Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
Since .a .typical .GTAW .procedure .uses .no .flux, .it .is .usually .not .necessary .to
._____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Perform .post .weld .cleaning
If .a .hard .hat .is .required .during .a .welding .operation, .the .hat .should .allow .for .the
.attachment .of ._____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A . rear .deflector .and .a .face .shield
Before .cutting .or .welding .is .performed, .what .must .be .available .in .the .work .area?
.- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Approved .fire .extinguisher
Before .a .steel .plate .is .used .for .practice .welding, .mill .scale .on .the .plate .is
.removed .because .the .DCEN . used .in .GTAW .has .little .or .no ._____. .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Cleaning .action
During .the .setup .of .GTAW .equipment, .what .must .be .connected .to .the
.workpiece? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The .workpiece .lead
The .travel .angle .created .when .the .torch .is .tilted .backward .so .that .the .tip
.precedes .the .torch .body .in .the .direction .of .the .weld .is .called .a(n) ._____. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Push .angle
If .the .tungsten .electrode .touches .the .filler .metal .doing .welding, .the .welder .must
._____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Remove .and .clean .the .electrode
In .the .freehand .technique, .the .GTAW .filler .rod .should .be .held .at .what .angle .to
.the .plate .surface? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-20 .degrees
The .welding .procedure, .that .is .done .by .working .the .weld .puddle .back-and-forth
.across .the .axis .of .the .weld, .producing .a .weld .bead .much .wider .than .the .puddle
.width, .is .the ._____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Weave .bead
When .terminating, .a .GTAW .weld, .the .crater .must .be .filled .to .the .full .cross-
section .of .the .weld .to .prevent ._____. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Cracking
When .running .the .fourth .bead .of .a .GTAW .fillet .weld .in .the .F1 .position .how .much
.of .the .second .bead .should .you .overlap? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1/2"