[Jan 17, 2025] API-577 certification guide Q&A from Training Expert ActualTorrent [Q47-Q63]

QUESTION 47
A welding engineer or inspector should be notified when a weld has failed a weld quality test more than how many times in order to help determine the cause of the test failure?

QUESTION 48
One limitation of a shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process is that:

QUESTION 49
Refer to the following diagram:

Item#1 represents:

QUESTION 50
At any time during the welding inspection, if defects are identified:

QUESTION 51
For what maximum outside diameter may a radiographic technique be used in which the radiation passes through two walls and the weld in both walls is viewed for acceptance?

QUESTION 52
Mechanical tests are required to qualify a welding procedure to document that the properties of the weldment meet which of the following?

QUESTION 53
Crater cracks typically occur:

QUESTION 54
In alloy steel, a high hardness measurement could indicate:

QUESTION 55
To avoid burn through during in-service welding on thinner wall equipment, it is generally recommended to:

QUESTION 56
Which of the following weld flaws is described as a subsurface terrace and step-like crack weakened by dispersed planar-shaped inclusions?

QUESTION 57
For hot tap and in-service welding, above what carbon equivalent limit is it recommended to use extra low hydrogen electrodes to weld carbon steels?

QUESTION 58
What is the purpose of a PQR?

QUESTION 59
Which of the following is a commonly accepted advantage of flux core arc welding (FCAW)?

QUESTION 60
Any electrodes that have become wet:

QUESTION 61
What term is used to describe the mechanical working of metals using impact blows?

QUESTION 62
Which term is used to describe a groove melted into the base metal adjacent to the weld toe or weld root and left unfilled by weld metal?

QUESTION 63
Codes/standards sometimes specify impact testing of weldments at minimum design metal temperatures to: