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LEEA Correspondence Courses

ASSIGNMENT 1.3

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Name: SONU VARGHESE GEORGE Student number: 17717

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1. The single most important property of materials used in the manufacture of lifting equipment is:




Toughness


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Strength




Brittleness




Ductility

2. Ductility is:




The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation




The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after the removal of the stress




The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied


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The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

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Strength is:




The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation




The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after removal of the stress


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The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied




The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

4. Brittleness is:


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The tendency to fracture without visible plastic deformation




The ability of a material to return to its original dimensions after removal of the stress




The ability to resist rupture when a load is applied




The ability to undergo cold plastic deformation, usually as the result of tension

5. A material needs to display hardness so that:




It will resist shock loads




It will not deform under load


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It will resist wear and abrasion




It will corrosion resistant

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It is generally true that a tough material will also be:


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Strong




Elastic




Plastic




Malleable







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Materials that are elastic will:


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Return to their original dimensions when the stress is removed




Retain their new dimensions when the stress is removed




Also be malleable




Tend to become brittle

8. Ferrite is the base element of:




Polymers




Brass and bronze


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Iron and steel




Aluminium

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The inclusion of up to 1% phosphorous in bronze makes it:




Weaker


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Stronger




More prone to corrosion




Un-machineable

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Cast iron is:




Ideal for the manufacture of chain fittings as it has high tensile strength




Highly resistant to corrosion


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Used to make jack bodies as is has high compressive strength




Widely used in lifting equipment manufacture as it is easily welded

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Typical uses of cast iron in lifting equipment are:




Shackle and eyebolt manufacture




Chain and chain sling manufacture


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Trolley wheel and rope sheave manufacture




The manufacture of end stops and travel stops for cranes and runways

12. A killed steel is one which:


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Has been treated to remove the oxygen during smelting




Has been overheated during rolling so removing the carbon




Has become plastic due to repeated rolling




Has become very ductile due to constant hammering

13. Steels with a carbon content of 0.25% to 0.33% are known as:




Mild steels


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Higher tensile steels




Alloy steels




Stainless steels

14. Higher tensile steel is:




Weaker than wrought iron




One third weaker than mild steel




Stronger than alloy steel


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One third stronger than mild steel













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A steel with added nickel, chromium and molybdenum is known as:




Mild steel




Higher tensile steel




High tensile steel


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Alloy steel

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A high carbon content in iron and steel:




Makes it very easy to weld




Makes it impossible to weld


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Makes it less easy to weld




Makes it liable to smelt when welded


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Metals with little or no iron in their composition are known as:




Polymers




Plastics




Ferrous metals


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Non-ferrous metals

18. Sisal is the product of:




The cotton plant




The wild banana tree


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Cactus




Cannabis grass

19. The use of timber for loadbearing structural members is:




To be recommended due to its low cost when compared to steel


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Effectively banned




Common for derrick cranes




Common for gantries and runways

20.

Chemically based man-made materials, of long chain like molecules, with a carbon backbone are known as:




Latex




Neoprene


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Polymers




Plantain


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