QUALITY CONTROL

PARTICULARITY : HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT

Understanding the philosophy and implementation

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QUALITY ASSURANCE

Definition (ISO 9001) : Quality assurance is a set of activities intended to establish

confidence that quality requirements will be met
Set of activities include :
Procedure development
Quality Manual
Welding procedure specification
Inspection and Test Plan (ITP)
Welding Electrode handling procedure
Material receiving-inspection, handling, and preservation procedure
Etc.
Training and Development
Specific technical training
Leadership and management training
Etc.
Audit
Internal audit
External audit

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QUALITY CONTROL

Definition (ISO 9001) : Quality control is a set of activities intended to ensure

that quality requirements are actually being met
Set of activities include :
Perform Inspection and record as per Inspection and Test Plan (ITP)
Material inspection
Control of materials heat number transfer
Inspection before, during, and after welding
Control of welding repair rate
Control of document
Hydrostatic test inspection
Etc.

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QA & QC IMPLEMENTATION IN TEPI

TEPI s
Inspector
Contractors
Inspector

Job performer

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- Second layer inspection to ensure that CTRs inspector

understanding the quality requirements and implementing
their inspection scope as per approved ITP.
- verifying the inspection result of CTR

- First layer inspection to ensure that each job

performed as per approved procedure and meet
the requirements of international standards/codes
and TOTAL General Specifications

- Each of job performer is responsible for the

quality their work
- he is the master of the job

QA & QC IMPLEMENTATION CYCLES

Quality
Manual
Quality
Audit

Project
Quality Plan

Daily
Survailance

Quality
Objectives
Inspection &
Test Plan

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HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT

High Tensile
Stress
Susceptible
Microstructure
Hydrogen

Hydrogen
Cracking

- GTAW
LowHydrogen
LowHydrogen
SMAW
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Lowering the
Hydrogen in
weld metal

- GMAW

SMAW
(vacuum
packed)
6

INSPECTION BEFORE WELDING WELDING CONSUMABLE CHECK

Vacuum pack condition check

Covered electrode drying and baking check

Portable Quiver shall

be preheated to min
80oC prior transferring
the covered electrode
from Holding oven

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Proper and consistent daily record of

drying and baking

DAILY RECORD OF DRYING & BAKING OF WELDING ELECTRODE

no

date

Electrode
AWS-type

Brand name

Dia.
(mm)

Qty
(kg)

Drying
@150oC for 1 hour
minimum
Time in

17 Jun
2014

E 7018-G

ESAB
OK 48.08

3.2

18 Jun
2014

E 7018-G

ESAB
OK 48.08

3.2

Time out

Baking
@250-300oC for 4
hours minimum
Time in

08.00

09.00

n/a

2.5

12.01

13.15

08.00

Time out

remain

5
4

2
1

Drying / Baking Ovens Rack /Shelf lay out

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Rack /
Shelf
number

n/a

1-A

12.00

2-B