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VisualExaminat ionof frompleteelWeld: 41

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Instrust ipnsar Cornplet ion f Welder iual i f lcat ionRe ord

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' l ' l iepnragrnph umb*rs orr*sfrorldo henumber* n he ines n ForrnQW"48'td.Tliese nstrur-tinnsare applicableo $h{AlV,GT'AtrV,AW,GMAW includi.ngCAIV},CIfW snd seini"aut"rnatic

$:and-held)SAW, Serl.fenresn ll*le*s are heref*rencesa the *ppli**blt p{tre1replrs ruSectionIItlwt address hs iteni^

], Enfer the ].lam* of t]re W*lder lvho has been esLed. S*e81.'1/"30d.2. Enter th e Welder'sCis{h or S$ Number,;3 . l lntsn ilr* Number{s},Le tcr{s)or,Symbol(r} vhich he Wendtrha s be*n asligned tn identify his sr

her rvsrk SeeQl,ir-S#"t.3.'1 . Enter the numher{s} anellsr etters which idenLify h* \{P$ rvhir:}r }re \Velcier$r Opcrator fcr[orved

during rvelf ing af th* [e$[coupon. trnciudehe HevisicnNurnher and/r:rcinteoi issue.Se * Qlil3li+,*econ p*r*gr*plr.,

a. ${nrk this }:rx if t}re *st wa sgiveri n a trsf csup$n, S*e QW"30a,0. lv{crk this box i{ the test rvasgiven r.rsing productianrve}d. Us* CIf rrroduclionn'elds s nut,p*rmrt"

tecirvhen thn rveldingprCIcesss Ctr{.i\lY-$ i"e", n the s}rort-circuitirg trerr:*fer nsde)since rvr:ldersrvhr: r-rs* :hLAW-S musf l:e elualifi*dhy bend test. SeeQ1{r,?0-{.

? ill:"rterh* $pecificalion, type anclgradnsf ths trasemelnl(x) *rhich rnarjeup rlrc tesf,eoupon" Ss*8 W",?I snclQtY-},3.g"

fillur rh e \'eldingProcessr Proce$seshn t theWetrdersed c rveld he t*s[ cor.rpon.Vhen nnrethan onsprcrces*,lec[rod* ypeor ot]rer ariationon a prff*ss is used, eparatelrese y a sla*h

i0. (eg^GTrtW/$h'lAV'?,eeQIV-Sfl6.onlinue hi t practicsnr ofhervariables hat n:ighfbe djf-ferent or djfierent rosessc$r ofher ariables ss d n fhc srnre *tf e*upan.Enrer the sam*pmcess{es)n thi* Fpace3wesenteredn space . .5eeQ}'rt-,3S$.Erri,erh* trVel*ing roc*ss yps. TSpe* re: {ar:ual{|vlA}, emi-AutomsticSA), ulachineil'{U}and Aut*malic (AIJ).A p*rs*n vhoqualilies singm*rrualar semi-au[arnaf,icvelding-* lVelder.S*eQIF-304.A personwho elualifiessiirgnrachine r nursmati* vel,$ngs an sl)€ra[or, ndForn:LJW-4S44hould ecompletedrstead f this urrn,Se rQl{r3#5.S*parar.eualificationsi,e., rvi:t*sts)aru recluiredtr tl:esnrne srs$llu*i.ng prscg$s sboth a rvelder nc las an opsr*tor"See

QtY.,3S#., sscrnd arogrnp&.

I l. l lnrer the sanrn ype af lvelding n nhis par$as rvErsntered n spac* 10 . f t i ie lvelder vil l us r b,:thmanual and semi-ar.i iomatich'tA\t/or CTA\Y, br[h l],pe$of wslding n:raybe nmrnd {i.e.

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$srni-auro"i. 5*e Qll'-J0{J, , se*cred *ragr*ph,

Enter he P"cr $.numb,er(s)f rhe$n sme[erialmal,ing p t]i* (esr.**up*n.$* e l'V'"{$3.8. I}"nunrbr:r nd $'r"rumbersxignrnentsreUsted ),speciflc;)tion,yp eanrlgr;ldt in Ql4iiQB-4z!. feithrr rnaterierliors rrt havsa F,nunrtrsr,eeQW-.{80.1,\,\i-490,2rndQW.42$. endqW"4?3.9.

