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Welding Vocab 2

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






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






3. An affix that added in front of the word






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






5. 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.






6. American Welding Society






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






8. Put into a certain place or abstract location






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity






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






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






24. National Electrical Manufaturers Association






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






26. 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.






27. Department of Transportation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. In constant change






36. Air conditioning; alternating current






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Containing little or no iron






43. Fastening firmly together






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






45. A cloud- like area where welding fume collects






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






47. Lack of connection of continuity






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






49. 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.






50. Possible to burn