THE WELDING INSTITUTE

Candidate: ____________________________ Date:_______________

MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTION

CSWIP 3.1 WELDING INSPECTOR COURSE
MFY – 004
ALL QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED

EXAMINATION TIME : 30 MINUTES

1. Which of the following defects would be likely to occur if the specified temperature are not
adhered to when welding carbon manganese steel :
a. Slag inclusion
b. Hydrogen cracking
c. Lack of sidewall fusion
d. Porosity

2. Which of the following mechanical properties of a weld in carbon manganese steel is most
affected, if the heat input per unit length of weld is excessively high :
a. Elongation
b. Tensile strength
c. Hardness
d. Toughness (impact value)

3. You observe centerline cracking in a weld that has been made at one of five workstation,
each making similar components. Would you :
a. Impound all welding consumables
b. Report the occurrence to the higher authority
c. Stop all welding
d. Call for full NDT checks

4. Which of the following defects in unlikely to be found by visual inspection :

a. Linear misalignment
b. Undercut
c. Overlap
d. Linear slag inclusion

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5. A 10 mm fillet weld has a nominal :
a. Throat dimension of 10 mm
b. Area of 10 mm
c. Leg length of 10 mm
d. All of the above

6. Which of the following welding processes uses a resistive heating system to aid weld metal
deposition :
a. MMA (Manual metal arc)
b. SAW (submerged arc welding)
c. ESW (Electroslag welding)
d. Resistance spot welding

7. A “stabilizer” in stainless steel is used to prevent the risk of :

a. Hot cracking
b. Hydrogen cracking
c. Lamellar tearing
d. Weld decay ( knife line crack)

8. The output characteristics of TIG and Plasma TIG set are normally :
a. Constant potential
b. Flat characteristics
c. Drooping arc characteristics
d. Constant voltage

9. The shrinkage that take place at the right angle to the line of a welded joints is called :
a. Transverse
b. Angular
c. Bowing
d. Longitudinal

10. The main function of the choke (inductance) in the MIG/MAG process will affect :
a. The globular transfer mode to be more smoother arc
b. Increasing of current rise to the molten metal of wire and reduce the spatter level in dip
transfer
c. Deposition rate
d. Arc voltage

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11. Which statement with regards to Open circuit voltage is true :
a) OCV is the voltage measured during welding
b) OCV is the input voltage to the power source
c) OCV value normally above 200 volts
d) OCV is the voltage without current flow

12. During GTAW process which of the following defect would you not expect to find :
a. Spatter
b. Undercut
c. Slag inclusion
d. Silica inclusion ( Ferritic steel )
e. A and C answers are correct

13. In SAW, which parameter give greater control for the depth of penetration on the welded
material :
a. Voltage
b. Wire feed speed
c. Wire size
d. Current

14. The most common failure associated to the repeated load in service is :
a. Corrosion
b. Ductile failure
c. Brittle failure
d. Fatigue

15. The directions of shrinkage in welded joint are known as :

a. Angular, diagonal and intergranular
b. Transganular, agglomerated and longitudinal
c. Transverse, short transverse and longitudinal
d. Short circuit, buckling and distortion

16. Which type of electrode flux covering normally very suitable only for PA position or flat
welding position :
a. E 7016
b. E 6013
c. E 7024
d. E 6010

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17. A brittle failure normally has the appearance of fracture surface with :
a. Rough and dull grey appearance
b. Smooth fracture with beach mark
c. A cup and cone shape
d. None of the above is correct

18. Welding with higher heat input with carbon manganese steel may cause :
a. Higher strength of joint
b. Higher hardness value
c. Higher integrity
d. Higher distortion

19. Welding with lower heat input with carbon manganese steel may cause :
a. Higher ductility
b. Higher dilution
c. Higher distortion
d. Higher hardness

20. A centerline cracking has been observed in a MIG/MAG process with a spray transfer mode.
This is most likely to cause by :
a. High percentage of carbon dioxide mix with argon
b. The inductance value too high
c. The deoxidizer in the filler too high (Manganese)
d. Incorrect depth to width ratio bead profile

21. What type of alloying element need to be added in steel for “easy machining” :
a. Manganese
b. Chromium
c. Sulphur
d. Silicon

22. In GMAW for carbon steel, change of gas from 5% CO2 in Argon with 100 % CO2 will give
effect on the following :
a. Smoother weld profile with less spatter level
b. Convex profile bead
c. Concave profile
d. Deeper penetration

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23. Which of the following causes would not influence delay cracking ?
a. High carbon percentage
b. Grease and paint on the plate surface
c. Joint type
d. Cooper percentage used in electrode wire coating

24. When welding 28 mm thick carbon steel with GMAW, what type of shielding gas would not
normally used :
a. 25 % CO2 in Argon
b. CO2
c. Argon
d. 5% CO2 in Argon

25. Which of the following is not the reason for the increase of HAZ cracking when welding
carbon manganese steels :
a. Fast cooling after welding
b. High manganese content
c. High carbon content
d. None of the above

26. Heat treating steel consists of three basic steps. Which of the following is not the description
of the basic steps to heat treating :
a. Cooling the steel at specified temperature
b. Heating the steel at specified temperature
c. Maintaining the specified temperature for a certain period of time
d. Controlling the weld sequence during the fabrication to the lower stresses prior to heat
treating

27. Welding changes the properties of solid steel through :

a. Changing the final appearance of the steel
b. Mechanical changes cause by rolling
c. Metallurgical effects as a results of micrograph
d. Heating and cooling cycles with a welding arc and weld metal deposited

28. Steels that have intentional addition of sulphur, lead or selenium to improve machinability :
a) Are used for truck axles only
b) Can not be welded
c) Can develop liquation crack in the HAZ after welding
d) Do not require approved procedures to be welded

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29. Chromium Molybdenum steels for high temperature service typically have their carbon
content below 0.2 %. What other alloying element is added to this steel to create a stable steel
at elevated temperature :
a. Nickel
b. Gold
c. Silver
d. Vanadium

30. When using GMAW process, straight argon may be successfully used as a shielding gas when
welding the following materials :
a. Steel and aluminium
b. Straight is never used
c. Aluminium
d. Steel

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