 times
c. 5 times
d. 6 times
a. 10 times
The length of the hub should not be made lesser than the face width of the gear. Bub lengths
usually vary from 1.25D to 2D, where D is the shaft diameter. The reasonable diameter of
steel hub should be
a. 2D
b. 1.8D
c. 1.55D
d. 1.20D
b. 1.8D
The sum of their addendum and dedendum
a. whole depth
b. full depth
c. width of space
d. working depth
a. whole depth
It is recommended for high speed application that the minimum number of teeth in the small
sprockets should be_____.
a. 26 to 30
b. 12 to 16
c. 26 to 28
d. 18 to 24
d. 18 to 24
Stresses that are independent of load is called_________.
a. working stress
b. residual stress
c. simple stress
d. combined stress
b. residual stress
Material having a high electrical resistance and should not be used as conductor of electrical
current
a. nickel
b. aluminum oxide
c. silicon base alloys
d. iron oxide
a. nickel
The best materials for brake drums is
a. aluminum
b. cast iron
c. steel material
d. wrought iron
b. cast iron
The alloy materials used in the production of metal working tools.
a. titanium, phosporous
b. tungsten, silicon, hadfield mn
c. vanadium, chromium, molybdenum
d. high carbon steel
d. high carbon
Torsional deflection is a significant consideration in the design of shaft and the limit should
be in the range of ________ degree/foot of length
a. 0.4 to 1
b. 0.1 to 1
c. 0.08 to 1
d. 0.6 to 1
c. 0.8 to 1
If the pitch of a screw is 2/9 find the thread per inch.
a. 0.34
b. 4.5
c. 5.4
d. 17
b. 4.5
The property that characterizes a materials ability to be drawn into a wire.
a. tensile strength
b. ductility
c. endurance limit
d. thermal conductivity
b. ductility
Which of the phases of steel elements has a face-centered cubic structure?
a. pyrite
b. austenite
c. all of these
d. cementite
b. austenite
Steel spring material is usually hardened to 400 to 500 BHN and the carbon content is in the
range of __________.
a. 0.50 to 0.90%
b. all of these
c. 0.45 to 0.48
d. 0.96 to 0.97
a. 0.50 to 0.90%
Principal stresses occur on these plane
a. which are subjected to ultimate tension
b. the shearing stress is zero
c. which are subjected to maximum compression
d. which are 45⁰ apart
b. the shearing stress is zero
The property of material wherein the content is continuously distributed through its entire
mass
a. plasticity
b. malleability
c. homogeneity
d. all of these
c. homogeneity
The properties of metals to withstand load without breaking down is
a. elasticity
b. strength
c. plasticity
d. strain
b. strength
Shafts readily available in the market are made in many ways and wide variety of material
composition. It is likely be cold drawn carbon steel in size smaller than________inches
diameter.
a. 3.75
b. 4
c. 5
d. 5 1/2
a. 3.75
Plain carbon steel standard designation, SAE ______.
a. 6XX
b. 13XX
c. 10XX
D. 2XXX
c. 10XX
The rigidity of polymer can be increased by
a. furnace melting
b. normalizing
c. crystallization
d. shot peening
c. crystallization
The difference between cast steel and cast iron
a. all of these
b. cast steel has usually less than 1%C while cast iron has 2% or 3.6% carbon range
c. cast iron has lower strength more brittle and has lower ductility than cast steel
d. iron is usually the initial product after purifying iron ore then further processing by
removal of more impurities and carbon content to be able to prodyce steel grade
c. cast iron has lower strengtg more brittle and has lower ductility than cast steel
It is general practice to use the following allowable stresses, 4000 psi for main transmitting
shaft and 8500 psi for small shaft, short shafts and countershafts. For lineshaft carrying pulley
it is _____psi
a. 7800
b. 7000
c. 6000
d. 6500
c. 6000
Drilling machine cannot do
a. reaming
b. spot facing
c. tapping
d. broaching
c. tapping
Material changes in foundry melting operation are composed of
a. limestone, foundry coke and silica sand
b. iron ore, quartz and charcoal
c. steel scrap, alloys and charcoal/foundry coke
d. scrap wood, alloys and limestone
a. limestone, foundry coke and silica sand
_______ is a work supporting device which is bolted to the saddle of the lathe machine. It
travels with the cutting tool. It is a prevention of the springing away of the workpiece from
cutting tools
a. rubber-flex collets
b. tool post
c. follower rest
d. carriage stop
d. carriage stop
Almost always the soldering materials are a combination of the following alloys
a. all of these
b. lead and tin
c. tin and antimony
d. lead and antimony
b. lead and tin
it is a good design practice for steel lineshafting to consider a limit to the linear deflection of
____inch/foot length maximun
a. 0.050
b. 0.010
c. 0.020
d. 0.060
b. 0.010
The five principal parts of a shaper are, the table, tool,slide, base, ram and ______
a. column
b. vise
c. drive motor
d. apron
a. column
In designing gears for power transmission consider an efficiency of _______ as
recommended.
