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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
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1. Of or relating to very low temperatures






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






3. Containing little or no iron






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. An affix that added in front of the word






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






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






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






14. Lack of connection of continuity






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Air conditioning; alternating current






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






24. 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.






25. In constant change






26. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






27. 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.






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






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






30. Direct Current






31. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






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






33. Put into a certain place or abstract location






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






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






36. Fastening firmly together






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






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






39. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






40. A movement forward






41. Department of Transportation






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






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






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






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






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






47. Compliance for Safety Glasses






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






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






50. 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