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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference






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






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






4. Of or relating to very low temperatures






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






10. Fastening firmly together






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






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






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






14. Direct Current






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






16. Lack of connection of continuity






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






18. 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.






19. Department of Transportation






20. 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






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






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






23. Compliance for Safety Glasses






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Of or relating to or containing iron






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






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






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






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






34. American Welding Society






35. 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.






36. Containing little or no iron






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






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






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






40. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






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






42. An affix that added in front of the word






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






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. 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.






46. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






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






48. Put into a certain place or abstract location






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






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