a. 96% or more
b. 89% or more
c. 85% or more
d. 98% or more
d. 98% or more
Progressive change of position of a body is called
a. acceleration
b. momentum
c. motion
d. force
c. motion
The ideal thickness of a cutter at the pitch line for cutting helical gears shoukd be ______ of
the normal circular pitch.
a. 3/8
b. 3/4
c. 1/2
d. 1/5
c. 1/2
In drilling soft materials use cutting angle as low as 40 degrees but for extremely hard
material up to ______degrees is recommended
a. 80
b. 55
c. 75
d. 70
d. 70
The surface of the gear between the fillets of adjacent teeth is called_______.
a. bottom land
b. flank
c. topland
d. flank of tooth
a. bottom land
An act of cutting out a piece of metal at a desired shape and size
a. broaching
b. blanking
c. slitting
d. dinking
b. blanking
A research agency handling assistance to all foundry, machine shop and metallurgical plant
operation
a. MIRDC
b. All of these
c. DOST
d. BOI
a. MIRDC
The soldering material commonly applied for automobile radiator cores and roofing seams
a. 15/85% tin and lead
b. 50/50% tin and lead
c. 45/55% tin and lead
d. 20/80% tin and lead
c. 45/55% tin and lead
A carbon content in the range of _____ in steel readily responds to heat treatment.
a. 0.35 to 0.40%C
b. 0.28 to 0.30%C
c. 0.18 to 0.25%C
d. 0.12 to 0.15% C
a. 0.35 to 0.40%C
Web is a part of a drill and is usually thicker:
a. beside the land
b. nearing the shank
c. close to the flute
d. at the tip portion
b. nearing the shank
It is a symbol that the work surface should be machine-finished and usually indicated in the
drawing and placed on the line that represents the surface to be machined
a. f
b. 15
c. 30
d. F.A.Q.
a. f
Saftey features that must be placed and maintained at Machine, Blacksmith, Welding and
foundry Shops.
a. walkaway guide
b. all of these
c. safety notices in markers/boards
d. safety goggles
c. safety notices in markers/boards
Deflection of a beam is
a. proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
b. proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length squared
c. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
d. inversely proportional to the weight imposed times the length
c. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
The amount by which the dedendum in a given gear/pinion exceeds the addendum of its
mating pinion/gear. Also between the top of a tooth and the bottom of the mating tooth space.
a. tip relief
b. top land
c. clearance
d. space
c. clearance
Axially located rectangular groove in a hub and shaft
a. keyseat
b. cotter in pin seat
c. flute
d. set screw point
a. keyseat
Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts and for engineering applications is a series
a. UNC
b. ANSI
c. withworth
d. UNF
a. UNC
Avoidance of vibration in equipment or machinery foundations, a mass of weight equal to
_____ times the forces needed
a. 10 to 20
b. 8 to 15
c. 15 to 20
d. 8 to 10
a. 10 to 20
________ is the name applied to reciprocating circykar motion as that of a pendulum
a. intermittent motion
b. reciprocating motion
c. momentum
d. oscillation
d. oscillation
Nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel designation, SAE__________.
a. SAE51XX
b.SAE74XX
c.SAE49XX
d.SAE64XX
c. SAE49XX
Moment of inertia is also called
a. modulus of elasticity
b. weep strength
c.none of these
d.radius of gyration
c. none of these
It is hardening treating whereby a cast metal is being heated to a very high temperature then
suddenly subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability or wear resistance is called
a. annealing
b. normalizing
c. tempering
d. quenching
d. quenching
Surface connecting the crest and roots of the screw thread
a. lead angle
b. length of engagement
c. top land
d. flank
d. flank
A good general purpose deoxidizer and promotes fine grain in steel
a. copper
b. magnesium
c. molybdenum
d. silicon
d. silicon
The most popular of all soldering materials in use has composition of
a. 45/55% tin and lead
b. 50/50% tin and lead
c. all of these
d. 60/40% tin and lead
b. 50/50% tin and lead
The relative strength of a butt welding could be safely assumes as ____% efficiency
a. 95
b. 98
c. 90
d. 92
c. 90
Which of the following raw materials are used in the foundry moulding operation?
