THE WELDING INSTITUTE

Welding Inspection, Steels WIS 5

Multi Choice Question !pe" # MS$ WI % &
N!'e ( H) Muh!''!d $!*!li +!"nen
,ns-e" !ll .uestions
1. The likelihood of a brittle fracture in steels will increase with :
a. The formation of a fine grain structure
b. A reduction in-service temperature to sub-zero conditions
c. A slow cooling rate
d. All of the above
2. Hdrogen cracking in HA! is most likel to occur when welding :
a. "arbon manganese steels
b. Austenitic stainless steel
c. #icro alloed steel $ H%&A '
d. &ow carbon steel
(. )reheating for arc welding applies to :
a. Assembl and tack welding onl
b. *oint over 2+ mm thick onl
c. Assembl welding onl
d. ,hen using the ##A welding process onl
e. -oth a and b
.. ,hich of the following destructive tests would indicate the toughness value of the weld
metal/parent metal and HA! 0
a. #acro
b. 1ick break
c. Tensile
d. "harp 2ee notch
+. ,hat constituent is needed in a coating of an electrode to prevent the formation of porosit
when welding rimming steel 0
a. 3ron powder
b. )otassium silicate
c. %ilicon
d. "alcium carbonate
4. ,elds made with high heat inputs show a reduction in one of following properties 0
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age 1 of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen

THE WELDING INSTITUTE
a. 9uctilit
b. Toughness
c. :longation
d. )enetration
;. ,hich of the following steel tpes would give ride to the formation of porosit when
autogenousl welded with an arc welding process
a. <ull killed steel
b. %emi killed steel
c. 6imming steel
d. -alanced steel
=. ,hich of the following elements> which ma be added t steel> has the greatest affect on creep
strength
a. Tungsten
b. #anganese
c. "arbon
d. #olbdenum
?. The HA! associated with a fusion weld
a. "an not be avoided
b. @suall has the highest tensile strength
c. 3s usuall martensitic
d. -oth a and b
e. All of the above
1A. ,hat four criteria are necessar to produce hdrogen induced cold cracking 0
a. Hdrogen> moisture> martensitic grain structure and heat
b. Hdrogen> poor weld profiles> temperatures above 2AA" and a slow cooling rate
c. Hdrogen> a grain structure susceptible to cracking> stress and a temperature below 2AA"
d. Hdrogen> eBisting weld defects> stress and a grain structure susceptible to cracking
11. A carbon eCuivalent $ CE ) of A.+D :
a. 3s high for carbon manganese steel and ma reCuire a preheat over 1AA"
b. 3s generall significant for carbon for manganese steels and is certainl not to be taken
into consideration for preheat temperatures
c. 3s high for carbon manganese steels and ma reCuire a preheat temperature over (AA" as
to avoid cracking
d. 3s calculated from the heat input formula
12. 3n a martensitic grain structure what would ou eBpect to increase 0
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age 2 of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen

THE WELDING INSTITUTE
a. 9uctilit
b. Hardness
c. Toughness
d. All of the above
1(. ,hat do ou understand b the term minimum interpass temperature 0
a. #inimum post weld heat treatment applied to a weld
b. #inimum stress relief temperature
c. The lowest temperature to be used during preheat
d. The lowest temperature allowed during welding and between weld passes
1.. ,hich of the following heat treatments on steel cools down in air from the austenite region 0
a. 1ormalising
b. Annealing
c. Tempering
d. %tress relieving
1+. ,hat is the purpose of microscopic eBamination of a weld 0
a. To determine the number and tpe of defects present
b. To determine the grain size
c. To determine the strength of the weld
d. -oth a and b
e. All of the above
14. ,hich of the following units could a tensile specimen be measured in 0
a. )ounds per sCuare inch
b. 1ewton per sCuare inches
c. *oules
d. -oth a and b
1;. Assuming that the welding process> material thickness> carbon eCuivalent and the welding
parameters to be the same> which of the following Eoint tpes would normall reCuire the
highest preheat temperature
a. :dge Eoint
b. &ap Eoint
c. -utt Eoint $ single-2 '
d. Tee Eoint $ fillet welded '
1=. Austenitic stainless steels are more susceptible to distortion when compared to ferritic steels
this is because :
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age ( of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen

