ISO 9606-1 :2012

Qualification testing of
welders- fusion welding-
 Why?

◦ The ability of welder to follow verbal or

written instructions and verification of his
welding skills are important factors in
ensuring the quality of the welded product
 Welder qualification standards
American ISO/EURO INDIAN
standards
ASME/Sec IX BS EN 287 IS 817
AWS D1.1 ISO 9606 IS 7318
IS7310
 Normative reference
EN ISO Welding and allied processes –vocabulary-part-1 Metal welding
857-1:1998 Processes
EN ISO Welding and allied Processes-Nomenclature of processes & ref.
4063:2009 Numbers
EN ISO Welding and allied processes- Welding positions (ISO 6947:2011)
6947
CEN ISO/TR Welding guidelines for metallic materials grouping system
15608
EN ISO Specification and qualification of welding processes for metallic
15609-1:2004 materials- Welding Procedure specification-Part 1 Arc welding
EN ISO Specification and qualification of welding processes for metallic
15609-1:2001 materials- Welding Procedure specification-Part 2 Gas welding.
EN ISO Non Destructive Testing of Welds-Visual Testing of fusion welded
17637:2003 joints
EN ISO Destructive tests on weld in metallic materials – bend tests (ISO
5173:2010 5173:2009)
EN ISO Fusion welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys (beam
5817:2007 welding excluded)- Quality levels for imperfections.
EN 1435 Non destructive examination of welds –radiographic examination of
weld joints
EN 1320:1996 Fracture Test (destructive testing)
 principle of the standard
 a qualification test qualifies the welder not
only for the conditions used in the test ,
but also for all joints which are considered
easier to weld
 on the presumption that the welder has
received a specific training and / or has
industrial practice within the range of
qualification
Test Procedure & Test coupons
11. Designation

The designation of a welder qualification shall comprise the

following items in the order given

1. The number of this standard.

2. The essential variables
3. Welding process , (ref 4.2,5.2 and EN ISO 4063
4. Product type: plate(P) pipe(T) refer to 4.3.1 and 5.3
5. Type of weld: butt weld ( BW), fillet weld(FW) refer to 5.4
6. Material group: refer to 5.5
7. Filler materials : refer to 5.5
8. Dimensions of test piece: material thickness t and outside
pipe diameter D , ref to 5.7
9. Welding positions: refer to 5.8 and EN ISO 6947
10. Weld details; ref to 5.9

Type of shielding and backing gas shall not be incorporated in the designation
but shall be included in the welders’ qualification test certificate
Designating qualified welder
 Qualification testing of welders-
fusion welding-of steels
◦ -1 steels
◦ -2 Aluminium
◦ -3 Copper
◦ -4 Nickel
◦ -5 Titanium
111 Manual metal arc welding
114 Self shielded tubular-cored
Manual metal arc welding
121 Submerged arc welding with solid
wire electrode ( partly mechanised)
125 Submerged arc welding with
tubular cored electrode
( partly mechanised)
131 MIG welding with solid wire
electrode
135 MAG welding with solid wire
electrode
136 MAG welding with flux cored
electrode
138 MAG welding with metal cored
electrode
141 TIG welding with solid filler
material
142 Autogenuos TIG welding
143 TIG welding using reducing
gas and solid filler material
145 Plasma arc welding
311 Oxy Acetylene welding
 Product Type
 Type of Weld
 Filler Material Grouping
5.5 Material groups

 5.5.1 Steel groups of parent material.

◦ In order to reduce the number of qualification

tests materials with similar welding
characteristics are grouped according to CEN
ISO/TR 15608 (for examples refer CEN
ISO/TR 20172, 20173 , 20174.)
Filler material qualification range
Filler Material
Range of qualification for covered
electrode
Range of qualification for filler
material types
Dimension of Test Piece
Range of qualification of deposited
thickness for butt welds
Range of qualification of deposited
thickness for fillet welds
Welding Positions ref: ISO 6947
Range of qualification for welding
position in butt welds
Range of qualification for welding
positions for fillet weld
6.4 Test methods

If the weld is accepted by visual testing, additional

tests according to Table-11 shall be carried out
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