a. silica sand, bentonite, flour/paste water
b. silica sand and paste
c. silica sand, paste, graphite electrode
d. silica sand, linseed oil, flour
a. silica sand, bentonite, flour/paste water
The following are parts of a micrometer caliper except for
a. thimble
b. head screw
c. spindle
d. anvil
b. head screw
To avoid brittleness of weld or the residual stress in the welding it is normally stress relieved
of _____.
a. normalizing
b. tempering
c. flame hardening
d. annealing
b. tempering
Steel with certain % carbon maximum can readily be welded by all process and the resulting
strength of the portion welded is as strong as the base material.
a. 0.15% C max
b. 0.35% C max
c. 0.25% C max
c. 0.30% C max
d. 0.30% C max
Commonly used steel melter as deoxidizer because of its easy availability and cheap price.
a. silicon
b. aluminum
c. zinc
d. manganese
b. aluminum
Curved formed by the path of a point on a straight line as it rolls along a convex base curve.
The base curve is usually a circle and generally used as the profile of gear tooth
a. axial plane
b. involute
c. arc of recess
d. arc of action
b. involute
Several forces which can be combined is called
a. resultants
b. composition of forces
c. components
d. collinear forces
c. components
Ideal herringbone gear helix is in the range of ______
a. 30 to 45
b. 35 to 50
c. 25 to 30
d. 15 to 20
a. 30 to 45
The distance from a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on the next thread
measure along the axis
a. flank
b. lead
c. crest
d. pitch
d. pitch
As recommended the center to center distance between sprockets
should not be less than ______times the bigger sprocket
a. 2.26
b. 1 3/4
c. 1 1/2
d. 2.59
c. 1 1/2
Machine shop instrument for checking the flatness of plane surfaces to 10ths of thousands of
a centimeter
a. blade tyoe micrometer
b. dial caliper
c. planimeter
d. micrometer
c. planimeter
Tools usually used in wood pattern making in a foundry shop.
a. saws and chisels
b. band saw
c. knives and drills
d. drill machine
a. saws and chisels
Recommended design practice for steel lineshafting to limit the linear deflection to inch/foot
of length (maximum)
a. 0.020
b. 0.010
c. 0.012
d. 0.150
b. 0.010
Big chain sprocket wheels are designed with spokes/arms are generally elliptical in cross
section with major axis_______times the minor axis.
a. 2
b. 2 1/2
c. 1 1/2
d. 3
a. 2
Molybdenum steel standard designation, SAE_________
a. 88XX
b. 48XX
c. 40XX
d. 46XX
c. 40XX
For acceptable ideal range of tightness which may cause from the application of specific
combination of allowances and tolerances

a. allowance limit
b. tolerance limit
c. interference
d. fit
d. fit
A radian is equal to______
a. 57.020⁰
b. 57.706⁰
c. 57.296⁰
d. 57.190⁰
c. 57.296⁰
The absolute viscocity of the fluid divided by its density expressed in the same terms of units
is also called_________.
a. centistokes
b. kinematics viscocity
c. Petroff's equation
d. light petroleum oil
b. kinematics viscocity
it improves red hardness of steel
a. silicon
b. lead
c. cobalt
d. manganese
c. cobalt
It is required that pipes bigger than_________mm shoukd not be screwed but flanged
a. 76.2
b. 63.5
c. 2 1/4inch
d. 68.5
b. 63.5
Formed by the interaction of the adjacent flanks of adjacent threads when extended is called
a. crest apex
b. all of these
c. sharp root
d. sharp crest
d. sharp crest
In designing the spoke or wheel arm of the flywheel, it is ideal to consider that the cross-
sectional area of the spoke at the rim side should not be less than _____ of the cross area at
the hub side
a. 80%
b. 2/3
c. 90%
d. 3/8
b.2/3
The cutting up to 70⁰ is best for drilling extremely hard metals and for soft materials
____degrees may be applied
a. 60
b. 45
c. 40
d. 48
c. 40
_____is the process necessary to reduce the brittleness in alloy steel
a. martempering
b. carburizing
c. normalizing
d. tempering
d. tempering
The welded joints permit placing the added metal exactly where needed and produce an
integral structure which can develop ____% efficiency on any thickness section especially for
mild steel materials
a. 95%
b. 85%
c. 100%
d. 90
c. 100%
The lack of backlash in a spur gear design/operation may result to______.
