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Welding Inspection, Steels WIS 5

Multi Choice Question Paper (MSR-WI-3)
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The likelihood of a brittle fracture in steels will increase with: a. The formation of a fine grain structure. b. c. d. A reduction in-service temperature to sub-zero conditions. A slow cooling rate. All of the above.

2.

Hydrogen cracking in HAZ is most likely to occur when welding: a. b. c. d. Carbon manganese steels. Austenitic stainless steel. Micro alloyed steel (HSLA). Low carbon steel.

3.

Which of the following are considerations for the selection of a preheat temperature: a. b. c. d. Carbon equivalent, joint design, welding process type and plate material quality. All Joints over 25 mm thick, hydrogen levels, welding process, carbon equivalent. Arc energy, material thickness, hydrogen scale and carbon equivalent. All of the above are considerations for the selection of a preheat temperature.

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Which of the following destructive tests would indicate the toughness value of the weld metal/parent metal and HAZ? a. b. c. d. Macro. Nick break. Tensile. Charpy Vee notch.

5.

What constituent is needed in a coating of an electrode to prevent the formation of porosity when welding rimming steel? a. b. c. d. Iron powder. Potassium silicate. Silicon Calcium carbonate.

6.

Welds made with high heat inputs show a reduction in one of the following properties? a. b. c. d. Ductility. Toughness. Elongation. Penetration.

7.

Which of the following steel types would give rise to the formation of porosity when autogenously welded with an arc welding process a. b. c. d. Fully killed steel. Semi killed steel. Rimming steel. Balanced steel.

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Which of the following elements, which may be added to steel, has the greatest affect on creep strength. a. b. c. d. Tungsten. Manganese. Carbon. Molybdenum.

9.

The HAZ associated with a fusion weld: a. b. c. d. e. Can not be avoided. Usually has the highest tensile strength. Is usually martensitic. Both a and b. All of the above.

10.

What four criteria are necessary to produce hydrogen induced cold cracking? a. b. c. d. Hydrogen, moisture, martensitic grain structure and heat. Hydrogen, poor weld profiles, temperatures above 200oC and a slow cooling rate. Hydrogen, a grain structure susceptible to cracking, stress and a temperature below 200oC. Hydrogen, existing weld defects, stress and a grain structure susceptible to cracking.

11.

A carbon equivalent (CE) of 0.5%: a. b. c. d. Is high for carbon manganese steel and may require a preheat over 100oC Is generally significant for carbon for manganese steels and is certainly not to be taken into consideration for preheat temperatures. Is high for carbon manganese steels and may require a preheat temperature over 300oC as to avoid cracking Is calculated from the heat input formula.

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In a martensitic grain structure what would you expect to increase? a. b. c. d. Ductility. Hardness. Toughness. All of the above.

13.

In which of the following mechanical tests would you expect to use a comparison from ductile to brittle transition curve. a. b. c. d. Tensile test. Charpy test. Fusion zone test. All of the above

14.

Which of the following heat treatments on steel cools down in air from the austenite region? a. b. c. d. Normalising. Annealing. Tempering. Stress relieving.

15.

What is the purpose of microscopic examination of a weld? a. To determine the number and type of defects present. b. To determine the grain size. c. To determine the strength of the weld. d. Both a and b. e. All of the above.

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Which of the following units is a tensile specimen usually measured in? a. b. c. d. Pounds per square inch. Newton per square inches. Joules. Both a and b.

17.

Assuming that the welding process, material thickness, carbon equivalent and the welding parameters to be the same, which of the following joint types would normally require the highest preheat temperature. a. b. c. d. Edge joint. Lap joint. Butt joint (single-V). Tee joint (fillet welded).

18.

Austenitic stainless steels are more susceptible to distortion when compared to ferritic steels this is because: a. b. c. d. High coefficient, low thermal conductivity. High coefficient, high thermal conductivity. Low coefficient, high thermal conductivity. Low coefficient, low thermal conductivity,

19.

Which of the following will most likely require the preheat temperature to be increased? a. b. c. d. An Increase in travel speed. A reduction in material thickness An increase in electrode diameter. None of the above.

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Which of the following properties may be applicable to a carbon steel weld (CE 0.48) welded without preheat? a. b. c. d. Narrow heat affected zone and hardness value in excess of 400 HV. Broad heat affected zone and hardness values in excess of 400 HV. A very tough and narrow heat affected zone. Narrow heat affected zone and low hardness values.

21.

Which of the following materials is considered to be the easiest to weld? a. b. c. d. Mild steel. Medium carbon steels. Martensitic stainless steel Forging steel.

22.

Which of the following test pieces taken from a charpy test on a carbonmanganese steel weld, welded with a high heat input is most likely to have the lowest toughness a. b. c. d. Test piece taken from parent metal. Test piece taken from weld metal. Test piece taken from HAZ. All of the above values will be the same.

23.

Which of the following butt weld preparations would normally be considered for a mechanised welding process a. b. c. d. Single-V butt, root gap 2.5 mm (welded from on side only). Double-V butt-welded both sides, root gap 2.0 mm. Single-U butt with backing. None of the above can be used for mechanised welding.

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Which is the correct heat input for the following parameters, amps 350, volts 32 and the travel speed 310 mm/minute (MMA welding process)? a. b. c. d. e. 2.16 kJ/mm. 0.036 kJ/mm. 2160 kJ/mm. 3.6 kJ/mm.

25.

Assuming that the applicable specification makes no mention of arc strikes, what would you expect to do as a welding inspector if arc strikes were found on a component made of a high tensile strength material. a. b. c. d. Have the welder re-qualified. Ignore them. Have the area checked for possible cracking. Cut out the entire weld where the arc strikes exist.

26.

A multi-pass MMA butt weld made on carbon steel consists of 5 passes deposited using a 6mm diameter electrode. A 12-pass weld made on the same joint deposited using a 4mm diameter electrode on the same material will have: a. b. c. d. A lower heat input and a higher degree of grain refinement. A lower heat input and a coarse grain structure. A lower amount of distortion and a higher degree of grain refinement. A higher amount of distortion and a lower degree of grain refinement.

27.

What is the purpose of a transverse tensile test? a. b. c. d. To measure ultimate tensile strength. To measure the elongation of a material To measure the yield strength of a material All of the above.

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Which of the following mechanical tests can be used to give a quantitative measurement of weld zone ductility? a. b. c. d. Tensile test. Bend test. Charpy V notch test. All of the above.

29.

Which of the following are reasons for applying preheat? a. b. c. d. The removal of residual stress. To aid slow cooling and reduce the carbon content. To reduce the chance of a brittle grain structure and to reduce the chance of hydrogen entrapment. Increase the ultimate tensile strength values and increase overall weldability.

30.

Which of the following are true with regards to a charpy test. a. b. c. d. Its a static test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region. Its a dynamic test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region. Its a destructive test to give a measurement of through thickness ductility. None of the above.

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