What is the design throat thickness of a mitre fillet weld with equal leg lengths?

a) The distance from the toe to the face

b) The distance from the root to the toe
c) The distance from the root to the face centre
d) The distance from toe to toe

What is meant by the term weld junction ?

a) The boundary between fusion zone & HAZ
b) The area of weld and HAZ
c) The weld metal & parent metal
d) The area of micro structural change

Resistance spot welding can be described as:

a) Braze welding
b) Welding with pressure
c) Friction stir
d) Fusion welding

When MIG welding aluminium alloys in the vertical down position, which current type would
normally be required?
a) DC positive
b) DC negative
c) AC
d) Drooping

A Constant Voltage output characteristic would be required for which of the following welding
processes?
a) MMA, SMAW
b) TIG,GTAW
c) MIG/MAG, GMAW
d) SAW>1000A

Which welding position would normally give the highest heat input during MMA welding?
a) PA (1G)
b) PC (2G)
c) PF (3G)
d) All positions would be the same
Which of the following statements is true when using a flat output characteristic power source?
c. The wire feed speed remains constant
Incomplete root penetration in a butt weld could be caused by:
a. Excessive root face width
c. Low current setting.

During TIG welding the arc voltage is controlled by:

b. The welder.

Which gas is not normally used in TIG welding ?

d. Carbon Dioxide

Which of the following statements is true ?

d. DC electrode+ is used for MAG welding steel.
Which arc welding process/technique would be most likely used for the repair of localised
porosity in a weld?
b. MMA welding .
Inductance in the welding circuit of MIG/MAG welding:
a. Controls rate of current rise.

Which of the following mechanical test(s) can give a quantitative measurement of ductility?
a. Tensile test
What is a purpose of the copper coating on a steel MIG/ Mag

c. To reduce wear on the contact tube.

Acetylene carburizing flame is used for?

b. Hard facing welding

What is a typical carbon equivalent for carbon manganese steels?

c. 0.33%.

When calculating pre-heat requirements what factors need to be considered?

d. Carbon equivalent, heat input & material thickness

An electrode identified as E 6013 would be classified to which of the following standards?

b. AWS A5.1.
Which of the following mechanical properties of a weld made on C-Mn steel is most affected, if
the heat input per unit length of weld is excessively high?

c. Toughness.

According to BSEN 22553, how could 8mm depth of penetration be shown for a single V butt
weld with a broad root face?

b. s8.

Which of the following elements could cause hot shortness in carbon steels?

a. Sulphur .

Hard stamping of pressure vessel material should be avoided because it may cause:

b. Work hardening.
c. Stress concentrations

a. Damage to material.

Which of type of electrode is used for 'stove-pipe' welding for overland pipelines construction ?

b. Cellulosic.

A WPS may specify a maximum width for individual weld beads (the 'weave' width) when
welding C-Mn steels. If the width is exceeded it may cause ?

b. A reduction in HAZ toughness .

Silicon is added to steel, and the covering of MMA electrodes, in order to give?

a. Deoxidation.

The current/polarity used for TIG welding of all materials, except aluminium and magnesium, is
?

a. DC negative.
A typical temperature range for baking Basic coated electrodes

c. 300 to 350°C
Which of the following is a suitable shielding gas for FCAW of stainless steels?
d. Argon + 20% CO
2

The presence of iron sulphides in a weld bead may cause ?

a. Solidification cracking.

EN ISO 5817 (Level C) specifies that the limit for the diameter (D) of a single pore in a weld is: -
D ≤ 0.3s, but max.4mm where s = material thickness.
For which of the following situations is the pore accepta

c. s = 10mm, measured pore diameter = 3.0mm

Lamellar tearing has occurred in a steel fabrication. What technique could have been used to
find it before the weld was made ?
d. it could not have been found by any inspection method

Typical temperatures used for normalising a C-Mn steel plate are?

d. 880 to 920°C

A carbon manganese steel is being welded by MMA and the electrode run-out-lengths that have
been used are much shorter than specified by the WPS. This deviation may give ?

c. Lower values of HAZ toughness.

BS EN 288 & BS EN ISO 15614 are specifications for?

c. Welding procedure approval.

Pre-heating a steel plate with a carbon equivalent value (CEV) of 0.48 % may be required in
order to?

b. Prevent excessive hardening in the HAZ.

Radiographic testing has an advantage over Ultrasonics for the detection of ?

c. Internal rounded indications.

Changing an essential variable (beyond the allowed limits) for a qualified welding procedure ?

a. May change the mechanical properties of the joint.

b. May adversely affect the quality of the weld.

c. Will require a new welding procedure to be approved.

For SAW, what is the effect of raising arc voltage but keeping with all other parameters the
same?
a. The weld bead width will increase.

With reference to the various grades of stainless steels, which of the following statements is
true?

d. Only certain grades can be used for service at very low temperatures.

During PWHT of a complex fabrication, it is heated to the soak temperature at a much faster rate
than specified by the procedure. this may ?

d. Cause distortion.

The highest and lowest heat input positions are considered to be ?

d. PF highest; PG lowest.

The dip transfer mode (or short-circuiting mode) of metal transfer used for MIG/MAG welding is
characterised by ?

b. Being suitable for all positional welding.