NACE CIP LEVEL 1 STUDY GUIDE
Questions & Answers
1. What are the most important characteristics of a good report?
Answer Objective, Accurate, and Detailed.
2. What is the inspector's primary responsibility and what should the in-
spector not do as it pertains to the specification.
Answer The Inspector's primary responsibility as the inspector is to
"enforce" specification. The inspector is NOT to make changes to the
specification for any reason.
3. What type of information could you expect to find on a Product Data
Sheet?
Answer Surface preparation and application information such as
recommended level of surface cleanliness, recommended application
methods and equipment such as tip sizes. Also, environmental
parameters for application such as max and min temperatures, curing
times, recoat windows.
4. What type of information could you expect to find on a Safety Data Sheet?
Answer Health, safety and environmental. The PPE required. Physical
characteristics. Emergency responder information.
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,5.Define Corrosion
Answer The deterioration of a substance, usually a metal from a
reaction with its environment
6.What is passivation?
Answer A layer of oxides formed on the surface of a metal that
provides corrosion protection.
7.What is an example of passivation?
Answer Stainless Steel
8.What are the elements of a corrosion cell?
Answer Anode, Cathode, Metallic Pathway, Electrolyte
9.Describe what happens at the anode.
Answer The metal dissolves into the electrolyte
10. What is the function of the electrolyte?
Answer Allows the passage of ions to connect the corrosion cell
11. What is the function of the metallic pathway?
Answer Allows the flow of electrons to connect the corrosion cell
12. What is the galvanic series?
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, Answer A listing of metals in order of reactivity (more or less noble) in
seawater at 25 C
13. 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 prefer- entially
14.Name the five most important factors that affect the rate of corrosion.
Answer Hu- midity, oxygen, chemical salts, pollutants, temperature
15.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 casue catastrophic failures
16.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.
17.List some of the common tools/methods used for corrosion control.
Answer De- sign, Inhibitors, Material Selection, Cathodic Protection,
Protective Coatings, Splash Zone Systems, Alteration of the
Environment
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Questions & Answers
1. What are the most important characteristics of a good report?
Answer Objective, Accurate, and Detailed.
2. What is the inspector's primary responsibility and what should the in-
spector not do as it pertains to the specification.
Answer The Inspector's primary responsibility as the inspector is to
"enforce" specification. The inspector is NOT to make changes to the
specification for any reason.
3. What type of information could you expect to find on a Product Data
Sheet?
Answer Surface preparation and application information such as
recommended level of surface cleanliness, recommended application
methods and equipment such as tip sizes. Also, environmental
parameters for application such as max and min temperatures, curing
times, recoat windows.
4. What type of information could you expect to find on a Safety Data Sheet?
Answer Health, safety and environmental. The PPE required. Physical
characteristics. Emergency responder information.
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19
,5.Define Corrosion
Answer The deterioration of a substance, usually a metal from a
reaction with its environment
6.What is passivation?
Answer A layer of oxides formed on the surface of a metal that
provides corrosion protection.
7.What is an example of passivation?
Answer Stainless Steel
8.What are the elements of a corrosion cell?
Answer Anode, Cathode, Metallic Pathway, Electrolyte
9.Describe what happens at the anode.
Answer The metal dissolves into the electrolyte
10. What is the function of the electrolyte?
Answer Allows the passage of ions to connect the corrosion cell
11. What is the function of the metallic pathway?
Answer Allows the flow of electrons to connect the corrosion cell
12. What is the galvanic series?
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, Answer A listing of metals in order of reactivity (more or less noble) in
seawater at 25 C
13. 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 prefer- entially
14.Name the five most important factors that affect the rate of corrosion.
Answer Hu- midity, oxygen, chemical salts, pollutants, temperature
15.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 casue catastrophic failures
16.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.
17.List some of the common tools/methods used for corrosion control.
Answer De- sign, Inhibitors, Material Selection, Cathodic Protection,
Protective Coatings, Splash Zone Systems, Alteration of the
Environment
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