R&TPO-nse WE ‘Date: 29/01/2000 issue 3, Welding Inspection General Theory (Multichoice) Paper WI-2 4. This column is for official use only Results Marker 1: Marker 2: Preheating prior to welding on high tensile strength materials applies to which of the following? a. Only on joints over 25 mm thickness. b. Production welding only. yy rN c. Preheat is not required if post weld heat treatment is to be carried out. xo @© Production welding and tack welding. ~~ =r slit Which is the correct heat input if the amps are 350, volts 32 and travel speed 310 of mm/min? new ma 216kimm. AME x JTS, Wh PR 350 ours sere b. 0.036 ki/mm. Ae c. 2160 ks/mm. J Box BA ours x Als — 4. 36kv/imm. 3p K WO Fun. sf) 6 ),00° ‘Assuming that the applicable specification does not refer to arc strikes, what would you do if you find are strikes on a fabrication constructed out of high tensile strength material: a. Re approve the welders. b. Reject all the areas where the are strikes occur. @ Check the area for cracking, —~ d. Ignore them ok WAG cpeteetoe fo ME In accordance with BS $135 what is the recommended minimum time allowed for the pre heat temperature to equalise? @ 2min for each 25 mm of parent material thickness. ~~. ‘b. 5min for each 25 mm of parent material thickness. o ©. 2 min for each 50 mm of parent material thickness. 4. 5 min for each 50 mm of parent material thickness. Qu Paper WI-2 lorsot arom wi2 ae oo ees ses 28. The inclusion of an inductance in the welding circuit in MIG/MAG welding: a. Controls the rate at which the current rises so the end of the electrode is melted ~ uniformly in dip transfer b. Itenables the welder to weld in position when using the spray transfer mode. x . It allows the arc to be established by lowering the voltage to about 20 volts and currents well above 200 amps. 4. It allows full control over the metal droplet sizes when using full spray. 29. Which of the following would have the greatest effect on root penetration on a sub-are weld (double- vee butt weld preparation)? v a. Current, flux depth, travel speed and operator skill. ® Current, voltage, root face and travel speed. . Voltage, current, travel speed and flux type. 4. Duetility of the parent material, current, voltage and root gap. 30. Which of the following are advantages in using mechanised arc welding over manual welding? a. Better for short run lengths, positional welding and faster welding speeds. 5) The ability to use higher welding currents, faster welding speeds and longer continy weld lengths. ©. Cheaper welding consumables, faster welding speeds and higher deposition’ Fates. 4. Versatility, less distortion and higher welding currents, ” (Qu Paper WI-2 6086RATPO-mer WE2, Date: 29/01/2000 ise 3. 5. Which of the following welding processes would you expect to use a collet? @TIGTAG. b. MIG/MAG. c. MMA. d. All of the above. ~ 6. Which of the following may be used for the TIG/TAG welding of Nickel and its alloys? a. Lanthanum electrode, d. “cutlioe 0C— Cerium electrode, d. 8 Zirconium electrode, ac. d. Thorium electrode, d.c. +ve. 7. Which of the following welding processes uses resistive heating to achieve weld metal deposition? a, Flux-core MAG (hollow wire) b. Sub-are c. Resistant spot weld G@ Electro-slag. ¢ 8. Which of the following processes use a constant voltage characteristic? ws duveck wD a. Sub-Are <1000 amps, MMA, Electroslag. Licop b. TIG/TAG, Sub-Are >1000 amps, Electroslag. ‘Sub-Arc, <1000 amps, MIG/MAG, Electros Sg ( 7QMIGMAG, Sub-Arc >1000amps, Electroslag. ; z = wher 9. What are the possible results of having a too lower heat input? —how HEFT } 1 a. An increase in hardness, lower yield strength and lack of fusion, FASE CooL b. A reduction in toughness, hydrogen entrapment and an increase in hardness. Af--Ec7 S @Entrapped hydrogen, an increasé in hardness and lack oF fiSion HED NESS 2 & Entrapped hydrogen, a reduction in carbon cont lack of fusion, 10. A multi-run MMA butt weld made on C/Mn steel consists of 5 passes using 6mm electrodes. A 12 pass weld made on the same joint using 4 mm electrodes on the same material will: - 2 lol bh. AS © (ve a lower heat input and a higher degree of grain refinement. Have a lower heat input and a coarser grain structure. @ Have a lower amount of distortion and a higher degree of grain refinement. ‘d. Have a higher amount of distortion and a lower degree of grain refinement. , HG HReOnES > ~ FAST Coen ner Qu Paper WI-2 20f6 SLOW CoouNic Spree MATE AL REDOCTIOR IA) Tees eeeR&TPO-mer W2, Date: 29/01/2000 isve 3. 23. When welding a double vee butt joint with SAW process the presence of centre line porosity may be due to: a. Damp flux. b. Contaminated joint preparatio c. Incorrect stick out lengths. (@Allofthe above. 