a. overloading
b. jamming
c. all of these
d. overheating
a. overloading
______ forces means when their lines of action can be extended to meet to one point.
a. concurrent
b. centroids
c. collinear
d. resultants
a. concurrent
Imaginary formed by th e intersection of the flanks of a thread when extended is called
______.
a. sharp crest
b. sharp root
c. root apex
d. all of these
a. sharp crest
Permissible variation of the manufactures or machined dimensions is called
a. intolerance fits
b. deviation
c. allowable
d. tolerance
d. tolerance
Molybdenum-chromium-nickel steel deisgnation
a. SAE 48XX
b. SAE 43XX
c. SAE 56XX
d. SAE 46XX
b. SAE 43XX
________is also called strain hardening.
a. work hardening
b. quenching
c. annealing
d. normalizing
a. work hardening
A major alloy in tool steel
a. Cr
b. FeN
c. Cobalt
d. Mn
a. Cr
Distance measured perpendicular to the axis between the crest of the thread and the root of its
mating thread in a thread assembly of screws
a. tolerance class
b. crest truncation
c. crest clearance
d. tolerance limit
c. crest clearance
Bearing surface that completely surrounds the journal is also called________
a. offset bearing
b. full bearing
c. centrally loaded bearind. babbitt bearing
b. full bearing
The width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of each of the engaging tooth on the pitch
circle______
a. allowance
b. bottom land
c. top land
d. backlash
d. backlash
________ addition imparts resistance to atmospheric corrosion in steel, etc.
a. aluminum bronze
b. manganese
c. copper
d. bronze
c. copper
Should two equal and opposite collinear forces is added to the forces already in equilibrium,
which of the following statement is true?
a. unbalanced of moment is maintained
b. equilibrium is disturbed
c. equilibrium is maintained
d. it increases an unbalanced situation
c. equilibrium is maintained
Iron based alloy containing 9-16% chromium
a. Mn hadfield steel
b. schrome-alloy steel
c. stainless steel
d. high chrome steel
c. stainless steel
A rule of thumb, the speed limit of flywheel rim should be 6000 fpm for castviron material
and for cast steel flywheel rim at _____meters/min
a. 3050
b. 4500
c. 7000
d. 10000
a. 3050
The distance between rivet centers nearest each other in adjacent rows is called
a. pitch
b. back pitch
c. margin
d. diagonal pitch
a. pitch
The purpose of lybrication is as mentioned except
a. to lighten the load
b. prevent corrosion/adhesion
c. prevent adhesion
d. cool the moving elements
c. prevent adhesion
The process of peening the joint portion immediately after the welding greatly improves the
fusion structures, avoids possible cracking, avoids possible distortion, etc.Peening is also
called_____process at the same time
a. tempering
b. martempering
c. normalizing
d. annealing
d. annealing
For stable equipment foundation, the total combined engine, driven equipment and
foundation center of gravity must be kept below the foundations top that usually about_____
times the usual total combined weight of the machine it is supposed to support
a. 3 to 4
b. 3 to 7
c. 2 to 4
d. 3 to 5
d. 3 to 5
It us ideal for maximum quietness in sprocket drive operation to choose ______ or more teeth
a. 24
b. 18
c. 27
d. 21
c. 27
Shafting up to 3 inches in diameter is usually made from cold rolled steel and the common
biggest diameter if cold rolled steel is _____
a. 4 1/4 inches
b. 6 7/8 inches
c. 6 3/4 inches
d. 5 inches
d. 5 inches
Designated puoe color used in communication
a. silver gray
b. aluminum gray
c. bare
d. white
d. white
Not part and in fact shoukld not be used in steel melting process
a. coke
b. silicon
c. zinc
d. aluminum
a. coke
It is rigid piece which serves to transmit force from a piece to another piece or to
cause/control motion
a. follower
b. crank
c. cam motion
d. link
d. link
Toot width measurement along the chord at the pitch circle
a. chord space
b. chord clearance
c. chordal thickness
d. chordal length
c. chordal thickness
The rule of thumb in journal bearing design, the clearance ratio,/clearance should be
a. 0.1001
b. 0.0101
c. 0.0110
d. 0.0010
d. 0.0010
A shaft that is used to connect or disconnect at will is called_________.
