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Weight of steel plate 1/8"x1'x1' |
5 lbs |
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Sparks bright, long yellow, little branching with small carbon bursts |
Low carbon steel |
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Sparks burst and branch, yellow/Orange, larger carbon bursts |
High carbon steel |
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Sparks red and not long stream |
Cast iron |
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Ultimate load required to pull apart metal |
Tensile strength |
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Load that metal can withstand without becoming permanently deformed |
Elastic limit |
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Ability of metal to stretch and return to original form |
Elasticity |
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Stress or load at which permanent deformation occurs |
Yield strength |
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Ability of metal to stretch beyond elastic limits without breaking or cracking |
Ductility |
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Ability of metal to withstand repeated sharp blows |
Toughness or impact strength |
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Ability of metal to resit penetration |
Hardness |
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Wrought iron melts at |
2800°F |
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Low carbon steel melts at |
2750°F |
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Med-high carbon steel melts at |
2400-2700°F |
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Copper melts at |
1980°F |
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Brass/bronze melts at |
1600-1800°F |
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Aluminum melts at |
1260°F |
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AISI SAE class 1 |
Plain carbon steel |
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AISI SAE class 2 |
Nickel steels |
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AISI SAE class 4 |
Chrome/moly |
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CSA Standard type G |
General construction |
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CSA Standard type W |
Weldable |
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CSA type WT |
Weldable notch tough |
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CSA class R |
Atmospheric corrosion resistant |
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CSA class Q |
Quenched and tempered low alloy plate steel |
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Most common test for hardness of steel |
Rockwell and Brinell |
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Brinell 100 is |
Low carbon steel |
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Brinell 600 is |
Hardened tool steel |
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Category B Rockwell |
Relates to softer steels |
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Category C Rockwell |
Relates to harder steels |
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Brinell 200 is |
Med carbon steel |
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Brinell 300 is |
High alloy |
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Brinell 400 is |
High carbon |
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Brinell 500 is |
Tool steel |
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Carbon content for chain, nails, screws |
0.05-0.15 |
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Carbon content for structural steel and plate |
0.15-0.30 |
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Carbon content for springs and wood saws |
0.45-0.75 |
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Carbon content for chisels |
0.75-0.90 |
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Carbon content for shear blades |
0.90-1.00 |
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Carbon content for taps and dies |
1.00-1.10 |
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Carbon content for files and reamers |
1.20-1.30 |
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Carbon content for metal saws |
1.40-1.50 |
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When dismantling a crane boom should top or lower pins be removed first |
Lower |
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When assembling a boom on a crane should the top or bottom pins be installed first |
Top |
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Pendant lines most likely refer to |
Boom support stays |
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When is proper time to attach counter weight to crane |
After installation of boom |
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Boom pins should be positioned with cotter pins to |
Outside |
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Extend reach of main boom with use of |
Jib crane |
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Length of a flat piece of metal prior to forming |
Stretch-out |
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To increase surface area of outrigger floats blocking should be how many times bigger than float surface area? |
3x |
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Load radius measured from where on crane to where on hook? |
Crane master center pin to center of load hook |
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No crane operation closer than how many feet to overhead power line |
10' |
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What grade of wire rope is most commonly used in in construction? |
110/120 improved plow |
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Safe working load limit ratio is |
5:1 |
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For natural fiber rope, The brighter the colour the high the |
Grade and strength |
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What synthetic fiber rope is strongest |
Kevlar, then nylon |
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WLL for hoisting people is |
10:1 |
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Tied knot in a rope reduces strength by what % |
50% |
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When is a sheet bend used |
To tie 2 ropes of unequal diameter together |
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Safety factor for rope when NOT used for people or falls |
5:1 |
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What fiber rope not used in construction |
Sisal |
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Formula for to find chord length |
Diameter × sin(1/2 angle) |
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Correct cut angle for 3 piece 90° elbow |
22.5° |
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Base or pad of tank must be level to within |
+- 1/4" |
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When laying out floor plates, which plate will be laid out first |
Center plate |
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When laying out floor plateson bulk storage tanks, a minimum of how much overlap maintained |
1" or 5x plate thickness |
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What plates used on perimeter of bulk storage tank |
Sketch plates |
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3 most common types of pads for bulk storage tanks |
Concrete ringwall, asphalt, sand pad |
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Most widely used pad for bulk storage tanks |
Oiled sand pad |
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On larger tank outside edge of first course how much larger on radius to compensate for weld shrinkage on floor plates |
1/2" |
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Shell should not be welded to floor on bulk storage tank until |
All verts are welded |
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Most shell seams offset by how much from course to course |
1/3 Length of 1 plate |
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To simplify vert seam fit up on barrel-rolled plates, where should the plate be tacked first along vert seam |
Center of vert seam |
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Maximum allowable seam misalignment for horizontal and circ seams on tank built according to API 650 with plate 3/8" and over |
20% plate thickness or 1/8" maximum. |
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Maximum allowable seam misalignment for horizontal and circ seams on tank built according to API 650 with plate 5/16" and under |
