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API 578 Questions Prepared
API 578 Questions Prepared
This following study aid helps you learn the content of API RP-578, Material Verification Program for New and Existing Alloy Piping
Systems.
There will be about 5 questions from this document on the API 570 exam. It is helpful to read through API 578 before working on this
exercise!
2. Usually substituting an alloy for carbon steel would not cause a problem. Which of the process services where substituting an alloy
for carbon steel could result in a problem?
A) Caustic, amine and Chloride in service
B) Hydrogen sulphide, hydrogen fluoride and sulphuric acid in service
C) Catalyst, oxygen scavengers and inhibitors in service
D) None of the above
3. An alloy material is any metallic material that contains alloying elements that are added:
A) only to improve mechanical properties.
B) only to improve corrosion resistance.
C) To improve either mechanical properties or improve corrosion resistance
D) To improve the weldability of material
4. Alloy components include, pipe, fittings, plate, flanges, and ____________ needs PMI
A) Valves
B) supports
C) skirt vessels
D) all of the above
10. Who has the responsibility to verify that the material verification program is properly implemented?
A) Authorized inspector
B) Owner/User
C) Repair organization
D) Engineering organization.
11. Who has the responsibility to review and approve the adequacy of the PMI program used by fabricators and material suppliers?
A) Authorized inspector
B) Owner/User
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C) Repair organization
D) Engineering organization
15. If alloy element(s) are contained in the flux of a welding electrode, PMI testing:
A) is not necessary.
B) is not necessary provided appropriate documentation is provided by the supplier.
C) could be conducted on any of the production welds.
D) could be conducted on a weld button prior to production welds.
17. Who has the responsibility to determine the extent of PMI testing required on existing piping systems?
A) Authorized inspector
B) Owner/User
C) Repair organization
D) Engineering organization
18. What are all the important factors to consider when prioritizing the need for PMI on existing piping systems
A) Likely hood of failure due to material mix up, Consequence of failure due to mix up, The reason for alloy specification,
historical in advent of material substitution.
B) All the failed items need to be PMI checked
C) Only likely hood of failure due to material mix up and consequence of failure is high item shall be PMI tested
D) None of the above
20. Which of the following piping components is most likely to have a substitution with the wrong material?
A) A 20 length of 6 NPS pipe
B) Weld-neck flange
C) Expansion joint
D) Bolting
21. Who has the responsibility to determine the extent of PMI testing required during repairs and alterations of piping systems?
A) Authorized inspector
B) Owner/User
C) Repair organization
D) Engineering organization
23. PMI tools that use X-Ray fluorescence can not detect:
A) carbon content.
B) chrome content.
C) iron content.
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D) molybdenum content.
24. How does Portable Optical Emission Spectrometry determine the elements in a material?
A) An electric arc causes a spectrum of light to be emitted from the tested material. The light is analyzed.
B) X-rays striking the material cause a spectrum of x-rays to be emitted from the tested material. The x-rays are
analyzed.
C) Specific chemicals deposited on the tested material cause a spectrum of colors to be emitted. The colors are analyzed.
D) The surface is polished and etched. A replication is preformed and is analyzed with a microscope.
27. An alloy weld overlay is applied to carbon steel base metal. Who has the responsibility to establish the minimum alloy requirements
of the as-deposited weld metal?
A) Authorized inspector
B) Owner/User
C) Repair organization
D) Engineering organization
28. What is the appropriate action to take when an incorrect material is located during a PMI sampling of new materials
A) Inspect 2 more items from the inspection lot.
B) Inspect 50% of the items from the inspection lot.
C) Inspect 100% of the items from the inspection lot.
D) Inspection all items supplied by that manufacturer.
