ASME Section IX Quiz

A welder qualifying by making a groove weld on pipe with an O.D. of 26.1 in the 5G position is qualified to weld groove welds in

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

When a tensile specimen breaks in the base metal outside of the weld or fusion line, the strength recorded may be at most ____ below the specified tensile and be accepted.

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

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.

A welder qualifying with a groove weld welded from both sides is qualified to weld ________________

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 at least the

A welder is qualified welding in 5G position is qualified for  what position on plate ?

The PQR must list:

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

What period of inactivity from a given welding process requires the welder to re-qualify in that process?

When using radiographs to qualify welder, the acceptance standards used are found in

Reduced-section tensile test specimens conforming to QW-462.1 (b) may be used on all thicknesses of pipe having an outside diameter greater than:

A non-essential variable may be changes without re-qualification because:

Tension tests may be used in lieu of bend tests to qualify welders or welding operators.

Which of the following welding processes are currently not permitted to be used with SWPs as referenced in Appendix E of ASME IX?

A welder qualified for SMAW using an E7018 electrode is also qualified to weld with:

Groove weld test may be used for qualification of welders. Which of the following shall be used for evaluation if welding process is SMAW?

A welder qualified to weld in the 2G position on pipe would have to be qualified in which of the additional positions to qualify for all position groove welding on pipe?

Immediate retests of welders’ qualifications coupons:

The data recorded on a PQR (non-editorial) may be changed provided :

The maximum preheat temperature decrease allowed without re-qualification of a GMAW groove weld procedure is:

A welding procedure must be qualified with impact tests only when required by the applicable construction code, such as ASME VIII Div.1

Ferrous weld metal chemical composition may be designated using:

A welder depositing 1/2" of weld metal with the SMAW process with 4 layers is qualified to deposit up to ____________ of weld metal.

May a welder who qualified using a double-groove weld, make a single V-groove weld without backing?

May a welder, qualified in the 2G position on ¼ inch thick plate, can weld a 1 inch outside diameter pipe, ¼ inch thick in the horizontal position without re-qualification?

A variable that, when changed will cause a change in the mechanical properties of the weldment is called a:

Who is responsible for qualification of welding procedures, welders and welding operators?

When using Macro-examination of fillet weld tests, the weld and the HAZ must not reveal cracks when magnified at

The minimum and maximum base metal thickness qualified if PQR of material SA312 TP 304L(P8) is qualified with base metal thickness 18mm  and impact test is required in job

Welder can be qualified with volumetric NDE in lieu of  bend test required, the minimum testing length required for volumetric NDE is

A Welder qualified on plate with groove weld test assembly in 3g Position is also qualified to weld on pipe in

Ultrasonic Examination for qualification of welders can be conducted on thickness over

Welder Qualified for corrosion resistant overlay on 10 mm thick base metal can weld on

Which of the following is a essential variable for qualification of welding operator

P No. for SA335 Gr. P91 is

Which of the following requires requalification of PQR if changed in production

PQR qualification for corrosion resistant overlay requires testing

Which of the following is non-essential variable for PQR qualification for GTAW welding process