If eh*re s n* rvay o assign hebaremetaln F"or S"nulnber n,elerhe provisiortsf thc:seilra-graphs,write dolyn hespecificstianndgrade f th* [ns[ccupor: inlerial - anei vritesrnall.Enter he P-nurnber{s)f theo[hernralerial rnki.ngp Lh* es tcoupcn Se e1S .Enfer t]r* P-lrumberor he range f F-numtr*rs)f the materialshar, re qualifi*dby the es lccu"ponper Ql(-'J0-?"duleicir ssd$ oQl$'"*33.. f unclassifi*dn*te ials are tn bs rvelded, x&min*rheright-harrd olurnn f QW"aZB.Ia"refullyndalsoQW-423.!o se e f unclassifiednaterialsal rtreassignecl P" or $"nurnber.f thtre is no rvny nassigrr]rebase netala F, or $-nurn[:*r,vrifedown he xpe*ifics[ian ndgradeof the es icouponmaleria]s]ruwn:: s[eps ? and 13,Mark this box .f he testcoupnr,rs plate. ee8H/-.3t0.1Marli tlris box f the estcaupons pipe, ub*or oLher ollc,rvrodu*t arrrr SeeQ!1r3lS.Snter the nerminslhickness f the testcoupon ase netalis).SeeQlf"'103,2f CIFly"h.{sesuredthicknessmay alsobeentered, ut the aet ha t he hicknessvas neasuredhould enotecl i"ncethis practices ncnstandard.Vli*nucing ipe,enter hepipesireSlPSi. Whsnusing ubeort:tirerhollsrv hepe,&nLerheautside iarncterOD)of the coltu)on€nt.$eeQlV-*'83.16,

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l int*r r.hr :rrnimumoui$idediamer*r qualif isd basedon QlV"452$ if t ire tesr cilufron \'asa llrp* oI

rube gr*r:v* s,sld qurrlificatir:n. Us* QW-4S9.4 i the coupan vv'it$ pipe fiilet qualitrication' Enter"oo*r*g4

in. 01l" if tl:e couponrvasplate. None hal a rveld*lrqualiJied ar r pla[e may rvelc]or t pipe

cl<lrvno l"?lS in . rl D if nveiclirtgs done r: the lletposit, ion. This noI cuetor: 'rrrri ly ntersd on th e

rlualificuliog recCIr$ seepf l rhe qualificafion is li"mited o the l]at posirion. Se* Ql{'403'}S r*hich

iecds ome a Q1,q.45g,31.dQl+'-rtig.4 sr pipe *strcoupons. rllsa seeqW"4fr5. whtclr.Ieads ;n Qll'"

4$ t .g f* r pl.tt des{. o4,pons. f OFIV, enter the thickneseof Lhe *st coupon, '5*e QtV'd0J.r,

Hnt*r t l i* tfpe of bscking usecl.Haekingcan be a backrngs[rip, nonfu*ing nrr*r*l bar:ki:rg e g crip'per), flux, tap*, lvelclmelal ilap**ifed by *rnotherprsces$. A rveld made frorr: lrvu sides of a groove

is cn*sidereii v*lclingCIrt acking,as s a fil lei rvelcl est. Fnlentiai entriss are"l ' ' lune," LJsPd,"

"\\ielilrnstal,"

"rvelderll:otir sides""SeeQl.y-$]s" a.nd8W$1A.3, If nlr:rs thsn CIne races$or vsria'

tign of pr-oce$ss used ($eeQIV-JS$, it rnust ba r*rnr:ded hat backing \vfli"u,sad"for the slrbse"

{lupnI procpssc$ r vnrixtirns of prccess,

Ii b*ckr*g rvasus*d" in $pane1$, en[sr

"Rcquir*d." If brreking va s nCIf $gcl,entsr"Opfional." See

(.JW.'j$p2.4.I 'thr rvelcling rsc*$s vasOF!V, t, s fh * oppo.tirft.Sse?lV'4{J2'f

[ i6rer t]re specifi*ati*n eg. SIIA $.4]nl'f ir* r: lectrode r fi l]er rrtetal hat, rvasusecl. If the rve]cl v*s

rrl i*Llevrtiroirt |r : acl,$ti*nof fi l ler m*::tnl,n{,0rNotle."

