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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Of or relating to or containing iron






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






3. A phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries






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






5. 'kilo- pound[- force] per square inch') is 1000 psi






6. In constant change






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






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






9. Visible particles of matter suspended in the air - such as mist or smoke






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






11. Compliance for Safety Glasses






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






13. Containing little or no iron






14. Steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains






15. Of or relating to very low temperatures






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






17. 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.






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






19. Planar weld discontinuity in which fusion does not occur between the weld metal and base metal or between adjoining weld beads






20. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






21. Possible to burn






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






23. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






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






25. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






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






27. A permit system for Hot Work is required by the State Fire Prevention Code and OSHA






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






29. Fastening firmly together






30. Shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference






31. Air conditioning; alternating current






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






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






34. An affix that added in front of the word






35. To cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing - as by gas or other noxious agents; choke; suffocate; smother.






36. Put into a certain place or abstract location






37. 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






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






39. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






40. Discontinuity in a groove weld in which the weld metal doesn't extend through the joint thickness.






41. Direct Current






42. 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.






43. A homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals






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






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






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






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






48. Department of Transportation






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






50. A movement forward