MECHANICAL TESTING

1. Which of the following stements is true if applicable to a charpy V notch impact test
a. it's a destructive test used to assess materials ductility in the weld zone
b. it's a mechanical test used to determine a welds resistance to creep
c. it's a dynamic test, which is used to give a measure of notch toughness
d. it's a static test used to determine materials toughness in the notch region
e. both a & c

2. The strength of a fillet weld is determined by ……..

a. Leg length
b. Weld profile
c. Weld width
d. Throat thickness

3. The strength of a fillet weld is primary controlled by:

a. leg lengtht
b. design throat thickness
c. actual throat thickness
d. all of the above

4. Which mechanical test can be used to measure the toughness of the weld metal, HAZ and
parent material?
a. macro
b. nick break
c. hardness
d. charpy impact

5. Which is the best destructive test for showing lack of sidewall fusion in a 25mm thick butt weld?
a. a nick break
b. a side bend
c. a charpy V-notch impact
d. a face bend

6. A bend test piece with the weld face strained in tension and root strained in compression is a..
a. root bend
b. side bend
c. face bend
d. longitudinal bend

7. Which fillet weld is the strongest (assuming they are all made using the same material and WPS
a. 8mm throat of a miter fillet
b. 7mm leg + 2mm excess weld metal
c. miter fillet with 10mm leg
d. concave fillet with 11mm leg

8. Nick break and fillet fracture tests are used for …..
a. assessing weld quality
b. assessing weld metal ductility
c. assessing weld metal toughness
d. all of the above

9. A STRA test (Short Transverse Reduction of Area test) is used for measuring …….
a. the tensile strength of the welded joint
b. the level of residual stress in butt joints
 c. the fracture toughness of the HAZ
d. the through thickness ductility of a steel plate (the "Z" direction of the plate)

10. A macro section is particularly useful for showing……..

a. the HAZ microstructure
b. overlap
c. the weld metal microstructure
d. all of the above

11. A transverse tensile test, from a Weld Procedure Approval Record (WPAR) test plate, is used
to measure …….
a. the tensile strength of the weld
b. the tensile strength of the joint
c. the stress/strain characteristics of the weld
d. the stress/strain characteristics of the joint

12. Which of the following destructive tests would indicate the toughness value of the weld
metal/parent metal and HAZ?
a. macro
b. nick break
c. tensile
d. charpy V notch

13. In which of the following mechanical tests would you expect to use a comparison from
ductile to brittle transition curve
a. tensile test
b. charpy test
c. fusion zone test
d. all of the above

14. What is the purpose of microscopic examination of a weld?

a. to determine the number and type of defects present
b. to determine the grain size
c. to determine the strength of the weld
d. both a & b
e. all of the above

15. Which of the following units is a tensile specimen usually measured in?
a. pounds per square inch
b. newton per square inches
c. joules
d. both a & b

16. What is the purpose of a transverse tensile test?

a. to measure ultimate tensile strength
b. to measure the elongation of a material
c. to measure the yield strength of a material
d. all of the above

17. Which of the following mechanical tests can be used to give a quantitative measurement
of weld zone ductility?
a. tensile test
b. bend test
c. charpy V notch
d. all of the above
18. Which of the following are true with regards to a charpy test
a. it's a static test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region
b. it's a dynamic test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region
c. it's a destructive test to give a measurement of through thickness ductility
d. none of the above

19. Which of the following units could charpy V notch energy be measured in?
a. pounds per square inch
b. joules
c. newtons per square millimeter
d. none of the above

20. Which of the following destructive tests is not normally required for welder approval test
for mild steel?
a. bend test
b. macro examination
c. impact test
d. fracture test

21. Bend test specimens have been taken from a 25mm thick carbon steel butt weld. Which
would show lack of inter-run fusion:
a. side bend
b. root bend
c. face bend
d. guided bend

22. Which of the following destructive tests would indicate the toughness of weld metal/parent
metal and HAZ
a. Macro
b. Nick break
c. Hardness
d. Charpy V notch

23. What destructive test would be required to ascertain the likelihood of cracking in the
HAZ of a weld?
a. nick break
b. side bend test
c. charpy input
d. macro test

24. Macroscopic examination requires any specimen to be inspected:

a. once, after etching
b. twice, before and after etching
c. using a microscope
d. none of the above

25. In bend test, the face of the specimen is in tension and root is in compression; the type of
test being carried out would be:
a. a root bend test
b. a side bend test
c. a face bend test
d. none of the above

26. A tensile test will asses

a. impact values
 b. stress
c. strain
d. both b & c

27. Which mechanical test can be used to make an assessment of surfacing breaking defects?
a. bend test
b. nick break test
c. macro test
d. none of the above
e. all of the above

28. What is the purpose of tensile test?

a. to assess tensile strength
b. to assess ductility
c. to assess yield strength
d. all of the above could be assessed

29. When a metal returns to its original shape after an applied load has been removed, the
metal is said to have:
a. plasticity
b. ductility
c. elasticity
d. malleability

30. Stress is equal to:

a. stress
b. load divided by cross - sectional area
c. extension of gauge length divided by original gauge length
d. toughness

31. Strain is equal to:

a. stress
b. load divided by cross - sectional area
c. extension of gauge length divided by the original gauge length
d. toughness

32. Stress can be measured in:

a. N/mm2
b. psi
c. mm
d. both a & b

33. How could you accurately measure the root radius of a charpy or Izod specimen?
a. with a machine called shadowgraph
b. with a rule
c. with a vernier caliper
d. with a densitometer

34. Stress acting in the opposite direction of compressive stress is known as:
a. residual stress
b. shear stress
c. hoop stress
d. tensile stress