1) Mr. Hamid Ullah successfully passed his Welder Performance Qualifications test using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process to weld a 1.7 inch thick AISI 4130 steel plate in the 2G position within the qualified ranges.
2) All non-destructive and destructive test results, including visual examination, radiographic examination, macro examination, hardness testing, and mechanical testing were satisfactory and met the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
3) Mr. Ullah is now qualified to perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding on AISI 4130 steel within the thickness of 1-16
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Welder Performance Qualifications (WPQ)
1) Mr. Hamid Ullah successfully passed his Welder Performance Qualifications test using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process to weld a 1.7 inch thick AISI 4130 steel plate in the 2G position within the qualified ranges.
2) All non-destructive and destructive test results, including visual examination, radiographic examination, macro examination, hardness testing, and mechanical testing were satisfactory and met the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
3) Mr. Ullah is now qualified to perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding on AISI 4130 steel within the thickness of 1-16
Identification of WPs followed WPS-03 ☒ Test Coupon 4A ☐ Production Weld
Specification and Type/Grade or UNS Number of Base Metal(s) AISI 4130 Thickness 1.7” Testing Conditions and Qualification Limits
Welding Variables (QW-350) Actual Values Range Qualified
Welding Process (es) __SMAW____________ ___SMAW____________ Type (i.e: manual, semi-automatic) used _____Manual_________ ____Manual____________ Baking (with or without) ___Without___________ __Without_____________ ☒ Plate ☐ Pipe (enter diameter if pipe or tube) 16’’ x 12’’ x 1.7’’ ___1” to Unlimited______ Base metal P- or S- Number to P- or S-Number __AISI 4130______ P-No 01 thru 15F, 34, and 41 thru 49 Filler Metal or Electrode classification(s) (SFA) info only ____SFA 5.5________ ___SFA 5.xx___________ Filler Meta or electrode classification(s) info only ____E10018-D2________ ___E10018-D2___________ Filer metal F-Number(s) ______04_____________ ____1-4_______________ Consumable inserts (GTAW or PAW) ___None______________ ____None_____________ Filler Metal Product from (solid/metal or flux cored/powder) (GTAW or PAW ____/_______ ____/_______ Deposit Thickness for each process ______1mm____________ ____________ Process1__________ 3 Layers Minimum ☐ Yes ☒ No _____/______________ _____/______________ Process2__________ 3 Layers Minimum ☐ Yes ☒ No _____/_____________ _____/_____________ Position qualified (1G,2G, 6G, 3F, etc.) ___2G_________ ______ ___2G_________ ____ Vertical Progression (uphill or downhill) ________ALL____ _____ ________ALL____ _____ Type of fuel Gas (OFW) ___None______________ ___None______________ Insert Gas Backing (GTAW, PAW, GMAW) ___None______________ ___None______________ Transfer Mode (spray/globular or pulse to short circuit-GMAW) Short Circut Short Circut GTAW current type/polarity (AC, DCEP, DCEN) __DCEP________________ __DCEP_____________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Results Visual Examination Completed weld (QW-302.4) Yes . ☐ Transverse face and root bend [QW-462.3(a) ☐ Longitudinal bends (QW-462.3(b)] ☒Side bends (QW-462.2) ☐Pipe bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5 (c)] ☐ Plate bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5 (d)] ☐ Pipe bend specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.5 (b)] ☐ Plate Specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.5 (e)]
Radiographic examination result (QW-191) ___Yes________ Results__________Satisfactory______________
Fillet weld-fracture test (QW-181.2) __/____________ Length and Percent of defects ____/________ ☐ Fillet weld in plate [QW-462.45 (b)] ☐ Fillet weld in pipe [QW-462.4 (c)] Macro examination (QW-184)__________Ok______ Report No: HMC/LE/172/19 Company HMC Pakistan Fillet size (in) _______/__________Concavity/convexity (in)______ /___ Other Tests ____MPI __ Report No: OIC-MEC-103-03-19 Company OIC, Pakistan Result: Satisfactory Hardness Test Report No: 1900D Company: JITS, Pakistan Results: With in Range Film Specimen evaluated by_____________/_______________________ Company__________________/________________ Mechanical Test Conducted By _____HMC, Pakistan____________________ Laboratory Test no._ HMC/LE/172/19 _ Welding Supervised by _______M.Farukh_____________________________________________________ We certified that statement in this record is correct and that the test coupons were prepared welded and tested in accordance with the requirements of section IX of the ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE.