By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• To introduce participants to the purpose and methodology of Welding Qualifications
• Learn how to understand, interpret, and comply with ASME Section IX requirements.
• How to conduct Procedure and Welder Tests, and certification of welders
• To provide step-by step approach in preparation of WPS, PQR, and WPQ records
• To know Essential, Non-essential and Supplementary Essential Variables, and their use
• Review welding processes / variables and basic welding metallurgy.
• Review, scrutinize and accept or reject sub-contractor’s Welding procedures and Welders.

Inspectors, welders, welding supervisors, quality control personnel, technologists, and engineers involved with new welding procedure and welder qualifications for new fabrication, repairs, maintenance, and inspection for pressure vessel or piping. This course is also designed to assist ABSA Welding Examiner, Pressure Equipment Inspector and CSA W178.2 exam candidates.

Safety Codes Acts

• Overview of Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations
• Pressure Welders Regulation

General Review to ASME IX

• General requirements
• Procedure qualifications
• Performance qualifications
• Welding data
• Development of ASME Section IX
• Overview of ASME Section IX
• Relationship of Section IX to Other Codes
• Brief review of Welding processes SMAW, SAW, GTAW, GMAW,
• Brief review of Welding consumables, AWS and ASME classification
• Requirements for Procedure Qualification
• Requirement of performance qualification
• Welding variables- Essential, non-essential, Supplementary
• Documentation of PQR tests

ASME Section IX - WPS, PQR, WPQ Reviews

• Several workshops will be conducted to allow each participant to develop the required skills to review WPS, PQR, and WPQ documents.

Base Metal Metallurgy of Carbon and Alloy Steels

• Basic carbon steel metallurgy (crystalline structures, grains, microstructures: ferrite, pearlite, bainite, martensite)
• Using the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram in practical terms
• Common heat treatments for carbon steel and effect on mechanical properties (annealing, normalizing, quench, and tempering)
• Ductile to brittle behavior of steels - grain size (ASTM No.), microstructures, low temperature notch toughness, and anisotropy
• Alloying steels and their effects on hardenability and weldability
• Material test reports and what they really mean.

Welding Metallurgy of Carbon and Alloy Steels

• The various weld zones and metallurgical heat affected zones using fundamental principles of welding metallurgy.
• Use of carbon equivalence to predict weldability.
• Hydrogen assisted cracking related to welding (toe cracking, cold cracking, delayed cracking, HAZ cracking, and underbed cracking)
• Preheating and post weld heat treat in practical terms to avoid cracking and improve weldability.

Base Metal and Filler Metal Specifications (ASME Section II Parts A and C)

• Classification of steels - UNS, SAE, ASTM, ASME
• ASME SA-106, SA-516, SA-333, SA-387, and SA-312
• AWS classification of filler metals, SFA No., F No., and A No.
• ASME SFA-5.1 and SFA-5.5

Developing a WPS/PQR for ASME Sec. VIII-1, B31.1, B31.3

• Each attendee will participate to write new construction and maintenance welding procedures in accordance with ASME Section VIII - Pressure Vessels, ASME B31.1 - Power Boilers and ASME B31.3 - Process Piping

These welding procedures will be reviewed and discussed in detail during the class.

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.