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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten






2. Fastening firmly together






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






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






5. Of or relating to or containing iron






6. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






7. Air conditioning; alternating current






8. Containing little or no iron






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






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






11. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






12. 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.






13. A widely used abbreviation for Material Safety Data Sheet. A MSDS contains details of the hazards associated with a chemical - and gives information on its safe use.






14. Department of Transportation






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






16. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






17. 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.






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






19. Possible to burn






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






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






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






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






24. Cut - notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time






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






26. 70% of the heat is concentrated in the workpiece; 30% of the heat is concentrated in the tungsten electrode; Deep penetration; Narrow weld area; welding other materials than aluminum or magnesium






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






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






29. Direct Current






30. An affix that added in front of the word






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. Put into a certain place or abstract location






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






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






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






40. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






41. In constant change






42. American Welding Society






43. A movement forward






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






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






46. Of or relating to very low temperatures






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






48. Lack of connection of continuity






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






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