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    PART 66 ASME IX - Part 2 Essential Variable For Welder Qualification

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    This document discusses essential variables that require welder requalification according to ASME IX if changed. It provides examples of essential variables for different welding processes, including joints (e.g. adding/removing backing), base metal (e.g. changing pipe diameter or material), filler metal (e.g. changing type or F-No.), position (e.g. changing position qualified), gas (e.g. adding/removing inert gas backing), and electrical (e.g. changing current or polarity). Welders must be requalified if any essential variable from the variables they were initially qualified with is changed.

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    This document discusses essential variables that require welder requalification according to ASME IX if changed. It provides examples of essential variables for different welding processes, including joints (e.g. adding/removing backing), base metal (e.g. changing pipe diameter or material), filler metal (e.g. changing type or F-No.), position (e.g. changing position qualified), gas (e.g. adding/removing inert gas backing), and electrical (e.g. changing current or polarity). Welders must be requalified if any essential variable from the variables they were initially qualified with is changed.

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    This document discusses essential variables that require welder requalification according to ASME IX if changed. It provides examples of essential variables for different welding processes, including joints (e.g. adding/removing backing), base metal (e.g. changing pipe diameter or material), filler metal (e.g. changing type or F-No.), position (e.g. changing position qualified), gas (e.g. adding/removing inert gas backing), and electrical (e.g. changing current or polarity). Welders must be requalified if any essential variable from the variables they were initially qualified with is changed.

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    Welder qualification follow

    ASME IX- Part 2: Essential


    Variable for
    Welder Qualification!
    Now we continue with Essential Variable:

    1) Essential variable ( QW-351 ) – for welder:

    – A welder shall be requalified whenever a change is made in one or more of the


    essential variables listed for each welding process.
    – Take an example for GTAW process: ( for other welding process, we do same thing,
    check each variable to know what happen on it when we change them ).
    + Joints: QW-402.4 states the deletion of backing is essential

    Welders were qualified with backing so they are only allowed to weld on backing.

    To be see more in ASME IX:


    + Base metal:

    – QW-403.16 states a change in the pipe diameter qualified is essential.

     Welders were qualified on plate so they can only weld on plate.


     A change in the pipe diameter:

     Thickness limit:
    – QW-403.18 states a change in the P-No. material qualified is essential.

     Welders were qualified on P-No. 1 material so they are qualified to weld P-No. 1
    through P-No. 15F, P-No. 34, and P-No. 41 through P-No. 49.
     QW-420:

     QW-423:
    + Filler metal:
     QW-404.14: states a change between using filler metal or not using filler metal
    is essential. Welders were qualified with filler metal so they are only allowed to
    weld with filler metal.

     QW-404.15 states a change in F-No. is essential. Ex: Welders were qualified with
    F-No. 6 so they are only allowed to weld with F-No. 6.

     QW-404-22 states a change between using a consumable insert or not using


    consumable insert is essential. Welders were qualified without a consumable
    insert so they are only allowed to weld without a consumable insert.

     QW-404.23 states a change in the type of filler metal is essential. Welders were
    qualified using a solid wire so they can only weld with a solid wire.

     QW-404-30: states a change in the weld metal thickness qualified is essential.


    Ex: Welders deposited 1/4-in. GTA weld and 1/2-in. of GMA weld so they are
    qualified to deposit an 1/2-in. GTA weld and unlimited GMA weld.
    + Position: QW-405

     QW-405.1 states a change in the position qualified is essential. Ex: Welders were
    qualified in the flat (1F) position so they can only weld in the 1F position.
     QW-405.3 states a change in the weld direction for vertical weld is essential.
    + Gas: QW-408.8 states the omission of inert gas backing is essential. Ex: Welders
    were qualified with backing so the variable does not apply.
    + Electrical: QW-409.4: states a change in the current and polarity is
    essential. Welders were qualified using DCEP so they can only weld using DCEP.

    …
    Pls read ASME IX to know more information. We just show how we check essential
    variable follow ASME IX.

    Pls see next part: How to carry out a Welder qualification!!!


    Welder qualification follow ASME IX- Part 3: How to carry out a Welder
    qualification!!!

    Welder qualification follow ASME IX- Part 1: General

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