ASME Section IX, Welding and Brazing Qualifications

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Appreciate the purpose of welding qualifications and how to carry out these qualifications optimally and economically.

Learn how to achieve effective compliance with ASME Section IX requirements

How to interpret, understand and comply with ASME Section IX

Review welding processes /variables and basic welding metallurgy

Review, scrutinize and audit sub-contractor procedures

Review and assess the suitability of welders for specific welding tasks.

Development of ASME Section IX;

Relationship of Section IX to Other Codes

Brief review of Welding processes SMAW, SAW, GTAW, GMAW,

Brief review of Welding consumables, AWS and ASME classification

Overview of ASME Section IX

Requirements for Procedure Qualification

Requirement of performance qualification

Welding variables- Essential, non-essential, Supplementary

Documentation of PQR tests

Writing Welding procedure specifications on the basis of Qualified PQR.

Scrutiny of WPS/PQR documents

Usual pit-falls and mis-conceptions

P- No, S- No, F- No and A- No

Performance Qualification-tests and documentation

Re-qualification of welders.

Supplemental variables - special considerations for notch-toughness

How welding influences toughness; toughness requirements of code

Measuring and recording heat input data;

translating heat input data into useful directions for a welder;

Brazing processes and variables;

Differences between the QW-(welding) and QB-(brazing) sections;

Case Studies covering preparation of WPS/PQR documents

Road map for WPS/PQR Review

Case Studies covering scrutiny and review of WPS/PQR documents

Mockup examinations

Feed back and Question answers