ASME SECTION IX-WELDING -

PRACTICE QUESTIONS
41  terms  
 

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  to  4"  in  the  5G  
position  is  qualified  to  weld  groove  welds  in:    

6" O.D. Pipe in the vertical position

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  fusion  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-­‐affected  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  October  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-­‐21  is  qualified  to  weld______________.    

P-21 to 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 unique identifier

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  with  a  A516-­‐Gr.  55  shell  material  that  is  1.125"  thick.  
What  preheat  will  be  required?    

32ºF