Hey everybody,
Welding a bunch of 1/2" fillet welds on aluminum, using ER4043.
The welders are putting in a root pass, one cover pass and then waving the cap or cover pass to complete.
They are using 3/16" tig wire and up to 1/4" tungsten.
Does anyone know the maximum weave width for AWS...
Example-
Bottom of WPQR would read
Weld test conducted by: Contractor Represintitive
Mecanical Tests Conducted by : Myself
The contractor basicallly wants to have a CWI perform the QW-462.3, QW-462.2 and QW-302.4 parts of the welder "qualification" process. I do not believe you have to be a...
GTAW
Let me explain the situation..... I am a CWI admittedly not the most experienced in the world. I've spent a lot of time working directly for construction contractors dealing with mostly ASME Sec I and B31.1.
Recently, a small contractor that does not keep a full time CWI on staff...
So can the 3rd party CWI fill in the ranges qualified etc on the certification and sign the bottom with the contractors name with permission? Or does the person filling in the certs information have to physically be on the companies "pay roll" for say? Just to clarify sorry guys
Per asme IX or AWS D1.1 and D1.2 can a contractor perform the welder performance qualification test at their shop. At completion of the weld test can they send the completed test coupon off to a 3rd party for review, guided bend test and receive certification for that welder? My question is...
So I'll also have to build a knock out pot for demonstration. So this would be more or less a required practical test for the review? Correct me if I'm wrong? Thanks!
I apologize for some of my lack of understanding. I've been on the production side of things my whole career. Started working in the QC department just over a year ago so I'm still fairly new. Thanks again everybody for any good help!
Okay great! Very helpful guys thank you! Now let me ask you this? I am currently Field QC manager for the company I'm working for. We have an R stamp and I have access to our QC manual and I have personaly prepared most of our PQR/WPS's. I have many with PWHT and many that don't require it per...
I am a boiler construction superintendent/ QC inspector.
I'm fairly proficient with ASME sec 1, 9 really anything thing that has to do with making repairs and alterations to power boilers. Over the past year or so I've been trying to get the right people together to start my own company, I have...
