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Welding Vocab 2

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 'kilo- pound[- force] per square inch') is 1000 psi






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






3. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. An affix that added in front of the word






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Direct Current






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Containing little or no iron






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






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






22. Lack of connection of continuity






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






24. Department of Transportation






25. 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.






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






27. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






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






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






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






31. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. American Welding Society






44. Possible to burn






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Of or relating to or containing iron