APST CH27 GMAW FCAW Only

What does GMAW stand for?

• Gas Metal Arc Welding
• General Metal Arc Welding
• Gas Made Arc Welding
• Graded Metal Argon Welding

GMAW became popular when manufacturers began using ____-gauge, high strength, low-alloy steels.

• Thin
• Thick
• Heavy
• Dense

GMAW is ideal for _______ work.

• Exhaust system
• Bridge building
• building fabrication
• semi-trailer fabrication

Wear _____, body jackets and chaps when GMAW, for protection against burns.

• leather gloves
• work gloves
• mechanic's gloves
• rubber gloves

Never weld in _____ locations or with _____ hands, feet or clothing.

• wet
• dry
• hot
• cold

Weld only in _____ places.

• Wet
• Damp
• Well-ventilated
• dark

The GMAW welding method uses a welding wire that is fed _____ at a constant speed as an electrode.

• automatically
• manually
• inconsistantly

During GMAW, gas shields the weld from the atmosphere and prevents _____ of the base metal.

• oxidation
• wetting
• melting
• cooling

MIG is actually the correct terminology for the GMAW process

• true
• false

MIG is an inaccurate descriptor of GMAW because _____ is not an inert gas.

• carbon dioxide
• argon
• oxygen
• acetylene