Question

Assertion: Nitriding is a process of heating steel in an atmosphere of nitrogen,
Reason: Steel becomes brittle after nitriding

• A. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true and the Reason: is the correct explanation of the Assertion
• B. If both Assertion: and Reason: are true but the Reason: is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
• C. If Assertion: is true but Reason: is false
• D. If both Assertion: and Reason: are false

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Nitriding is a process of heating steel in an atmosphere of ammonia. It imparts a hard coating of iron nitride on the surface of steel.