API API-571 - Corrosion and Materials Professional Exam

Question #6 (Topic: )
Characteristic stress corrosion cracks have many branches and may be visually detectable
by a __________ appearance on the surface.
A. Tree shaped B. Craze-cracked C. Multiple crack D. None of the above
Answer: B
Question #7 (Topic: )
Caustic embrittlement cracking can be effectively prevented by means of PWHT at a
temperature of _______.
A. 1100º F B. 1150º F C. 1200º F D. 1250º F
Answer: B
Question #8 (Topic: )
Cavitation is a form of erosion caused by the formation and instantaneous collapse of
innumerable tiny vapor bubbles. Temperatures approaching the boiling point of the liquid
are _________ to result in bubble formation.
A. Less likely B. More likely C. Not likely D. None of the above
Answer: B
Question #9 (Topic: )
A 6, A106 Gr B, flanged line carrying caustic wash water at 200 F has signs of
atmospheric corrosion. Which of the following may have help accelerate the corrosion?
A. Sulfides B. Fly ash C. Caustic D. None of the above
Answer: B
Question #10 (Topic: )
__________ is a change in the microstructure of steels after exposure in the 850 F to
1400 F range, where the carbide phases in carbon steels are unstable and may
agglomerate from their normal plate-like appearance.
A. Carburization B. Spheroidization C. Graphiding D. 885º Embrittlement
Answer: B
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