The purpose of the WPS and PQR is to determine that:

the weldment has the desired properties

The WPS list :

all of the above

The PQR must list

essential variables and supplementary essential when notch toughness is required

What is the earliest Edition of Section IX recognized by the current edition ?

1962

New Welding Procedure Specifications must meet the ________Edition and addenda
of Section IX
current (latest mandatory)

Each _______ shall conduct the tests required by Section IX to quality the WPS's used
during the construction,alteration, or repair .
Manufacturer or contractor

The records of procedure,welder and welding operator qualification must be

available to the ________.
Authorized Inspector

A welder qualifying with a groove weld in plate in the 4G position is qualified to weld
groove welds in plate and pipe over 24" O.D. in the _______ positions.
Flat & overhead

A welder qualifying with plate groove welds in the 3G and 4G positions is qualified
to weld groove welds in plate in the _______ positions.
Flat , vertical and overhead


A welder qualifying by making a groove weld on pipe with an O.D. of 3/4" in the 5G
position is qualified to weld groove welds in :
6" O.D. Pipe in the vertical postion

In general, qualification on groove welds also qualifies a welder to make:

Fillet welds

Charpy V- notch tests are performed to determine a weldment's

Notch toughness

A welder making a groove weld using the SAW process on P1 materials may be
qualified using radiography.
True

When a tensile specimen breaks in the base metal outside of the weld or fushion
line, the strength recorded may be _______ below the specified tensile and be
accepted.
all of the above

Guided-bend specimens shall have no open defects in the weld or heat effected
zone exceeding _______ measured in any direction on the convex surface of the
specimen after bending.
1/8"

When using radiographs to qualify welders, the acceptance standards used are
found in:
ASME Section IX

A WPS must describe:

All of the above

A PQR must describe:

Essential variables

The _______must certify the PQR as accurate.

manufacturer or contractor

For the SMAW process ______is an essential variable for the WPS.
Post Weld heat treatment (PWHT)

For the SAW process ______is an essential variable for the WPS.
Supplement powdered filler metal(if used)

The basic purpose of testing a welder is to establish the welder's ________

Ability to deposit sound weld metal

The record of a welder's performance test is called a _______

WPQ

IF A welder qualified with the manual SMAW process on jan.1,1997 and last welded
with manual SMAW on March 15,1997 , would he still be qualified on OCT0BER
7,1997?
no

A welder qualifying with SMAW process with a double welded groove weld is
qualified to weld .
with backing only

Immediate retests of welders qualifications coupons

shall use the same volumetric test method

Welder performance qualification records must describe all the _________ variables
specified..
Essential

A welder depositing 1/2" of weld metal in three layers in a groove weld with the
SMAW process is qualified to deposit up to ______ of weld metal.
Max to be welded

"P" numbers are used to designate groups of

base metals

A welder qualifying with P-No.21 is qualified to weld

P-21 - P-26 to P-21 - P-26

Section IX groups welding electrodes by

"F" number

Ferrous weld metal chemical composition may be designated using

"A" number

For welder qualification with the SMAW process _______ is an essential variable .
P- number

Each welder must be assigned a (n)

Unique identifer

A welder qualification coupon welded in the 2G position of 5/16 " thick plate
material must have how many root and face bends?
2 total - 1 each

A WPS shall have :

the PQR referenced

Welding in the 1G position qualifies a welder in what position?

flat

Which of the following is an essential variable for qualification of an SMAW welding

procedure??
"F" number

If a welder is to be qualified by RT or NDE (volumetric inspection) ,then:

the first 6" of the first production weld is radiographed for the processes & mode
allowed.

A welder may be qualified using volumetric inspection in certain processes except

for _______
GMAW (short-circuiting mode)

A tank is being built to API 650 of a A516-Gr. 55 shell material that is 1.125" thick.
what preheat will be required??bonus question
32F