20% of thinner plate with 1/16" max |
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ASME standard for vert joint misalignment for plate under 1/2" |
25% of thickness |
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ASME standard tolerance for misalignment of vert seams for plate 1/2" - 2" thick |
1/8 of plate thickness |
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ASME standard tolerance for misalignment for horizontal and circ seams for plate up to 3/4" thick |
25% of thickness |
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API 620 tolerance for roundness on 40-150 foot diameter |
+- 3/4" |
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ASME tolerance for roundness max and min inside diameter shall not exceed how much of nominal diameter |
1% |
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Scaffold planks should be tested how before erection |
Jump tested |
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Which method most common to attach tubes to tube sheet |
Expanding |
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How many times working pressure is hydro test done at |
1.5x working pressure |
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Which tube sheet layout offers least resistance to shell side flow though heat exchanger resulting in greater pressure drop? |
4 tube 45° offset |
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Which type of tube assembly allows for removal of the tube sheet and tubes? |
U-tube bundle |
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What method should studs be tightened on high pressure flange |
Diametrically staggered pattern |
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Expander removed from tube tray by turning which direction |
Counter-clockwise |
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Term schedule for pipe normally refers to |
Wall thickness |
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3" standard wall pipe would measure 3" at |
Inside diameter |
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Pipe classified by nominal inside diameter in sizes from |
1/8" - 12" |
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Pipe sizes over 12" sized by |
Outside diameter |
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Pipe schedules available from |
10-160 |
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Standard wall pipe same as what schedule |
Sched. 40 |
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Another term for isometric piping drawing |
Spool drawing |
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Extension lines for ISO pipe drawings are from where on fittings and where on flanges |
Center of fittings and face of flanges |
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For beam and column designations W, S and M the letter designation is followed by depth, then What? |
Weight per foot |
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For beam and columns designations W, S and M what does this mean W14x26x14'3" |
W shape beam with a 14" depth and weight of 26 lbs per foot and total length of 14' 3" |
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What does this mean for C shape channel C12x20.7x14'3" |
C shape, 12" wide, 20.7 lbs per foot, 8'9" length |
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What is another term for T shape |
Structural tees |
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Structural symbol LB means |
W shape light beam |
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Structural shape JB means |
M shape junior beam |
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Which method of showing dimensions on structural print easiest to use when laying out |
Extension lines |
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To maintain comfortable stair angle, the riser plus the tread dimensions should add up to |
17 1/2" |
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Recommended vertical distance between ladder rungs is |
1 foot |
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Stringers for steel stair construction are normally made from |
C-8 or C-10 channel |
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Acetylene should not be compressed more than how much when in free state |
15 psi |
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If preheat holes in line with cut this is correct for |
Square edge 90° cut |
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For piercing holes in 1/2" plate or less which torch method is used |
Travelling torch method |
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For piercing holes on plate over 2" which method used |
Still torch method |
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1020 steel has what % of carbon |
0.20% |
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Ability of metal to stretch beyond the elastic limits without breaking or cracking |
Ductility |
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Simplest welding machine type |
A.C. generator |
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Most commonly used gas for GMAW |
CO2 |
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When CAC-A gouging what shade filter lense used |
#12 |
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What type of weld used on pipe joint when all other methods unsuitable |
Window method |
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What ASME section is designated for welding qualification |
ASME section 9 |
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What ASME section is designated for welding qualification |
ASME section 9 |
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Property of metal to harden uniformly and completely |
Hardenability |
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Refers to how easily metal will break with little or no bending |
Brittleness |
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Property of metal to be bent rolled or otherwise change shape without breaking |
Ductility |
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Permits metal to be hammered or rolled into shape without breaking |
Malleability |
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Iron melts at |
2800°f |
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3 forms of iron |
Cast, wrought and steel |
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3 forms of iron |
Cast, wrought and steel |
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Low grade iron ore |
Taconite |
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Impurities removed from pig iron with |
Limestone |
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Pig iron has now much carbon |
3-5% |
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Carbon content and melt temp of grey cast iron |
1.7-4.5% melts at 2200°f |
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Ductile cast iron known as |
Nodular cast iron |
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Wrought iron is pig iron with most carbon removed to what % |
0.4% |
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Most steel in north America produced with |
Basic oxygen furnace |
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Carbon content low carbon steel |
0.05%-0.3% |
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Carbon content medium carbon steel |
0.3%-0.6% |
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Carbon content of high carbon steel |
0.6%-1.5% |
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High carbon steel has Rockwell-c hardness of |
60-66 |
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Bars of high carbon steel ground to specific drill sizes called |
Drill rod |
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What added to steel to improve machinability |
Sulphur |
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What is added to increase the machinability of sulphzurized steel |
Lead |
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Element gives hardness to steel and toughness. Gives finer grain. Basic for stainless steel |
Chromium |
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What % of chromium in most stainless steel |
11%-26% |
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Used to make cutting tool alloys. Improves hardness of cutting tools when red hot called red hardness or hot-hardness. |
Cobalt |
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% of cobalt in high speed steels |
5%-12% |
