API 577 WELDING INSPECTION PRACTICE EXAM
1) A discontinuity resulting from an arc, consisting of any localized re-melted metal, heat-
affected metal, or change in the surface profile of any metal object is a description of
_____________________.
a. an arc strike
b. slag inclusion
c. arc blow
d. tungsten deposit
2) What describes the level of learning or training offered by RP 577?
a. Automatically makes one a welding inspector.
b. The same as required for an AWS CWI.
c. Consistent with an AWS CWI.
d. Not a replacement for AWS CWI training
3) In austenitic stainless steel, incomplete penetration is usually corrected by
a. Reducing travel speed
b. Proper heat input.
c. Controlling ferrite content.
d. All of the above.
4) What is the other expression or abbreviation for penetrameter?
a. D.E.Q
b. T.
c. B.E.P
d. I.Q.I.
5) What program is welding inspection an important part of?
a. Quality Assurance.
b. ISO 9000.
c. Quality Process.
d. ISO 11000.
6) An arc welding power source with a volt-ampere relationship yielding a large welding
current change from a small voltage change is known as a
_______________________.
a. constant current power supply
b. current inverting power supply
c. constant voltage power supply
d. linear voltage power supply
7) What should be checked prior to welding?
a. Confirm NDE examiners qualifications.
b. Review WPS, PQR and WPQ’s.
c. Confirm acceptability of heat treatment procedures.
d. All of the above should be checked prior to welding.
8) What should NDE examination personnel be qualified to when specified by the
referencing code?
a. SNT-TC-1A.
b. API 570.
c. ASME XII.
d. API 510.
9) What is an advantage of SMAW?
a. Can be used on almost all commonly-used metal or alloy.
b. Slag must be removed from weld passes.
c. Equipment is very expensive.
d. Deposition rates are much higher than for other process.
10) When welding defects are discovered what should be done?
a. Radiographed to determine extent.
b. Evaluated to API 580 acceptance criteria.
c. Shearwave tested.
d. Removed and re-inspected.
11) A welding electrode has the following marking E-7018. Explain the meaning of the
number 1 in 7018.
a. The first lot of 7018 electrodes produced that month at the plant.
b. The electrodes are certified to be moisture free.
c. The 1 determines the position of welding recommended for this electrode.
d. First quality electrode according to the Section IX.
12) What is generally used when Al and Mg is welded with GTAW?
a. CCPO.
b. DCEN.
c. AC.
d. DCEP.
13) GTAW and SMAW are both used with____________ that distinguishers them from
other processes:
a. cv power supplies.
b. cc power supplies
c. Flux cored electrodes.
d. External gas shielding.
14) What is the coolest or fastest freezing transfer mode of GMAW?
a. Pulse-spray.
b. Short circuiting.
c. Spray.
d. Globular.
15) What is one of the unusual aspects of SAW?
a. A gas is used for shielding.
b. It can be automated.
c. The arc is not visible during welding.
d. It is not an arc welding process.
16) What is a limitation of the FCAW process?
a. Lower deposition than GTAW.
b. Slower than GTAW or SMAW.
c. Slag removal.
d. Lack of fusion problems because of short arcing.
17) Based on their ________ F numbers are assigned to electrodes.
a. Usability characteristics
b. Chemistry.
c. Alloy.
d. Flux coating.
18) Which kind of electrodes must be stored in a heated oven after initial removal from the
package?
a. Cellulose coated.
b. High nickel.
c. Low hydrogen.
d. GMAW rod.
19) A welder continuity log should be written for verification that every welder has utilized
each welding process within a ____________ period.
a. 2 year.
b. 3 month.
c. One year.
d. Six month.
20) Undercut is usually found:
a. In the base metal.
b. At the weld interface
c. In the weld metal.
d. At the root of the weld, only.
21) What should be done with slightly damp low hydrogen electrodes?
a. Re-baked in the storage oven.
b. Used “as is”.
c. Discarded.
d. Re-baked in special ovens.
