Electrical Welding MCQ Questions and Answers
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Which of the following falls under the category of plastic or non-fusion welding ?
(a) Resistance welding.
(b) Electron beam welding.
(c) Electro-slag welding.
(d) Arc welding.
Answer: (a) Resistance welding.
Which of the following falls under the category of fusion or non-pressure welding?
(a) Resistance welding.
(b) Metal-arc welding.
(c) Ultrasonic welding.
(d) Explosive welding.
Answer: (b) Metal-arc welding
Proper selection of welding depends upon, in addition to cost involved,
(a) kinds of metals to be joined.
(b) nature of products to be fabricated.
(c) production technique used.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above.
The metal surfaces for electrical resistance welding must be
(a) cleaned.
(b) lubricated.
(c) moistened.
(d) rough.
Answer: (a) cleaned
Resistance welding cannot be used for
(a) ferrous materials.
(b) non-ferrous materials.
(c) dielectrics.
(d) any of the above.
Answer: (c) dielectrics
In electrical resistance welding the greatest resistance is offered by
(a) metal surface.
(b) contact layer of metals to be welded.
(c) contact point of electrode with metal top.
(d) contact point of electrode with metal bottom.
Answer: (b) contact layer of metals to be welded
In electric resistance welding
(a) the current required exceeds 100 A.
(b) the voltage required ranges from 4 to 12 V.
(c) the amount of power supplied to the weld usually ranges from 60 watts to 80 watts for each square mm of area.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above.
Resistance to the flow of current is made of
(a) resistance of current path in the work.
(b) resistance between the contact surfaces of the parts being welded.
(c) resistance between the electrodes and the surface of the parts being welded.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
In resistance welding, the magnitude of current is controlled
(a) by varying the primary voltage of the welding transformer using an auto-transformer between supply and welding transformer.
(b) by changing the primary turns of the welding transformer.
(c) by varying the magnitude and waveform of the primary as well as secondary current by using thyratron or ignitron.
(d) any of the above.
Answer: (d) any of the above
The main drawback of resistance welding is
(a) high initial as well as maintenance cost.
(b) difficult shapes and sections cannot be welded.
(c) only similar metals can be welded.
(d) parent metal is affected.
Answer: (a) high initial as well as maintenance cost
Plain and butt welds may be used on materials up to thickness of about
(a) 5 mm
(b) 10 mm
(c) 25 mm
(d) 40 mm
Answer: (c) 25 mm
In upset butt welding
(a) the faces of the metal pieces to be joined are prepared for even contact.
(b) heating is obtained by the contact resistance of metal pieces to be welded.
(c) the voltage required is 2 – 8 V and current required ranges from 50 A to several hundred amperes depending upon material and the area to be welded at a time.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
In flash-butt welding
(a) no special preparation of the faces to be welded is necessary.
(b) clean and pure weld is obtained.
(c) power requirement is less.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
Spot welding process basically depends on
(a) generation of heat.
(b) application of forging pressure.
(c) both (a) and (b).
(d) ohmic resistance.
Answer: (c) both (a) and (b)
In spot welding, composition and thickness of the base metal determines the
(a) holding time.
(b) amount of weld current.
(c) amount of squeeze pressure.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
The tips of the electrodes, for spot welding are made of
(a) carbon.
(b) copper alloy or pure copper.
(c) mica.
(d) porcelain.
Answer: (b) copper alloy or pure copper
The power factor of a spot welding machine is expected to be about
(a) 0.3 to 0.5 lagging.
(b) 0.8 to 0.85 lagging.
(c) 0.75 to 0.85 leading.
(d) unity.
Answer: (a) 0.3 to 0.5 lagging
During spot welding, the current flows for
(a) fraction of a minute.
(b) fraction of a second to several seconds.
(c) few milliseconds.
(d) few microseconds.
Answer: (b) fraction of a second to several seconds
Spot welding is employed for
(a) thin metal sheets (thickness being usually limited to 10 – 12 mm).
(b) castings only.
(c) thick sections.
(d) rough and irregular surfaces.
Answer: (a) thin metal sheets (thickness being usually limited to 10 – 12 mm)
Spot welding
(a) makes the weld air tight.
(b) makes the weld water tight.
(c) provides mechanical strength.
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (c) provides mechanical strength
In spot welding
(a) it is desirable to clean the sheets thoroughly before welding.
(b) the work-pieces being welded are pressed together by mechanical pressure exerted through electrodes.
(c) current required is above 5,000 A and the voltage between the electrodes is usually less than 2 V (open-circuit voltage less than 12 V).
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
Projection welding can be considered as a mass production form of
(a) seam welding.
(b) spot welding.
(c) upset welding.
(d) flash welding.
Answer: (b) spot welding
In comparison to spot welding, projection welding has the advantage(s) of
(a) simple welding process, more output and good finished appearance.
(b) electrode life is increased owing to use of low current density and low pressure.
(c) it is easy to weld certain parts which cannot be welded by spot welding .
(d) all of the above.
Answer: (d) all of the above
In seam welding
(a) the workpiece is fixed and disc electrodes move.
(b) the workpiece moves but rotating electodes are fixed.
(c) the electrodes used are of disc or roller shape.
(d) either (a) or (b) and (c).
Answer: (d) either (a) or (b) and (c)
In case of seam welding, the flow of current through the electrode should be
(a) intermittent.
(b) continuous.
(c) either (a) or (b)
Answer: (a) intermittent
In ……… welding it is essential that the surfaces to be welded are clean, dust and dirt free
(a) butt
(b) spot
(c) seam
(d) both spot and seam
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