THE WELDING INSTITUTE
a. High coefficient> low thermal conductivit
b. High coefficient> high thermal conductivit
c. &ow coefficient> high thermal conductivit
d. &ow coefficient> low thermal conductivit
1?. ,hich of the following will most likel reCuire the preheat temperature to be increased 0
a. An increase in travel speed
b. A reduction in material thickness
c. An increase in electrode diameter
d. 1one of the above
2A. ,hich of the following properties ma be applicable to a carbon steel weld $ CE A..= '
welded without preheat 0
a. 1arrow heat affected zone and hardness value in eBcess of .AA H2
b. -road heat affected zone and hardness values in eBcess of .AA H2
c. A ver tough and narrow heat affected zone
d. 1arrow heat affected zone and low hardness values
21. ,hich of the following materials is considered to be the easiest to weld 0
a. #ild steel
b. #edium carbon steels
c. #artensitic stainless steel
d. <orging steel
22. ,hich of the following 19T methods would be best suited for the detection of surface
breaking defects on an austenitic stainless steel pipe
a. #)3
b. @T
c. 9)3
d. All of the above can be used
2(. ,hich of the following butt weld preparations would be considered for a mechanised
welding process
a. %ingle-2 butt> root gap 2.+ mm $ welded from on side onl '
b. 9ouble-2 butt-welded both sides> root gap 2.A mm
c. %ingle-@ butt with backing
d. 1one of the above can be used for mechanized welding
2.. ,hich is the correct heat input for the following parameters> amps (+A> volts (2 and the
travel speed (1A mm / minute $ ##A welding process '
a. 2.14 k*/mm
b. A.A(4 k*/mm
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age . of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen

THE WELDING INSTITUTE
c. 214A k*/mm
d. (.4 k*/mm
2+. Assuming thet the applicable specification makes no mention of arc strikes> what would ou
eBpect to do as a welding inspector if arc strikes were found on a component made of a high
tensile strength material
a. Have the welder re-Cualified
b. 3gnore them
c. Have the area checked for possible cracking
d. "ut out the entire weld where the arc strikes eBist
24. A multi-pass ##A butt weld made on carbon steel consists of + passes deposited using a
4mm diameter electrode. A 12-pass weld made on the same Eoint deposited using a .mm
diameter electrode on the same material will have :
a. A lower heat input and a higher degree of grain refinement
b. A lower heat input and a coarse grain structure
c. A lower amount of distortion and a higher degree of grain refinement
d. A higher amount of distortion and a lower degree of grain refinement
2;. ,hat is the purpose of a tensile test 0
a. To measure ultimate tensile strength
b. To measure the elongation of a material
c. To measure the ield strength of a material
d. All of the above
2=. ,hich of the following mechanical tests can be used to give a Cuantitative measurement of
weld zone ductilit 0
a. Tensile test
b. -end test
c. "harp 2 notch test
d. All of the above
2?. ,hich of the following are reasons for appling preheat 0
a. The removal of residual stress
b. To aid slow cooling and reduce the carbon content
c. To reduce the chance of a brittle grain structure and to reduce the chance of hdrogen
entrapment
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age + of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen

THE WELDING INSTITUTE
d. 3ncrease the ultimate tensile strength values and increase overall weldabilit
(A. ,hich of the following are true with regards to a charp test
a. 3tFs a static test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region
b. 3tFs dnamic test used to determine a materials notch toughness in the weld region
c. 3tFs a destructive test to give a measurement of through thickness ductilit
d. 1one of the above
,3% + 5u paper #%6 - ,3 7 ( )age 4 of 4
H. #uhammad 6azali 8arnen