API 650 ASME IX Flashcards
Essential variables affects?
affect the mechanical properties (other than toughness) of a the joint
supplementary essential variables
change will affect toughness, HAZ,
welding Procedure specifications (WPS) should include
essential / non essential and
supplementary essential (if required)
What is a procedure qualification record (PQR)
will document the welding history of the WPS test coupon and record the results of any testing required.
purpose welding performance qualification(WPQ)
qualify the person to produce a sound joint
What is included procedure qualification record (PQR) (2)
- essential variable
- supplementary essential (if required)
- non essential is OPTIONAL
Test position for groove welds? (2)
Any position except
- angular deviation of +/- 15 from horizontal/vertical planes,
- +/- 5 from specified inclined plane
Plate 1G/2G/3G/4G? (groove/fillet)
1G=flat position
2G = horizontal
3G=vertical
4G=overhead
(F = fillet)
What are the 4 mechanical tests?
- tension test - groove weld
- guided bend test - groove weld
- fillet weld test - fillet weld
- notch toughness test - all
What is a guided bend test?
to determine the degree of soundness and ductility of groove-weld joints.
Who certifies the accuracy of a PQR?
Manufacturer or contractor
Transverse side/face/root bend
weld is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the specimen , to side/face/root surfaces and becomes CONVEX surface
Longitudinal bend test?
weld is parallel to the longitudinal axis and becomes CONVEX surface of the bent specimen
RT or UT exam can be substituted for?
Mechanical testing for groove weld
When may longitudinal-bend tests be used in lieu of transverse guided bend tests to qualify a WPS?
When the weld metal or base metal combinations differ markedly in bending properties
1. between the two base metals or
2.the weld metal and
base metal.
The open defects for guided-bend test specimen of the convex surface of the weld or heat affected zone shall not exceed ____
1/8”
What information shall as a minimum be recorded on the WPQ? (3)
- Essential variables,
- type of tests and test results,
- and the ranges qualified
The grouping of ____and____ by ____are essentially based on usability characteristics, which fundamentally determine the ability of welders to make
satisfactory welds.
electrodes- welding rods- F-No.’s
essential variable (procedure)
- change in welding condition that will affect the mechanical properties.
essential variable (performance)
change in welding condition that will affect the ability of a weld to deposit sound metal.
example of essential variable (procedure) (5)
- change in P number
- welding process
- filler metal
- electrode
- post/pre heat treatmetn
example of essential variable (performance) (5)
- change in welding process
- deletion of backing,
- electrode
- F- number
- technique
What is P number?
assigned to base metals dependent on characteristics such as composition, weldability, and mechanical properties,
What is P Group Number?
classify the metals within P‐Numbers for the purpose of procedure qualification where toughness requirements
What is F number?
grouping of electrodes and welding rods in Table QW-432 is based essentially on their usability characteristics,
volumetric NDE length examined (first production weld)
6”