a. clutch
b. bearing
c. brake shaft
d. lock shaft
a. clutch
It is recommended for high speed application that the minimum number of teeth in small
spricket should be _____.
a. 12 to 20
b. 18 to 24
c. 16 to 32
d. 14 to 28
b. 18 to 24
The distance from a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on the next measure
along the axis.
a. radial
b. module
c. thickness
d. pitch
d. pitch
Compute the cutting speed in fpm of a workpiece with 2 inches diameter and running at 100
rpm
a. 52
b. 62
c. 25
d. 26
a. 52
Which of the following product of combustion that has a priperty of resilience?
a. grease
b. graphite electrode
c. rubber
d. graphite powder
c. rubber
Type of carbon and alloy used in production of precision work tools.
a. chrome-manganese
b. titanium
c. high speed
d. chrome-molybdenum
c. high speed
Recommended hardness of pinion for helical/herringbone gear tooth should be _____BHN
point to sustain life
a. 50-59
b. 48-65
c. 40-50
d. 30-60
c. 40-50
Fast process of analyzing all elements and chemical components of steel casting
a. pyrometer
b. carbon analyzer
c. wet analyzer
d. spectrometer
d. spectrometer
In small quantity this alloy is effective for improvement strength at high temperature.
a. chromium
b. manganese
c. selenium
d. molybdenum
a. chromium
Which of the following is not a kind of madrel
a. expanded
b. extended
c. contraction
d. taper
c. contraction
The arc of action to circular pitch or length of action to base pitch.
a. approach ratio
b. contact ratio
c. arc of action
d. arc of approach
b. contact ratio
A cutting tool angle between the side cutting edge and the plane perpendicular to direction of
feed trabel is _______angle
a. side relief
b. side cutting edge
c. lead
d. side rake
d. side rake
The surface between the pitch circle and bottom land.
a. line of action
b. flank of tooth
c. bottom land
d. face of top land
b. flank of tooth
A section in a machine shop operation.
a. coremaking
b. machining
c. fitting
d. pattern
b. machining
Test showed that steel pulleys has less slippage than of cast iron puleys in range of:
a. 1.8 - 2.6
b. 1.8 - 2.8
c. 2.35 - 2.7
d. 2.0 - 2.8
c. 2.35- 2.7
The bottom surface joining two sides of thread in screw
a. pitch
b. crest
c. bottom land
d. root
d. root
Shear modulus is also
a. shear elasticity
b. poison's ratio
c. modulus of elasticity
d. modulus of rigidity
d. modulus of rigidity
To prevent leakage in dynamic seal
a. gaskets
b. seals
c. packings
d. felts
c. packings
Top surface joining two sides of thread in screw
a. pitch
b. top flank
c. top land
d. crest
d. crest
The frictional forces depends on coefficient of friction and
a. torque
b. weights of object
c. normal force
d. moment
c. normal force
The number of cycles required to cause failure for given stream level
a. endurance
b. fatigue
c. fatigue life
d. rupture
c. fatigue life
The tool bit made of tool blamk consist of face, nose, shank and______
a. cutting edge
b. none of these
c. round nose
d. base
d. base
The cutting tool used the shaper are similar to turning tools of ______machine.
a. planer
b. broaching
c. boring
d. lathe
a. planer
The blades for hacksaw have number of teeth range of
a. 15-38 tooth/inch
b. 14-32 tooth/inch
c. 12-30 tooth/inch
d. 12-32 tooth/inch
b. 14-32 tooth/inch
The safeguard in minimum of ____mm in height for the use as toe guard/toe board
a. 165
b. 135
c. 150
d. 120
c. 150
Not part of the headstock
a. back gear
b. spindle
c. anvil
d. motor
c. anvil
A lathe carriage part that bridge across the bed to carry the cross slide and tool rest.
a. automatic feed
b. apron
c. compound rest
d. saddle
c. compound rest
Screw thread projecting from a cylindrical surface
a. thread series
b. thread shear area
c. straight thread
d. taper thread
d. taper thread
Vertex distance is a term used in gearing.
