Comprehensive Guide to Welding Procedure and Performance Qualifications
Welding Procedure and Performance Qualifications 1.0 WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION A Total Quality Assurance Scheme would have certainly made all attempts to ensure the qualifications of all the resources and the environment meant for production, raw materials manufacturing and inspection procedures, overall facilities and systems, qualified manpower—all these factors are listed and approvals are obtained before work is begun. Depending on the type of construction, broad welding procedure specifications are usually drawn. A list of General Welding parameters are given below: 1. Scope of Work and Code by which the work is covered etc. 2. Welding process or processes employed. 3. Base metals and applicable specifications. 4. Type, classification, and composition of filler rods and weldment. 5. Type of current and ...