API-577 practice question 4 of 25

When welding using the GTAW process, which of the following best describes the appearance of a transverse crack on a radiograph?

Answer options

A: A feathery line of longitudinal orientation located at the center of the weld image.

B: Elongated lines of darker density, irregular in width, and slightly winding in the lengthwise direction.

C: A feathery, twisted line of darker density running across the width of the weld. Correct answer

D: An irregular darker line near the center of the width of the weld image along the edge of the root pass image.

Correct Answer:

C. A feathery, twisted line of darker density running across the width of the weld.

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