5* e Ql'f-4fi4.4 nd. Qly-404'14.

trinrer he Clarqsif ic*li*n e.g"830$.iS} of the ele*trocie r fi}.Jtlr rstal thar wa s us*d" I i lht ueld

n*asnraelevi[]r*ur t]re addil irn of fi i lnr urefa],enter' 'N,3ns."

Se d8]V"f 0'L4 and t]I,ry"4a4.l4'

l lnte r f l:e l; '*r"rumi:er"f rh s fi l ler nr*tal. $*e QW"a3?of Sectirn 1X" The F'number cltp*nds on tiru

welrilng pro{s$sand e}ectrodeor fiJler metal tha[ lvao usod. Ses ]Y-* {t$. 5 uifulch e*ds tt r {/l}''+;s'It th* rvleldwas mad* uslng S'tr'AlV,PA\ry*r CIF"lVvi[hou[ the additinn nf fil]er lrl*[i,], ellfnt:"l,ior"rr,"

Srt.QtY-aO'f, {"'ffn1errl:e F*nunrber or ranS0of li'-nurnber fiiler nretals rhat the rvelder is qualifietl to use .5'*e

Q.\It-4CIdi r*hich learJs r QW+SJ" Xf he lveld wa s snacle ithout the addiricn of fi l l*r tr:etal, enter"Nor"re.*'

SeeQl.ir.r0{.Jd .

I?crG?AW ar PA\V, recorrlrvhsltrer s*lid, rne rrl coredor t-luxcored wire rv*s used. Leav* blank (i:r

enter"NA") if ths rveldl'rgprscess s not G1'A\Vor PA\{. Se*QW-a$4,23

Leav* bianli t,tr snter'NA") if fh e prCIcesss not C?AIV or PAlV. It sslid or metal cr,t:erI,vastre'

ccrd.ec!n space?$ , enier"solid, metalcorsd" r Nhis p*cs" If f lux c:cred vas rec$rdecl n spate ?5 ,

en[er*flux

cfirsd" n this space" SeeQH/'aCI'J.J

If a congurrrgbl*ns*rt rvasusecin the roo[ pas$,enter"LJserJ;"

If an ir-lsercvn$ noLux*d, snl,er"Non*."

teave blank {o r enter"NA"} if the Pr*cess s ns l CTAW or FAW. Se e8W"'10'1.92.

Lenve blank ior enter"NA")

if the Frocexs s not G'I'A\VCIrPAW. If an insel't rlas us*d eluringth*

rluaLificatinnest, entgr"Itequir*d," If no nsert rvasu*ed, enter "Hcf Permrlled*" *See W-"1()' l ' t2,

Epcer f iheappr*ximnte depasit hickn*ss sr eachwelsng procsss,nachF.nulnber an d f'or each sr:c

af ussenrial sriai: l*s. Th{it is, if rnore hon oneproces$ r v;rri*t ion on fl pr*ce$$ s r.lsed e.X'Eii0t0

raoru'l i?ii lS *lance,d$rvnhil l oo#uphill i i ] l , efc.),en[€r a cellarate lepcsir. ]riekness br eactr

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J[ i [nrer uire ,t;lxi.rirumhickness f weldmetal lrai thervuldars qualil ied ': d*pcsit or uachprc'c"

ess, lecrry6eype r $e rof essentialarisbles. See tr{"a04.30 hi*h.lr*ds o 6J1'}'-*s2.1tnd QLtl'

4st.t. Fnr G.Lfdtry-S,eeQl,y..J$c.,3g.br OJ'lt seeQt#-a04^SJ.ljso ncrcahat QW-.13$no;"per-

rnit mpanrf*nof rangs$ ar F'- f,hrough -{ elslc{rodes'

Enter lhc pqaitinr: r, *h"i*h he f,esi oupsnv,*s velcled. 'hese r* lG, 3*, 6G,3F, *tc' SeeQ"V-,l0i, , Ql,V.,ttll"/, l..tr/-S$.2anclQl'*,?S#".1ar requirem&n"ts.euQtr4-J90, l'l'i3S for de!*vitions

of tegtingpnsitions. 'hes* frrtigr&phs*ad to Qtr{'-'Jd},3lvoug&.ti/-.{SJ.6slzelches'

