API 577

1. ACFM requires minimal surface preparation 900 °F (482 12. A number of resources recommend a minimum of 5%
and can be used at elevated temperatures °C). _________ ferrite to prevent cracking. -20 %
up to ___________
13. SS chromium between _______________ 15 %
2. Alternately, welders and welding radiography to 32
operators making a groove weld using %
SMAW, SAW, GTAW, and GMAW (except
14. SS Nickel between _________________ 8 % to
short-circuit mode) may be qualified using
37 %.
_______ of the first production weld.
15. steels with a CE greater than______ require both 0.55
3. Areas exposed to temperatures between 800 °F to preheating and a PWHT
__________ for a long enough time may 1650 °F (427
precipitate chromium carbides at the grain °C to 900 °C) 16. Steels with a CE of ________ usually require 0.35
boundaries. preheating to
0.55
4. Austenitic welds require a minimum delta ferrite
amount of ______ to resist cracking 17. Typically, steels with a CE less than _______ require 0.35
no preheat
5. Direct visual examination is conducted 6 in. - 24 in
when access 30 degrees
is sufficient to place the eye within ________
of the surface to be examined and at an
angle not less than _______ to the surface
6. Extra-low-hydrogen consumables such as 0.42 %
Exxxx-H4 should be used for welding
carbon steels with CE greater than _____
7. For welders, a minimum of _______ length of 6 in. (150
the first production weld must be mm), 3 ft
examined for performance qualification (0.91 m)
while a minimum of __________ length must
be examined for welding operators.
8. Hot tap and in-service welding operations E7016,
should be carried out only with low- E7018, and
hydrogen consumables and electrodes E7048
9. If radiographic examination is used for 6" and
welder or welding operator qualification includes the
of coupons, the minimum length of coupon entire weld
to be examined is _______ circumference
for pipe
coupons
10. _______ is an electromagnetic non- ACFM
contacting technique that is able to detect
and size surface breaking defects in a
range of different materials and through
coatings of varying thickness
11. The most common measure of weldability ferrite
and susceptibility to hot cracking is the number of
_______________ the weld
metal.