FINAL ASSESMENT MULTIPLE – CHOICE QUESTION

CSWIP 3.1 WELDING INSPECTOR COURSE

MFY – 002
ALL QUESTIONS TO BE ATTEMPTED
1. Why is it generally good practice to aim at using the least amount of consumable materials and
keep joint preparations to a minimum?
a. To increase beneficial residual stresses
b. Improved strength
c. Smaller welds generally look better
d. To reduce costs and with less weld metal there is the probability of
fewer weld faults

2. In general, the MIG/MAG mode of transfer best suited for welding thin sheet is:
a. Short –circuiting transfer
b. Globular transfer
c. Spray transfer
d. Should not use MIG/MAG for welding thin sheet

3. In general, the MIG/MAG mode of transfer best suited for welding thick sheet is spray transfer
a. True
b. False

4. Which of the following maybe difficult to detect with the radiographic inspection method?
a. Incomplete penetration
b. Discontinuities pendicular to the radiation beam
c. Slag inclusion
d. Porosity

5. The pulsed – MIG/MAG process is only suitable for welding in the flat position
a. True
b. False

6. When using Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process, straight argon may be successfully used as a
shielded gas when welding the following materials(s):
a. Steel or aluminium
b. Aluminium
c. Straight argon is never used
d. Steel

7. The primary advantage of a 75% Ar, 25% CO2 gas mixture over pure CO2 in the FCAW process is:
a. Increase in welding speeds
b. Very significant reduction in weld spatter
c. Increase in heat input
d. Decrease in welding speeds

8. A cause of inadequate penetration could:

a. Incorrect joint preparation
b. Incorrect joint design
c. Incorrect welding technique
d. All of the answer provided are possible cause
9. Which of the following is not a method of increasing the hardness of steel?
a. Heat treatment
b. Casting
c. Mechanical Deformation
d. Introducing alloying elements

10. Welding changes the properties of solid steel through:

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

11. Tension test results are used:

a. Soundness of the materials being tested
b. To select material for engineering applications
c. Fracture toughness of the materials being tested
d. Fatigue capability of the material being tested

12. Which of the following may contribute to the formation of porosity in the weld deposit:
a. All of the answer provided is a contributing factor
b. Low welding current
c. Contamination of the weld joint surfaces
d. Use of contaminated electrodes

13. When using the GMAW process for the welding of aluminium, the liner should made of:
a. Nylon
b. Graphite
c. Steel
d. A liner should not be used

14. When preparing bend test specimens it is important to:

a. Use a proper etching
b. Prevent stress raisers by radiusing all edges of the specimen
c. Ensure the reduced section is of the correct dimensions
d. Accurately place the notch in the correct position

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

16. In the TIG process an arc is formed between:

a. The filler metal rod and the workpeice
b. The tungsten electrode and the filler metal rod
c. No arc is present
d. The tungsten electrode and the workpeice
17. Oxygen and suphur in steels form non-metallic inclusions during the rolling process and can lead to
what during and after welding?
a. Lamellar tearing
b. Stress corrosion
c. Suphide precipitation
d. Oxygen rich welds

18. Smaller of finer grain structures in steel usually provide

a. Low formability
b. Higher hardness
c. Higher strength
d. Low strength levels

19. Arc energy or weld heat is a function of :

a. Travel speed only
b. The welders ability and does not depend on the welding parameters
c. Arc voltage and electrode type
d. Arc voltage, arc current, and travel speed

20. The fully transformed heat affected zone located next to the fusion boundary in a weldment is the
area
a. Where cracking does not occur
b. With a lowest tendency to form cold cracks
c. With the highest tendency to form hydrogen cracks
d. Where cold cracks will not occur

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

22. In MMA the molten metal is protected by:

a. The molten metal is not protected
b. External carbon dioxide shielding gas
c. External argon shielding gas
d. Gases created from the decomposition of the electrode covering

23. In the Gas Metal Arc Welding process, the electrical current is transferred to the electrode via the:
a. Feed rolls
b. Contact tip
c. Sleeve
d. Liner

24. The effective throat thickness of an incomplete joint penetration groove weld is:
a. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness less 3 mm
b. Equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness if welded from both sides
c. Considered to be equal to the thickness of the base metal thickness less 1 mm
d. Less than the thickness of the base metal
25. When base metal is melted away and not replaced with weld metal this is referred to as:
a. Undercut
b. Excessive convexity
c. Lack of fusion
d. Weld crater

26. Defects is a term which is used to be best describe:

a. Structural discontinuities
b. Only discontinuities that have been classed as acceptable
c. Only discontinuities that have been classed as unacceptable
d. All discontinuities

27. An excessively large root face on a weld on a weld joint preparation:

a. Will result in excessive reinforcement
b. Will result in excessive penetration
c. Can prevent penetration to desired depth
d. Is the primary cause of lack of fusion

28. Which of the following would be considered the most serious structural discontinuity :
a. Lack of fusion
b. Cluster porosity
c. Slag inclusion
d. Crack

29. The most common value reported in a charpy – vee notch test is
a. Tension test
b. Location of fracture
c. Length of specimen
d. Absorbed energy

30. Metallographic examinations are used to determine the following weld characteristics:
a. Soundness of the joint and depth of penetration
b. Fracture toughness of the material being tested
c. Ductility of material being tested
d. Tensile properties of the materials being tested