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Element adds strength and toughness. Retains hardness even when cooled slowly. Difficult to cut so usually cast. Wear makes surface harder |
Manganese |
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Adds strength and hardness allows steel to withstand heat and shocks |
Molybdenum |
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Adds strength and toughness to steel. Elastic properties |
Nickel |
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Carbon content of high speed steel |
0.7%-1.5% |
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High speed steel retains hardness at temps up to |
590°c or 1100°f |
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Plain carbon tool steels lose hardness at what temp |
230°c or 450°f |
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How much aluminum weight compared to iron |
1/3 |
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Aluminum melts at |
1220°f |
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Tensile strength of pure aluminum |
13,000 psi |
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To anneal aluminum heated to |
650°f slightly more than half the melting temperature |
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Major steel numbering systems governed by |
SAE and AISI |
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Steel ID first number indicates |
Basic steel type |
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AISI first digit 1 indicates |
Aluminum |
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AISI first digit 2 indicates |
Nickel |
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AISI 3rd, 4th and 5th digit indicates |
% of carbon content |
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Aluminum alloys have 4 digit code where first number indicates |
Alloying element |
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If first digit in aluminum designation is 1 it means |
Aluminum is of 99% purity or greater |
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Aluminum number 2nd digit indicates |
Control of impurities in production with 0 meaning no control |
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In 1xxx series aluminum, last 2 digits are |
Hundredths of % purity. Example 1010 is aluminum that is 99.10% pure |
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Line with arrow heads on each outside end |
Dimension line |
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Type of line in drawing |
Bending line used to show areas where sheet metal is bent |
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Production drawing type is usually |
Orthographic |
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Drawings used at design stage because they show what product will look like in 3D |
Pictorial drawing |
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If tolerances not given for fraction of and inch, assumed to be |
+ or - 1/64" |
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1/2" 13 UNC means |
Thread is 1/2" diameter with 13 threads per inch |
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□ for threads means |
Counterbore or spot face |
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"V" for threads means |
Countersink |
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NF for threads |
National fine |
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NC for threads |
National Coarse |
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Product plan includes |
Working drawing, bill of materials, list of steps, approval before construction |
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Bill of materials should show |
Parts of Product identified by names letters or numbers, number of pieces needed for each part, shape/kind of material, standard parts used in Product, unit cost of material and total cost of all materials |
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Are standard parts same regardless of how many companies make them? |
Yes |
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Steel as it comes from mill is sized to |
Standard stock |
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Micrometers and verniers measure with accuracy of |
1/1000" |
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Large iron or granite plate with very flat surface for layout |
Surface plate |
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Most common length steel rule |
6" |
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Used to measure curves |
Flexible steel rule |
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Rule in combination set also called |
A blade |
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Center punch head angle |
90° |
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Weight of hammer head for layout work |
2-6 oz |
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Heavy flat base carrying a spindle can be set to any angle. Clamped to spindle is scribe can be set to any angle or height |
Surface gauge |
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Steel blocks with grooves used to hold round work |
V- blocks |
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Find center of round object by scribing lines at what degrees |
Every 60° |
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Micrometers also called |
Mikes |
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Micrometers can measure as accurately as |
1/10,000" |
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Hold work with one hand and micrometer in other with |
Ring finger pressing frame against palm using index and thumb to turn thimble |
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Plain inch micrometers have how many threads per inch |
40 |
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Metric micrometers have how many threads per 25mm |
50 |
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Hand hacksaw blades made in lengths of |
8", 10" and 12" |
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Hand hacksaw blade length measured from |
Center of holes at each end of blade |
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Hand hacksaw blades usually how wide |
1/2" |
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Hand hacksaw blades usually how thick |
.025" |
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Pitch of blade is |
Distance between one saw tooth to the next |
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Larger saw tooth pitch means |
Larger teeth |
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Metric pitch measured |
Between teeth |
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Imperial pitch measured by |
Teeth per inch |
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Tooth number for cutting soft steel, aluminum, copper 1" or thicker |
14 tooth |
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Saw tooth number for cutting carbon steel 1/4" - 1" |
18 tooth |
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Saw tooth number for cutting metals up to 1/16" material |
32 tooth |
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Saw tooth set has several bent left and several bent right forming a wave effect |
Wavy set |
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When putting new blade in handle hacksaw teeth shoukd face |
Away from handle |
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Noise made when due to vibrating due to not being cut close enough to vise jaws |
Chatter |
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This type of chisel has a wide edge |
Flat chisel |
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Chisel has rounded cutting edge for cutting round corners and grooves |
Round nosed chisel |
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Ranges in diameter for cold chisels |
1/4" - 1" |
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Chisel lengths |
4"-8" |
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If side edge of file has no teeth its called |
A safe edge |
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Metal ring on file handle to stop wood from splitting called |
Ferrule |
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File has same width and thickness for whole length of file |
Blunt file |
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File has single row of cuts across face of file |
Single cut file |
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File has 2 sets of cuts crossing each other which gives form of sharp points. Cuts faster but not as smooth as single cut |
