Chapter 9 Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding

Answers to Test Your Knowledge Questions

1. Any three of the following: high productivity; can be used in all positions; bonds all
commercially important metals; creates high-quality welds; low cost.
2. DCEP, (DCRP), and rarely, with DCEN
3. Any three of the following: short circuit, globular, spray, and pulsed spray.
4. Inductance
5. transition
6. 80%
7. backhand
8. 6−12 lb/hr (2.7−5.4 kg/hr)
9. Voltage and wire feed speed.
10. Background and peak current level controls.
11. 24−30 volts and 200−315 amperes
12. 16−22 volts and 80−190 amperes
13. drive housing, drive housing
14. inch (or jog)
15. Answers may include the following: the type of metal transfer desired; the bead shape,
width, and penetration; the welding speed desired; the undercutting tendencies of the
gas.
16. lower, helium
17. Poisonous CO gas is produced when CO2 is exposed to an arc.
18. It stabilizes the arc and reduces spatter.
19. Argon with 2%−5% O2 or argon with 5%−10% CO2.
20. 50 ft3/hr, 24 L/min
21. The contact tube.
22. The nozzle can be sprayed with or dipped into a proprietary anti-stick compound.
23. contact tube, electrode
24. 5° to 15°
25. Any three of the following: current too high, welding speed too high, improper
manipulation of gun, arc length too long.

Answers to Chapter 9 Quiz

1. D
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. T
6. F
7. F
8. F
9. T
10. conductivity
11. oxygen
12. angle
13. 1/16
14. The shielding gas falls away from the joint area due to gravity, so more gas is required.
15. In semiautomatic welding, the welder controls the welding gun. In automatic welding,
the machine controls the gun.

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