a. spiral
b. worm
c. bevel
d. zerol
c. bevel
The modulus of elasticity of steel E at 30x10⁶ psi iron at 10x10⁶ psi but concrete is much
lower at_____x 10⁶ psi
a. 1
b. 2
c. 6
d. 3
b. 2
Two more forces acting together could be placed by a single force with same effect in a mass
a. couple of force
b. resolution of force
c. resultant
d. concurrent of forces
c. resultant
What is the recommended cutting speed range for bronze in fpm?
a. 60/70
b. 200/250
c. 80/60
d. 100/110
b. 200/250
The resultant of two or more forces is also called:
a. equilibrium
b. momentum
c. concurrent forces
d. resolution of forces
d. resolution of forces
Type of leather belt being applied with waterproof cement.
a. combination of oak/mineral tanned
b. all of these
c. oak tanned
d. mineral tanned
c. oak tanned
Cam in general may be divided into two classes: uniform motion cam and _____motion cam
a. reverse
b. gravity
c. decelerated
d. accelerated
d. accelerated
For ordinary turning, drilling and milling on low strength steel the cutting fluid applied have
soluble oil with consistency of 1 part oil to _____parts water.
a. 10 to 30
b. 10
c. 5 to 10
d. 10 to 20
d. 10 to 20
It is associated with nickel steel
a. magnesium
b. lead
c. columbium
d. tin
d. tin
Often called necking or grooving in the cutting of a groove next to a shoulder on
a. chamfering square
b. undercutting
c. corner
d. edge cutting
b. undercutting
To prevent engine vibration to affectvthe surrounding area, it is a standard practice to isolate
the engine and its foundation by at least______mm
a. 30
b. 20
c. 25
d. 36
c. 25
It is the drill backbone which run the entire length of the entire drill between plates and sides
rigidity to the entire drill
a. drill shaft
b. shank
c. tang
d. web
d. web
Grout material use under the machine bed and foundation surface should be
a. 1 part cement & 1/2 green sand & 1/4 part of gypsum
b. 1 part cement & 1 part green sand
c. 1 part cement &1 part screened sand &1/4 part gypsum
d. 1 part cement & 1/12 part screened sand &1/2 part stone
b. 1 part cement & 1 part green sand
The acceleration of the point of contact is
a. rv²
b. rw²
c. v²/r
d.w²/v
c. v²/r
The recommended lubricant for the chain drive operation
a. SAE 4140
b. Petroleum oil
c. moly slip
d. heavy grease
b.Petroleum oil
In the SAE identification code of steel shafting the 3rd and 4th digits represents the content of
a. % of manganese in the steel
b. % of alloy contents
c. % of carbon contents
d. % of chromium in the steel
c. % of carbon contents
The minimum recommended worm pitch diameter is 1/4 in. and the maximum is ____in.
a. 1 3/4
b. 2 3/4
c. 3
d. 2
d. 2
At a given section of an I beam the maximum bending stress occurs at the_______.
a. maximum shear stress area
b. neutral axis
c. web joint near the flange
d. outer most fiber
d. outer most fiber
The process of increasing the carbon content to the surface of ateel by exposing it to hot
carbonaceous material above the transformation of 1650 to 1750F
a. carbonitriding
b. case hardening
c. carburizing
d. induction hardening
c. carburizing
What is the lightest known material
a. mercury
b. steel
c. chromium
d. aluminum
d. aluminum
Designated pipe color used in electricity
a. light blue
b. light orange
c. green
d. white
b. light orange
What is the value in degrees of 1 radian?
a. 57.49⁰
b. 57.94⁰
c. 57.29⁰
d. 57.92⁰
c. 57.29⁰
What is the equivalent value of 1083C in F?
a. 1198
b. 1981
c. 1918
d. 1891
b. 1981
The catwalk standard required for cleaning an engine can be found in any power plant or
power generating unit.
a. 24 in
b. 22 in
c. 23 in
d. 25 in
b. 22 in
It is ideal for maximum quietness in sprocket drive operation to choose_____or more teeth
a. 25
b. 26
c. 27
d. 28
c. 27
Consider a maximum safe center distance of sprockets should be_____pitches.Very long
center distance caused catenary tension in the chain.
a. 70
b. 80
c. 90
d. 100
b.80
Extra flexible hoisting rope applications is ______
a. 6x17
b. 6x37
c. 6x9
d. 6x21
b. 6x37
Treatment pricess that produces a residual compressive stress at the surface(which ocxupy
more volume) and residual tension on the inside that resukts in considerabke increase in
fatigue strengtg for members on torsional/bending.