Double cut file |
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Cut made with farthest tooth spacing in file |
Rough |
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Closest file tooth spacing |
Dead smooth |
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To clean file rub file card in what direction |
Same that file cuts |
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To determine length if piece needed when bending and given outside dimensions subtract |
2x material thickness per 90° bend |
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Curved bends made with what device |
Bending fork or universal bending jig |
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What methods used to fasten wrought iron pieces |
Traditionally rivets. Also welding and brazing now |
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Nuts that screw clockwise on bolts are what LH or RH |
RH |
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Bench grinder has RH threads on _______ and LH threads on __________ |
RH on Right side and LH on left side |
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Machines that use flat cold rolling dies to make threads |
Cold headers |
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Governing body for screw and bolt thread designation |
AISI |
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Largest diameter of straight external internal thread |
Major diameter |
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Smallest diameter of bolt on external or nut on internal thread |
Minor diameter |
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Imaginary line between major and minor diameter on screw thread |
Pitch diameter |
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Distance from point on screw thread to same point on next thread |
Pitch distance |
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Imperial pitch is |
# of threads per inch |
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Metric pitch is |
Distance between threads in mm |
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Bolt thread lead distance is |
Distance thread makes along axis on thread in 1 revolution. Same as pitch distance |
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Angle made by helix of thread in relation to horizontal axis of screw |
Helix angle or lead angle |
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Top surface of thread that joins the 2 sides |
Crest |
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Total distance between major and minor diameter |
Height of thread or single depth |
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Cross sectional shape of screw thread called |
Profile or form |
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UNC |
Unified national coarse |
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What are 6 classes of thread fits for unified screw threads |
1A, 2A, 3A for external 1B, 2B, 3B for internal |
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1A and 2A are how tight of fit |
Loose fit |
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2A and 2B bolt clearances are how tight of fit |
Free fit |
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3A and 3B are how tight of fit |
Close fit |
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NPT |
American National Standard Tapered Pipe Thread |
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NPT threads tapered how much per foot on diameter |
3/4" |
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What degree is taper for NPT |
60° |
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NPTR threads used for |
Used in railing construction |
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NPSC used in |
Pipe couplings |
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NPSM used in |
Free fitting mechanical joints |
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NPSL used for |
Loose fitting mechanical joints with locknuts |
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NPSH used for |
Loose fitting mechanical joints in hose couplings |
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NPTF |
American National Standard Dry Seal Taper Pipe Threads |
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ISO metric and ISO inch have same thread form of what degree |
60° |
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Are ISO metric and ISO inch interchangeable? |
No |
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3 ISO metric classes of fit for threads |
Fine medium coarse |
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Bolt tolerance grade spec by |
Number |
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Bolt tolerance position spec by |
Letter |
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Upper case letter for position spec for threaded members |
External threads |
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Position spec E or e is |
Large allowance |
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Position spec G or g for |
Small allowance |
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Position spec H or h |
No allowance |
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All metric thread designations begin with |
M |
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After M in metric thread designation is |
Major diameter |
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After M in metric thread designation is major diameter followed by |
Thread pitch in mm separated by major diameter number by an x |
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Pitch in metric bolt designation may be omitted if |
Designating coarse thread. |
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ISO metric 16mm coarse thread with pitch of 2mm designated |
M16 |
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Diameter of rod to be used when threading should same as |
Major diameter |
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When threading steel use what kind of oil |
Sulphzurized mineral oil |
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Grooves in taps called |
Flutes |
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3 types of taps |
Taper, plug and bottoming |
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Taper tap has how many tapered threads |
6 |
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Has full threads except for 1st thread to cut as close to bottom as possible |
Bottoming tap |
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Plug tap has how many tapered threads |
3 or 4 |
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Permits rapid thread cutting without breaking |
Helical fluted taps |
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Cutting edges of tap are ground to angle to center line of tap. Chips shoot ahead of cut to prevent binding |
Gun tap |
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Tap Designed to lift chips out of hole |
Helical fluted tap |
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Taps in series of 1, 2 and 3 used one after another on very tough metal |
Serial taps |
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This tap has no flutes and doesn't cut metal. Very strong because grain is forced into thread shape and surface work hardened |
Thread forming |
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ANSI has limits and fits for cylindrical parts in 3 groups |
Running and sliding fits, location fits, force fits |
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Cylinder fit Symbol RC |
Running and sliding fits |
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Fit symbol LC |
Locational Clearance Fits |
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Fit symbol LN |
Locational Interference Fits |
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Fit symbol LT |
Locational Transitional Fit |
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Cylinder Fit symbol FN |
Force and Shrink Fit |
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Fit where one part revolves inside another like shaft running inside bearing or drill press spindle |
Running Fit |
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Interference between mating parts where shaft slightly larger than standard hole size |
Force fit or shrink fit |
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3 ways force fit parts assembled |
Driven with hammer, forced with vise or arbor press, assembled with shrink fit |
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How to make part with hole larger to accept shaft in shrink fit |
