PRACTICE QUESTIONS-Closed Book (API 571)

Q.1 If alloy steels have undergone temper embrittlement , the appropriate testing to confirm the same is: a. b. c. d. Hardness testing Impact testing Ductility testing Tensile strength testing

Q.2 Common way to minimize temper embrittlement is to limit a. b. c. d. J factor for weld metal. X factor for base metal. J factor for base & X factor for weld metal. X factor for base & J factor for weld metal

Q.3 Reduction in likelihood of brittle fracture can be obtained by performing a. b. c. d. Impact testing Hydrostatic testing PWHT Pneumatic testing

Q.4 Thermal fatigue cracks usually are a. b. c. d. Branching, Transgranular and initiate from within the material. Dagger shaped, intergranular and initiate form within the material. Dagger shaped, oxide filled and initiate form the surface. Dagger shaped, clean and intergranular.

Q.5 Erosion/Corrosion mitigation can be achieved by a. b. c. d. Increasing the pipe diameter to decrease velocity Increasing surface hardness by using harder alloys or hard facing Using corrosion resistant alloys All of the above.

Q.6 Clam shell type crack failure having concentric rings called beach marks showing waves of crack propagation is typically the description of a. Fatigue cracks. b. Creep cracks. c. Stress corrosion cracks.

d. Hydrogen induced cracks. Q.7 Resistance to sulphidation is generally achieved by a. b. c. d. Upgrading to higher nickel alloys Upgrading to higher chromium alloys Upgrading to higher copper based alloys All of the above.

Q.8 Characteristic SCC in Austenitic S.S. generally will be a. Transgranular, branching and aggravated by reduced temperature below ambient temperature. b. Intergranular and unidirectional (straight) and aggravated by increasing temperature c. Independent of chloride content d. None of the above Q.9 Identify the correct statement (s) a. SSC is aggravated due to wet H2S b. Hydrogen blistering may occur on I.D, O.D, or any where within wall thickness of the pressure vessel. c. High hardness & High strength steels are more likely to undergo damage due to wet H2S compared to low strength/ low hardness steels d. All of the above are correct statements Q.10 a. b. c. d. High temperature hydrogen attack is typically due to Methane gas formation. Wet H2S formation Temper embrittlement Presence of Molybdenum in alloy steels.