QW-483 SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION RECORDS (PQR)

(See QW-200.2, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
Record Actual Variables Used to Weld Test Coupon

Company Name Universal Pressure Vessel Company

Procedure Qualification Record No. PQR-007 Date 05/05/2012
WPS No. WPS-3307
Welding Process(es) GMAW
Types (Manual, Automatic, Semi-Automatic) Semi-Automatic

JOINTS (QW-402)

Groove Design of Test Coupon

(For combination qualifications, the deposited weld metal thickness shall be recorded for each filler metal and process used.)
BASE METALS (QW-403) POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)
Material Spec. SA-240 Temperature None
Type/Grade, or UNS Number 304L Time
P-No. 8 Group No. to P-No. 8 Group No. Other
Thickness of Test Coupon 3/8 inch QW-407.4 Not Applicable
Diameter of Test Coupon
Maximum Pass Thickness No pass greater than 1/4 inch
Other
QW-403.10 Not Applicable GAS (QW-408)
Percent Composition
Gas(es) (Mixture) Flow Rate

Shielding Argon / Oxygen 98% / 2% 40 CF/Hr

FILLER METALS (QW-404) 1 2 Trailing None

SFA Specification SFA-5.9 None
Backing
AWS Classification ER308L QW-408.9 & QW-408.10 Not Applicable
Other
F-No. 6
Filler Metal F-No.
Weld Metal Analysis A-No. A-No.8
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)
.035 inch DC
Size of Filler Metal Current
Solid Wire RP (Electrode Positive)
Filler Metal Product Form Polarity
None Amps. 215 Amps Volts 26 Volts
Supplemental Filler Metal
Electrode Flux Classification Tungsten Electrode Size
Flux Type Mode of Metal Transfer for GMAW (FCAW) Spray
Flux Trade Name Heat Input
Weld Metal Thickness 3/8 inch Other
Other QW-404.27 Not Applicable QW-404.32 Not Applical 450 ipm Wire Feed Speed

POSITION (QW-405) TECHNIQUE (QW-410)

Position of Groove Travel Speed 18 IPM
Weld Progression (Uphill, Downhill) String or Weave Bead
Other Oscillation
Multipass or Single Pass (Per Side)
Single or Multiple Electrodes
PREHEAT (QW-406) Other
Preheat Temperature 72°F (Ambient) QW-410.64 Not Applicable
Interpass Temperature
Other

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PQR-007
PQR No.
Tensile Test (QW-150)

Ultimate Type of
Specimen Ultimate Unit Stress, Failure and
No. Width Thickness Area Total Load (psi or MPa) Location
7A 0.748 in. 0.384 in. .28723 sq. in. 24,475.0 lbs. 85,210 psi Ductile - Base Metal

7B 0.749 in. 0.382 in. .28612 sq. in. 24,423.0 lbs. 85,360 psi Ductile - Base Metal

Guided-Bend Tests (QW-160)

Type and Figure No. Result

Face Bend - QW-462.1(a) Passed
Face Bend - QW-462.1(a) Passed
Root Bend - QW-462.1(a) Passed
Root Bend - QW-462.1(a) Passed

Toughness Tests (QW-170)

Specimen Notch Specimen Test Impact Values

No. Location Size Temperature ft-lb or J % Shear Mils (in.) or mm Drop Weight Break (Y/N)

Comments

Fillet-Weld Test (QW-180)

Result — Satisfactory: Yes No Penetration into Parent Metal: Yes No

Macro — Results

Other Tests
Type of Test
Deposit Analysis
Other

Robert Jones 1025 C-13

Welder’s Name Clock No. Stamp No.
Tests Conducted by John Smith Laboratory Test No. 007-C-13
We certify that the statements in this record are correct and that the test welds were prepared, welded, and tested in accordance with the
requirements of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Universal Pressure Vessel Company
Manufacturer or Contractor

Date
05/05/2012
Certified by John Smith
(Detail of record of tests are illustrative only and may be modified to conform to the type and number of tests required by the Code.)

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