NACE CIP 1 Exam Questions With Verified Answers | Latest 2023 | 2024 (Graded A+)

What document should be reviewed prior to arriving to a job site to determine if amines or polyamides will be present? - Answer - Safety Data Sheet (SDS), formerly MSDS Specification term: Will - Answer - The owner is responsible for performing the action Specification term: Should - Answer - The contractor is strongly recommended but not required to preform the action Specification term: May - Answer - The contractor has open choice on actions Specification term: Shall - Answer - The contractor is required to perform this action Adding an incorrect solvent to a coating may cause ____ - Answer - non-drying or noncuring If you find chalking on pre-existing coating, what type of coating would you find suspect? - Answer - Epoxy After a cold night, you find that the epoxy amine midcoat applied the day before has blushed. The optimum resolution when amine blush is found is to ____ - Answer - consult the coating manufacturer The formation of small bowl-shaped depressions in the coating film caused by air trapped in the coating is called ______ - Answer - cratering Failure of a plural component coating to cure is frequently caused by _____ - Answer - wrong mix ratio As an inspector on a bridge painting project, prior to abrasive blasting, which blasting safety items would you expect to see? - Answer - - deadman valve - connections wired/clipped - supplied air hood One of the most common causes of blisters in a coating film is _____ - Answer - surface contamination You have been inspecting a tank repainting project and suspect that the surface was not cleaned properly, but coating has already been applied, What should you do? - Answer - consult the owner for guidance You are the inspector on a painting project prior to airless spray application. Which of the following airless spray safety items would you expect to see? - Answer - - tip guard - connections wired/clipped - gun safety Can a holiday detector be used for conductive coating on non-conductive surface? - Answer - No According to NACE SP0188, the wetted sponge is moved at a maximum rate of ____ - Answer - 1 linear foot per second (30 cm) Which standard would you reference if you notice blisters in a variety of shapes and sizes? - Answer - ASTM D714 When are NACE international surface preparation standards considered binding? - Answer - when specified in the contract documents You are preforming holiday testing on a pipe covered in dew. The reason you are receiving erroneous readings is ______ - Answer - telegraphing Which joint NACE/SSPC abrasive blasting standard states that "Random staining shall be limited to no more than 33% of each unit area of surface"? - Answer - NACE No. 3 / SSPC-SP 6 Commercial Blast Cleaning Which blasting standard allows for traces of tightly adherent mill scale, rust, and tightly adherent thin coatings up to 10% ? - Answer - NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14 According to NACE No.4/SSPC SP-7, mill scale, rust, and paint are considered adherent if they cannot be removed by _____ - Answer - lifting with a dull putty knife ISO 8501 ST-3 is the standard for which of the following? - Answer - very thorough hand and/or power tool cleaning Which standard requires a "commercial grade" power tool cleanliness? - Answer - SP 15 Grounding the pump and fluid hose used in airless spray prevents ____ - Answer - static sparking Which standard is achieved if the steel has scattered tightly adherent rust remaining on less than 5% of the unit area? - Answer - NACE No. 8 / SSPC-SP 14 Fisheyes (cissing) often resemble crater-like breaks in the coating film that reveal tiny areas of substrate because of _______ - Answer - contamination such as grease, oil, or silicone Define corrosion - Answer - Deterioration of a substance, usually a metal, or its properties because of a reaction with the environment What is passivation? - Answer - The build up of an oxide on the surface of a metal to protect against further corrosion What are the elements of a corrosion cell? - Answer - - anode - cathode - electrolyte - metallic pathway Describe what happens at the anode - Answer - The metal dissolves into the electrolyte What is the function of the electrolyte? - Answer - Allows the passage of ions to connect the corrosion cell What is the function of the metallic pathway? - Answer - Allows the flow of electrons to connect the corrosion cell What is the galvanic series? - Answer - List of materials in order of corrosion potential most to least easily corroded The general rules of galvanic corrosion are: - Answer - The less noble (or more reactive) metal when connected to a more noble (or less reactive metal) will corrode preferentially Name the five most important factors that affect the rate of corrosion - Answer - - humidity - oxygen - chemical salts - pollutants - temperature General corrosion is: - Answer - - results in a relatively uniform loss of material over the entire surface - results in a general thinning of the affected surface - relatively easy to inspect - does not cause catastrophic failures Localized corrosion is: - Answer - Typically Pitting and Crevice Corrosion. It is typically of the most concern as damage is concentrated and loss of integrity or structural failure can result. List some of the common tools/methods used for corrosion control - Answer - - design - inhibitors - material selection - cathodic protection - protective coating - splash zone systems - alteration of the environment How does NACE define the inspector's role? - Answer - The inspector's role is that of a quality control technician responsible for observing and reporting conformance or deviation from the project specification. What is the inspector's responsibility when it comes to safety on a project? - Answer - Safety enforcement is not the responsibility of the inspector, however, it is his responsibility to report any issues that may affect the project Name some tests that may need to be conducted during surface preparation and coating operations. - Answer - Temperature, RH, DP, Anchor Profile, Surface Cleanliness Name some of the documentation/reports that may be required to be maintained on a coatings project. - Answer - Daily, weekly summary, materials usage report, manpower and equipment, non-conformance, conformance What are the most important characteristics of a good report? - Answer - Objective, Accurate, Detailed What is the inspector's primary responsibility and what should the inspector not do as it pertains to the specification? - Answer - - enforce specification - do not make changes What type of information should you expect to find on a Product Data Sheet? - Answer - - Surface prep and application info (i.e. recommended surface cleanliness) - Recommended application methods and equipment (tip sizes) - Environmental parameters for application What type of information should you expect to find on a Safety Data Sheet? - Answer - - Health, Safety and Environmental - PPE required - Physical characteristics - Emergency responder info Difference between QA and QC - Answer - QA: any systematic process of checking to see whether a product or service being developed is meeting specific requirements QC: a procedure or set of procedures intended to ensure that a manufactured product or service adheres to a defined set of quality criteria or meets the requirements of the client or customer Identify some of the defects that can be caused by incorrect application temperatures - Answer - - failure to cure - too rapid solvent evaporation - poor film formation Describe relative humidity - Answer - The amount of moisture in the air compared to saturation level What is the dew point temperature? - Answer - Temperature at which moisture will begin to form on a steel surface Name some of the effects wind may have on a coatings project - Answer - - blowing abrasives - causing excessive drift or overspray - accelerating solvent evaporation - contributing to the formation of dry spray What are some of the common errors when using an electronic hygrometer? - Answer - Failure to acclimate the instrument to the environment with adequate time Explain the process for use of the sling psychrometer - Answer - - make sure the wick is wet and clean - continue to "sling" until 3 consecutive readings are achieved Desirable properties of a coating: - Answer - - chemical resistance - water resistance - ease of application - adhesion of substrate - cohesive strength - flexibility and elongation - impact resistance - abrasion resistance - temperature resistance - dielectric resistance Two broad classifications of coating are: - Answer - Organic/Inorganic, Convertible/nonconvertible, thermosetting/thermoplastic What are the 2 primary components of a liquid applied coating? - Answer - - pigment - vehicle (resin or binding) What are the 3 methods by which a coating provides corrosion control? - Answer - - barrier - inhibitive - sacrificial What are the 3 different ways a coating can adhere to the surface? - Answer - - chemical - mechanical - polar - all three The two broad classifications for curing mechanisms are: - Answer - - convertible - non-convertible