a. heavy oil quenching
b. partial quenching
c. quenching
d. shallow quenching
d. shallow quenching
The flux that should be avoided in soldering electrical connection or commutator wires as it
tends to corrode the connections.
a. sal ammoniac
b. zinc chloride
c. stearin
d. acid fluxes
d. acid fluxes
The characteristic of tool steel to sustain shocks and major impacts is due to its
a. toughness
b. stiffness
c. ductility
d. machinability
a. toughness
Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly loaded are usually made of _______
a. bronze
b. brass
c. all of these
d. duralumin
c. all of these
As a rule of thumb the depth of foundation could be about 3.2 to ________times the engine
stroke
a. 4.20
b. 4.0
c. 3.40
d. 3.80
a. 4.20
The application of electrical current to the corrosion circuit to counter the corrosion reaction
is called
a. cathodic protectiin
b. sacrificial anodes method
c. chemical corrosion process
d. galvanic action
a. cathodic protection
A major component of cast steel
a. silicon
b. iron
c. manganese
d. chromium
b. iron
Normally cast iron contains 2% carbon or more and silicon in the range of ______%
a. 1-3
b. 2-4
c. 2-3
d. 1 to 6
a. 1-3
If a set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated properly, they normally may be
subjected to failures like:
a. tooth spalling
b. tooth pending
c. pitting
d. shearing
c. pitting
From experience specify the conventional limit of flywheel operations to be at 6000 ft/min
for cast iron and _________ft/min for cast steel
a. 7000
b. 8000
c. 10000
d. 12000
d. 12000
What equation to use in computing the acceleration of the center of a rolling ball with a
diameter of 8 inches
a. 0
b. rw²
c. w²/r
d. v²/r
b. rw²
In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally called_____
a. end cutting edge
b. nose
c. back rake
d. side rake
b. nose
What factors can modify the recommended cutting speed of knwon work piece?
a. rough cutting of workpiece
b. modify the shape of the cutting tools
c. use correctly shaped cutt8ng tools
d. depth of cut
d. depth of cut
The material for engine radiator is usually made of ______.
a. yellow brass
b. silicon brass
c. admiralty brass
d. navy brass
a. yellow brass
What tyoe of leather belting should be used at an ambient temperature above 140 degree and
possible acid liquid coming in contact with the belt?
a. mineral tanned
b. combination of oak
c. none of these
d. Oak tanned
c. none of these
A machine shop equipment that can flatten horizontally, vertically or angular plane.
a. shaper machine
b. welding machine
c. drill machine
d. power saw
a. shaper machine
A petroleum by-product used as electrodes in an electric arc furnace melting operation
a. antracite coke
b. foundry coke
c. graphite electrodes
d. bituminous coke
c. graphite electrodes
An example of rectilinear translation
a. locomotive wheels
b. rack gears
c. piston of an engine
d. jack
c. piston of an engine
___________ does not affect the tensile strength of steel.
a. sulphur
b. cobalt
c. phosphorous
d. baron
d. baron
Which of the following is an unsafe condition in operating a lathe machine?
a. wearing denim pants/safety shoes
b. wearing a canvas apron
c. operating with safety gloves
d. wearing safety goggles/hearing aid
b. wearing a canvas apron
Relief angles of single-point cutting test in cutting mild steel, cast iron and other average
work as recommended should be in the ranges of _____degrees for high speed tools.
a. 8 to 12
b. 10 to 15
c. 5 to 7
d. 12 to 16
a. 8 to 12
Tap not used for cutting threads__________.
a. tapping tap
b. bottoming tap
c. plugging tap
d. taper tip
a. tapping tap
Alloy steel axle under repeated load/stress will eventually fail if the load/stress is above the
endurance for the steel under consideration. The endurance limit of the steel is therefore
a. equal to the allowable stress at the module of elasticity
b. equal to half the ultimate strength
c. equal to the module of elasticity
d. equal to 80% of the elastic limit
b. equal to half the ultimate strength
All yerms and abbreviations deal with wire rope arrangement except this ______which deals
with wire rope material strength
a. preformed
b. IWRC
c. Mps
d. lang lay
c.Mps
Mirror finish has surfaces fineness of ______rms.