Apply heat |
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Difference in diameter for fit called |
Allowance |
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Box end wrench heads offset by |
15° |
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Torque wrenches measure in lbs/ft in imperial and what's for metric |
Newton/meters |
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Alloying with pure lead makes tougher |
Antimony |
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Machine for pressing parts of machinery together or forcing them apart |
Arbor press |
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Often used to clamp parts while being assembled. Size determined by jaws |
Machinists vise |
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Spacing for rivets no less than |
3x rivet diameter |
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Spacing for rivets no more than |
24x rivet diameter |
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Development used for developing patterns for objects with parallel sides such as multi piece elbows and offsets |
Parallel line development |
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Objects have one side cut off at an angle like cylinder cut at angle on one end |
Truncated |
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Development used for objects such as cones or pyramids |
Radial line development |
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Used to develop patterns with irregular shapes |
Triangulation |
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Fold along edge to eliminate sharp edge and increase strength in sheet metal |
Hem |
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Joint made by fastening 2 edges |
Seam |
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Extra metal required to make hem or seam on pattern |
Allowance |
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Always bend what first when planning bend order |
Hems |
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When ordering sheet metal order by specifying |
Thickness then gauge |
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Steel iron tool with sharp point at one end. Used to scratch layout lines on sheet metal. Some have wooden handles |
Scratch awl |
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Used for pounding or tucking in edges of sheet metal especially for edges on single bottom seam |
Setting hammer |
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Used for producinging curves sheet metal surfaces that cannot be made with forming machine. |
Raising hammer |
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Tin snips can cut up to what gauge |
20 gauge or thinner |
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Has 3 blades to cut around cans |
Double-cutting shear |
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Shear has side guides to keep straight cuts |
Squaring shear |
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Machine for bending sheet metal edges used for seams and hems. |
Bar folder |
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Hand operated brake press limited to what gauge |
16 gauge |
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Forming tube like bend on edge of sheet |
Beading |
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Forms cylindrical shapes from sheet metal. Has 3 rolls |
Slip-roll forming machine |
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Used to make round edge on cylinder for wired edge |
Turning machine |
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Makes burr or turned up edge at bottom of cylinder. First step to making single or double bottom seam |
Burring machine |
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Machine that closes seam after bugging machine |
Setting down machine |
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Machine that closes seam after bugging machine |
Setting down machine |
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Alternative method for closing seam instead of using setting down machine |
Pound with hammer |
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Making each end on stove pipe called |
Crimping |
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When steel is light yellow temp is |
190°c or 380°f |
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When steel is light straw colour durring tempering the temperature is |
220°c or 425°f |
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When steel is dark straw temp is |
240°c or 465°f |
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When steel is purple temp is |
285°c or 545°f |
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When steel is blue temp is |
310°c or 590°f |
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Low carbon steel carbon content |
0.05%-0.3% |
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Med carbon steel carbon content |
0.3%-0.6% |
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High carbon steel content |
0.6%-1.5% |
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Below what temp is cementite formed |
720°c or 1330°f (same as critical temp of steel) |
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Minimum carbon content for pearlite to form |
0.03% |
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Steel with carbon content of 0.8% called |
Eutectoid steel. Pure pearlite |
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Steel no longer magnetic over what temp |
770° c or 1420°f slightly over critical temperature of steel |
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BCC structure also called |
Alpha iron |
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FCC structure also called |
Gamma Iron |
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Formed when carbon uncombinds with iron to form pure carbon and iron and carbon then desolved into iron |
Austenite |
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When high carbon steel heated above critical temp and cooled rapidly Austenite transforms into |
Martensite |
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Brine cools how much faster than water |
2x |
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Tempering also called |
Drawing |
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Tempering temperature range |
150°c-600°c (below critical temp) |
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Tempered parts should be held at tempering temperature for how long |
1 hour for every inch of thickness |
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Heat treatment process used to soften steel |
annealing |
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How many parts is this reeving |
4 parts |
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Dead end of reeving if odd number connected to |
The boom |
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Dead end of reeving if odd number is connected to |
Boom |
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Minimum clearance between counterweight on mobile crane and any object 360° |
2 feet |
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Any blocking under outrigger float should be how many times bigger than float area |
3x |
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Maximum % of grade found can be out of level for mobile crane |
1% |
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Using 1% ground level grade tolerance, How many feet can drop be over 100 feet |
1 foot |
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Load indicator, rated capacity Indicator or rated capacity limiter must be installed on crane with max capacity of |
3 ton or more |
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If jib higher than main block while main block lifting, jib weight is considered to be what in relation to its actual weight |
Higher than actual |
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If jib is lower than main block while main block is lifting, jib weight is |
Lower |
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Shows max capacity under every permissible configuration on crane |
Load chart |
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3 critical load chart factors on mobile crane |
Load radius, boom length, boom angle |
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Is finding out the middle of 2 chart values and applying them permissible for load chart on mobile crane |
No |
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When measured load radius falls between 2 chart values, which one must be used |