22) Weld under-bead cracking is usually found:
a. In the throat of the weld.
b. In the HAZ.
c. In the weld root.
d. In the weld face.
23) What is the preferred NDE method to inspect butt joints volumetrically (through the
entire weld)?
a. LT.
b. RT.
c. VT.
d. PT.
24) What is the minimum qualification of an NDE examiner who performs radiographic film
interpretation?
a. ASNT Level IV.
b. ASNT Level III.
c. ASNT Level I.
d. ASNT Level II.
25) Hydrogen cracking can occur in all of the following welding processes, except:
a. SAW.
b. FCAW.
c. SMAW.
d. GMAW.
26) ACFM is an NDE technique that is used to detect:
a. Surface indications in carbon, alloy and stainless steel
b. Surface and sub-surface indications in stainless steel.
c. Sub-surface indications, in carbon steel.
d. Surface indications in carbon steel only.
27) What is one of the features of ACFM?
a. Does not require a skilled operator.
b. Is a low temperature technique.
c. Requires no electricity.
d. Requires no calibrations standards.
28) Due to the similarities in the shape of the grains and cooling characteristics, a weld can
be called a small ________.
a. Extrusion
b. Casting.
c. Forging
d. Ingot.
29) Where might hydrogen come from in welding?
a. Moisture.
b. Lubricants.
c. Damp electrodes.
d. All of the above.
30) A defect can also be called:
a. Acceptable flaw.
b. An imperfection.
c. A non-relevant indication.
d. A rejectable flaw.
31) What is needed for a material with a high thermal conductivity?
a. Higher heat input to weld.
b. Preheating.
c. Post-welded heating.
d. Lower heat input to weld.
32) What are the three common hardness tests?
a. Schindler, Johnson, Williams.
b. Brinell, Vicky, Rockdale.
c. Rockwell, Vickers, Brinell.
d. Rockwell, UT, Shearwave.
33) What is the reason that preheating CS tends to reduce hydrogen-included delayed
cracking?
a. Eliminates SCC.
b. Prevents carbon migration.
c. Slows the cooling rate – prevents martensite formation.
d. Makes the grains grow so they won’t crack.
34) What is one of the most common types of fracture toughness tests?
a. Charpy
b. Tensile
c. Rockwell.
d. Stress-strain.
35) Preheat is generally monitored by:
a. Thermocouples.
b. Contact pyrometer.
c. Crayons.
d. Any or all of the above.
36) The mechanical properties of a weldment are mainly influenced by what element?
a. Nitrogen.
b. Carbon.
c. Nickel.
d. Silicon.
37) A material Test Report shows the chemistries listed below:
Carbon – 0.15%, Chrome – 1.25%, Vanadium – 0.02%
Manganese – 0.20%, Molybdenum – 1.00%, Silicon – 0.53%,
Nickel – 0.35%, Copper – 0.01%
What is the approximate CE of this material using the formula supplied in RP 577?
a. 0.9.
b. 0.35.
c. 0.7.
d. 0.55.
38) Considering a CE number above 0.55 what should generally be done after welding steel
a. PWHT
b. No PWHT
c. Preheating
d. Preheat and PWHT
39) Austenitic stainless steels usually contain chrome and nickel, and they are used for:
a. Sulfur resistance.
b. Resistance to high temperature degradation.
c. Corrosion resistance.
d. Both a and b, above.
40) What is the most common measure of weldability and hot cracking of stainless steel?
a. Ferrite number.
b. Hydrogen number.
c. Charpy V-notch number.
d. Bend test.
41) What is a common weld defect from the GMAW-S welding process?
a. Cracking.
b. LOF.
c. Slag.
d. LOP.
ANSWERS
1) A
2) D
3) C
4) D
5) A
6) C
7) D
8) A
9) A
10) D
11) C
12) C
13) B
14) B
15) C
16) C
17) A
18) C
19) D
20) B
21) D
22) B
23) B
24) D
25) D
26) A
27) D
28) B
29) D
30) D
31) A
32) C
33) C
34) A
35) D
36) B
37) C
38) D
39) D
40) A
41) B