a. 1
b. 2 to 8
c. 1 to 3
d. 2 to 5
a. 1
Chromium steel (to include heat and corrosion resistant) designation
a. SAE56XX
b. SAE514XX
c. SAE61XX
d. SAE9XXX
b. SAE514XX
Non-metallic material for high melting temperature be8ng used as furnace lining
a. quartz bricks
b. refractories
c. silica sand
d. dolomite clay bricks
b. refractories
For economical cost in the manufacturing large worm gears the following materials are
usually apllied
a. bronze rim with cast steel spider
b. cast iron rim with bronze spider
c. cast steel rim with brass spider
d. alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron spider
a. bronze rim with cast steel spider
In greater quantity, this element is harmful to the molten ferrous metal
a. silicon
b. aluminum
c. oxides
d. sulfur
d. sulfur
_______thread is used where the thread requires strength and usually cut square on one side
and slanting on the other side.
a. janno
b. buttress
c. square
d. double
b.buttress
Internak stress exerted by the fibers to resist the action of outside force is called________.
a. shearing stress
b. tensile stress
c. ultimate stress
d. compressive stress
a. shearing stress
One of the following materials is not mentioned for wire rope pulley/sheave applications.
a. plastic
b. iron
c. paper
d. copper alloy
a. plastic
_____is the theoretical profile of the thread for a lengtg of one pitch in the axial plabe on
which the design forms if both the external threads are based.
a. basic form of thread
b. effective thread
c. basic prifile of thread
d. design form of externl thread
c. basic profile of thread
A tool not belonging to the group
a. hermaprodite caliper
b. divider
c. double VEE block
d. trammel
c. double VEE block
The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to intermittent or repeated load
without causing failure is called
a. ultimate stress
b. endurance limit
c. ultimate torque
d. elastic limit
b. endurance limit
The factor of safety generally applied in wire rope design starts at 3-4 for standing rope
application, 5-12 for operating rope and _____for hazard to life and property application lime
foundry operation
a. higher valyes
b. 7-10
c. 8-10
d. 10-18
a. higher values
Silicon manganese steel designation, SAE______.
a. 72xx
b. 40xx
c. 92xx
d. 9xx
c. 92xx
The recommended age limit of fire tube boilers
a. 35 years
b. 30 years
c. 40 years
d. 50 years
b. 30 years
In machine shop,had forging operation of lengthening a piece of stock while reducing the
cross-sectional area of work is called
a. bloating
b. upsetting
c. spreading
d. draining out
b. upsetting
Which of the following services is not considered to be work of machinist?
a. reboring
b. grinding
c. overhauling
d. honing
c. overhauling
Cold drawing is also called
a. hard drawn
b. cold lap steel
c. strain hardening
d. oxidized steel
a. hard drawn
The top and bottom for gears is similar formed as to crest and _____ for screw thread
a. flank
b. root
c. flank of tooth
d. top land
b. root
the brittleness in steel at elevated temoerature is ______
a. hard drawn
b. cold lap
c. red shortness
d. residual stresses
c. red shortness
Material may be stretched and still returns to its form/condition upon the release of force is
called______
a. plasticity
b. modulus of elasticity
c. ductility
d. elastic limit
d. elastic limit
Type of chuck wherein the work piece with standard diameter or size could be attached fast
and quick specially small size work of mass production.
a. lathe drive plate
b. clamp toe dog
c. collet attachment
d. steady center rest
c. collet attachment
Moment curve for a simple beam with a concentrated load at middle span takes the shape of a
:
a. triangle
b. rectangular
c. trapezoid
d. semi-eclipse
a. triangle
This particular cutting tool material could withststand cutting temperatures of 1800F and
higher at cutting speed beyond thise possible with other cutting tool materials.
a. titanium carbide
b. ceramic
c. carbide grade
d. cubic boron nitride
d. cubic boron nitride
Common defects encountered in the foundry shop steel casting operating and also in welding
practices.
a. cracks
b. cold shot
c. parting line
d. blow/pin holes
d. blow/pin holes
Some experiments made at Cornell University showed that experience mechanic could break
a ______ bolt due to nut tightening
a. 3/8 inch
b. 5/8 inch
c. 1/2 inch
d. 7/16
b. 5/8 inch
The 3 most commonly used cam and follower system are radial and offset translating roller
follower and ______ roller follower.
a. reversing
b. pulsating
c. swinging
d. actuating
c. swinging