NACE CIP Level 1 Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers 2025

NACE CIP Level 1 Study Guide
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
DefineBCorrosionB-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBdeteriorationBofBaBsubstance,BusuallyBaBmetalBfromBaBreactionBwithBitsBenvironment



WhatBisBpassivation?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABlayerBofBoxidesBformedBonBtheBsurfaceBofBaBmetalBthatBprovidesBcorrosionBprotection.



WhatBisBanBexampleBofBpassivation?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-StainlessBSteel



WhatBareBtheBelementsBofBaBcorrosionBcell?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Anode,BCathode,BMetallicBPathway,BElectrolyte



DescribeBwhatBhappensBatBtheBanode.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBmetalBdissolvesBintoBtheBelectrolyte



WhatBisBtheBfunctionBofBtheBelectrolyte?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AllowsBtheBpassageBofBionsBtoBconnectBtheBcorrosionBcell



WhatBisBtheBfunctionBofBtheBmetallicBpathway?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
AllowsBtheBflowBofBelectronsBtoBconnectBtheBcorrosionBcell



WhatBisBtheBgalvanicBseries?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ABlistingBofBmetalsBinBorderBofBreactivityB(moreBorBlessBnoble)BinBseawaterBatB25BC

, TheBgeneralBrulesBofBgalvanicBcorrosionBare:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBlessBnobleB(orBmoreBreactive)BmetalBwhenBconnectedBtoBaBmoreBnobleB(orBlessBreactiveBmetal
)BwillBcorrodeBpreferentially



NameBtheBfiveBmostBimportantBfactorsBthatBaffectBtheBrateBofBcorrosion.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Humidity,Boxygen,BchemicalBsalts,Bpollutants,Btemperature



GeneralBcorrosionBis:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
ResultsBinBaBrelativelyBuniformBlossBofBmaterialBoverBtheBentireBsurface,BResultsBinBaBgeneralBthinni
ngBofBtheBaffectedBsurface,BRelativelyBeasyBtoBinspect,BDoesBnotBcasueBcatastrophicBfailures



LocalizedBcorrosionBis:B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TypicallyBpittingBandBcreviceBcorrosion.BItBisBtypicallyBofBtheBmostBconcernBasBdamageBisBconcentra
tedBandBlossBofBintegrityBorBstructuralBfailureBcanBresult.



ListBsomeBofBtheBcommonBtools/methodsBusedBforBcorrosionBcontrol.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Design,BInhibitors,BMaterialBSelection,BCathodicBProtection,BProtectiveBCoatings,BSplashBZoneBSyst
ems,BAlterationBofBtheBEnvironment



HowBdoesBNACEBdefineBtheBinspector'sBrole?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
TheBinspector'sBroleBisBthatBofBaBqualityBcontrolBtechnicianBresponsibleBforBobservingBandBreportin
gBconformanceBorBdeviationBfromBtheBprojectBspecification.



WhatBisBtheBinspector'sBresponsibilityBwhenBitBcomesBtoBsafetyBonBtheBproject?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-


SafetyBenforcementBisBnotBtheBresponsibilityBofBtheBinspector;Bhowever,BitBisBhis/herBresponsibility
BtoBreportBanyBissuesBthatBmayBaffectBtheBproject.




NameBsomeBtestsBthatBmayBneedBtoBbeBconductedBduringBsurfaceBpreparationBandBcoatingBoperat
ions.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Temperature,BRelativeBHumidity,BDewBPoint,BAnchorBProfile,BSurfaceBCleanliness