Combining Wps and PQR - 1

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Standard Designation: BPV Section IX
Edition/Addenda: 2013
Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2(f) and QW-451.1
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(f) and QW-451.1
Date Issued: 09/11/2014
Record Number: 14-786
Interpretation Number: IX-15-05
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Background: One PQR was qualified with GTAW on a test plate thickness of 3/8”
(0.375”). A second PQR was qualified with SMAW on a test plate thickness of 3/4”
(0.75”).
Question: Can a WPS supported by both PQRs be qualified for 1/16” (0.0625”) to 3/4”
(0.75”) without the minimum thickness applicable to the SMAW process being restricted
to 3/16” (0.1875”) per QW-451.1?
Reply: No
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2(b) & Form QW-483
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(b) & Form QW-483 - Certification of the PQR
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Question: Is it a requirement that the laboratory performing the mechanical testing of the
PQR coupon certify and sign the PQR, in addition to it being certified and signed by the
Organization?
Reply: No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Para./Fig./Table No:
Subject Description: QW-200.2, Welding Procedure Qualification
Record Number: BC00-654
Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Question: When a nonessential variable is recorded on a PQR, may a new or revised
WPS supported by that PQR specify a different range for that nonessential variable from
that recorded on the PQR?
Reply: Yes.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: QW-200.2(f) and QW-45 1, Weld Tests

Question: Two separate PQRs with identical welding process exist for a 6 mm and an 8
mm base metal thickness. May these PQRs support a WPS, with all the essential and
supplementary variables unchanged, to weld a 28-mm thick production joint?
Reply: No. See QW-451.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: QW-100.3 and QW-200.2, Procedure Qualification Record Time Limits

Question: Is there a time limit on the validity of a PQR?
Reply: PQRs always remain valid but may only be used to support WPSs, provided they
meet the requirements of the 1962 or later Edition of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel
Code Section IX. See QW-100.3.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: QW-200.2, Procedure Qualification Record and QW-409.1, Electrical Characteristics,
Heat Input

Question (1): Procedure qualification tests were conducted with notch toughness testing.
When documenting the PQR with actual variables (amps, volts, travel speed) that were
recorded during welding of the test coupon, is it required that a single value be recorded
for these variables in the PQR?
Reply (1): No. See QW-200.2(b).
Question (2): Must the volts, amps, and travel speed used to calculate heat input for each
process per QW-409.1 be measured in the same weld pass or unit length of weld?
Reply (2): Yes,
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: QW-200.2(c), Changes to PQR (2007 Edition)

Question (1): Can additional tests and data that are not required by Section IX (i.e.,
hardness ferrite, corrosion, etc.) be added to a PQR at a later date when the testing was
not performed as part of the original PQR, but followed the conditions of the original
qualification?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): If the tests and data noted in Question (1) are added to the PQR, would
recertification,
including date, be required?
Reply (2): Yes. All changes to a PQR require recertification (including date) by the
manufacturer or
contractor per QW-200.2(c).
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: QW-200.2, Use of Preliminary WPS

Question: Does ASME Section IX require a preliminary WPS be used during procedure
qualification testing, or that a WPS number be recorded on the PQR?
Reply: No
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, Temperature Ranges for PWHT, QW-200.1 and QW-200.2
Record Number: BC-79-252

Question (1): For materials where UCS-56(e)(3) of Section VIII,
Division 1 permits a maximum difference of 150°F between the various
parts of a vessel being postweld heat treated, is a PWHT temperature
range of 150°F a reasonable range to be specified in the WPS?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): Is it necessary that the PWHT temperature range specified

in the WPS be the same as the actual temperature range recorded for the
PWHT carried out on the test coupon of the supporting PQR?
Reply (2). No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, Recording of Measured Values of Variables in the PQR, QW-200.2
Record Number: BC-79-186

Question: Is it required to record actual values of nonessential variables
in the Procedure Qualification Record?
Reply: No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(b) and QW-322(a)

