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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Visible particles of matter suspended in the air - such as mist or smoke






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






3. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






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






5. American Welding Society






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






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






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






9. In constant change






10. Direct Current






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






12. Put into a certain place or abstract location






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Compliance for Safety Glasses






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






19. Of or relating to very low temperatures






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






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






22. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. Possible to burn






35. Department of Transportation






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






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






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






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






40. Containing little or no iron






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Lack of connection of continuity