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Welding Vocab 2

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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






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






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






11. A movement forward






12. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






13. 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






14. Department of Transportation






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






16. 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.






17. American Welding Society






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






19. 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.






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






21. Fastening firmly together






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






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






24. Materials or liquids that catch fire easily






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






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






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






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






29. Lack of connection of continuity






30. 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.






31. Possible to burn






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






33. In constant change






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Direct Current






45. Of or relating to very low temperatures






46. 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






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






48. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






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






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