30. What are all the material excluded from PMI in new or old piping
A) All non ferrous materials and components
B) Carbon steel materials and components
C) All weld metal alloys
D) All alloy steel material and components
32. The specified percentage of the number of components or weldment to be examined in an inspection lot
A) Sampling examination
B) Added examination
C) Selected examination
D) Level of examination
33. One or more item selected at random from the inspection lot that are to be examined to determine acceptability
A) is representative sample
B) Random sampling
C) Progressive sampling
D) Spot sampling
34. Demonstrating test instrument accuracy and reliability With a sample materials for which laboratory chemical analysis data are
available
A) is called referred material
B) is called standard reference material
C) is called traceable material
D) is called uniform testing standard
36. Lower likelihood of nonconformance can be expected for the system which undergoes
A) non vigorous procedure of verification programme
B) less vigorous procedure of verification programme
C) High vigorous procedure of verification programme
D) None of the above
39. The principle of operation is that one or more gamma rays to excite materials under analysis is
A) Portable Optical emission spectrometry method
B) Portable X-ray fluorescence method
C) Portable Alloy analyzer
D) Portable X-ray spectrometer
40. An accuracy of typically much higher than normally needed for PMI testing is achieved by
A) Optical emission spectrometry
B) X-ray emission spectrometry
C) Wet chemical analysis
D) All of the above
41. Reagents dropped onto the sample on a moisture filter paper, distinct colors that are indicative of the presence of specific elements
in the sample tested is
A) Called Chemical spot testing in which material is removed physically and depositing it onto moistened filter paper
B) Called PMI test method of chemical laboratory analysis
C) Called chemical resistivity testing
D) Called X-ray fluorescence testing
43. Techniques such as eddy-current sorters, electromagnetic alloy sorter, triboelectric (ferret meters) testing devices and
thermoelectric tests
A) Are also quiet extensively used for regular PMI like other methods
B) Are used only when other PMI methods not available or possible
C) Are qualitative and as such may only be appropriate for limited sorting applications and not for specific alloy
identification
D) Are the techniques are hazardous to health
45. Qualification of person performing the PMI test, including training and experience,
A) Should be submitted to authorized inspector for review and permission
B) Should be submitted to the local authority to issue license
C) Should be submitted to the API 570 committee for approval and license
D) should be submitted for review and approval by the owner/user
46. If testing using one of the portable or qualitative analysis methods leads to the potential rejection of a component,
A) analysis may be used to determine component acceptance
B) a more accurate analysis may be used to determine component acceptance
C) Reject the entire component no need to carryout any further analysis
D) No provision for recheck rejected item in API RP 578
48. The owner/user established minimum compositional requirements, results from testing dissimilar metal welds should take
A) Into account the effects of dilution occurs during weld deposition
B) Into account the effect heat affected zone because of welding
C) Into account other non destructive testing like penetrant method
D) Into account the effect of welding
51. The technique used, equipment calibration elements, the qualification requirements for PMI test personnel, the testing methodology
and the documentation requirements
A) Should be mentioned in the PMI test procedure
B) Should be mentioned in the PMI test report
C) Should be mentioned in the PMI test result
D) Should be mentioned in the process detail
54. The marker pens should not contain what additives and metallic pigments
A) Metallic pigments aluminum, lead or zinc and additives sulphur or chloride
B) The additives and metallic pigments should not have chloride
C) The additivies and metallic pigments should not have sulphur
D) None of the above
55. Shop and field PMI should follow what and the documents contain what
A) Owner/user approved PMI procedure has equipment calibration, technique to be used, testing technology, PMI tester
qualification.
B) The documents like drawing, physical marking traceability to owner to identify the tested material
C) Both A & B
D) The shop should follow only manufacturer testing procedure
56. A piping system has not received PMI is relocated, the Owner/user
A) Consider the need for PMI testing
B) Consider the need for PMI testing prior to placing the relocated components into service
C) Consider the need for PMI testing after placing the relocated components into service
D) Need not consider the need for PMI testing prior
57. A document which carries the information like the technique to be used, equipment, calibration elements, the qualification
requirement of PMI test personnel, testing methodology and documentation requirement is a
A) A PMI test report shall these things included in them
B) A procedure of personnel qualification needs to have them
C) A PMI report & check list should have these informations
D) A typical test procedure of PMI needs to have them in it
58. All information shall be listed in a _______________ and it shall be traceable to ___________________
A) PMI test procedure and the equipment shall be traceable to National standard
B) PMI test report and the equipment shall be traceable to National standard
59. A document which carries information like date of testing, procedure number, revision, instrument Sr.#, instrument name, name of
person & the company which does the work, results of the test etc., is called
A) PMI test procedure
B) A PMI test report
C) PMI test check list
D) PMI test criteria
61. Item which are of non confirming the material requirement including those left in service
A) Shall be recorded for future replacement
B) Shall be recorded for any future reference
C) shall be recorded with the basis and action for resolving is mentioned in the test record
D) Shall be recorded to have them check for their performance in the future