Weld Terminology

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1. In UK practice, BS499 part 2 specifies that the drawing dimension quoted for a fillet weld is the:
(a) Leg length
(b) Actual throat thickness
(c) Weld length
(d) None above

2. The HAZ associated with a weld is:

(a) The melted portion of the parent plate
(b) The area immediately adjacent to the weld which has undergone a micro structural change
(c) The weld area plus the parent plate which has undergone a micro structural change
(d) The are in the weld region with the lowest tensile strength

3. The correct term for a joint prepared on one component only is:
(a) A bevel butt
(b) A “J” butt
(c) A “K” butt
(d) All of the above

4. In the welding of a butt joint made from one side, which of the following controls the profile of the
root bead?
(a) Root face
(b) Bevel angle
(c) Root gap
(d) None of the above

5. Weld junction is:

(a) The area containing HAZ and weld metal
(b) The weld metal and parent metal
(c) The boundary between the fusion zone and HAZ
(d) The part of the weld, which undergoes metallurgical change due to heat from welding

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6. What do you understand by the term minimum interpass temperature?

(a) Minimum post heat temperature
(b) Minimum stress relief temperature
(c) The lowest temperature to be used when normalising
(d) The lowest temperature allowed during welding and between passes

7. Which of the following is not kind of weld?

a. Butt
b. Fillet
c. Spot
d. Open corner

8. A joint is ?
(a) Configuraton of members
(b) Union of material
(c) Union of electrodes
(d) Configuration of electrodes

9. The function of the root gap is :

a. To allow penetration
b. To allow fusion
c. Ease of welding
d. Electrode control

10. What is the leg length of a fillet weld?

(a) The distance from the toe to the face
(b) The distance from the root to the face center
(c) The distance from the root to the toe
(d) The distance from the toe to the toe

11. What is the throat thickness of a mitre fillet weld equal leg length?
(a) The distance from the toe to the face
(b) The distance from the root to the face center

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(c) The distance from the root to the toe

(d) The distance from the toe to the toe

12. The throat thickness of a mitre fillet weld with 20mm equal leg lengths will be:
a. 25mm
b. 17mm
c. 14mm
d. It cannot be determined from the information given

13. What is the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ)?

a. It is the melted portion of the parent material
b. It is the area adjacent to the weld metal which has undergone micro structural change
c. It is the weld area plus the parent material which has undergone micro structural change
d. It is the area of the lowest tensile strength in the weld region

14. A fillet weld with equal leg lengths of 15mm and a throat thickness measurement of 9 mm would
have what type of profile?
a. Concave
b. Convex
c. Mitre
d. None above

15. What is the throat thickness of a fillet weld (equal leg lengths)?
a. The distance from the toe to the face.
b. The distance from the root to the face centre.
c. The distance from the root to the toe.
d. The distance from toe to toe.

16. Lap joints contain:

a. Fillet welds.
b. Corner joints.
c. Butt-welds.
d. Single-bevel butts.

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17. Under most conditions, which of the following welding positions will deposit the most weld metal.
a. Vertical down.
b. Overhead.
c. Horizontal-vertical.
d. Flat (down hand)

18. Which of the following welds would be considered in a situation where two plates are to be joined
that overlap (assume no external assess).
a. A fillet weld.
b. A single-bevel butt weld.
c. A plug weld.
d. A single-U butt weld.

19. In an arc welding process, which of the following is the correct term used for the amount of weld
metal deposited per minute?
a. Filling rate.
b. Deposition rate.
c. Weld deposition.
d. Weld duty cycle.

20. What is the term given for the area of a welded joint just outside the weld metal that has undergone
micro-structural changes?
a. Heat affected zone.
b. The weld zone.
c. Fusion zone.
d. All of the above terms may be used.

21. On weld symbol, supplementary information could be which of the following?

a. Welding process
b. Weld profile
c. NDT
d. All of the above

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22. On a single-V butt weld, the distance through the center of the weld from root to face is called:
a. Reinforcement.
b. Penetration.
c. Throat thickness.
d. None of the above.

23. The throat thickness of a3/4 inch fillet weld is?

a. 27.5 mm
b. 24 mm.
c. 13.5 mm.
d. 12.5 mm.

24. Which of the following butt weld preparations is most likely to be considered for the welding of a
6mm thick plate?
a. Double-V butt.
b. Asymmetrical double-V butt.
c. Single-U butt.
d. Single-V butt.

25. For concave fillet weld, which throat dimensions is the same?
a) theoretical and effective
b) effective and actual
c) theoretical and actual
d) none of the above

26. What is the ratio between the leg length and the design throat thickness on a mitre fillet weld with
equal leg lengths
a. 1:1
b. 2 : 1
c. 1.414 : 1.
d. It depends on the fillet welds dimensions and fit up requirements.

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27. The weld zone associated with a welded joint is:

a. Weld metal, HAZ and the parent material in the immediate vicinity.
b. Weld metal only.
c. The weld metal plus parent material.
d. HAZ and parent material.

28. A “fusion Boundary” is the division between:-

a. Two runs of weld metal.
b. The weld metal and the parent metal.
c. The heat affected zone and parent metal.
d. Two weld runs at right angles.

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