Exam 10: Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pipe

The 5G ____ is the pipe welding position used most often.

Pipe in the 5G position must be within 45 ° of horizontal.

The weld can be performed by welding uphill or ____________________.

Root suck back is caused by the surface tension of the molten metal trying to pull itself into a ball, forming a(n) ____.

A ____ weld is the first weld in a joint.

Pipe used for piping systems is often welded using either E6010 or ____________________ electrodes for the complete weld.

The root face helps a welder control penetration, not root suck back.

The bevel on the end of the pipe can be machine cut using a portable pipe beveling machine, or a(n) ____.

The most important part of a root weld is the outside shape.

The end of a pipe may be cut square, or it may be ____.

The final covering on a grooved weld is referred to as the cover pass or ____________________.

Grooved pipe welds are made up of several separate weld joints.

The ____ is commonly used in fabrication shops where structures or small systems can be positioned for the convenience of the welder.

One way of cleaning up trapped slag or other similar root weld face problems is to use a hot pass.

Any time an E7018 low-hydrogen-type electrode is to be used, the weave pattern, if used, must not be any larger than ____ the diameter of the electrode.

Pipe welding is used to both fabricate piping systems and to build structural items.

Rolling horizontal pipe is the easiest and fastest way of making horizontal pipe welds.

The filler pass(es) may be either a series of stringer beads, or a(n) ____________________.

Tubing sizes are always given as the outside ____________________.

Tubing is primarily used for ____ applications.