CWI Full Test Questions and Answers
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Produces highdeposition rate and welder efficiency - ✔✔Which of the following is not
an advantage of the gas tungsten arc welding process?
Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔What type of welding current is normally use to weld
aluminum and magnesium with GTAW
OAW - ✔✔Which welding process is considered to be a chemical welding process
Welding auto bodies - ✔✔Which of the following is the least likely application of the
flux cored arc welding process
Equipment less complicated than shielded metal arc welding - ✔✔Which of the
following is not an advantage of the gas metal arc welding process?
Kerf - ✔✔The width of a cut is technically referred to as
A highly conductive slag covering the weld - ✔✔The electro, slag welding process
protects the molten weld metal using
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,Alternating current (AC) - ✔✔Which type of electrical current is normally used to
reduce arc below
Tubular, and filled with flux - ✔✔The electrode for flux cored arc welding is
Tensile strength and position - ✔✔In the electrode classification E7 1T - 1, the 71
indicates
Either direct current positive or negative depending on wire - ✔✔Self shielded, flux,
cored electrode wires are designed to operate
Carbon dioxide - ✔✔The most common shielding gas used with the externally,
shielding electrode wire is
Tubular - ✔✔The T in the American welding society classification is E70T - 1 represents
Self shielding electrode wires - ✔✔Which type of flux cored wire requiring a gun with a
special electrode wire guide to increase electrode stick out
Continuously, fed bare electrode - ✔✔The gas metal arc welding processes utilizes, a
Carbon dioxide - ✔✔The shielding gas normally use for welding mild steel with a short
circuiting transfer is
The wire is melted off in a ball of molten metal up to two times the electrode wire
diameter - ✔✔Gas metal arc welding in a state of globular transfer deposits the metal as
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,Amperage - ✔✔On a CV power source, the wire feed control also regulates
Chemical composition of the electrode wire, and shielding gas - ✔✔In the electrode
classification, ER 70S - 3 the 3 indicates the
Pulse arc and short circuiting arc - ✔✔GMAW world is to be made in a vertical up fillet
which mode could be used
Is metal cored - ✔✔If a "C is used in place of the "S" in the gas metal arc electrode
classification system. It means the electrode.
Long enough to allow the electrode to cool - ✔✔How long should the post purge
shielding gas be allowed to flow after the welding arc is broken
Center plate thicknesses in the root in hot pass on pipe - ✔✔The gas tungsten arc
welding process is commonly use to weld
Change tungsten, larger tungsten, decrease current - ✔✔If tungsten spitting occurs
what may be done to correct the problem
All position welding with a high deposition rate - ✔✔Which of the following is not an
advantage of GTAW
Gas metal arc welding wire (ER-70S-5) - ✔✔Filler medals for gas tungsten arc welding,
are identified using the same classification systems used for
Alternating current (AC) - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for magnesium
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, Direct current electrode negative - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for
stainless steel
Direct current electrode negative - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for carbon
steel?
Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for aluminum
Thoriated tungsten - ✔✔What type of electrode is normally used to weld ferrous metals
with GTAW
Pure tungsten - ✔✔What type of electrode is normally used for general purpose?
Welding of aluminum and magnesium with GTAW
Constant current - ✔✔What type of power source is used with a gas tungsten arc
welding process?
In the flat and horizontal positions - ✔✔The submerged arc welding process is normally
applied
Granular, flux blanket - ✔✔What method is used to shield the molten weld pool in
submerged arc welding
Tensile strength - ✔✔The flux electrode classification F 62 - EL, the 6 indicates
DCEN - ✔✔Which type of electrical current is normally used in applications where
higher Deposition rates are required for SAW.
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Produces highdeposition rate and welder efficiency - ✔✔Which of the following is not
an advantage of the gas tungsten arc welding process?
Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔What type of welding current is normally use to weld
aluminum and magnesium with GTAW
OAW - ✔✔Which welding process is considered to be a chemical welding process
Welding auto bodies - ✔✔Which of the following is the least likely application of the
flux cored arc welding process
Equipment less complicated than shielded metal arc welding - ✔✔Which of the
following is not an advantage of the gas metal arc welding process?
Kerf - ✔✔The width of a cut is technically referred to as
A highly conductive slag covering the weld - ✔✔The electro, slag welding process
protects the molten weld metal using
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,Alternating current (AC) - ✔✔Which type of electrical current is normally used to
reduce arc below
Tubular, and filled with flux - ✔✔The electrode for flux cored arc welding is
Tensile strength and position - ✔✔In the electrode classification E7 1T - 1, the 71
indicates
Either direct current positive or negative depending on wire - ✔✔Self shielded, flux,
cored electrode wires are designed to operate
Carbon dioxide - ✔✔The most common shielding gas used with the externally,
shielding electrode wire is
Tubular - ✔✔The T in the American welding society classification is E70T - 1 represents
Self shielding electrode wires - ✔✔Which type of flux cored wire requiring a gun with a
special electrode wire guide to increase electrode stick out
Continuously, fed bare electrode - ✔✔The gas metal arc welding processes utilizes, a
Carbon dioxide - ✔✔The shielding gas normally use for welding mild steel with a short
circuiting transfer is
The wire is melted off in a ball of molten metal up to two times the electrode wire
diameter - ✔✔Gas metal arc welding in a state of globular transfer deposits the metal as
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,Amperage - ✔✔On a CV power source, the wire feed control also regulates
Chemical composition of the electrode wire, and shielding gas - ✔✔In the electrode
classification, ER 70S - 3 the 3 indicates the
Pulse arc and short circuiting arc - ✔✔GMAW world is to be made in a vertical up fillet
which mode could be used
Is metal cored - ✔✔If a "C is used in place of the "S" in the gas metal arc electrode
classification system. It means the electrode.
Long enough to allow the electrode to cool - ✔✔How long should the post purge
shielding gas be allowed to flow after the welding arc is broken
Center plate thicknesses in the root in hot pass on pipe - ✔✔The gas tungsten arc
welding process is commonly use to weld
Change tungsten, larger tungsten, decrease current - ✔✔If tungsten spitting occurs
what may be done to correct the problem
All position welding with a high deposition rate - ✔✔Which of the following is not an
advantage of GTAW
Gas metal arc welding wire (ER-70S-5) - ✔✔Filler medals for gas tungsten arc welding,
are identified using the same classification systems used for
Alternating current (AC) - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for magnesium
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, Direct current electrode negative - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for
stainless steel
Direct current electrode negative - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for carbon
steel?
Alternating Current (AC) - ✔✔What type of current is recommended for aluminum
Thoriated tungsten - ✔✔What type of electrode is normally used to weld ferrous metals
with GTAW
Pure tungsten - ✔✔What type of electrode is normally used for general purpose?
Welding of aluminum and magnesium with GTAW
Constant current - ✔✔What type of power source is used with a gas tungsten arc
welding process?
In the flat and horizontal positions - ✔✔The submerged arc welding process is normally
applied
Granular, flux blanket - ✔✔What method is used to shield the molten weld pool in
submerged arc welding
Tensile strength - ✔✔The flux electrode classification F 62 - EL, the 6 indicates
DCEN - ✔✔Which type of electrical current is normally used in applications where
higher Deposition rates are required for SAW.
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