METALLURGY Flashcards
- In which physical state will the chemical reaction between metal atoms and foreign atoms be more rapid?
a. Solid state
b. Liquid state
c. Both “a” and “b” are equal
d. Migratory state
- In which physical state will the chemical reaction between metal atoms and foreign atoms be more rapid?
b. Liquid state
- What is autogenous welding?
a. Oxyacetylene welding
b. Sheet metal welding with the short circuiting mode of GMAW
c. Welding with no added filler metal
d. Automatic welding
- What is autogenous welding?
c. Welding with no added filler metal
- What is shielding of the weld pool?
a. Shielding is thermal protection from the welding process
b. Shielding is protection from radioactivity present during the welding process
c. Shielding is the technique of blanketing the welding area with gases or fluxes which exclude harmful atmospheric chemicals
- What is shielding of the weld pool?
c. Shielding is the technique of blanketing the welding area with gases or fluxes which exclude harmful atmospheric chemicals
- Which of the following would be considered shielding?
a. A neutral gas flame
b. Flux
c. A protective slag
d. All of the above
e. Both b and c
- Which of the following would be considered shielding?
D. All of the above
a. A neutral gas flame
b. Flux
c. A protective slag
- What steels have the best weldability?
a. Steels with less than 0.20 percent carbon content
b. Steels with about 0.40 percent carbon content
c. Free machining steel with high lead content
d. Steels with over 1.0 percent nickel content
- What steels have the best weldability?
a. Steels with less than 0.20 percent carbon content
- What is the carbon equivalent of a 1% Cr, 1% Mo weld containing 0.12% C, 0.8% Mn, and no Ni, Cu, or V, according to the following CE formula?
a. 0.44
b. 0.42
c. 0.40
d. 0.38
- What is the carbon equivalent of a 1% Cr, 1% Mo weld containing 0.12% C, 0.8% Mn, and no Ni, Cu, or V, according to the following CE formula?
c. 0.40
- What CE indicates the highest probability of underbead cracking?
a. 0.20
b. 0.30
c. 0.40
d. CE does not indicate probability of underbead cracking
- What CE indicates the highest probability of underbead cracking?
c. 0.40
- In what steels is it common to find grains of delta ferrite at room temperature?
a. Certain chromium-nickel stainless steels
b. Fully austenitic stainless steels
c. Ferritic straight chromium steels
d. Martensitic stainless
- In what steels is it common to find grains of delta ferrite at room temperature?
b. Fully austenitic stainless steels
- A rectangular stainless steel tank is prepared using single pass welds to join a thin bottom sheet of unstabilized 18Cr/8Ni steel to four (4) side sheets made of Type 347 steel. The welding electrode is E-308l with 0.03 max. carbon. Where will chromium carbide precipitation occur?
a. At grain boundaries in the weld metal
b. In heat-affected zone of bottom sheet at grain boundaries
c. In heat-affected zone of the Type 34 7 side sheets
d. There should be no precipitation, because the electrode is stabilized
- A rectangular stainless steel tank is prepared using single pass welds to join a thin bottom sheet of unstabilized 18Cr/8Ni steel to four (4) side sheets made of Type 347 steel. The welding electrode is E-308l with 0.03 max. carbon. Where will chromium carbide precipitation occur?
b. In heat-affected zone of bottom sheet at grain boundaries
- For welding purposes, how may protective oxide layers be removed from aluminum and magnesium?
a. Brush with brush previously used on carbon steel
b. Chemically remove the layer before welding
c. Use of straight polarity when welding assists in breaking down oxide layers
d. Both b and c above
- For welding purposes, how may protective oxide layers be removed from aluminum and magnesium?
b. Chemically remove the layer before welding
- What technique is required for welding titanium or zirconium?
a. Use flux protection
b. Use complete shielding (vacuum or inert gas)
c. Weld under water
d. Forehand welding
- What technique is required for welding titanium or zirconium?
b. Use complete shielding (vacuum or inert gas)
- Which substances contain hydrogen?
a. Moisture
b. Oil and grease
c. Rust
d. All of the above
- Which substances contain hydrogen?.
