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API 577 in the API 570 Piping Inspector exam

Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy. Our API 570 Piping Inspector bank draws 738 of its 5,261 questions from this publication — 14% — and they cite 182 different clauses, 8 of them open book. The clause list below is counted from those questions, not copied from a syllabus.

Clauses the questions cite

The 40 most cited of 182, in document order. The number is how many questions in our bank reference that clause.

2.1 · 12.2 · 12.4 · 13.0 · 153.1 · 503.1.39 · 24.1 · 34.2 · 34.2.1 · 24.3 · 34.3.1 · 54.3.2 · 34.3.3 · 24.4.1 · 34.4.2 · 24.4.2.1 · 34.4.2.2 · 34.4.2.3 · 24.4.2.4 · 14.4.2.5 · 14.4.4 · 14.4.7 · 14.5.1 · 44.5.2 · 14.5.3 · 24.6.1 · 24.6.2 · 14.6.3 · 24.7.1 · 34.7.2 · 14.8.1 · 14.8.2 · 14.8.3 · 14.8.4 · 14.8.5 · 14.9.1 · 54.9.2 · 14.9.3 · 25.1 · 105.2 · 2

What they ask about

Welding inspection and metallurgy 70Welding 29Definitions 22RT 21Metallurgy 16GTAW 16Discontinuities 12Hardness Testing 11UT 10Consumables 10High Alloys 10Welding processes and metallurgy 10Weld imperfections and examination 10Materials 9Weld Defects 9EGW 9WPS/PQR 8NDE 7ACFM 7GMAW Transfer 7Discontinuity Identification 7Radiography 6FCAW 6SAW 6

Free sample questions from API 577

  1. For GTAW, a change in the "A-Number" (deposited weld metal composition) is considered what type of variable?

    • A. Nonessential
    • B. Essential ✓
    • C. Supplementary Essential
    • D. Tooling
    • E. Auxiliary

    QW-404.5 states that a change in the A-Number is an essential variable for the WPS and PQR. API 577, 6.2.2.1

  2. As per API 577, when using radiography to qualify a welder on a test coupon, what is the minimum length of the weld that must be examined?

    • A. 3 in. (75 mm)
    • B. 6 in. (150 mm) ✓
    • C. 10 in. (250 mm)
    • D. 12 in. (300 mm)
    • E. 36 in. (900 mm)

    For welder coupons, a minimum of 6 inches must be radiographed; for welding operators, it is 36 inches. API 577, 7.6

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Other publications in this exam

API 574 · 753ASME IX · 458API 571 · 455ASME V · 383ASME BPVC Section IX · 160API 578 · 135
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