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Senior Welding Inspection, Steels - WIS 10: Question Paper (MSR-SWI-3)

This document contains a 20 question welding inspection exam covering various topics: 1) The first 5 multiple choice questions cover topics like active fluxes, unit conversions, welding specifications, and CTOD testing. 2) The remaining questions require explanations, descriptions and listings related to welding processes, mechanical testing, NDT techniques, and defect identification. 3) Test-takers are asked to discuss advantages/disadvantages of UT and radiography, define arc blow and precautions, and list details recorded in UT reports but not radiographic reports.

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Senior Welding Inspection, Steels - WIS 10: Question Paper (MSR-SWI-3)

This document contains a 20 question welding inspection exam covering various topics: 1) The first 5 multiple choice questions cover topics like active fluxes, unit conversions, welding specifications, and CTOD testing. 2) The remaining questions require explanations, descriptions and listings related to welding processes, mechanical testing, NDT techniques, and defect identification. 3) Test-takers are asked to discuss advantages/disadvantages of UT and radiography, define arc blow and precautions, and list details recorded in UT reports but not radiographic reports.

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THE WELDING INSTITUTE

Senior Welding Inspection, Steels – WIS 10

Question Paper (MSR-SWI-3)

Name: ……………………………………………….
Answer all questions

1. What is an active flux?


a. A material used to clean the surfaces of the joint through continued chemical
reaction.
b. A material used to protect the molten weld pool during welding.
c. A material used to promote fusion between the joint surfaces.
d. All of the above.

2. How many N/mm2 in 1 MPa?


a. 1.
b. 10.
c. 14.9
d. 144.9.

3. What does the standard AWS A5.5 refer to?


a. Specification for carbon steel electrodes for SMAW.
b. Specification for low alloy steel electrodes for SMAW
c. Specification for carbon steel electrodes and fluxes for SAW.
d. Specification for carbon and carbon Mn steel tubular cored electrodes for FCAW.

4. Which two aspects of radiographic images are normally measured?


a. Density and contrast.
b. Sensitivity and definition.
c. Density and sensitivity.
d. Contrast and definition.

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5. What is the primary purpose of CTOD testing?


a. To induce a fatigue crack.
b. To determine a materials resistance to the initiation of a crack resulting from a
notch defect.
c. To assess a material’s resistance to high-speed resonance load cycling.
d. To provide fracture surface assessment.

6. When considering a post weld heat treatment which of then following need to be
monitored?
a. Heating rate
b. Temperature attained.
c. Soaking time
d. Cooling rate.
e. All of the above

7. Why is aluminium added to steel during the steel making process?


a. To improve toughness and aid grain refinement.
b. To improve deoxidation and aid grain refinement.
c. To improve strength and ductility.
d. To improve hardness and the resistance to wear.

8. What information, unique to penetrant testing, is relevant to record on a penetrant


testing report?
a. Dwell time, developer type and development time.
b. Type of white contrast paint, dwell time and drying time.
c. Dwell time, couplant type and drying time.
d. Dwell time, development time and ink type.

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9. Which of the following mechanical test(s) can give a quantitative assessment of


ductility?
a. Tensile test.
b. Nick-break test.
c. Bend test.
d. All of the above.

10. Which of the following are reasons for applying pre-heat?


a. The removal of residual stresses and the removal of moisture from the joint.
b. To aid slow cooling and to reduce the carbon content.
c. To reduce the chance of a brittle grain structure and to reduce the chance of
hydrogen entrapment.
d. Increase overall weldability and to increase UTS values.

11 A tensile test piece had original gauge length of 63 mm; after testing the
gauge length had increased to 73.4 mm. What is the percentage elongation value?
a. 16.5%.
b. 116%.
c. 0.18%.
d. 18.5%.

12. What is the UTS value of a tensile specimen if the leased CSA is 37.5mm x
19.35mm and the maximum load applied 335 kN?
a. 461.7 kN/mm2.
b. 461.7 N/mm2.
c. 487.7 N/mm2.
d. 487.7 kN/mm2.

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13. How many m in 0.1812 mm?


a. 181.2
b. 0001812
c. 181200
d. 1812

14. How many mm in 3.6 x 102 cm?


a. 360 mm
b. 3600 mm
c. 36 mm
d. 0.036 mm

15. What are the axis found on a stress stain curve?


a. Vertical axis strain, horizontal axis stress.
b. Vertical axis load, horizontal axis extension.
c. Vertical axis extension, horizontal axis strain.
d. Vertical axis extension, horizontal axis stress.

16. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of conventional ultrasonic testing


and site radiography.

17. List four quantitative and four qualitative mechanical tests. And state which
test would be used to approve welders, welding procedures or both.

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18. Give a brief description and the purpose of the following mechanical tests.

a. Bend test.

b. Charpy test

c. Tensile test

d. Fracture fillet test.

19. Discuss what you understand by the term arc blow and state any precautions to
control the occurrence of arc blow

20. List five items of information that could be recorded on an ultrasonic test report,
which would never be present on a radiographic report?

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