CWI Part A practice test

CWI Part A · Question 1 of 2520:27

Destructive Testing Fundamentals

A transverse reduced-section tension specimen from a groove weld breaks in the base metal, well away from the weld, above the required minimum load. What does this show?

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The weld joint was at least as strong as that base metalThe weld metal had very low notch toughnessThe specimen was machined to the wrong width before testingThe weld metal was softer than the base metal

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