D. All of the above
a. Moisture
b. Oil and grease
c. Rust
- In which way does the presence of hydrogen adversely affect the welding process?
a. It causes porosity
b. It causes cracking
c. It causes laminations and striations
d. It will degrades the structure of the atomic cell
- In which way does the presence of hydrogen adversely affect the welding process?
b. It causes cracking
- What is the major difference in the lattice structure between the solid and liquid states of metal?
a. The atoms are integral units (solid) or are broken into smaller components without electrons (liquid)
b. The shape of the atoms changes from square (solid) to round (liquid)
c. The atoms vibrate in a “fixed” structured position (solid) or move about freely (liquid)
d. None of the above
- What is the major difference in the lattice structure between the solid and liquid states of metal?
c. The atoms vibrate in a “fixed” structured position (solid) or move about freely (liquid)
- What happens to the atoms as temperature is increased?
a. The movement of the atoms increases in both speed and distance
b. More electrons separate from the atoms
c. The shape of the atoms changes from square to round
d. Both a and b
- What happens to the atoms as temperature is increased?
a. The movement of the atoms increases in both speed and distance
- What is diffusion of metal in the solid state?
a. Crumbling of edges due to oxidation
b. The migration of atoms from their “home” positions
c. Dissolving of the metal in other chemicals
d. Exchange of atoms in carbon steels
- What is diffusion of metal in the solid state?
b. The migration of atoms from their “home” positions
- What is the major factor in determining the degree of diffusion?
a. The presence of chemicals which react with the metal
b. The temperature of the metal
c. The intensity of the magnetic field
d. The chemistry of each of the metals
- What is the major factor in determining the degree of diffusion?
b. The temperature of the metal
- When filler metal and base metal in the liquid state are in contact with each other, what causes the two metals to mix together into a uniform composition?
a. Speed of the heated atoms
b. Convection caused by uneven heating
c. Stirring caused by external forces (pressure from torch and movement of electrode)
d. All of the above
- When filler metal and base metal in the liquid state are in contact with each other, what causes the two metals to mix together into a uniform composition?
D. All of the above
a. Speed of the heated atoms
b. Convection caused by uneven heating
c. Stirring caused by external forces (pressure from torch and movement of electrode)
- When metal freezes, what determines the initial configuration of the lattice structure of the metal changing from the liquid to the solid state?
a. The shape of the surrounding area
b. The lattice structure of the adjacent metal which is already in the solid state
c. The magnetic field
d. The original structure of the material
- When metal freezes, what determines the initial configuration of the lattice structure of the metal changing from the liquid to the solid state?
b. The lattice structure of the adjacent metal which is already in the solid state
- What is thermal expansion?
a. The increase in temperature of metal adjacent to the weld
b. The change in shape of metal as it becomes malleable near the liquid state
c. The increase in volume of metal due to increased temperature
d. The ability of metal to deform without breaking
- What is thermal expansion?
c. The increase in volume of metal due to increased temperature
- How is stress induced by the thermal effects of welding?
a. Molten metal is unable to support a load
b. The welding rod exerts force against the base metal
c. The lattice structure is distorted by non-uniform heating and cooling of the metal
d. Shrinkage of atoms when returning to BCC form
- How is stress induced by the thermal effects of welding?
c. The lattice structure is distorted by non-uniform heating and cooling of the metal
- How is residual stress relieved in carbon steel?
a. By bending the metal back and forth
b. By drilling holes in nonstructural areas
c. By heating the metal to a designated temperature and then quenching it in water
d. By heating the metal to a designated temperature and then cooling it uniformly
- How is residual stress relieved in carbon steel?
d. By heating the metal to a designated temperature and then cooling it uniformly
- Why should a root weld bead not be peened?
a. For lack of strength, weld may yield and cause displacement of parts in the wrong direction
b. Heat treatment from later beads will over harden the peened metal
c. A root pass has unbalanced shrinkage stresses
d. Both a and b
- Why should a root weld bead not be peened?
a. For lack of strength, weld may yield and cause displacement of parts in the wrong direction
- What happens to mar!ensite needles in 0.35 carbon steel heated 350°F above its transformation temperature?
a. Total change to austenite with dissolved carbon
b. Change to feathery needles of bainite
c. Change to cernentite bands in pearlite
d. No change takes place
- What happens to mar!ensite needles in 0.35 carbon steel heated 350°F above its transformation temperature?
a. Total change to austenite with dissolved carbon
- What happens lo carbon in 0.35 carbon steel cooled in still air from an austenilic temperature?
a. Becomes trapped in BCC lattice, forming BCT martensite lattice structure
b. Migrates to grain boundaries
c. Forms bainite
d. Both a and c
- What happens lo carbon in 0.35 carbon steel cooled in still air from an austenilic temperature?
c. Forms bainite