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Question & Answer - Module 1 NACE
Question & Answer - Module 1 NACE
2. Millscale, rust & paint are considered adherent if they cannot be removed
by lifting with a dull putty knife? True
3. Common design features that cause problems for effective coating include?
a. Rivets, bolts or other connectors (answer)
b. Continuous welds
c. Rounded edges
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
6. If coatings are to be successful with very little surface preparation, they must
be chosen for their surface tolerant characteristics? True
7. Which of the following are common recycling methods for blast abrasives?
a. screen method d. all of the above (answer)
b. air-screen wash e. none of the above
c. cyclone method
11. Coatings & surface preparation methods are generally chosen by the
contractors? False
12. When blasting, electrically-operated safety valves are faster in operation &
safer in all working environments? False
13. Grounding blasting equipment is not required because any static electricity
charge generated is a very low voltage? False
14. High Pressure Water Cleaning (HPWC) is cleaning performed at what pressure?
a. below 5,000 psi [34 MPa]
b. 5,000 to 10,000 psi [34 to 70 MPa] (answer)
c. 10,000 to 25,000 psi [70 to 170 MPa]
d. over 25,000 psi [170 MPa]
15. Which of the following does not directly affect the efficiency of the blast
cleaning operation?
a. air availability
b. condition of the surface to be cleaned
c. distance of the nozzle from the surface
d. type of compressor used (answer)
17. If air is saturated with water vapor, the evaporation of solvents is inhibited,
causing problems with coating film formation? True
18. High Pressure Water Cleaning is essential if chalks are to be removed from
an aged coating surface? False
19. Tightly-adherent millscale can easily be removed by acid-etch cleaning? False
21. Some coatings are more tolerant of poor surface condition than others? True
24. A standard that defines Proper Design Considerations for Tanks & Vessels
to be Lined for Immersion Service is?
a. SSPC-SP 9 c. NACE RP-01-78 (answer)
b. ISO 8503 d. BS 5493
25. Modern coatings do not require a clean & roughened surface if they are to achieve
long-term stability, because they are specifically designed for
application to poor surfaces? False
26. The rust which forms on steel surfaces exposed to either industrial or marine
atmospheres may contain significant quantities of sulfates &
chlorides? True
27. The standard most commonly used to define solvent cleaning is?
a. SSPC-SP 3 c. SSPC-SP 1 (answer)
b. NACE RP-01-88 d. NACE standard # 5
28. In general, better surface preparation leads to better coating life? True
29. Which of the following is not commonly used for power tool cleaning?
a. Chipping hammer [scaling hammer]
b. Needle scaler
c. Piston scaler
d. Sheet sandpaper (answer)
35. When modern sophisticated coatings are applied for surface protection,
blast cleaning is the most satisfactory & economical process? True
36. Coating performance will be much better (and therefore more economical
in the long-term) if fabrication or design defects are repaired prior to
or during surface preparation? True
37. Hand tool cleaning is commonly specified and used to remove all rust
and millscale? False
38. Shot used for blast cleaning has less cutting effect than grit, and will prolong
the life of blasting equipment & machinery? True
39. Oil-based coatings are most suitable for use on zinc surfaces? False
40. Using a rotary wire brush is likely to polish the surface rather than provide
a roughened surface? True
42. Silicosis is a lung disease that may be cause by breathing free silica from
the sand blasting operation? True
44. Most metallic abrasives, such as iron and steel shot/grit, cannot be
recycled? False
45. Blasting with a wheelabrator machine is often highly automated, and is best
suited to repetitive blasting tasks at a fixed location? True
46. Sponge blasting uses a synthetic sponge to clean the surface by removing
contaminants and can create a surface profile? True
49. Even though a blast-cleaned surface matches the appearance of the required
standard, it may contain enough non-visible contamination to be unsuitable
for coating? True
50. Coatings applied over a wet surface will generally not achieve adequate
adhesion to the substrate? True
53. Which of the following power sources is most commonly used for site-base
power tool cleaning?
a. water pressure c. solar power
b. compressed air (answer) d. manual energy