ASNT VT Level II question and answers (2023)

ASNT VT Level II question and answers (2023)B. 1. Per ASNT Section XI, NDE personnel shall be recertified: A. every 5 years by re-examination B. every 3 years by retraining and retesting C. every 3 years based on continuing satisfactory performance D. annually by retraining B. 2. Per SNT-TC-1A, when an employee leaves his employer: A. his certification automatically transfers to his new employer B. his certification is automatically terminated C. he must take an examination to be certified by the new company D. he may not be certified by the new employer for at least 3 months D. 3. Per SNT-TC-1A, certification of NDE personnel is the responsibility of the: A. ASME B. manufacturer C. NRC D. employer B. 4. A variation or interpretation in the normal physical structure or configuration of a part is called a: A. Flaw B. discontinuity C. defect D. fault D. 5. Indications caused by repeatd loading, bending or by vibrating stresses are called: A. mass hardness B. lamellar testing C. hot tears D. fatigue cracks B. 6. A group of joining processes which produces coalescence of materials by heating them to a suitable tempertaure and by using filler metal having a liquidus below 450 degree C (840 degree F) and below the solidus of the base metal is called: A. brazing B. soldering C. resistance welding D. arc welding B. 7. SCC is a synergistic action of: A. steel and cracks B. stress and corrosion C. structure and coatings D. slag and craters C. 8. Severe grinding cracks appear as: A. wave-like patterns B. widely C. lattice D. deep crevices B. 9. Grinding cracks are caused by: A. too light of pressure during grinding B. overheating during grinding C. grinding too large of an area D. grinding with very fast motion of the grinder B. 10. A process that joins two members together by using capillary action to flow the filler material is called: A. soldering if the temperature exceeds 840 degrees F B. brazing if the temperature exceeds 840 degrees F C. resistance welding D. oxy-fuel gas welding C. 11. A condition that is of such size, shape, type and location that is detrimental to the useful service of the part is called: A. a flaw B. a discontinuity C. a defect D. an indication D. 12. Mass hardness of a product is caused by improper: A. weld process B. forging C. casting D. heat treatment C. 13. The use of this symbol on a drawing indicates a: A. flare V weld on both sides B. fillet weld on both sides C. double V-groove weld D. V-groove weld on the other side D. 14. Unfused chaplets are associated with: A. forging B. rolling C. extruding D. casting B. 15. The actual throat of a weld is the: A. actual distance from the face of the weld to the vertical leg. B. shortest distance from the root of the weld to its face C. distance from the toe to the actual root D. theoretical throat distance minus the convexity of the weld face. A. 16. The term "heat checks" is used to describe: A. a network of cracks caused by overheating a surface B. a hot tear in a casting C. cracks in a brazed joint D. cracks caused under heat treatment A. 17. During a visual examination, an observed crack: A. will usually be cause for rejection B. is acceptable if less than 1/16 inch in length C. is no more significant than other types of discontinuities D. is acceptable if not actually in the weld zone A. The cyclic rate involved in thermal fatigue is typically: A. low cyclic rate at high temperature B. low cyclic rate at low temperature C. high cyclic rate at high temperature D. high cyclic rate at low temperature A. 19. Discontinuities associated with GMAW include: A. whiskers and porosity B. tungsten inclusions and lack of fusion C. slag and oxide inclusions D. all of the above D. 20. Chamfer is a: A. painted surface B. smooth surface C. rough surface D. beveled surface C. 21. The joint depicted above is a: A. butt joint B. corner joint C. T-joint D. lap joint E. edge joint D. 22. The joint depicted above is a: A. butt joint B. corner joint C. T-joint D. lap joint E. edge joint B. 23. A full fillet weld is a fillet weld: A. with equal leg lengths B. whose size is equal to the thickness of the thinner member joined C. which has the proper amount of reinforcement D. that was made by several passes D. 24. The term "creep" refers to: A. low temperature embrittlement B. a progressive movement of a crack C. reduction of wall thickness by corrosion or erosion D. metal deformation under steady load at elevated temperatures E. 25. What type of corrosion can weaken or destroy soldered joints? A. Galvanic B. Crevice C. Pitting D. Erosion E. Both A and B C. 26. Slag and non-metallic inclusions are most likely caused by: A. moisture in the weld joint B. high current C. inadequate interpass cleaning D. loss of shielding gas E. both A and D A. 27. The examination procedure checklist contains: A. minimum examination requirements B. maximum examination requirements C. both minimum and maximum examination requirements D. average examination requirements D. 28. How can procedure adequacy be demonstrated? A. resolution of a 1/32" line on the surface to be examined B. Resolution of an artificial flaw on the surface to be examined C. resolution of a 0.8 mm line on the surface to be examined D. all of the above D. 29. Which type(s) of porosity generally extend(s) throughout the thickness of a weld layer? A. Uniformly scattered B. Clustered C. Linear D. Wormhole E. All of the above D. 30. A groove melted into the base metal, in the sidewall of in-process welds and adjacent to the toe of the crown of root in completed welds, that is left unfilled by weld metal is called: A. underfill B. craters C. suck-up D. undercut E. 31. In the fillet weld above, "A" is the weld: A. root B. leg length C. face D. throat E. toe C. 32. In the fillet weld above, "B" is the weld: A. root B. leg length C. face D. throat E. toe A. 33. In the fillet weld above, "C" is the weld: A. root B. leg length C. face D. throat E. toe B. 34. In the fillet weld above, the distance between A and C is the weld: A. root B. leg length C. face D. throat E. toe D. 35. In the fillet weld above, the distance between B and C is the weld: A. root B. leg length C. face D. throat