University of Santo Tomas

Faculty of Engineering
1st Sem A.Y. 2016-2017

Metals (Quiz)

Section: 3ChE-B Date Submitted: December 4, 2016

Group No.: 5
Members: Fuerte, Sheralyn
Motol, Rich Kevin C.
Navarette, Evangeline D.
Solomon, Joshua Daniel
Tugaoen, Sam Denielle
Villanueva, Matthew

Instructor: Engr. Florencio de los Reyes

 1. A ________ can refer to an element, compound, or alloy that is typically hard, opaque,
shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity.
a. metal b. composites c. polymers

2. _________ allows metals to be created with a vast range of properties allowing them to
be used in a great variety of applications.
a. mixing b. complexing c. alloying

3. _______ is a soft, silvery metal that is the fourth most abundant element in the Earths
crust.
a. carbon b. iron c. steel

4. _______ are described as mild, medium or high-carbon alloy according to the percentage
of carbon they contain, although this is never greater than about 1.5%.
a. steels b. cast iron c. non-ferrous alloys
5. ______________ are the hardest, strongest, and yet least ductile of the carbon steels
which are almost always used in a hardened and tempered condition most often utilized
in the tempered condition.
a. superalloys b. high-carbon steels c. medium-carbon steels

6. __________ is a metal forming process that involves applying compressive forces to a

work piece to deform it, and create a desired geometric change to the material.

a. casting b. forging c. extrusion

7. _________ is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or
more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform.

a. drawing b. welding c. rolling

8. _________ is a process which uses the tensile strength of the material to pull it through
the die.
a. extrusion b. drawing c. die casting

9. _________ is a fabrication process whereby a totally molten metal is poured in cavity

having the desired shape.
a. extrusion b. drawing c. casting

10. Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baos have discovered a new plant
species with an unusual lifestyle that eats ______ metal for a living.

a. titanium b. magnesium c. nickel

Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. c