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___ rapidly expand and push the surrounding air away from the molten weld pool. ✔✔Gas
formers
_____ all help remove oxides, and/or nitrides in the weld. ✔✔Aluminum, silic
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Welding Chapter 11 and 12 Test Already
Passed
___ rapidly expand and push the surrounding air away from the molten weld pool. ✔✔Gas
formers
_____ all help remove oxides, and/or nitrides in the weld. ✔✔Aluminum, silicon, and titanium
_____ are added to the flux and form a slag. ✔✔Potassium, sodium, and zirconium
_____ can be added to improve hardness, strength, creep resistance, and corrosion resistance.
✔✔Carbon, chromium, and vanadium
_____ helps the weld by protecting the hot metal from the effects of the atmosphere. ✔✔Slag
______ is increased and ____ is decreased as the electrode extension is shortened.
✔✔Penetration, buildup
______ provide the necessary shielding because they do not form compounds with any other
substance. ✔✔Inert gas
A ____ gap may require_____. ✔✔narrow, more penetration
A _____ must be chained securely in place before the valve protection cap is removed.
✔✔shielding gas cylinder
A weld that is high and has little or no fusion is too "cold." To correct this, ______. ✔✔stop
welding and make the needed adjustments
Adding oxygen or carbon dioxide to an inert gas causes the shielding gas to become ____, which
may cause ____ in some ferrous materials. ✔✔oxidizing, porosity
An electrode specifically designed for use with 100% CO2 will have higher levels of ___ to
compensate for the losses to oxidation. ✔✔silicon and manganese
As the electrode extension as shortened, the welding current _____. ✔✔decreases
At any one voltage setting, ____ amperage is required to melt the wire the ___ it is fed.
✔✔more, faster
Atmospheric contamination of molten weld occurs ____. ✔✔as it travels across the arc gap and
within the pool before it solidifies
Electrode wire has a natural curve that is known as its _____. ✔✔cast
FCA welding deposition rates of more than ____ lbs/hr. of weld metal are positive. ✔✔25
From 75% to 95% of the weight of ____ electrodes is metal, whereas ____ have a maximum of
75% filler metal. ✔✔FCAW, SMAW
High gas flow rates _____. ✔✔waste shielding gases
How is the amperage adjusted on a FCA welding machine? ✔✔Changes in the wire feed speed
automatically change the amperage
If the voltage and wire feed speed are not changed but a larger wire size is used, the _____.
✔✔amperage would automatically go up
In FCAW ____ % of the electrode is used. ✔✔nearly 100
In FCAW, atmospheric shielding is _____. ✔✔provided by flux sealed within the tubular
electrode, but extra shielding may be supplied through a nozzle
In GMA welding, the voltage is set ____ and the amperage is set ____. ✔✔on the welder, by
changing the wire-feed speed
In the flux classification system, the letter "G" is used to indicate _____. ✔✔an unspecified
classification
Mixtures of argon with less than ____ percent carbon dioxide may not have enough arc voltage
to give desired results. ✔✔ten
Slight changes in ___ can be used to control the weld as the groove spacing changes.
✔✔welding gun angle
The _____ density of a gas, the ____ will be the flow rate required for equal arc protection.
✔✔lower, higher
The addition of ____ gives FCAW the high level of reliability needed for welding on boilers,
pressure vessels, and structural steel. ✔✔flux
The American Welding Society defines ____ as the linear rate at which the arc is moved along
the weld joint. ✔✔travel speed
The correct flow rate of shielding gas can be set by _____. ✔✔check welding guides
The longer the ____, the greater the _____ to the welding current. ✔✔electrode extension,
resistance
The main limitation of flux cored arc welding is that _____. ✔✔it is confined to ferrous metals
and nickel-bases alloys
The major advantages of the vertical down position technique are _____. ✔✔Speed, shallow
penetration, and good bead appearance
The major atmospheric contaminations come from _____. ✔✔oxygen and nitrogen
The most popular electrode diameters range from ____ to ____. ✔✔.035 inch, 3/32 inch
The only difference between all GMA welding machines and some FCA welding machines is
that all GMA welding machines must have a _______. ✔✔shielding gas solenoid
The wire feed speed on charts are generally given in ______. ✔✔inches per minute
To make threading electrode wire easier, _____. ✔✔straighten about 12 in. (305 mm) of the end
of the wire and cut off any kinks
Too light of a feed roller pressure can _______. ✔✔cause erratic wire feeding
What can be done to counteract the loss of certain alloying elements such as chromium,
vanadium, aluminum, titanium, manganese or silicon? ✔✔Add a deoxidizer to the filler wire
When the electrode provides all of the the shielding, it is called ______. ✔✔self shielding
When used as pure gases for welding ferrous metals, ______ may produce an erratic arc action,
promote undercutting, and result in other flaws. ✔✔argon and helium
Which of the following is a similarity between FCAW and GMAW? ✔✔Both use CP welding
power supplies
Which of the following is true of FCAW? ✔✔The addition of deoxidizers eliminates most of the
pre cleaning required
Which of the following is true of lime-based flux? ✔✔It is generally unsuitable out of position
Which of the following is true of making high- quality welds? ✔✔It is affected by the weather
Which of the following is true of mill scale? ✔✔The porosity it causes is most often confined to
the interior of the weld
Which of the following is true of short-circuiting arc metal transfer in the overhead position?
✔✔It has less molten weld pool sag
Which of the following is true of wire electrodes? ✔✔storage in an electric rod
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