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__________ is a form of stress corrosion cracking normally occurring during shutdowns, startups or during operation when air and moisture are present. Cracking is due to sulfur acids forming from sulfide scale, air and moisture acting on sensitized stainless steel.

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Question 29: ___________ cooling water outlet temperatures and/or process...
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Question 33: A vacuum tower operating at 740º F is being entered to inspe...
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Question 38: Which of the methods are effective for finding thermal fatig...
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Question 45: Caustic embrittlement is a form of stress corrosion cracking...
Question 46: Vibration-induced fatigue can be eliminated or reduced throu...
Question 47: _________ is surface initiated cracks caused by environmenta...
Question 48: Changing to a more corrosion resistant and/or higher hardnes...
Question 49: A prime location for erosion is:...
Question 50: Creep and stress rupture is more likely in a _________ grain...
Question 51: What structure is 304 stainless steel?...
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Question 53: Short term overheating is a permanent deformation occurring ...
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Question 56: ________ injection downstream of the desalter is another com...
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Question 66: The amplitude and frequency of vibration as well as the ____...
Question 67: With sulfidation, the presence of oxygen ________ corrosion...
Question 68: Cadmium and lead will cause LME on _____________....
Question 69: A carbon steel bundle from the overhead condenser in the cru...
Question 70: Nitriding begins above ________ and becomes severe above ___...
Question 71: Caustic stress corrosion cracking typically propagates _____...
Question 72: Stresses acting on the weldments are significantly ________ ...
Question 73: Cracking susceptibility increases with __________ pH and car...
Question 74: Stainless steels with sigma can normally withstand normal op...
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Question 76: 300 Series SS, 5Cr, 9Cr and 12Cr alloys are not susceptible ...
Question 77: Welds joining dissimilar materials (ferritic and austenetic)...
Question 78: Which of the following is not a critical factor that contrib...
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Question 80: ______ is similar to HIC but is a potentially more damaging ...
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Question 83: When caustic stress corrosion cracking is a concern, steam o...
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Question 85: For pressure vessels, inspection should focus on welds of __...
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Question 87: A loss in ductility of high strength steels due to the penet...
Question 88: SSC generally occurs below about ________....
Question 89: With CO² corrosion, increasing temperatures _________ corros...
Question 90: It is generally accepted that stresses approaching _________...
Question 91: All piping and equipment exposed to HF acid at any concentra...
Question 92: In susceptible materials, the primary factor that affects si...
Question 93: Which of these materials are not susceptible to Spheroidizat...
Question 94: Sensitization occurs in the _____ to _______ range....
Question 95: __________ is a form of stress corrosion cracking normally o...
Question 96: Protection in a boiler from boiler feed water corrosion is a...
Question 97: MIC is often characterized by _______ within pits in carbon ...
Question 98: Which of the following materials are susceptible to nitridin...
Question 99: Mitigation of CUI is best achieved by _________....
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Question 105: Proper application of ________ will control but not eliminat...
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Question 109: ________ significantly increases the probability and severit...
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Question 115: Alloys with nickel content above _________ are highly resist...
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Question 117: _________ material sections also have a ___________ resistan...
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Question 123: Which of the following is not a major factor associated with...
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Question 137: Areas of vulnerability in sulfuric acid Alkylation units inc...
Question 138: _________ is a selective corrosion mechanism in which one or...
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Question 140: Thermal fatigue becomes of concern if the temperature swings...
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Question 148: _________ is most likely found in hard weld and heat-affecte...
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Question 156: In HF service, carbon steel operating above ________ should ...
Question 157: A 6", A106 Gr B, flanged line carrying caustic wash water at...
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Question 167: 300 Series SS can suffer pitting corrosion, crevice corrosio...
Question 168: Nitriding is usually confined to the surface of most compone...
Question 169: Surface initiated cracks caused by environmental cracking of...
Question 170: A quick test for embrittlement from _________ is a bend test...
Question 171: Mechanical fatigue is caused by:...
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Question 173: High temperature hydrogen attack results from exposure to hy...
Question 174: For carbon steel, common velocity limits are generally limit...
Question 175: A form of fatigue cracking in which cracks develop under the...
Question 176: In order for PASCC to occur the material must be ______....
Question 177: The accepted way to test for temper embrittlement is _______...
Question 178: In pressure containing equipment, SOHIC and SCC damage is mo...
Question 179: SCC tendency ________ towards the alkaline pH region...
Question 180: What structure is 409 stainless steel?...
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Question 183: In fired heater tubes, dissimilar weld metal cracking forms ...
Question 184: Which of these materials are not susceptible to PASCC?...
Question 185: The removal of surface material by impacting materials is ca...
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Question 187: The dewpoint of hydrochloric acid depends on the concentrati...
Question 188: _________ is a mechanical form of degradation that occurs wh...
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Question 190: At elevated temperature, the carbide phases in certain carbo...