Higher # used |
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If falls between 2 boom angles on load chart which angle to be used |
Lower angle |
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Boom angle and boom length determine |
Load radius |
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How many reeving parts required if load is 60,000 lbs, block is 1,000 lbs and wire has WLL of 18,000lbs |
4 parts (60,000+1,000=61,000÷18,000=3.35) round up |
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No crane can operate closer than how much to power lines |
18ft |
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Best option for rope around electricity |
Dry polypropylene |
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Wire rope measure across |
Widest point or "crowns" |
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What is the 3/6 rule |
3 broken wires in 1 strand or 6 broken wires among all strands in 1 lay length |
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Method of binding wire rope end to prevent unraveling |
Seizing |
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Angle from center line of drum to working sheave to outside rope wrap on drum |
Fleet angle |
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How many full wraps must remain on drum of overhead crane |
2 full wraps |
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Flanges on drum of crane should project |
2 rope diameters or 2" whichever is larger |
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No more than how many layers of rope on drum |
3 layers |
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Base-mounted drum hoists called |
Tuggers |
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All hoists must have ID plate with |
Load rating, drum size, rope size, rope speed, and rated power supply |
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Drum size includes |
Barrel diameter, barrel length and flange diameter |
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If holding suspended load for extended time, must have this in addition to brake |
Ratchet and pawl system |
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IWRC |
Indipendant wire rope core |
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Wire rope grade 120/130 & 130/140 |
Extra extra improved plow (EEIPS) |
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Grade 115/125 |
Extra improved plow (EIPS) |
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Grade 110/120 wire rope |
Improved plow (IPS) |
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100/110 |
Plow |
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90/100 |
Mild plow |
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Wire rope plow with lower tensile strength, Can be used when strength is secondary to wear |
Plow |
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Wire rope plow used when special applications require max strength. 10% stronger than extra improved plow |
Extra extra improved plow |
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Wire rope plow with high fatigue resistance but lower tensile strength. Limited applications |
Mild plow |
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Wire rope plow when need for higher breaking strength required. Be don't quality not good. |
Extra improved plow. 15% stronger than improved plow |
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Wire rope plow most commonly used wire rope. Good wear resistance, high fatigue factor and high tensile strength |
Improved plow |
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What lay is this |
Left regular lay |
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What lay is this |
Right Lang lay |
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What lay is this |
Left Lang lay |
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What lay is this |
Right regular lay |
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Shorter length of strands in this lay help resist crushing and distortion |
Regular lay |
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Lay should not be used in single part hoisting because can unwind |
Lang lay |
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Biggest advantage to Lang lay |
Resistance to abrasion |
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Lay switching between regular and Lang lay in one rope |
Alternate lay |
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Outter strands of rope are LH lay and inner strands are RH lay |
Rotation resistant rope |
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3 lines on bolt head designates grade |
Grade 5 |
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6 radial line on bolt head |
Grade 8 |
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Wires per strand 6x7 wire rope with 6 strands |
3-14 |
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Safety factor |
5:1 |
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Safety factor when hoisting personnel |
10:1 |
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Organization for regulations in wire rope |
ANSI |
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Safety factor for elevator |
20:1 |
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Safety factor for critical lift |
10:1 |
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Rope decrease in strength when bend around block or sheeve. Ratio called |
D/D ratio |
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Formula for D/d ratio |
Divide large diameter by rope diameter and use table number for efficiency |
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D/d ratio of 1:1 efficiency |
50% |
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D/d ratio of 4:1 efficiency |
75% |
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D/d for basket hitch ratio at least |
25:1 |
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If proper D/d ratio used, sling capacity in basket hitch |
Doubled |
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Choker hitch rated for |
75% |
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Which sling can be used in acidic conditions |
Polyester |
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Triangle choker sling |
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Triangle end sling |
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Double eye sling |
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Return eye Sling |
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Sling leg load increases as angle |
Decreases |
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At 60° Sling angle, load is |
115% |
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At 45° sling angle, what is the percent of load on each leg |
141% |
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At 30° Sling angle, load is |
200% |
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Recommended safe lifting angle |
60° |
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What included sling angle makes equalateral triangle with load and sling legs and can be measured between lifting points using sling |
60° |
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2 types of wire rope clips |
Fist grip and u-bolt |
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Clips develop what % of wire rope strength |
80% |
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Can clips be used to make sling eyes |
No |
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U-bolt type, "u" must be on live or dead end of rope |
Dead end |
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Type of wire rope clamp |
Fist grip |
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Type of wire rope clamp |
U-bolt type |
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Clip spacing on wire rope |
6x rope diameter |
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Number of clips to use on diameter of wire rope |
Rope diameter × 3 + 1 |
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When hanging shackle on hook, pin or body hung on hook |
Pin |
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Extra wide shackle diameter increases |
Bow diameter |
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Hook must be replaced if it has opened how much |
15% |
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Hook must be replaced if has twisted how much |
10% |
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No load angle on shouldered eyebolts greater than |
45° |