24. When considering the advantages of site radiography over ultrasonic inspection which of the following applies? a. A permanent record produced; good for detecting defects that do not have significant depth in relation to the axis of the x-ray beam and defect identification b. A permanent record produced, good for detecting all surface and sub-surface defects and assessing the through thickness depths of defects. @A permanent record produced, defect identification and not so reliant on operator skill. 4. No controlled areas required on site, A permanent record produced and good for assessing the extent of pipe wall thickness reductions due to internal corrosion. wa 25. Which of the following material(s) would require the most pre-heat, assuming the thickness to be the same: a. Mild steel. b. Low carbon steel. a c. Stabilised austenitic stainless steel. @ Carbon manganese steel. y . All of the above require the same pre-heat. 26. Inverter systems: a. Changes ac. to d.c. at a higher frequency. rat Chew gee ‘Changes d.c. to a.c. at a higher frequency. _ gery ©. Keeps d.c. constant thus giving better are stability. : 4. All of the above. 27. Which of the following defect(s) could be caused through excessive back purge pressure when welding austentic stainless steel with the TIG welding process? a, Root oxidisation. bret (B)Root concavity. . Root undercut. 4. All of the above. (Qu Paper WI2 50f6RATPO-msr WI, xe: 29/01/2000 issue 3 11, The main reason for using a back purge when welding 18-8 stainless steel with the TIG. welding process is to: a. Control the root penetration. 4 b. Prevent root bead porosity. cc. Improve positional welding. ef Prevent the formation of a dense oxide layer on the root. 12. A typical minimum pre heat temperature for an MMA weld made on stee! with a carbon and a manganese content of 1.3%: 13 content of a. Pre heat would not normally be required. 6 b. Less than 50°C. © Bi 6) A minimum of 100°C. en d. Above 280°C. 13. Which is often the hardest part of a multi run weld made using MMA? @ The heat affected zone of the root. CD The heat affected zone of the cap._— THIS LAST fr AKT OF ©. The root. = A ste bun 4. The cap. 14. The heat affected zone of a fusion weld: (@® Usually has the highest tensile strength. 'b. Cannot be avoided. _—— ¢. Is usually martensitic. C@QBoth a and b ; (€- il of the above ae 15. The heat-affected zone associated with a fusion weld on steel has up to how many separate regions of microstructure? 4. 6. 6. i el. 4.2. 16. The possible effects of having a travel speed too fast: a. Low toughness, slag inclusions and undercut. (B) High hardness, slag inclusions and a narrow thin weld bead. io Far Govt c. High hardness, excessive deposition and cold laps. d. Low toughness, poor fusion and slag inclusions. _“” (Qu Paper WI2 306RATPO-mar WL2. ate: 2910172000 issue 3. 17. What five parameters would be checked when calibrating welding equipment for mechanised MAG welding? Joint set up, Flux coating, Polarity, travel speed and amps/volts. ~ Amps/volts, WES, gas flow rate, polarity and travel speed“ Amps/volis, WES, wire diameter, polarity and travel speed. Electrode stick out, WES, amps/volts, polarity and wife diameter. aeOe 18. Which of the following statements is true when using a flat chi istic per source? a. The electrode is always d.c. -ve. b. The shielding is always pure argon. Cs? Ae o_ (Q The wire feed speed remains constant. ~ B ‘d. The electrode extension will have no effect on wéld quality. KyoKkesey ts nee &) 19. Which of the following will vary the most when varying the arc length? mn bh our @ Voltage. . ‘b. Amperage. °* c. Polarity. d. None of the above. 20. Which of the following would you expect of a martensitic grain structure? (@)An increase in toughness and a reduction in hardness. (7o,)An increase in hardness and a reduction in ductility. © "c. An increase in ductility and a reduction in toughness. 4d. An increase in malleability and an increase in hardness. 21. Which of the following is most likely to reduce the chances of arc blow? ‘A change from a.¢. current to d.c. current. ‘A change from d.c. current to a.c. current. ° A ‘A change from d.c. electrode +ve to dc. electrode —ve. ‘A change from d.c. electrode -ve to d.c. electrode +ve. aoe 22. Ifa steel has a Ceq% of 0.48%: a. Post weld heat treatment would always be necessary. b. It will probably require a pre heat temperature above 300°C prior to welding. 4 @ Iwill probably require a pre heat temperature above 100°C prior to welding. 4. The heat-affected zone will be very tough. Qu Paper WI-2 406