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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'kilo- pound[- force] per square inch') is 1000 psi






2. Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of a chemical substance is a level to which it is believed a worker can be exposed day after day for a working lifetime without adverse health effects.






3. Of or relating to or containing iron






4. A low- carbon steel containing sufficient iron oxide to give a continuous evolution of carbon monoxide while the ingot is solidifying - resulting in a case or rim of metal virtually free of voids. Sheet and strip products made from rimmed steel ingot






5. Put into a certain place or abstract location






6. (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors






7. Possible to burn






8. A metal added in the making of a joint through welding - brazing - or soldering.






9. Direct Current






10. The strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart






11. The distance from which the electrode is from the base metal while you're welding.






12. PSI (pounds per square inch ) a unit of pressure equal to 6.895 x 10 Pa or 51.71 torr






13. The act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface






14. Procedure To prevent the accidental release of energy to equipment being cleaned -






15. An affix that added in front of the word






16. Used to achieve better hardenability - which in turn improves its other mechanical properties. They are also used to increase corrosion resistance in certain environmental conditions. Difficult to weld.






17. An affix that is added at the end of the word






18. Compliance for Safety Glasses






19. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






20. Department of Transportation






21. The basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites






22. A set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)






23. A movement forward






24. Lack of connection of continuity






25. A government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment






26. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






27. Of or relating to very low temperatures






28. A conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit






29. Of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison






30. These are areas where your hands can become trapped or mashed between two objects






31. Fastening firmly together






32. To solder (two pieces of metal) together using a hard solder with a high melting point.






33. A condition that occurs when the arc does not follow its intended path from the electrode to the workpiece. Arc blow can cause undesirable weld beads.






34. The surface of a material in contact with another to which it is or will be joined






35. American National Standards Institute; the governing body for standards in the U.S.






36. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






37. Of or relating to sytems made up of combination of letters and numbers






38. 30% of the heat is concentrated in the workpiece; 70% of the heat in concentrated in the tungsten electrode; Shallow penetration; Wide weld area; used only for welding thin sheet metal where low current is sufficient.






39. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH); develops TLVs and BEIs as guidelines to assist in the control of health hazards






40. Any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table






41. Cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief






42. The property of being porous;being able to absorb fluids






43. To treat - combine - or impregnate with carbon - as when casehardening steel.






44. The union of diverse things into one body or form or group






45. The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts






46. In constant change






47. A metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together






48. American Welding Society






49. A vehicle used to haul goods ; especially : a strong cart or wagon without sides






50. A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten