Good morning;
What am I doing here on a Saturday??? I guess I should be more careful what I volunteer for. The question I have is this: We have to qualify a new procedure under ASME Section IX. The previous PQR showed a groove weld with backing. 1g Rotated positon. My boss asked if the following joint detail would be considered as such. It would be socket joint with bevels machined on both ends of the pipe. The pipe itself would act as backing material. I have performed a test like this before but I believe it may have been for Sub Arc and it was going to be RT'd. We have to perform tensiles, bends, charpys, hardness,macros, and LP. This would be for PJP weld qualification as most everything we weld is a socket weld. Very little open roots. If I can figure out how to attach a sketch on here, I will do so. My boss has sent the question to the weld engineer. Thought I would pose the question to the more learned folks in here. Thanks for your time.
Have a good day;
Matt