CWB LEVEL 3 MODULE 21 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Themmaximummsolubilitymofmcarbonminmamironmis:
(a)m2%.
(b)m0.002%.
(c)m0.02%.
(d)mTheremismnomsolubility.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(c)m0.02%.
Truemormfalse?
Whenmamsteelmismheatedmintomthemaustenitemregion,mallmcarbonmandmmostmothermcompoundsmdiss
olve
tomformmamsinglemphase.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
Truemormfalse?
Pearlitemismamsinglemphase.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
Whatmismthemresultingmstructuremofmam0.6%mcarbonmsteelmslowlymcooledmfromm900°Cmtomroom
temperature?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAboutm25%mproeutectoidmferritemandm75%mpearlite
Mostmfinemgrainmsteelsmretainmtheirmfinemgrains:m(
(a)mupmtomthemmeltingmtemperature.
(b)mupmtomthemgrainmcoarseningmtemperature,mbutmabovemthatmbehavemasmcoarsemgrainmsteel.mC
, (c)monlymupmtomthemtransformationmtemperature.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(b)
Whymismmartensitemproducedmrathermthanmpearlitemwhenma
steelmismrapidlymquenchedmfrom,m900°C?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInsufficientmtimemformcarbonmtomdiffusemtomformmcarbides
Themhardnessmofmmartensitemdependsmmainlymonmthe:
(a)malloymcontent.
(b)mratemofmcooling.
(c)mcarbonmcontent.
(d)msizemofmthempart.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(c)
Canmbainitemnormallymbemproducedminmcontinuousmcoolingmofmamplainmcarbonmsteel?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
Increasingmthemcarbonmcontent:
(a)mlowersmthemmartensitemstartmtemperaturemM.
(b)mraisesmthemM.
(c)mhasmnomeffectmonmM.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(a)mlowersmthemmartensitemstartmtemperaturemM.
Calculatemthemidealmcriticalmdiameterm(hardenability)mformamsteelmwithm0.2%C,m0.25%Si,m1
.0%Mn,
0.5%Cr,m0.5%Mo,m1.0%Nim(assumemanminitialmgrainmsizemofmASTMm8).mUsemsectionm2.5.3mandm2.5.4
asmamreference.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm5.0
UsingmFigurem2.34,mestimatemthemfastestmratemamweldmcouldmcoolmwithoutmthemHAZmbecoming
hardermthanm350mHVmforma
QUESTIONS (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Themmaximummsolubilitymofmcarbonminmamironmis:
(a)m2%.
(b)m0.002%.
(c)m0.02%.
(d)mTheremismnomsolubility.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(c)m0.02%.
Truemormfalse?
Whenmamsteelmismheatedmintomthemaustenitemregion,mallmcarbonmandmmostmothermcompoundsmdiss
olve
tomformmamsinglemphase.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTrue
Truemormfalse?
Pearlitemismamsinglemphase.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFalse
Whatmismthemresultingmstructuremofmam0.6%mcarbonmsteelmslowlymcooledmfromm900°Cmtomroom
temperature?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAboutm25%mproeutectoidmferritemandm75%mpearlite
Mostmfinemgrainmsteelsmretainmtheirmfinemgrains:m(
(a)mupmtomthemmeltingmtemperature.
(b)mupmtomthemgrainmcoarseningmtemperature,mbutmabovemthatmbehavemasmcoarsemgrainmsteel.mC
, (c)monlymupmtomthemtransformationmtemperature.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(b)
Whymismmartensitemproducedmrathermthanmpearlitemwhenma
steelmismrapidlymquenchedmfrom,m900°C?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInsufficientmtimemformcarbonmtomdiffusemtomformmcarbides
Themhardnessmofmmartensitemdependsmmainlymonmthe:
(a)malloymcontent.
(b)mratemofmcooling.
(c)mcarbonmcontent.
(d)msizemofmthempart.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(c)
Canmbainitemnormallymbemproducedminmcontinuousmcoolingmofmamplainmcarbonmsteel?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNo
Increasingmthemcarbonmcontent:
(a)mlowersmthemmartensitemstartmtemperaturemM.
(b)mraisesmthemM.
(c)mhasmnomeffectmonmM.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm(a)mlowersmthemmartensitemstartmtemperaturemM.
Calculatemthemidealmcriticalmdiameterm(hardenability)mformamsteelmwithm0.2%C,m0.25%Si,m1
.0%Mn,
0.5%Cr,m0.5%Mo,m1.0%Nim(assumemanminitialmgrainmsizemofmASTMm8).mUsemsectionm2.5.3mandm2.5.4
asmamreference.m-mCORRECTmANSWERm5.0
UsingmFigurem2.34,mestimatemthemfastestmratemamweldmcouldmcoolmwithoutmthemHAZmbecoming
hardermthanm350mHVmforma