Question (1): Per QW-322(a), is brazing considered a welding process
for the purpose of extending the welder's qualification in other
processes?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Given a WPS qualified under the following conditions of

coupon and deposited weld metal thickness, is it acceptable to groove
weld material 1 in. thick where the GTAW root deposit is 0.215 in.
thick and the remaining groove depth of 0.875 in. is to be welded with
SMAW?
Procedure qualification conditions:
(a) 0.500 in. thick test coupon
(b) 0.125 in. deposited weld metal thickness at root using GTAW
(c) 0.375 in. deposited weld metal thickness for fill using SMAW
Reply (2): No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(c)

Question (1): Is it permissible to make editorial corrections to a PQR?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): Is it permissible to add supported data to a PQR as an

addendum?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): Is it permissible to make editorial corrections and add

supported data to a PQR as a revision?
Reply (3): Yes.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-409 and QW-200.2

Question (1): Is it a requirement of Section IX that the voltage and
amperage used to make the welding procedure qualification be recorded
on the Procedure Qualification Record (PQR), or on other documents
that are retained by the Certificate Holder, when the shielded metal-arc
or gas tungsten-arc welding process is used and impact testing is not
required?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Is it a requirement of Section IX that the actual

dimensions of the tensile test specimens and the actual tensile test loads
be recorded on the PQR, or on other documents that are retained by the
Certificate Holder, when the actual tensile test results are recorded on
the PQR?
Reply (2): No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(b)

Question: Is it permissible to revise a WPS which utilizes SMAW or
GTAW, and change the current and/or voltage range(s) outside of the
limitations of the original WPS and outside of the current and/or
voltage range(s) recorded on the applicable Procedure Qualification
Record, without performing an additional procedure qualification test
(supplementary essential variables are not a factor of this inquiry)?
Reply: Yes.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2

Question: When qualifying a Welding Procedure Specification, may the
welding of the test coupons be done by more than one welder?
Reply: Yes.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(f) and QW-200.4

Question: Does the combination of 2 PQRs, each of different processes,
support a WPS combining the two processes in a single joint, with all
essential and supplementary essential variables unchanged?
Reply: No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2 and QW-483

Question (1): Is the absence of a laboratory test number on a Procedure
Qualification Record (PQR), QW-483 or equivalent, cause for
rendering the document invalid?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Is the PQR invalid if the laboratory test results are
specified on a PQR and neither the laboratory nor the owner of the PQR
can produce a copy of the laboratory test results?
Reply (2): No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2
Record Number: BC87-490A

Question (1): A procedure qualification consisting of a double-welded
butt groove joint is made with SMAW root and SAW fill. Prior to
back-side welding with SAW, the SMAW root pass is almost
completely removed by back gouging. Does the above procedure
qualification support a combination WPS of SMAW and SAW if the
SMAW root pass is completely removed in production?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): If in the above question the SMAW root is completely

removed in the procedure qualification, is SMAW qualified to be used
in production welding?
Reply (2): No.
Question (3): Is a welder who makes a root pass on a double-welded

butt joint qualification test, qualified to weld without backing?
Reply (3): No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-103.1 and QW-200.2(b); Manufacturer's or Contractor's Responsibility

Question: Does paragraph QW-103.1 allow a manufacturer or
contractor to subcontract the welding of procedure qualifications to a
testing laboratory where the welder is an employee of the subcontractor,
and the manufacturer or contractor does not have a representative
present to provide full supervision and control during the qualification?
Reply: No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(b) and QW-300.2; Manufacturer's and Contractor's Responsibility

Question (1): According to QW-200.2(b), may a manufacturer or
contractor provide guidelines for a procedure qualification, and a WPS,
and a welder to a test lab, then audit on random basis and certify the
procedure?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): According to QW-300.2, may a manufacturer or

contractor provide acceptance and rejection criteria, a WPS, and a
welder performance for a qualification test to a test lab then audit on a
random basis and accept responsibility for the performance
qualification test?
Reply (2): No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2, Welding Procedure Qualifications

Question: Does ASME Section IX require that a preliminary WPS be
attached to the PQR?
Reply: No.
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Edition/Addenda:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-200.2(b), Welding Procedure Qualifications

