NACE CIP Level 1 Exam Questions and
Answers
what's a coating? - Correct Answers -a liquid, liquefiable, or mastic (thick film)
composition that, after application to a surface, is converted into a solid, protective,
decorative, or functional adherent film.
What's the primary purpose for applying industrial coating? - Correct Answers -to
prevent or limit contact between a metal substrate and its corrosive environment. (In
order for the coating tube able to protect against corrosion.)
What is paint used for? - Correct Answers -aesthetic or decorative purpose
What is coating used for? - Correct Answers -for performance or protective purposes
Four reasons for coatings in industrial environments - Correct Answers -Aesthetics
Performance requirements
Safety identification
Corrosion prevention and control
NACE WAB-4/SSPC 7 (WAB) - Correct Answers -Brush-off WAB
NACE WAB-8/SSPC-SP 14 (WAB) - Correct Answers -Industrial WAB
SSPC-SP2 - Correct Answers -Hand Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 3 - Correct Answers -Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP15 - Correct Answers -Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 11 - Correct Answers -Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
What's corrosion? - Correct Answers -the deterioration of a metal or alloy that results
from an electrochemical reaction with its environment.
Anode - Correct Answers -The area of the metal surface that corrodes.
The metal oxidizes(gains oxygen) causing it to lose mass and dissolve into the
electrolyte. The metal that dissolves does so in the form of positively charged cations
that then migrate to the cathode through the electrolyte.
, Oxidation - Correct Answers -A chemical reaction that occurs at the anode where the
metal losses electrons.
Cathode - Correct Answers -The area of the metal surface that reduces (loses oxygen),
does not corrode and is protected. The metal forms negatively charged anions that
migrate to the anode through the electrolyte. Electrons flow from the anode toward the
cathode in the metallic pathway.
Reduction - Correct Answers -A chemical reaction that occurs at the cathode that
involves the gain of electrons to the metal. Reduction and oxidation always occur
together through an exchange of electrons at specific sites on the metal surface
Metallic pathway - Correct Answers -Connects the anode and cathode and allows the
passage of electrons generated at the anode to the cathode. The metallic pathway is
often the underlying metal substrate
Electrolyte - Correct Answers -A conductive medium in which ions are carried from the
anode to the cathode. The electrolyte is any solution capable of conducting electricity,
such as water.
Cathodic protection - Correct Answers -adds a sacrificial metal or anode to a system
that then corrodes instead of the core asset.
Oxygen - Correct Answers -increases the rate of corrosion. Corrosion can take place in
an oxygen-deficient environment, but the rate of the corrosion reaction is generally
much slower
Water - Correct Answers -like oxygen, influences the rate of corrosion, Having a readily
available electrolyte results on the corrosion process occurring more frequently and the
metal degrading faster.
Salts - Correct Answers -increase the rate of corrosion by increasing the conductivity of
the electrolyte. This is the result of exposing a surface to an environment containing
chlorides in the air, such as a coastal or marine environment. The most common
chemical salt is sodium chloride, a major element of seawater.
Coating help minimize corrosion by - Correct Answers -forming a physical barrier that
prevents the electrolyte from encountering the substrate. Coatigs provide this protection
through three different mechanisms, which are barrier, sacrificial, and inhibitive.
Barrier coatings provides chemical and physical barrier between the substrate and
environment (this barrier prevents water, oxygen, and other corrosive agents like salt
from coming in contact with the substrate) - Correct Answers -it retards moisture
permeation but cannot eliminate moisture permeation and contaminants, such as salts,
even when they are applied correctly
Answers
what's a coating? - Correct Answers -a liquid, liquefiable, or mastic (thick film)
composition that, after application to a surface, is converted into a solid, protective,
decorative, or functional adherent film.
What's the primary purpose for applying industrial coating? - Correct Answers -to
prevent or limit contact between a metal substrate and its corrosive environment. (In
order for the coating tube able to protect against corrosion.)
What is paint used for? - Correct Answers -aesthetic or decorative purpose
What is coating used for? - Correct Answers -for performance or protective purposes
Four reasons for coatings in industrial environments - Correct Answers -Aesthetics
Performance requirements
Safety identification
Corrosion prevention and control
NACE WAB-4/SSPC 7 (WAB) - Correct Answers -Brush-off WAB
NACE WAB-8/SSPC-SP 14 (WAB) - Correct Answers -Industrial WAB
SSPC-SP2 - Correct Answers -Hand Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 3 - Correct Answers -Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP15 - Correct Answers -Commercial Grade Power Tool Cleaning
SSPC-SP 11 - Correct Answers -Power Tool Cleaning to Bare Metal
What's corrosion? - Correct Answers -the deterioration of a metal or alloy that results
from an electrochemical reaction with its environment.
Anode - Correct Answers -The area of the metal surface that corrodes.
The metal oxidizes(gains oxygen) causing it to lose mass and dissolve into the
electrolyte. The metal that dissolves does so in the form of positively charged cations
that then migrate to the cathode through the electrolyte.
, Oxidation - Correct Answers -A chemical reaction that occurs at the anode where the
metal losses electrons.
Cathode - Correct Answers -The area of the metal surface that reduces (loses oxygen),
does not corrode and is protected. The metal forms negatively charged anions that
migrate to the anode through the electrolyte. Electrons flow from the anode toward the
cathode in the metallic pathway.
Reduction - Correct Answers -A chemical reaction that occurs at the cathode that
involves the gain of electrons to the metal. Reduction and oxidation always occur
together through an exchange of electrons at specific sites on the metal surface
Metallic pathway - Correct Answers -Connects the anode and cathode and allows the
passage of electrons generated at the anode to the cathode. The metallic pathway is
often the underlying metal substrate
Electrolyte - Correct Answers -A conductive medium in which ions are carried from the
anode to the cathode. The electrolyte is any solution capable of conducting electricity,
such as water.
Cathodic protection - Correct Answers -adds a sacrificial metal or anode to a system
that then corrodes instead of the core asset.
Oxygen - Correct Answers -increases the rate of corrosion. Corrosion can take place in
an oxygen-deficient environment, but the rate of the corrosion reaction is generally
much slower
Water - Correct Answers -like oxygen, influences the rate of corrosion, Having a readily
available electrolyte results on the corrosion process occurring more frequently and the
metal degrading faster.
Salts - Correct Answers -increase the rate of corrosion by increasing the conductivity of
the electrolyte. This is the result of exposing a surface to an environment containing
chlorides in the air, such as a coastal or marine environment. The most common
chemical salt is sodium chloride, a major element of seawater.
Coating help minimize corrosion by - Correct Answers -forming a physical barrier that
prevents the electrolyte from encountering the substrate. Coatigs provide this protection
through three different mechanisms, which are barrier, sacrificial, and inhibitive.
Barrier coatings provides chemical and physical barrier between the substrate and
environment (this barrier prevents water, oxygen, and other corrosive agents like salt
from coming in contact with the substrate) - Correct Answers -it retards moisture
permeation but cannot eliminate moisture permeation and contaminants, such as salts,
even when they are applied correctly
