Corrosion protection quiz

Please answer the following 10 multiple choice questions, then click 'submit' to check the result. The pass mark for a CPD certificate is 8 out of 10, and you may retake the quiz as many times as you wish, but the questions will vary! Please note that one, two, three or all of the possible answers presented for each question may be right, and to gain a mark for that question all correct answers must be identified.

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Corrosion protection

What are surface profile comparators used for?

To check the smoothness of a paint coating
To grade the roughness of a thermally sprayed coating
To grade the roughness of a blast cleaned steel surface
To check the standard of cleanliness of blast cleaned steel

When is acid pickling carried out?

Before coating small components
As a pre-treatment for painting
Before hot dip galvanizing
Never

Which of the following can be found in a corrosion protection specification?

How to mix paints
Coating film thicknesses
Types of coating equipment
Method of surface preparation

Which standard refers to 'the treatment of welds, edges and other surface imperfections'?

BS 7079
ISO 8501-3
BS EN ISO 8504-3
BS EN ISO 8503-5

The design detailing of a steel structure is important for?

Aesthetic purposes
To prevent water and dirt retention
To aid the application of protective coatings
Coating inspection

What type of surface 'roughness' should steel have before being thermally metal sprayed?

Rounded with high profile amplitude
Angular with high profile amplitude
Rounded with low profile amplitude
Angular with low profile amplitude

Which metals are thermally sprayed to structural steel?

Aluminium
Chromium
Zinc
Nickel

Identify one of the main requirements of a prefabrication primer?

To be 'weldable'
To provide long term protection
To be a thick coating
To dry slowly

UHP water jetting is used to?

Create a surface profile
Remove paint
Remove soluble salts
Clean a paint coating

The key to successful corrosion protection should consider which of the following?

Good design detailing of the structure
The corrosivity of the environment
The type of steel used
A good coating specification