Safety
Welding Processes
Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading
Metallurgy basics
Defects and inspection
100

What piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) protects your eyes and face from sparks and intense light during welding?

Welding helmet

100

what does the I stand for in MIG 

Innert 

100

What line on a welding symbol indicates the piece or side to be Beveled?

Arrow line 

100

What material is most common in structural welding

Mild Steel

100

What is it called when a weld fails to join with the base metal?

Lack of Fusion

200

What type of clothing should you wear to prevent burns?

Flame-resistant

200

What process involves a consumable electrode?

SMAW

200

What symbol on a welding print indicates a fillet weld?

Triangle 

200

What process hardens steel by heating and cooling?

Tempering 

200

What tool is commonly used to measure the size of a weld?

Fillet Gauge

300

What protects welders from hazardous fumes?

Proper Ventilation 

300

What current is used to weld Aluminum 

AC

300

What does the number to the left of a welding symbol specify?

Size

300

What is the term for a metal’s ability to withstand Pulling force 

Tensile strength 

300

What term describes small holes or voids in a weld caused by trapped gas?

Porosity

400

How hot are the sparks a grinder generates 

In excess of 1800 degrees 

400

What does FCAW stand for

Flux-cored Arc Welding

400

What symbol on a welding print means “all around”?

Circle at the arrow line and reference line bend

400

What element is primarily responsible for increasing hardness in steel?

Carbon

400

What is the maximum allowable reinforcement on the cap of a D1.1 weld test

1/8th inch 

500

What hazardous chemical is created when grinding or welding stainless steel?

hexavalent chromium

500

What is the difference between TIG and MIG shielding gas 

TIG is 100% argon, MIG is 75% argon, 25% C0^2

500
What do the numbers to the Right of the symbol indicate?

Weld Length and Pitch

500

What element is added to iron to create stainless steel?

Chromium

500

How long is a D1.1 weld certification good for?

Indefinitely, as long as that welder does not go more than six months without using that process.