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Load at 45° on shouldered eyebolts decreases capacity by |
30% |
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What orientation must swivel rings must be torqued and mounted |
Flat (90°) |
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Lock turn buckle with |
Lock wire (never use jam nuts) |
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Custom designed lifting beams must be engeneered and tested at |
125% capacity |
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When angle between load and lead lines is 120°, Load weight is |
Same |
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Formula for WLL of wire rope |
Rope diameter squared × 8 |
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If links on chain bind on each other, means |
Chain is over stretched |
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Strongest rope other than kevlar |
Nylon |
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Pythagoras for ____° triangles |
90° |
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For 45° triangles is multiply base or height x ____ to find hypotenuse |
1.414 |
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In 45° triangles if hypotenuse is known, multiply by ____ to find base or height |
.707 |
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2 principle views on most prints |
Orientation and elevation |
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0° on orientation view located _____ and travels ______ |
On top and travels clockwise |
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On domed head, distance from center to a nozzle can be established using |
Tape and level |
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Large base ring not made of 1 piece because |
Not economical |
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best number of pieces to make a base ring out of |
3 |
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1 radius is equal to how many chord lengths |
1/6 of chord distance around circ |
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4 piece 90° elbow has how many joints |
3 |
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What degree is each cut made at for 4 piece 90° elbow |
15° (#joints÷degrees ÷ 2) (3÷90=30÷2=15) |
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Bulk storage tank base must be level within |
+- 1/4 |
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3 most common types bulk storage tank pads |
Concrete ringwall, asphalt, sand |
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Most common bulk storage tank pad |
Oiled sand |
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Bulk storage tank floor plates should overlap |
5x plate thickness |
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Mark center of floor on center plate on bulk storage tank by |
Tacking rod to plate |
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On larger bulk storage tank, outside edge of floor should be how much bigger than indicated outside radius for floor to allow for shrinkage |
1/2" |
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Starting point for first shell wall indicated on what drawing view |
Orientation view |
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On bulk storage tank, after first course up how is level checked |
With a transit |
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Shell should not be welded to floor until |
Shell verts and floor laps joints welded |
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Is bulk storage tank out of level, what is done |
Base jacked up and grout forced in |
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If all rafters too short in bulk storage tank, it means |
Crown in tank too high causing excessive roof pitch |
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API 650 misalignment tolerance for vertical and longitudinal joints for bulk storage tanks |
10% plate thickness or 1/16" whichever is larger |
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API 620 misalignment tolerance for vertical and longitudinal joints for bulk storage tanks |
1/16" for plate 1/4" and under. For plate larger than 1/4", 25% plate thickness or 1/8", whichever is less |
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ASME misalignment tolerance for vertical and longitudinal joints on bulk storage tanks |
25% plate thickness for up to 1/2" plate. 1/8th plate thickness for plate between 1/2"-2". |
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API 650 misalignment tolerances for horizontal and circumferential seams on bulk storage tanks |
20% of thinner plate or 1/8" |
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API 620 misalignment tolerances for horizontal and circumferential seams on bulk storage tanks |
1/16" for plates 1/4" thick or less. For over 1/4" thick plates, 25% of thickness or 1/8", whichever is smaller |
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ASME misalignment tolerances for horizontal and circumferential seams on bulk storage tanks |
25% of thickness for plate up to 3/4". 3/16" for plate up to 2" |
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API 650 roundness tolerances 0-40' diameter |
+- 1/2" |
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API 620 roundness tolerances for 40'-150' diameter |
+- 3/4" |
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ASME roundness tolerances for bulk storage tanks |
Difference between min and max inside diameter shall not exceed 1% of nominal diameter |
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3rd handline on scaffold located between |
Scaffold and inside if tank wall |
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Bulk storage tank scaffold handline should be what diameter rope |
3/8" wire rope or 3/4" manila rope |
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3rd handline mandatory is space between plank and inside shell wall more than |
12" |
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Bracket on scaffold 5" out of level will only support how much rated load |
50% |
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How are scaffold planks tested |
Jump tested |
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3 most common types of tower trays |
Float valve, sieve, bubble cap |
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Most tower trays made of |
10-14 gauge carbon or stainless steel |
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2 critical measurements in tower trays are |
Underdowncomer clearance and tray floor weir height |
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Most tubes in heat exchanger tube sheet attached with what method |
Tube expansion |
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Tubesheet layout |
Triangular 30° |
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Tubesheet layout |
Rotated triangular 60° |
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Tubesheet layout |
Square 90° |
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Tubesheet layout |
Rotated square 45° |
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What heat exchanger tubes arranged in parallel rows |
In-line |
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Governing factors determining size of heat exchanger |
Shell diameter and tube length |
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What does a 23-192 heat exchanger mean |
Diameter is 23" and tube length is 192" |
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Use tube expander from on tubes from what part of tubesheet first |
Bottom going up to prevent lube from dripping on unexpanded tubes |
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How thick is a 1' x 1' piece of steel that weighs 10 lbs |
1/4" thick |
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What is the rule of thumb for choosing die size in brake press |
8x material thickness up to 1/2" and 5x material thickness over 1/2" |
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Rule 1 for stairs is riser + run = 17 1/2". Rule 2 is |
Riser × run = 70"-75" |
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Distance between landings with stairways maximum of |
12' |
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Landings between stairs are minimum length of |
3' |
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Stairway headroom clearance minimum of |
2275mm or 7'6" |
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Wall handrail clearance minimum of |
3" |
