Applied Ag LH Part 1

When using a SMAW welding machine, adjust the _____ to increase the heat.

• amperage

• voltage

• wire Feed

• duty cycle

One advantage of a low hydrogen electrode such as the AWS E7018 is _____.

• Ability to weld medium- to high-carbon steel alloys

• Ability to weld aluminum

• Ability to weld non-ferrous metals

• Ability to be used as a brazing rod

In DC arc welding, reverse polarity means that _____.

• Current flows from the electrode to the work.

• Current flows from the work to the electrode.

• Current flows in both directions

• You are welding backwards on your metal.

The 6011 electrode is designed to be used in _____

• all positions

• flat only

• horizontal down hand only

• overhead only

_____ is not a criterion for selecting welding electrodes.

• Thickness of the metal

• Length of metal

• Welding position used

• Type of current available

When selecting SMAW electrodes, the AWS ‘F’ grouping designates electrodes as _____.

• filler metal class

• futile

• flux-covered

• ferrous

SMAW uses a _____ electrode to heat the base material

• stainless steel

• carbide

• flux-covered metal

• wire-fed

Shielded metal arc welding is also called _____.

• Sick Welding

• Braze Welding

• Stick welding

• Oxyacetylene welding

An arc welding process that uses a flux-covered metal electrode to carry an electrical current is _____

• GMAW

• SMAW

• GTAW

• PPAW

The temperature of an electric welding arc is about _____.

• 2,000 degrees F

• 9,000 degrees F

• 500 degrees F

• 900 degrees F