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QW-484A FORMAT FOR WELDER PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION (WPQ)

(See QW-301, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
Welders name _______________VISWANTH RAM__________ Welder Identification No.____W-032______________________
Test Description
Identification of WPS followed ____TPL/APPDCL/GIL/WPS-08 Rev.0________________
Test coupon
Production weld
Specification and Type/Grade or UNS Number of base metal(s) ____IS 2062 Gr A Cu (CRS)___ Thickness _____8mm_________
Testing Variables and Qualification Limits
Welding Variables (QW-350)
Actual Values
Range Qualified
Welding Process(es)
______SMAW___________
_______SMAW________
Type (i.e.: manual, semi-automatic) used
______MANUAL____
______MANUAL ____
Backing (Metal, weld metal, double-welded, etc.)
________N/A_______
________N/A_______
Plate
Pipe (enter diameter if pipe or tube)
_______PLATE____
_____WPS Limits____
Base metal P Number to P Number
________ N/A
________N/A_________
Filler metal or electrode specification(s) (SFA) (info. Only)
________5.1__
_________5.1_________
Filler metal or electrode classification(s) (info. Only)
_____E-6013 CU
______E-6013CU____
Filler metal F-Number(s)
__
1___
______1 TO 4______
Consumable insert (GTAW or PAW)
_____
N/A_________
________N/A__________
Filler Metal Product Form (solid/metal or flux cored/powder)
N/A______
_________N/A_________
(GTAW or PAW)
Deposit thickness for each process
_______________________
____________________
Process 1 ____________ 3 layers minimum
Yes
No
______ 16_______
___ANY THICKNESS___
Process 2 ____________ 3 layers minimum
Yes
No
_______ N/A______
________N/A_________
Position qualified (2G, 6G, 3F, etc.)
______2G, 3G____
__1F, 2F, 3F 4F,2G, 3G_
Vertical progression (uphill or downhill)
_________UPHILL_______
______UPHILL________
Type of Fuel Gas (OFW)
________N/A ___________
________N/A_________
Inert gas backing (GTAW, PAW, GMAW)
________ N/A _______
________N/A_________
Transfer mode (spray/globular or pulse to short circuit -GMAW) ________ N/A ____
________N/A_________
GTAW current type polarity (AC, DCEP, DCEN)
_______ N/A __________
________N/A_________
RESULTS
Visual examination of completed weld (QW-302.4) ________SATISFACTORY_________________________
Transverse face and root bends [QW-462.3(a)]

Longitudinal bends [QW-462.3(b)]

Side bends (QW-462.2)

Pipe bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5(c)]

Plate bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5(d)]

Pipe specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.59(b)]

Type

Result

Type

Plate specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.5(e)]

Result

Type

Result

Alternative radiographic examination results (QW-191) _SATISFACTORY_RT Rep, No. Axis/RT / GAMMON / W-32 Dt.17/11/11
Fillet Weld - fracture test (QW-181.2) ________N/A_____________ Length and percent of defects _________N/A____________
Fillet welds in plate [QW-462.4(b)]

Fillet welds in pipe [QW-462.4(c)]

Macro examination (QW-184) ______N/A_______ Fillet size (in.) ________ x _________ Concavity/convexity (in.)______________
Other tests _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Film or specimens evaluated by Mr.Udaya Praveen (GIL), Mr. Ramaiah (TPL) Mr. V. Sreenivasa Rao from APPDCL
Mechanical tests conducted by __________N/A__________________________ Laboratory test no. _________N/A_____________
Welding supervised by _______ Mr.Udaya Praveen (GIL), Mr. Ramaiah (TPL)

________________________________

We certify that the statements in this record are correct and that the test coupons were prepared, welded, and tested in accordance
with the requirements of Section IX of the ASME BOILER ANDPRESSURE VESSEL CODE.
Manufacturer or Contractor__________________________________________
Date _______________________

Form No. FQ / 069 Rev.2

Certified by ____________________________________________________