AWS CWI Part-A Timed test Expected Questions and Verified
Answers (2026-2027)
Question 1.
Air carbon arc cutting can be used on what metals?
Correct Answer: Carbon steel, Cast Iron, & Stainless steel.
Question 2.
______ is employed to improve the ductility and toughness of a martensite material while
decreasing in the hardness and tensile strength.
Correct Answer: Tempering.
Question 3.
Performing SMAW with too high a travel speed can result in what?
Correct Answer: Undercutting at the edges of the weld.
Question 4.
Root penetration is the ______?
Correct Answer: The distance that the weld metal has melted into the joint
beyond the root joint.
Question 5.
In a fillet weld the leg and size are the same for what type of configuration?
Correct Answer: Convex Weld.
Question 6.
There are a total of _____ categories of welds associated with weld symbols?
Correct Answer: Nine.
Question 7.
The groove angle is the ______?
Correct Answer: Total included angle of the groove between work pieces.
Question 8.
Which metal properties are directly related?
Correct Answer: Strength and ductility.
, Question 9.
Heat treatment designed to place the metal in its softest lowest strength condition is?
Correct Answer: Annealing.
Question 10.
Which NDT method uses an alternating current coil?
Correct Answer: MT and ET.
Question 11.
what is a significant disadvantage of SMAW compared to GMAW?
Correct Answer: Deposition rates are considerably less.
Question 12.
The maximum interpass temperature for quenched and tempered steels is specified for
what reason?
Correct Answer: Avoid hydrogen cracking.
Question 13.
In the areas of high radiation transmission or low absorption appear as light areas on the
developed film, True or False?
Correct Answer: False.
Question 14.
What usually follows quenching?
Correct Answer: Tempering.
Question 15.
What are two expected capabilities of a CWI?
Correct Answer: Verify welding procedure qualification compliance, & Verify
welder qualification compliance.
Question 16.
What is two things that affect the sensitivity of liquid penetrant test?
Correct Answer: Precleaning, & Removal of excess penetant.
Answers (2026-2027)
Question 1.
Air carbon arc cutting can be used on what metals?
Correct Answer: Carbon steel, Cast Iron, & Stainless steel.
Question 2.
______ is employed to improve the ductility and toughness of a martensite material while
decreasing in the hardness and tensile strength.
Correct Answer: Tempering.
Question 3.
Performing SMAW with too high a travel speed can result in what?
Correct Answer: Undercutting at the edges of the weld.
Question 4.
Root penetration is the ______?
Correct Answer: The distance that the weld metal has melted into the joint
beyond the root joint.
Question 5.
In a fillet weld the leg and size are the same for what type of configuration?
Correct Answer: Convex Weld.
Question 6.
There are a total of _____ categories of welds associated with weld symbols?
Correct Answer: Nine.
Question 7.
The groove angle is the ______?
Correct Answer: Total included angle of the groove between work pieces.
Question 8.
Which metal properties are directly related?
Correct Answer: Strength and ductility.
, Question 9.
Heat treatment designed to place the metal in its softest lowest strength condition is?
Correct Answer: Annealing.
Question 10.
Which NDT method uses an alternating current coil?
Correct Answer: MT and ET.
Question 11.
what is a significant disadvantage of SMAW compared to GMAW?
Correct Answer: Deposition rates are considerably less.
Question 12.
The maximum interpass temperature for quenched and tempered steels is specified for
what reason?
Correct Answer: Avoid hydrogen cracking.
Question 13.
In the areas of high radiation transmission or low absorption appear as light areas on the
developed film, True or False?
Correct Answer: False.
Question 14.
What usually follows quenching?
Correct Answer: Tempering.
Question 15.
What are two expected capabilities of a CWI?
Correct Answer: Verify welding procedure qualification compliance, & Verify
welder qualification compliance.
Question 16.
What is two things that affect the sensitivity of liquid penetrant test?
Correct Answer: Precleaning, & Removal of excess penetant.
