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WELDING INSPECTION — STEELS 3.1:FOR WELDING INSPECTOR CONTENTS TERMINOLOGY THE DUTIES OF A WELDING INSPECTOR CODES AND STANDARDS THE WELDING PROCEDURE, DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYMBOLS. MATERIALS FOUR FACTORS FOR ESTABLISHING A WELD WELDABILITY RESIDUAL STRESS AND DISTORTION HEAT TREATMENT CALIBRATION DEFECTS DETECTED BY SURFACE INSPECTION INTERNAL DEFECTS MACRO EXAMINATION NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING REPAIR BY WELDING CONSUMABLES WELDING POSITIONS PAGE 2 14 20 2 32 37 38 47 49 50 58 61 66 70 15 WELDING PROCESSES MANUAL METAL ARC WELDING TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDING METAL INERT GAS WELDING SUBMERGED ARC WELDING AUTOMATIC METAL ARC WELDING ELECTRON BEAM WELDING ELECTRO-SLAG WELDING B 83 88 94 101 103 105 ‘TERMINOLOGY Use of the correct terminology is important, CSWIP uses BS 499 standard. Frequently the terms ‘weld’ and ‘joint’ are used incorrectly. Exact definitions are given in BS 499 PT 1 1983 - ‘Welding terminology’ and BS 499 Pt 2: 1980 ‘Weld symbols’. TYPES OF WELD Butt Weld Fillet Weld < wy) Edge Weld Small indentations At pe weld pad Spot Weld (illustration depicts resistance weld, Spot welds can be made with MIG @S or TIG processes.)

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