API API-570 Practice Exams
Last updated on Apr 05,2025- Exam Code: API-570
- Exam Name: Piping Inspector
- Certification Provider: API
- Latest update: Apr 05,2025
What is the maximum measurement for open defects in the weld or heat affect zone for a guided bend specimen?
- A . 1/16"
- B . 1/8"
- C . 3/16"
- D . No open defects are allowed
Exemptions for preheating and post weld heat treatment must be approved by the____.
- A . piping engineer
- B . inspector
- C . applicable standard, API 570
- D . repair procedure.
What is a thermocouple pyrometer?
- A . A device used to check the heat treatment temperature, usually connected by capacitor discharge welding
- B . A device taped to the pipe that will record temperature variations
- C . A flammable material that, when ignited, will create enough heat to stress relieve piping
- D . A vibration device that generates heat through friction producing a stress relieved weldment
A welder qualified to weld in accordance with one qualified WPS is also qualified to weld.
- A . using the same welding process within the limits of the essential variables
- B . any other qualified weld procedure
- C . using a different welding process of a qualified weld procedure
- D . any WPS developed and tested by the welder’s employer
What is the definition of normalizing?
- A . Rapid cooling of a heated metal
- B . Heating an alloy to a suitable temperature, holding that temperature long enough to allow constituents to enter into solid solution and then cooling ~ rapidly enough to hold the constituents.
- C . Process where a ferrous metal is heated to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and is subsequently cooled in still air at room temperature.
- D . Heating to and holding at a suitable temperature and then cooling at a suitable rate to reduce hardness, improve machinability, facilitate cold working, etc.
What is the most common method used to manufacture tubing?
- A . Riveted
- B . Seamlessly drawn
- C . Wire drawn
- D . Forged
Each piece of magnetizing equipment shall be calibrated
- A . at the beginning of each shift
- B . at least once a year or whenever the equipment has been subject to major electrical repair
- C . whenever the technician feels like it
- D . at least once every 90 days
Impact testing of each form of material for any specification shall be done using procedures and apparatus in accordance with
- A . ASTM A 370
- B . ASME Section V
- C . API 570
- D . AWS D 1.5
Impact testing of each form of material for any specification shall be done using procedures and apparatus in accordance with
- A . ASTM A 370
- B . ASME Section V
- C . API 570
- D . AWS D 1.5
Rerating piping systems may be allowed only if the calculations are performed by
- A . the piping engineer or the inspector
- B . the plant manager
- C . an outside engineering firm
- D . a third party inspection organization