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Worksheets29207-15 GTAW - Equipment and Filler Metals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
If you see the label "TIG" on a welding machine, that machine is considered to be what kind of a welding machine?
Stick
FCAW
GMAW
GTAW
In the atmosphere near the weld, the UV radiation from the GTAW process can ionize _____.
dust
helium
oxygen
hydrogen
GTAW is most commonly performed using _____.
constant voltage
alternating current with low frequency
direct current electrode positive (DCEP)
direct current electrode negative (DCEN)
A high-voltage, high-frequency current used in GTAW work creates an arc that can jump a gap of about _____.
1/4 inch (6.4 mm)
1/2 inch (12.7 mm)
3/4 inch (19.1 mm)
1 inch (25.4 mm)
One of the advanced features associated with the GTAW process is the high-frequency intensity controls that provide better _____.
arc starting
arc ending
craters
welds
Setting the amperage at 200 amps for a welding machine that is rated 300 amps at 60-percent duty cycle will _____.
reduce the shielding gas flow rate by 30 percent
cause excessive nozzle vibration
increase the duty cycle to 100 percent
allow welding current to be pulsed
On a GTAW torch, to change an electrode or adjust its stickout, the welder loosens the _____.
electrode back cap
nozzle gasket
retaining cup
gas nozzle
Of the various types of tungsten electrodes available, the tungsten electrodes that are used for AC welding are _____.
lanthanated
pure
irradiated
thoriated
The two principal shielding gases used for GTAW are _____.
argon and helium
nitrogen and oxygen
argon and carbon dioxide
hydrogen and carbon dioxide
When welding with GTAW in a cross draft situation, better shielding is provided by _____.
argon
helium
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
Carbon steel filler metals are identified by AWS Specification A5.18 and low-alloy steel filler metals are identified by AWS Specification _____.
A5.10
A5.12
A5.24
A5.28
When filler metal is graded for rigid control fabrication, the purchaser receives _____.
AWS Specification A5.7
a Certificate of Conformance
a Certified Chemical Analysis report
no record of chemical composition or strength
Which welding process is recommended for the repair of a defect on clean magnesium castings?
SMAW
GMAW
GTAW
FCAW
Titanium becomes sensitive to embrittlement by oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen at temperatures above _____.
500°F (260°C)
1,000°F (538°C)
6,000°F (3,316°C)
10,000°F (5,538°C)
GTAW commonly uses the same power sources and welding machines used for _____.
GMAW
SMAW
FCAW-S
FCAW-G
Higher shielding gas flow rates are required with _____.
welds in deep grooves
low welding currents
slow advance speeds
larger nozzles
The typical shielding gas for GTAW on deoxidized copper that is over 1/8" (3.2 mm) thick is _____.
helium
hydrogen
oxygen
argon
Ceriated and lanthanated electrodes are used as non-radioactive substitutes for _____.
truncated filler metals
transformer rectifiers
thoriated electrodes
flux cored rods
For which one of the following types of tungsten electrodes can the electrode tip be balled (spherical)?
Thoriated
Zirconiated
Lanthanated
Ceriated
For GTAW, the electrode is clamped in place inside the torch body by the _____.
gas nozzle
electrode lead
collet assembly
valve knob and stem
