Metallurgical Engineering
GATE MT year:2021 PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 65. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 21
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In the X-ray diffraction pattern of a FCC crystal, the first reflection occurs at a Bragg angle (θ) of 30°. The Bragg angle (in degree) for the second reflection will be: __________ (round off to 1 decimal place).
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A 0.6 wt.% C steel sample is slowly cooled from 900 °C to room temperature. The fraction of proeutectoid ferrite in the microstructure is: __________ (round off to 2 decimal places).
Given: Eutectoid composition: 0.8 wt.% C
Maximum solubility of carbon in α-Fe: 0.025 wt.% C
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If the degree of polymerization of polyethylene is 3000, the average molecular weight (in g mol
) is: __________ (round off to nearest integer).(Given: Atomic weights of carbon and hydrogen are 12 and 1, respectively)
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Water flows over a plate of finite length. At
from the leading edge, the velocity of the flow is
. The thickness,
(in meter) of the boundary layer at
is: ______ (round off to 2 decimal places). Given:
is the free stream velocity. 
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The vacancy concentration in a crystal doubles upon increasing the temperature from 27 °C to 127 °C. The enthalpy (in kJ mol
) of vacancy formation is: ______ (round off to 2 decimal places). Given:
J mol
K
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The minimum value of
for the equation
is ______.Your answerChoose one option.
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Match the forming process (in Column I) with its name (in Column II):
Column I:
(P) diagram

(Q) diagram

(R) diagram

(S) diagram

Column II:
Extrusion
Rolling
Deep Drawing
Open Die Forging
Your answerChoose one option.
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Match the nondestructive technique (in Column I) with its underlying phenomenon (in Column II):
Column I
(P) Dye penetrant test
(Q) Radiography
(R) Eddy current test
(S) Ultrasonic inspection
Column II
X-ray absorption
Capillary action
Elastic waves reflection
Electromagnetic induction
Your answerChoose one option.
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Number of degrees of freedom for the following reacting system is:
M (s) + CO₂ (g) = MO (s) + CO (g)
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The condition for getting the binary phase diagram of A-B (shown below) is:

Given:
– Enthalpy of mixing of solid
– Enthalpy of mixing of liquidYour answerChoose one option.
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