Egfer rlle rvelding osltions n qhich heweldernlayweld. Theseare Flat fI ), V*rtical (1I), lc'ri"

runrsl fi,D,Overtieict 01* and"Al}." SeuSl4raCI5,1 hicir.s&ds s'Io,ble w-{Sl.S. UseQIV-'{S1.9

ta dete".lrtin/gheposi{iansuali/ied in*edCIruhs Lype { {estcnuponandpasitron{s} f the esl cot,r-

pDIl. See8W-II0 6,hich eads o figures bV-461"1,nd.8VV-461.3hat de,fine teld trientntio,'rsarprnduc{ion rsauennd fil,Iet eJds espe*ively.

3S .Enten he progressionUfrhitl' CIrDolvnhill")

thnt the veldsru$td f the test*oupon vas velded

in the $ff, $il, 6fi, 3F or 5Fpc*ition*. inter nothing or enler hlA"i if n'elding v&s CInen any

a[]rer" r:riition. See tf-405. .



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Donrn]rill"or no[hing orenter'-NA"j} s n space 33" Weiders

nregen*rally imitedro rv*ldi.r"rgn theprcgressionn rvlri*h hey est" SeeQHr-405.3. lthnughi'il'V.4CIS.3nrmitswelders o raake oot rveldshat will bp remov*d y backgouging rrd hecoverur rvasl: ass o bemadceitheruphill r duwnhill, his s notcu$trf,m&rilynention*d n thequnl.il'i"cation ecorel.Euter "lJ$ed"if backingg{r$v&$ sed.EnleruNons"if nogasbacking vssused"Leaveblank(orenter NA") if theproce$ss nal CMAW,GTAWor PAW. See IY-*0& If CIFlry, ntcr rhe uel g*s

usedby the wslder e.g. aceryler:e").SeeQW-aOA,fIf gashae ing n,as ssd, nter R*quired."tr fgaa ackingwesnst ussd, nt,erO3:tionaX""If space#35 $blank {or

"NA*},enter ncthing or*'NA"),s$ appropriate" eeQl4/-ad8.Sf SFIV,enter he

fuelgasenteredn sp*ce 5.$eeQW-ffit.f It should enof,edha[, f qualiflcation asdons on

backing"' nrlno baeking fi$ e$s $ed, opfionnl"CIr

lvith and u'ithout"are corrccfcntrles n t,hlsspace ince l"reveJders qualifiedo rveld vithand vithclut ocki*ggas.This s somewhaI$grangeir:sebackirrg as snCIt ormally sed vhen vel:lingrn l:a*king" xcept nr F.l0n,F.5lthrougir r-53an-d .Sl rne sls;hmvever,erordi:rghe sct h&rbaching as s "optional"d$cu.f irer:t$ t lr i: l 'ecord 1:r*perly.Encer$pray{SP},i}c'hulartG),}utrsed{P)rr ih*rt ilircuiting 5} f thepr*cess red rs G},L\W.teave blank {or *nter 'NA") iI tireprr)*esss nol GhIAW $eeQ].1t.t69.2 Nor,e:ih{A\f incJr,rdesFCAW See lteheodsr f QW-.i,551.]CAIY ransfer nndes eifhe$pray or Clol:ular vhenusrngtlux cor*dwire exc*frt,cr EXXXT'13whi*h s xtendertror *penrcio[ veld;ng n piping; ts [rar'rsf+r

m cle s sh*rt-circuting.3$ . inttr Spray,Glntrular ndPulsed SP,G,F}f anyof thsss ver€ nterecln spnce 3? , finter ShorrCircuicing S) f shnrt-nireiting vaseilteredn space 3?. Leavebl*nk (oren{.erNA"}if theproc"ess s nct 0h,lAW, $e*Q1fl4CI9.5.

ii$.Ent*r lhe current ype ACsr ilC),and f DC ,enfer hepolaritl,(Srri*ightSF} r Ji,eversefiI ')Leaveblank (pr enteroN$.)if thepro,ces$s not G'IA\,'C.euQtrFd$g.'/.

