TECS 180- FINAL STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | GRADED A+.
Which type of ceramic pressing adds liquid into a closed mold under very high
pressure? Answer - Isostatic Pressing
What type of ceramic pressing uses very little water? Answer - Dry Pressing
Which ceramic pressing process uses both vacuum and pressure to form oval
ceramic products? Answer - Ram Pressing
What is an example of an extruded ceramic product? Answer - Concrete Blocks
Which type of extruder produces products with more uniform density? Answer
- Piston Fed
Which is a typical product of the ceramic drawing process? Answer - Fiber
Glass
A variety of machines are used in blow molding glass. Which machine makes
use of a continuous glass sheet about 3" wide? Answer - Ribbon Machines
Round clay objects like plates, saucers, cups, and bowl can be made by a
process where a glob of clay is rotated against a revolving plaster mold. What is
this process called? Answer - Jiggering
, The process of manufacturing a metal part from finely ground metal powders
using heat and pressure is called what? Answer - Powder Metallurgy
Sintering is another name for doing what to powdered metals? Answer -
heating
What is the range of pressures used in pressing metallic powders into a part?
Answer - a few to 100 tons
Centrifugal casting of metallic powders is limited to heavy powders such as
__________. Answer - Tungsten Carbide
What is one purpose for blending metallic powders before forming? Answer -
add a lubricant
What does HER stand for? Answer - High Energy Rate Compacting
Sintering heats a green metallic powder part to ____________ of the melting
point. Answer - 60-80%
What is the name of the process that removes excess material to change the
size, shape, and/or surface finish of materials? Answer - Separating
Separating can be divided into how many major groups? Answer - 3
Changing the size, shape, and/or the surface finish of a material is called what?
Answer - Machining
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | GRADED A+.
Which type of ceramic pressing adds liquid into a closed mold under very high
pressure? Answer - Isostatic Pressing
What type of ceramic pressing uses very little water? Answer - Dry Pressing
Which ceramic pressing process uses both vacuum and pressure to form oval
ceramic products? Answer - Ram Pressing
What is an example of an extruded ceramic product? Answer - Concrete Blocks
Which type of extruder produces products with more uniform density? Answer
- Piston Fed
Which is a typical product of the ceramic drawing process? Answer - Fiber
Glass
A variety of machines are used in blow molding glass. Which machine makes
use of a continuous glass sheet about 3" wide? Answer - Ribbon Machines
Round clay objects like plates, saucers, cups, and bowl can be made by a
process where a glob of clay is rotated against a revolving plaster mold. What is
this process called? Answer - Jiggering
, The process of manufacturing a metal part from finely ground metal powders
using heat and pressure is called what? Answer - Powder Metallurgy
Sintering is another name for doing what to powdered metals? Answer -
heating
What is the range of pressures used in pressing metallic powders into a part?
Answer - a few to 100 tons
Centrifugal casting of metallic powders is limited to heavy powders such as
__________. Answer - Tungsten Carbide
What is one purpose for blending metallic powders before forming? Answer -
add a lubricant
What does HER stand for? Answer - High Energy Rate Compacting
Sintering heats a green metallic powder part to ____________ of the melting
point. Answer - 60-80%
What is the name of the process that removes excess material to change the
size, shape, and/or surface finish of materials? Answer - Separating
Separating can be divided into how many major groups? Answer - 3
Changing the size, shape, and/or the surface finish of a material is called what?
Answer - Machining
