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ASME BOILER& PRESSURE VESSEL CODE,2004

v The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel

v Code provides rules for the construction of

v boiler, pressure vessels, and nuclear component.This includes

requirements for materials, design, fabrication, examination,
inspection, and stamping.

v Section 1X of the ASME Boiler and Pressure vessel code

relates to the qualification of welders, welding operators,brazers,
and brazing operators, and the procedures employed in welding
or brazing in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel code.
v Section IX is divided into two parts:
(1) Welding
(2) Brazing

v Each part is then divided into articles. These articles deal with
following thing:
v (a) General requirement
v (b) procedure qualification
v (c) performance qualification
v (d) welding data
v (e) standard welding procedure
WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

A WPS is written qualified welding procedure prepared to provide

direction for making production weld to code requirements.

Contents of the WPS:

(a)Essential variables
(b) Nonessential variables
(c)Supplementary essential variables

ESSENTIAL VARIABLES

These are those variables any change in which affects the

mechanical properties of the weldment such as; base
metal,consumable etc.
NON-ESSENTIAL VARIABLES

These are those variables any change in which don¶t affect the
mechanical properties of the weldment such as; current range
within defined range, thickness within defined range etc.

SUPPLEMENTARYVARIABLES

These variables affect the toughness properties of the weldment

PRCEDURE QUALIFICATION RECORD

A PQR is a record of welding data used to weld a test coupon. It is

record of variables recorded during the welding of test coupons.

Contents of the PQR:

(a) Essential variables
(b) Supplementary essential variables, on requirement
(c) Test result of the tested specimens
 Preparation of test coupon

Base Metal:
The base metal may consists of either plate, pipe, or other product
forms. Qualification in plate also qualifies for pipe welding and
vice versa.

Qualification for Groove Full Penetration Welds:

Groove weld test coupons shall qualify the the thickness range of
both base metal and deposited weld metal to be used in
production. Limits of qualifying shall be in accordance with QW-
451.
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