API 577_______ for the training and experience required to be an American Welding

Welding
Society Certified We
Welding
lding InspectorCWI!

is not a replacement

API 577______ all "elds to be inspected#

does not require

Who determines the "elds to be inspected$$

Welding
Welding inspectors and/or engineers

Who should be consulted on any critical % speciali&ed or complex "elding issues$

A welding engineer

'hree of the items listed belo" are "elding inspection acti(ities that can be separated into
three stages corresponding to the "elding "or) process# Which one does not belong$$

Tasks
Tasks in selecting personnel

Which of the basic arc "elding processes is the most "idely used$

SMAW

*o" is shielding pro(ided for the arc "hen using a consumable co(ered electrode in
shielded metal

Shielding is provided from the decomposition of the electrode covering

What are some disad(antages or limitations of shielded metal arc "elding$

Deposition rates are low and slag must be removed at stops and starts.

What does the +C,- stand for "hen used to describe the .'AW
.'AW "eld process$

D!" stands for direct current electrode#negative .

What are some of the ad(antages to gas tungsten arc "elding $

$t produces high purit% welds and it allows for e&c ellent control of root pass weld penetration.
 What is a "elding process that produces fast a free&ing "eld pool and is generally suited for
 /oining thin sections or root passes#

'MAW#S

What type of "eld process normally employs a semiautomatic mode and depends on a flux
from a tubular electrode that contains a shielding gas from an externally supplied gas$

(AW

What type of "elding is used extensi(ely in shop pressure (essel fabrication and pipe
manufacturing$

SAW

What type of "elding process is predominantly limited to "elding insulation and refractory
support pins to tan)s% pressure (essels and heater casings$

SW

What is the definition of non0destructi(e examination$

$t is inspection methods)which allow materials to be e&amined without chan ging or destro%ing their
usefulness.

What are the most commonly used -+, methods used during "eld inspection $ -1',2
S,3,C' '*, A-SW,4 '*A' *AS A33 '*, C144,C' ,'*1+S6666

*T) MT) W(MT) +T) ,T) !T) -T) T) A(M.

Where "ould you loo) for slag inclusion discontinuities$

Weld metal one and weld interface.

Which -+, method is the most acceptable for a lap /oint $

+T

What is the most capable -+, method for finding a discontinuity such as incomplete
fusion in a /oint $

T

When "elding carbon steel% "hat is the ma/or cause of lac) of fusion in all "elding
processes$

improper heat input and improper welding technique.

When "elding stainless steel "hat "ould cause porosity in the "eld$

$mproper shielding) not using a low h%drogen electrode) 0 welding in a high sulfur area.

When "elding stainless steel% "hat is the cause of undercut$

fast travel speed.

When "elding carbon steel% ho" "ould you control burn through$

use proper heat input

'he Alternating Current ield easurement AC! technique is an electromagnetic non0

contacting technique that is able to detect and si&e surface brea)ing defects in a range of
different materials and through coatings of (arying thic)ness# 'his technique is ideal for
inspecting2

 "oles) ring#grooves and grind#out areas or radii.

What is the maximum temperature that AC may be used$

122 (

What are the 8 typical radioacti(e isotopes used for radiography$

$ridium 314 or obalt 52

What is the normal de(eloping time for radiographic film at 9: $

6 to 7 minutes

'he transmitted film density through the radiographic image through the radiographic
image through the body of the hole type I;I or ad/acent to the "ire I;I% in the area of
interest% should be "ithin the range of ______ for .amma

4.2 to 8.2

4adiographic _________ is the art of extracting the maximum information from a

radiographic image#

interpretation

*o" many cycles per second no" )no"n as *& or *ert& ! us classified as being in the
ultrasonic frequency range$

greater than 42222 9:

What type of <' technique is used for thic)ness e(aluation or to chec) for laminations%
and=or other conditions $

Straight beam

What does a C0scan display sho"$

$t shows a plan view of the test ob;ect

'he temperature of the calibration standard should be "ithin _______ of the part to be
examined #

46 (

What happens if during a system calibration chec)% it is determined that the <' equipment
is not functioning properly$

All areas tested since the last calibration should be ree&amined

Solid metals are _______ in nature and all ha(e a structure in "hich the atoms of each
crystal are arranged in a specific geometric pattern#

cr%stalline

metals in molten or liquid state solidify % Interloc)ing grains into a solid metallic structure
called a 2

casting

the (ast ma/ority of metallic materials used for the fabrication of refinery and chemical
plant equipment are used in the___ form rather than cast

wrought

echanical "or)ing of a cast ingot produces ____ materials by processes such as

rolling%forging% or extrusion%"hich are normally at an ele(ated temperature

wrought

'he addition of ___ to austenitic stainless leads to the formation of a (ery small iron and
chromium carbide precipitates in the grains and at grain boundaries

carbon
Carbon steel is a t"o0phase alloy#1ne phase is a relati(ely pure form of iron called
ferrite#With the addition of more than >#>9? percent of carbon% a second phase is formed
called_____#'his adds strength to steel

 pearlite

lamellar means 2

a plate#like

'he parts of a "eld comprises three &ones#What are these &ones $

the weld metal )the heat affected metal <one=) an d the base metal

'he portion of the base metal has not been melted%but "hose mechanical properties or
microstructure ha(e been altered by the heat of "elding is called the2

heat affected one

What happens to the gas %carbon dioxide% "hen it is exposed to "eld arc temperatures $

it breaks down into carbon and o&%gen

'he primary purpose for preheating carbon and lo"0alloy steels is 2

to reduce the tendenc% for h%drogen induced dela%ed cracking

*o" far on each side of the "eld should be preheat be maintained $

4 inches

'he primary reason for post0"eld heat treatment PW*'! is to2

relieve the residual stresses in a welded fabrication

What is the @rinnell hardness limit (alue for carbon steel in reining ser(ice $

422

"hat are the t"o types of material test reports $

a heat anal%sis and a product anal%sis

typically %steels "ith a carbon equi(alent of less that___ require no preheat

2.>6
Steels "ith a carbon equi(alent of higher than ___ require both preheat PW*'#

2.66

What are the t"o main concerns "hen "elding on in ser(ice piping and equipment $

 burn through and cracking

hot tap and in ser(ice "elding operations should be carried out only "ith lo"0hydrogen
consumables and electrodes such as 2

!?237

carbon steels "ith a carbon equi(alent C,! greater than ___ should be "elded "ith an
extra lo" hydrogen electrode such as ,0*B #

2.8>@

liquid flo" rates in piping to be hot tapped shall be bet"een __ feet per second and ___ feet
per second

3.>)8.2

ho" much liquid should be abo(e the area that is to be hot tapped on a storage tan) or
(essel$

> feet

What si&e electrodes should be used on the first "eld pass on a hot tap or an in0ser(ice "eld
on piping or equipment less than =B inch thic)$

>/>4 inch or smaller

"hen using SAW% "hat do the first t"o numbers of ,7>: electrode identify $

?2222 psi ultimate strength

"ith a SAW electrode AWS designation % the Bth character represents "hat$,!

 position

If a "elder ma)es unacceptable production "elds% the inspector must identify and
quarantine all the improper "eldments made by the "elder # 'he "elder is than retested
and fails his test# What is the nest step $

identif% reason the welder failed and re train the welder