NACE CIP Study Material Question Bank
NACE #1/SSPC-SP5
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WHITE METAL BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill shcale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products and other foreign matter.
NACE #2/SSPC-SP 10
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NEAR WHITE METAL BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter. Random staining shall be limited to no more than 5% of each unit area of surface and may consist of lighshadows, slight streaks, or minor discolorations caused by stains of rust, stains of mill scale or stains of previously applied coatings.
NACE #3/SSPC-SP-6
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COMMERCIAL BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust, coating, oxides, corrosion products, and other foreign matter. Random staining shall be limited to no more than 1 / 4
33% of each unit area of surface and may consist of light shadows, slight streaks, or minor discolorations caused by stains of rust, stains of mill scale or stains of previously applied coatings.
NACE #8/SSPC-SP14
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INDUSTRIAL BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, and dirt. Traces of light adherent mill scale, rust, and coating residues are allowed to remain on 10% of each unit area of the surface if the are randomly distributed. The traces of mill scale, rust and coating are considered tightly adherent if they cannot be removed by lifting with a dull putty knife. Shadows, streaks and discolorations caused by stains of rust, stains of mill scale, or stains of previously applied coatings may be present on the remainder of the surface.
NACE #4/SSPC-SP-7
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BRUSH-OFF BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, loose mill scale, loose rust, and loose coating.Tightly adherent mill scale, rust and coating may remain on the surface. Mill scale, rust and coating are considered tightly adherent if they cannot be removed by lifting a dull putty knife.
SA 3
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BLAST CLEANING TO VISUALLY CLEAN STEEL. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill scale, rust , coating, oxides, corrosion products and other foreign matter. It shall have a uniform metallic color 2 / 4
SA 2 1/2
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VERY THOROUGH BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill scale, rust , coating, oxides, corrosion products and other foreign matter. Any remaining traces of contamination will show only as slight stains in the form of spots or stripes.
SA 2
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THOROUGH BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust dirt, mill scale, rust , coating, oxides, corrosion products and other foreign matter. Any residual contamination shall be firmly adhering
SA 1
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LIGHT BLAST CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, mill scale, rust , paint coatings, and foreign matter.
ST 2
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THOROUGH HAND AND POWER TOOL CLEANING. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, and from poorly adhering mill scale, rust , paint coatings, and foreign matter 3 / 4
ST 3
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VERY THOROUGH HAND AND POWER TOOL CLEANING. Same as ST 2, but the surface shall be treated much more thoroughly to give a metallic sheen arising from the the metallic substrate. When viewed without magnification the surface shall be free from visible oil, grease, dust, dirt, and from poorly adhering mill scale, rust , paint coatings, and foreign matter
SSPC-SP 2
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HAND TOOL CLEANING. Hand tool cleaning removes all loose mill scale, rest, paint, and other detrimental foreign matter. It is not intended that adherent mill scale, rust and paint be removed by this process. Mill scale, rust, and paint are considered adherent if they cannot be removed with a dull putty knife.
SSOC-SP 3
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POWER TOOL CLEANING. Power tool cleaning removes all loose mill scale, rest, paint, and other detrimental foreign matter. It is not intended that adherent mill scale, rust and paint be removed by this process. Mill scale, rust, and paint are considered adherent if they cannot be removed with a dull putty knife
SSPC-SP 15
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