Unconventional machining process

2nd class test

1. Which of the following material cannot be machined using electronic discharge

machine?
a) Iron
b) Aluminum
c) Copper
d) Wood
2. Which of the following EDM machine is used for cutting shapes cut out of a flat
sheet or plate of metal?
a) Wire EDM
b) Sinker EDM
c) Wire and Sinker EDM both
d) None of the mentioned
3. Dielectric medium in EDM is used for
a) Flushing away the debris
b) To make the medium conducting
c) To decrease the material removal rate
d) None of the mentioned
4. Material removal rate in EDM increases with
a) Increase in melting point of work piece
b) Decrease in Current
c) Decrease in melting point of work piece
d) None of the mentioned
5. Which of the following component of the wire cut EDM machine does not get
heated?
a) Workpiece
b) Electrode wire
c) Di-electric fluid
d) Coils
6.  Which of the following material properties sets restrictions to use wire cut EDM?
a) Material type
b) Melting point
c) Material hardness
d) Electrical conductivity
7. What is the abbreviation of Laser?
a) Light allowed simple emission of radiation
b) Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
c) Light amplified simultaneous emission of rays
d) Light amplified stimulated emanation of rays
8. What is the temperature reached by cathode in order to produce plasma beam?
a) 12000 ºC
b) 18000 ºC
c) 28000 ºC
d) 40000 ºC
9. Which of the following is not a function of electron beam gun?
a) generation of electrons
 b) accelerating the electrons
c) focusing the beam
d) absorbing the electron beam
10. What is the purpose of a series of slotted rotating discs provided between the
electron beam gun and the workpiece?
a) It increases the accuracy of the beam
b) It can increase the intensity of the beam (if needed)
c) It prevents power losses
d) It prevents vapour generated during machining to reach the gun
11. For maximum power delivery using resistance capacitance relaxation circuit in
EDM, discharge voltage should ___ % of the supply voltage?
a) 80
b) 23
c) 65
d) 72
12. The only difference between die-sink EDM and wire cut EDM is the _____
a) way of material removal
b) electrode used for the machining
c) type of materials machined
d) processing time
13. During wire cut EDM, the size of the cavity produced by the wire while machining
depends upon _____
a) material of the workpiece
b) di-electric fluid used
c) wire material
d) electric current
14. During EBM _____ is kept under vacuum.
a) electron gun
b) whole setup
c) the workpiece
d) laser generation setup
15. ______ is used to make cathode for electron beam gun.
a) Aluminium
b) Rubidium
c) Molybdenum
d) Tantalum
16. Laser beams can have power density upto _____
a) 1 kW/mm2
b) 10 kW/mm2
c) 1 MW/mm2
d) 10 MW/mm2
17. What is the value of the power used in PBM process?
a) 0.1 – 10 kW
b) 2 – 200 kW
c) 200 – 400 kW
d) 400 – 700 kW
18. Which of the following are the different shielded plasmas used in PBM?
a) Gas-shielded plasma
 b) Water-shielded plasma
c) Gas-shielded & Water-shielded plasma
d) None of the mentioned
19. Which of the following processes does not use lasers?
a) Cladding
b) Alloying
c) Nitriding
d) Cutting
20. Laser causes a rapid substantial rise in _____ of the material.
a) local temperature
b) local pressure
c) indentation
d) cracks

Multiple answer questions

21. LBM offers a good solution for which material properties below?
a) Thermal conductivity
b) Specific heat
c) Boiling temperature
d) Hardness
22. Which of the following are the properties of a laser?
a) Highly collimated
b) Monochromatic
c) Coherent light beam
d) Electrolyte
23. PBM is the only process which works faster in ________ steel than _________
steel.
a) Stainless, mild
b) Mild, stainless
c) Remains same all
d) All of the mentioned
24. Which of the following geometries can be machined using EDM?
a) Simple
b) Complex
c) Difficult to cut
d) None of the above
25. Which of the following materials is not machined by wire cut EDM?
a) Inconel
b) Graphite
c) paper
d) Hastaloy
Short answer