NACE CIP LEVEL 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
PassivationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
formationBofBthinBsurfaceBlayerBonBmetals(oxide,Bcarbonate)BthatBslowsBtheBrateBofBcorrosionBproc
ess
TwoBcategoriesBofBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-generalBandBlocalized
OxygenBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
electrolytesBw/BdifferentBoxygenBlevelsBcreateBanodicBandBcathodicBareasBofBtheBmetal
TemperatureBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
higherBtemperatureBresultsBinBaBgreaterBrateBofBcorrosion
ChemicalBsaltsBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
increaseBefficiencyBofBelectrolyeBandBthereforeBalsoBtheBcorrosionBrate
HumidityBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
higherB____BresultsBinBhigherBcorrosion(usuallyBmaxedBatB85%)
4BpartsBofBgalvanicBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-anode,Bcathode,BmetallicBpath,Belectrolyte
CathodicBprotectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
wholeBsurfaceBisBmadeBcathodicBwithBaBdirectBcurrentBappliedBalongBwithBaBseparateBanode
CreviceBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABformBofBcorrosionBthatBoccursBwithinBnarrowBcrevicesBandBunderBdepositsBofBdirtBorBcorrosionBp
roductsB(i.e.,BinBregionsBofBlocalizedBdepletionBofBoxygenBinBtheBsolution).
, PittingBCorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
LocalizedBcorrosionBofBaBmetalBsurfaceBthatBisBconfinedBtoBaBsmallBareaBandBtakesBtheBformBofBcavit
iesBcalledBpits.
GalvanicBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
isBanBelectrochemicalBreactionBofBtwoBdisimilarBmetalsBinBtheBpresenceBofBanBelectroluyeBandBanBe
lectronBconductiveBpath,BwhichBoccursBwhenBdissimilarBmetalsBcomeBintoBcontact
TwoBtypsBofBcathodicBprotectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-galvanicBandBimpressedBcurrent
GalvanicBsystemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-galvanicBanodeBattachedBtoBstructure
-suitbaleBmaterialsBincludeBaluminum,BmagnesiumBandBzinc
ImpressedBcurrentBsystemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
anBexternalBpowerBsourceBisBconnectedBorBimpressedBbetweenBtheBstructureBtoBbeBprotectedBandB
theBgroundBbed
-
examplesBofBmaterialsBincludeBscrapBsteel,Bgraphite,BironBoxide,BhihgBsiliconBchromiumBbearingBca
stBiron,BmixedBmetalBoxideBtitanium
CathodicBdisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
separationBofBtheBcoatingBfromBtheBsurfaceBthroughBOH-
BionsBformationBdueBtoBincreased(i.eBmadeBmoreBnegative)Bpotential
SequenceBofBcathodicBdisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1)stableBcathodicBprotectionB2)BdisbondmentBbyBhydroxylBionsB3)BdisbondentBbyBhydrogenBions
PrincipalBcomponentBofBmildBcarbonBsteelB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Iron
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
PassivationB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
formationBofBthinBsurfaceBlayerBonBmetals(oxide,Bcarbonate)BthatBslowsBtheBrateBofBcorrosionBproc
ess
TwoBcategoriesBofBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-generalBandBlocalized
OxygenBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
electrolytesBw/BdifferentBoxygenBlevelsBcreateBanodicBandBcathodicBareasBofBtheBmetal
TemperatureBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
higherBtemperatureBresultsBinBaBgreaterBrateBofBcorrosion
ChemicalBsaltsBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
increaseBefficiencyBofBelectrolyeBandBthereforeBalsoBtheBcorrosionBrate
HumidityBeffectBonBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
higherB____BresultsBinBhigherBcorrosion(usuallyBmaxedBatB85%)
4BpartsBofBgalvanicBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-anode,Bcathode,BmetallicBpath,Belectrolyte
CathodicBprotectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
wholeBsurfaceBisBmadeBcathodicBwithBaBdirectBcurrentBappliedBalongBwithBaBseparateBanode
CreviceBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABformBofBcorrosionBthatBoccursBwithinBnarrowBcrevicesBandBunderBdepositsBofBdirtBorBcorrosionBp
roductsB(i.e.,BinBregionsBofBlocalizedBdepletionBofBoxygenBinBtheBsolution).
, PittingBCorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
LocalizedBcorrosionBofBaBmetalBsurfaceBthatBisBconfinedBtoBaBsmallBareaBandBtakesBtheBformBofBcavit
iesBcalledBpits.
GalvanicBcorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
isBanBelectrochemicalBreactionBofBtwoBdisimilarBmetalsBinBtheBpresenceBofBanBelectroluyeBandBanBe
lectronBconductiveBpath,BwhichBoccursBwhenBdissimilarBmetalsBcomeBintoBcontact
TwoBtypsBofBcathodicBprotectionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-galvanicBandBimpressedBcurrent
GalvanicBsystemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-galvanicBanodeBattachedBtoBstructure
-suitbaleBmaterialsBincludeBaluminum,BmagnesiumBandBzinc
ImpressedBcurrentBsystemB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
anBexternalBpowerBsourceBisBconnectedBorBimpressedBbetweenBtheBstructureBtoBbeBprotectedBandB
theBgroundBbed
-
examplesBofBmaterialsBincludeBscrapBsteel,Bgraphite,BironBoxide,BhihgBsiliconBchromiumBbearingBca
stBiron,BmixedBmetalBoxideBtitanium
CathodicBdisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
separationBofBtheBcoatingBfromBtheBsurfaceBthroughBOH-
BionsBformationBdueBtoBincreased(i.eBmadeBmoreBnegative)Bpotential
SequenceBofBcathodicBdisbondmentB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1)stableBcathodicBprotectionB2)BdisbondmentBbyBhydroxylBionsB3)BdisbondentBbyBhydrogenBions
PrincipalBcomponentBofBmildBcarbonBsteelB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-Iron