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Structural ladder rungs made of round bar with what Inside measurement |
16" |
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Structural ladders should be how far from the wall for front approach |
7" |
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How far should structural ladder be from wall to center of ladder rung for side approach |
15" |
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Welded clips or brackets for scaffold on bulk storage tanks should be spaced |
8'-10' apart |
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Bottom safety hoop on structural ladder should be how high above ground or bottom platform level |
8' |
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Inside radius of safety hoop for structural ladder should be minimum of |
13" |
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CSA or CWB regulation for weld testing |
W47.1 |
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Develops specs for iron and steel products |
American Iron and Steel Institute AISI |
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Publishes standards for test methods, specs, practices, guides, classifications and terminology |
American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM |
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Produces specs for filler metals, weld symbols, welding inspection and safety |
American Welding Society AWS |
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Represents manufacturers of welding related equipment |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA |
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Braze welding done at temperatures above |
1650°f |
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When combustion takes place inside mixing chamber of oxyfuel torch |
Burnback |
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Ability of material to bend or permanently deformed without breaking |
Ductility |
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Electromotive force (EMF) is same thing as |
Voltage |
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Ability of metal to resist repeated blows |
Toughness |
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For proper ventilation, weld shops should have how many air exchanges per hour? |
4 |
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Oxygen for cutting purposes must be how pure |
99.5% |
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Acetylene concentration in air for explosive |
2.5%-80% |
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At what PSI will acetylene break down and self ignite |
28 PSI |
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Acetylene fills cylinder to what % of volumetric capacity |
40% |
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Minimum fusable plugs per one of acetylene cylinder |
1 at each end minimum |
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Melting temperature of fusable plug on acetylene cylinder |
212°f |
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Best to cut in what direction with oxyfuel torch |
Left to right or right to left |
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A.C. current has _____ cycles and changes direction______ x per minute |
60 cycles, changes direction 120x/minute |
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Type of stainless most used |
Austenitic |
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1/4 (3/8) this is in a weld detail to the left of the weld symbol. What does it mean |
Groove is 1/4" deep with 3/8" weld penetration |
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CAC-A electrode stick out minimum and maximum |
2"-7" |
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Minimum PSI for CAC-A |
100 PSI |
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CSA steel type G |
General construction |
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CSA steel type W |
Weldable |
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CSA steel type WT |
Weldable notch tough steel |
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CSA steel type R |
Atmospheric corrosion resistant |
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CSA steel type A |
Atmospheric corrosion resistant weldable |
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CSA steel type AT |
Atmospheric corrosion resistant weldable notch tough steel |
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CSA steel type Q |
Quenched and tempered low alloy plate steel |
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CSA steel type QT |
Quenched and tempered low alloy notch tough steel |
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AISI/SAE steel class 1 |
Plain carbon steel |
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AISI/SAE steel class 2 |
Nickel steel |
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Steel class 10xx type |
Plain carbon steel |
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Last 2 digits in plain carbon 10xx indicate |
%of carbon in 100ths of a % |
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Plate steel 1/4"×1'×1' weight |
10 lbs |
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What isn't included in length of bolt |
The head |
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Have hex heads and only partially threaded |
Machine bolt |
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Maximum line pull for a 5 ton snatch block |
2.5 tons |
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Metric weight of plate steel 100mm x 100mm x 10mm |
1 kg |
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Minimum overlap on extension ladder |
1 meter |
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W columns have equal or unequal web and flange thicknesses |
Equal |
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W beams have equal or unequal web and flange thicknesses |
Unequal |
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Tees designed by ST, WT, MT made by |
Cutting S, W and M beams in half |
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Beam and column designation for W, S and M shapes, 1st letter is symbol, followed by________, ________ and ________ |
Depth in inches, weight per foot, overall length (W14x26x14'3") |
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C shape channel designation is symbol followed by _______, ________ and ______ |
Width, weight per foot and length |
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Symbol |
Z shape special zees |
|
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W shape wide flange |
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S shape standard beams |
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When bolt holes for structural members laid out, done by _________ lines |
Gauge lines |
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Gauge line distance from center if hole to |
Heel of angle or channel. Also from center line of beam web |
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Used to make square lines on web of beam |
Beam board |
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Used to help measure web holes after dimension lines drawn on beam |
Beam web gauge |
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3 methods of showing dimensions on print are |
Standard, extension, and group |
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When welding or cutting, fire extinguisher must be no farther than |
9 meters or 30 feet |
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Flashback arrested installed at what end of hose |
Regulator end |
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Designation for wide flange beam 24" deep at 76 feet long |
W24 x 76 |
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From what point is a stretch out pattern on a truncated cone developed |
The apex of the cone |
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Ladder must extend how high above platform. |
1 meter |
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Step ladder can be no higher than. |
6 meters |
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Maximum length for 2 section extension ladder |
14.6 meters |
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Maximum length for extension ladder of 3 or more sections |
20 meters |
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Scaffold platforms may not extend more than how much beyond the bearers |
300mm or 1' |
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Strength and toughness increased by what grain size |
Small grain |