{CI.Enter f}r* same nlbrrnarionn ihis npace * s in sliflce 9. See \,V"'l?g.q,

ExaminationndTesting

41 .Enfer"Actepfable.fc r the rasults l vlsuslexarninatisnf theconipJetet*st cougon,Visunlex .

anri^rtafionf rhecoupons requi-redc, r $uponshat rvillbe m*chanicallye*red$id;lcry -

, ,See rry404 nd Qlle+5-?., fores

4!. Itccr:rd hs dnterhat thc resrc{)upCInvas ve}ded,SeeQ141.331,4'J.SetqW" 6t ) ar prepar*tirtrr.{ lerr.desf r"peclrnerts.f Lrendssts vcreperlonnedand t]r* ]:*nd esrspecim*ns ere rCIn$\'erscoo [nnd a*ebsnds, ]reckhi * bos. Fac* lrtd *ot bends r* requiredfa r testc')LrFon$p to Sl8 ncheshich. Betrveen 18 nd Il2 i"nchhick, sot&nd scebends rcop -rieinal.SecQW.4$2.J,oles$ *nd f.

'4'4.ibend, sst$were;rerf,orrnnelntl hebencl e*t pecinl*nsv*re ongi*udinaloorand *ace ends,rheck his box. I,*ngicudinalend pecir,nenstr ybe used "n ieusf t,ransversepecir"nensvhenrhebending ropetiesof rheweldmetalancVorhebass :etals iirl, marke<lJy.9ee iir'J6I.5.F'atr: nd rc*( b*ndsBr e *qui.rednr all tes[couponhie]inesses.eeQW.452-? icpefully,,c,uvil]npt,er ave 0 ur€ his esf,

'1i ' . f h*nd *s[s v*r*perfcrrrnedne lhe bend es[upecrmel]sr'rrr sidebencls,heck his rox.Sidebenri pncimen$ ayba used sr tesic0ilponiricknesseselrveeniSanci1.12nsfr hick,sndsi{ieb*ncls r* r*quired or coupCIn$r,er .l2 nch thick, See8W-'152,t,

4ti. lnterth* cype f bend pecirnoni.e.,Face,riosl, ide)."1?. nfer thsresLr l tsofeachbendspecirnen.Al l resul fsrnust ind icateth i i Isachspecfu: re i :wasc

no tacceptable. he esulKma ydsscriben d*tsil []reextentof d.isconrinui[iessund e.g.,op*nings llS ong,14pinhales, l/8" ong,no opendiscontirtuilies,tc.). Acreptable,"OIt"ofsimilar vprdndicating c'nfcrman**o QW- ff3 hor-rldlsobeenteredvhen JisronrinuitissreclescriheclSe*8lV,fd$.

48 . f th * tesc oLrpf,}rrva s ariiograp}rednsta;rrtrf rnechanical.lyested,nl.er}r* trsr.r*s,"rlt.s.l l re.sults nusf ndicate' thatach oupCIni isor wssn0[a*c*ptable,t is gc*dprnct, ic*n atrach he

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rndiographic eadersheet r tssf aboratory'sepor[ o thequa]ificatione*crd, It is not $mal't o

keep articgr*phssince hcy *re always ubjec|o deterioraticn nd o reinferprsta[ionby c[irers"

.5eeQila.?p,i *nrt Ql,y.S0./:J.fole *wl, st learil6 inches f weld engthare reqaired,a bera'-

di*gr*plwd,,ig. Hni*r: he identificati*nnurnberassignedy the tesfing ab f a iabrvasused. If radiogrnphie-

readersgeets r* identifiedby a lsb urnberar sirnilaruniqun dentificntion, nter that iclenrifica-

tiun.Sil. Enter th* r**ults af the fillet, vsld ractrrreNesi,f fi.lle* veld ex[sareccnclueed. ,See !1r459.5

rrnd Ql#- 18:l.9

Hnter the lenglh and percenl of defects ound during lhe fracture test, if fillut rv*ld tsst$ {rrt}con'

*lucted. SeeQLY-452.5 nd Qly-ISg.Enrer the results of ths fillei welclmaero usion [sst, if fillet rveld tesls ere c']nduct*d. $ee Ql{r

459.5 nd Qlil,l8'J.*3. Enf,er h* siz* af the fillet rveld egs rom he illet rveld

*nndr.rcted. *eSl'Y- 8't'.

mftcro fusinn L*sf, f fillet rveld tests Ere

Iint"er [he rner:suredcorrcavilyOr on\ti]xify from th* fill*t rve]d

are cq:n'Jucte{1.5eeQil/-J8{.

maero fr.rsion est, i- f il]'et rveid t*sts

Ender he clescriptinnrr d esulFof anyoth*r esting hat, vas one.

