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1.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Which of the following procedures would you expect to produce the least amount of
distortion a 15mm butt weld?
Tig weld
single sided multi pass
Mma weld single sided multi pass
Mma weld double sided multi pass
Saw weld
1 pass per side

2.
A.
B.
C.
D.

A suitable gas/gas mixture for GMAW of aluminium is?

100%Co2
100% Argon
80% Argon 20% co2
98% Argon 2% Co2

3.
A.
B.
C.
D.

For GMAW burn off rate of the wire is directly related to?
The stick out length
Wire feed speed
The arc voltage
The travel speed

4.
A.
B.
C.
D.

When welding thin plate distortion can be minimised by?

Welding from both sides
Using a u prep rather than a v prep
Using strong backs
Using back step welding

5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.

Deflection of the arc by magnetic forces that can make welding difficult is
commonly known as?
Arc initiation
Arc misalignment
Arc blow
Arc constriction
You may notice that Mma electrodes with the flux removed are being used as filler
rods for Tig welding, this should not be allowed because..

A.
B.
C.
D.

It is wasteful
The rod diameter maybe too large
The weld metal composition may be incorrect
The rod is too short

7.

In Tig welding, what is the benefit of using a current slope out device?

A.
B.

It reduces tungsten spatter

It reduces the risk of crater cracking

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C.
D.
8.

It reduces the risk of arc strikes

It reduces the Interpass temperature
Pipe bores of some materials must be purged with Argon before and during Tig
welding in order to .

A.
B.
C.
D.

Prevent linear porosity

Prevent high burn through
Prevent oxidation of the root bead
Eliminate moisture pick up of the root bead

9.

Nick break and fillet fracture tests are used for.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Assessing
Assessing
Assessing
Assessing

10.

Excessive spatter during the Mma welding process is most likely to be caused by

A.
B.
C.
D.

Excessive current
Incorrect baking and storage of electrodes
A bad batch of electrodes
To low an OCV

11.
A.
B.
C.
D.

weld quality
weld metal ductility
weld metal toughness
resistance to fracture

A qualified welding procedure specification is used to

Give instruction to the welder
Give information to the welding inspector
Give confidence that all the welds will have specified properties
All of the above

12.

An arc strike on a steel component is regarded by some codes as unacceptable

because..

A.
B.
C.
D.
13.

It will cause copper contamination

It may cause hard spots
It may cause cracking
Both B&C
The current/polarity used for Tig welding of all materials except aluminium and
magnesium is

A.
B.
C.
D.

Dc negative
Dc positive
Ac
Square wave Ac

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14.

A.
B.
C.
D.
15.

A.
B.
C.
D.
16.

If the travel speed is doubled and the current and voltage remain the same, the
heat input will..
Be
Be
Be
Be

reduced by 50%
increased by a factor of 2
about the same
reduced by approximately 25%

Which of the following would be the cause for rejection by most fabrication
standards when inspecting fillet welds for undercut?
A
A
A
A

small
small
small
small

amount
amount
amount
amount

of
of
of
of

depth
length
width
sharpness

When visually inspecting the root bead of a single vee butt weld it should be
checked for..

A.
B.
C.
D.

Lack of root penetration

Haz hardness
Tungsten inclusions
Slag

17.

The strength of a fillet weld is determined by

A.
B.
C.
D.

Leg length
Weld profile
Weld width
Throat thickness

18.

Incomplete root penetration in a single vee butt joint maybe caused by

A.
B.
C.
D.

An excessive root face

An excessive root gap
The current setting being too low
Both A&C

19.

Incomplete root fusion of a single vee butt weld may be caused by.

A.

Linear misalignment

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B.
C.
D.
20.

The root gap being too large

Root faces being too small
Welding current being too high
When visually inspecting the face of a finished weld, which of the following flaws
would be considered to be the most serious?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Excess weld metal height

Start porosity
Spatter
Arc strikes

21.

A burn through may occur if..

A.
B.
C.
D.

The
The
The
The

22.

A solid inclusion in a weld maybe..

A.
B.
C.
D.

Entrapped slag
Entrapped gas
Lack of inter run fusion
None of the above

23.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Slag inclusions maybe present in ..

All welds
Metal inert gas welds
Metal active gas welds
Manual metal arc welds

24.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The main cause of undercut is

Excessive amps
Excessive open circuit voltage
Excessive travel speed
Too low a current

25.

A.

current is too low

root face is too large
root gap is too large
arc voltage is too high

Which of the following fillet welds is the strongest(assuming they are all made up
using the same material and welded using the same Wps)
8mm throat of a mitre fillet

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B.
C.
D.

7mm leg + 2mm excessive weld metal

Mitre fillet with a 10 mm leg
Concave fillet with an 11mm leg

26.

Identify the features of the fillet weld shown.

27.

In AWS 2.4 a weld symbol for the other side is placed

A.
B.
C.
D.

Above the dashed line

Below the dashed line
Above the solid line
Below the solid line

28.

Name the required weld/prep required on the following symbols

A.
5 mm
fillet

5
B.

Single beveled

C.

D.

29.

Single vee with backing run both

8
8

3 X 150
(100)
3 X 150
(100)

8mm intermittent fillet both sides 3 x 150 miss 100

Mig/mag welding has a tendency to give lack of sidewall fusion when.

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A.
B.
C.
D.
30.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Spray transfer conditions are used

100% Co2 shielding gas is used
Pulsed current is used
Dip transfer mode is used
Exceeding the maximum Interpass temperature for a C-Mn steel welded joint may
give..
Excessive porosity
Burn through
Lower toughness
Higher strength