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Welder Performance Test Record Inspection Trends / Spring 2011 29 Welder: Willie Pazz Employee ID: 212223 Witness: Albert J. Moore Jr. Date: 31-Feb-2011 Process: SMAW Mode of Transfer: NA MA X SA -- ME -- AU -- Procedure: SMA-1F4G10````` Weld Type: Groove Test Variable Variable Actual (used for test) Qualified For Joint Type Butt Joint Grooves and Fillets Base Metal Carbon Steel Specification: A106 Alloy: Grade B Group, P, or S Number: P1 Grp 1 All P1 Thickness/Diameter: 5/8 inch / 5 inch 2 7/8 and larger Backing: No w/ or w/o Backing Filler Metal Root Fill Root Fill Specification SFA 5.1 SFA 5.1 Classification E6010 E7018 SFA 5.1 Diameter 1/8 in. 1/8 in. SFA 5.1 and SFA 5.5 F Number 3 4 1, 2, and 3 1 through 4 Deposit Thickness: in. 3/8 in. inch max. inch max. Welding Parameters Voltage: 24-25 22-24 Wire Feed Speed: NA NA Amperage: 110-120 125-135 Travel Speed: 3 ipm 4 ipm Number of Electrodes Single Single Welded from One Side or Both One Side Single or Double Welded Position & Progression 6G, Vertical Uphill All Positions, Uphill Shielding Gas None None Backing or Trailing Gas None None Current / Polarity DCEP DCEP, DCEN, or AC Test Results Visual (ASME B31.3 Normal Service) Profile Porosity Convexity Undercut accept accept accept accept Cracks Fusion Penetration Inclusions accept accept accept accept Bend Test Type of Bend Test: Guided Bends, Side Bends 4 Side Bends: accept, open defects 3/8 inch, none > 1/8 inch Bend Diameter: 1 inch Dia. Sample Thickness / Width: 5/8 x 3/8 inch Test Temperature: 72°F Tested By: Albert J. Moore Jr. Date: 32-Feb-2011 We, the undersigned, certify that the tests administered above were prepared, welded, and tested in accordance with the applicable paragraphs of ASME Section IX-2010 and B31.3-2010. Test Witness: Albert J. Moore Jr. Date: 32-Feb-2011 Employer: John Grunsalot Date: 34-Feb-2011 Wakum Crakum Welding Fig. 1 — An example of a completed welder performance test record. (The entries in red are completed when the test is requested and serve as the Test Request. Entries in green are completed at the time the test is administered and test results are known.)


Inspection Trends - April 2011 - Spring
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