Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ)

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, QW-301

Organization Name: Quality Plus Services, Inc.

Address: 2929 QUALITY DRIVE, PETERSBURG, Virginia, 23805, USA

Welder Performance Qualification WPQ No. QPS GTAW M-1-2_B_3854 Test Date: 12/20/19
Welding Procedure Specification WPS No. QPS GTAW M-1-2 Rev. **1
Welder’s Name: Boatfield Identification No: 3854 Stamp No: -

BASE METALS (QW-403)

P-No: 8 Group No: 1 Material Specification: A/SA-312 Type or Grade: TP304L
Welded to
P-No: 8 Group No: 1 Material Specification: A/SA-312 Type or Grade: TP304L

Thickness in (mm): .154"

Test Coupon Production Weld Plate Pipe
Base Metals Thickness Qualified: No Limit

Welding Variables (QW-350) Actual Values Range Qualified

Diameter, if pipe or tube, in (mm) 2.375" OD 1 in. (25 mm) OD and over
Backing Without backing With or without backing
Base Metals P-Number to P-Number 8 to 8 P-No. 1 thru 15F, 34, 41 thru 49
1st Process 2nd Process 1st Process 2nd Process
Welding Process GTAW GTAW
Process Type Manual Manual
Testing Position 5G
Vertical Progression Uphill Uphill
Welding Positions Qualified:
(A) Groove, Plate and Pipe over 24 in. (610 mm) OD F, V, O
(B) Groove, Pipe 2-7/8 in. (73 mm)* to 24 in. (610 mm) OD, incl. [*or Min. qualified diameter, if testing small pipe] F, V, O
(C) Fillet or Tack, Plate and Pipe for all thicknesses, fillet sizes, and diameters [when testing Groove] OR
(C) Fillet or Tack, Plate and Pipe 2-7/8 in. (73 mm) OD and over [when testing Plate Fillet] OR F, H, V, O

(C) Fillet or Tack, Plate and Pipe within qualified diameter range [when testing Pipe Fillet]
Filler Metal Specification (SFA) SFA 5.9
Filler Metal Classification ER308L
Filler Metal F-Number 6 6
Bare (Solid or Metal
Filler Metal Product Form (GTAW, PAW) Bare (Solid Cored)
Cored)
Deposited Weld Thickness, in (mm)
Consumable Insert (GTAW, PAW)
GMAW Transfer Mode n/a n/a
GTAW Current Type/Polarity DCEN DCEN
Use of Backing Gas (GTAW, PAW, GMAW) 99.9% Argon 99.9% Argon
Type of Fuel Gas (OFW) 99.9% Argon 99.9% Argon
Results
Visual Examination of Completed Weld Result (QW-302.4): Acceptable
Guided-Bend Tests Type (QW-160): Transverse Root and Face Bend Specimens [QW-462.3(a)]
Alternative Volumetric Examination Results (QW-191): RT or UT :
Result and Comments: Acceptable
Fillet-Weld Tests (QW-180): Plate [QW-462.4(b)]; Pipe-to-Plate or Pipe-to-Pipe [QW-462.4(c)]
Fracture Test (QW-181.2): n/a Length and Percent of Defects: n/a
Macro-Examination (QW-184): n/a Fillet Size in (mm): n/a X n/a Concavity/Convexity in (mm): n/a
Result and Comments: Resource id #14
Other tests and examinations: N/A
Film or specimens evaluated by: n/a Company: CWI Group LLC
Mechanical tests conducted by: Jonathan Stringer Laboratory Test No.
Welding supervised by:
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 and Pressure Vessel Code.

Organization: Certified by:

Name: Name: Jonathan B. Stringer
Title: Title: CWI 10081211
Signature: Signature:
Date: Date: 12/20/19