Question (1): May a company subcontract weld procedure development
and qualification including certification of the PQR without a company
representative present to witness the welding, testing, and certification?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): May a company subcontract weld procedure development

and qualification including certification of the PQR with a company
representative present to witness the welding, testing, and certification?
Reply (2): No.
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2 (f)
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(f)
Interpretation Number:
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Background: PQR-1 qualified GTAW and SMAW with PWHT, but without impact
testing. Using the same material and thickness, PQR-2 qualified GTAW and SAW with
PWHT, but without impact testing.
Question: Can these two PQRs be used to support a WPS that addresses the respective
essential variables for GTAW, SMAW, and SAW with PWHT and without impact
testing?
Reply: Yes.
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2(d)
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(d) - Format of the PQR
Interpretation Number: BPV IX-16-40
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Background: QW-200.2(d) requires that "…the type of tests, number of tests, and test
results shall be listed in the PQR."
Question: May the type of tests, number of tests, and test results be recorded in an
attachment that is referenced on the PQR?
Reply: Yes.
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2 (b)
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(b) Contents of the PQR
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Background: Two identical pipe coupons were welded with the same essential and
nonessential variables. One coupon was tested in the as-welded condition and the second
coupon was tested after PWHT.
Question: Is it permitted to record both heat treatment conditions on one PQR provided
all applicable essential variables are the same and all required tests are conducted and
reported for both heat treatment conditions?
Reply: Yes.
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.4, QW-200.2(f)
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.4, QW-200.2(f) - Combination WPS
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Question: May a combination of two PQRs each of different welding processes, support
a WPS combining the two processes in a single joint with all the essential and
supplementary essential variables unchanged?
Reply: Yes, provided the base metal and deposited weld metal thickness limits of
QW-451 are satisfied for each process.
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Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.4
Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(f) and QW-200.4 - Combination of Welding Procedures
Question(s) and Reply(ies): Question (1): Does QW-200.4 describe how to combine multiple WPSs on a single
production joint?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): When developing new WPSs using multiple PQRs per QW-200.2(f), are
there thickness limitations based on the PQRs that are to be combined?
Reply (2): Yes.
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Interpretation Detail

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2(f) and QW-451.1

Subject Description: SC IX; QW-200.2(f) and QW-451.1

Date Issued: 09/11/2014

Record Number: 14-786

Interpretation Number: IX-15-05

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Para./Fig./Table No: QW-200.2(b) & Form QW-483

Date Issued: 09/18/2014

Record Number: 14-1236

Interpretation Number: IX-15-10

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Subject Description: QW-200.2, Welding Procedure Qualification

Date Issued: 01/03/2001

Record Number: BC00-654

Interpretation Number: IX-01-05

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Subject Description: QW-200.2(f) and QW-45 1, Weld Tests

Date Issued: 12/30/2003

Record Number: BC03-1583

Interpretation Number: IX-04-05

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Reply: No. See QW-451.

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Date Issued: 06/10/2004

Record Number: BC04-601

Interpretation Number: IX-04-10

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Date Issued: 12/22/2004

Record Number: BC04-1592

Interpretation Number: IX-04-14

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Reply (1): No. See QW-200.2(b).

Reply (2): Yes,

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Subject Description: QW-200.2(c), Changes to PQR (2007 Edition)

Date Issued: 02/12/2008

Record Number: 08-209

Interpretation Number: IX-07-08

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Reply (1): Yes.

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Subject Description: QW-200.2, Use of Preliminary WPS

Date Issued: 03/14/2011

Record Number: 10-1158

Interpretation Number: IX-10-22

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Date Issued: 06/12/1979

Record Number: BC-79-252

Interpretation Number: IX-79-33

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

Reply (1): Yes.

Question (2): Is it necessary that the PWHT temperature range specified

Reply (2). No.

Standard Designation: BPV Section IX

Date Issued: 05/08/1980

Record Number: BC-79-186

Interpretation Number: IX-80-23

Question(s) and Reply(ies):