E*ter the nanre nd irle of the nd.ividual hoevsluatedhn msehnni*al r radiograplricesls'

eualificatisnsor those vhoevaluatesdiographshsll bs asrequiredb'ySecrionX, Q\ry'SS

{A$NT,SNT.TC.tA). teeQllr/$0. Perssnirv}io va}uateend es tcoupnns halldetermi-nehal

the benclmsr cpecimensave been reparedn aecordanceith Qt'y-t6.land ttrat they verebsnt

arcrunclha *orreet aclios er 8W-i 6t , an&hateach peclmenmeefs he a*cepfanceritel'iaof

8r,v-.r'J,dltu, ernpl*yir:g ornpeny f the ndividual vhoevaluatedhe mechaniel nr ra$iographi* esls'

Ilnter fhe nameand fitle-qrfire urd"ividualhosupervi*cdhs actual veklingnf the testcoupon,

This per$ofimust be a sqpervisorvhou,orksar thecompanyhrats quati{ying he rvelder' ['ltis

p*rsondo*spo fheve o vitnessvelding f *r e ent,irees tcoupon, uf he shsuldseeenoughm ver-

ify tlar the data rhst rvill bere*ord*d n thequaLiticationecsrd crrms an ac{urate ec,lrdaf rvhat

tlre rveidera*funllydid. See 1ry',30CI.9.,lg. Itrnrer n ployirng **pun1,of he inelividualvhosupervisedhs lvelciing f the testcuupan. his

shouldbe thesamscompanl'name s s shon'nn space 0. SeeQTVAA2-?- ^CI,). nter lhe narne f the ,o*p*ny t]rat s quntrifyinghe rve]der r CIperatnr.See W-1CI3'9

61. $ignar,ure nd ritle of the rrdivirlual *riifying thequalific*[ieinecordof the rvelder r operftr*r or 'rl': qua ify -r: *rgan ?a ion.,SecQ I- I #J.3

s2. Dilrecf certi$eurrl*,1"Ihis dalewilJusuallyh* srmeLims fter the datsef th* restsh*rvn n sptrc*

,Ly. f qualificalion*cordsnr e€v*r refcrrniatted,he es tdateshould ern;tit"tr:chongednd ht

rrrlif icstl,rndateshCIulde he acguel at,s l'cerlif icatic:n.

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frw-4s4 B$ugge stedFs rmatfgrWe ldingo perator Qualif ic atiunRe c0rd!W\

goii' ift7 Speratcr's Narne

$oslal$ecu,ritY o: StarnpNa:

TestSescriPti,snldentiflcation f WP$ follnwed.

Speclfication f fiase Metal{s}:

H Test oupsnm FroductlonWeldIhickn*ss:

8ageMetalF or $-Nur"nber***-9.*- ts p or S-number: 1-$ -,,,,, Position2G,SG,3F, etc'}: 1 1

@ etate @ fipe (anrernm*arfplpe r ube)i *- , ,, ,14 :: :: :: __-

FiiierMetatEFn)'specifcation:'iS FillerMelal r Sectrode lassiftcation:16

Testing conditions and RangesQuallfiodwhon using Automaticwelding Equipment

YHsl*insarifiFrkE 4*tq.*"1PluPs ffangeQualiiled

WeldingProcess{es}sed:**--*JlThe additian r deletion f filler netalEBW r LtsW:

The ypesf laser or LBW C0?,YAG'etc'}:

1 8

1 g 2*

21

Csntinuou$ r friction rive or FVf: ., ?3 -- ,..,.. 24

Vacuumnr EBW: 25 l(}

TestingConditiansandRangssQualifiedWhenUsingMachineWe dingEquipment

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Welding rocess{es}snd: , .. .,,,,,,,,?7,.",,,,,,,,, *"* - ?q - -MashinerAutotratic: . . .....:p -".,-,,,, " "- "- --90--' -' ' -

Di rectorref f istevisualontrsl : . . - " Pp. . - " - . . . . - - , - - ' "S? ---" ' '34J

Csnsuffiablens*rt or GTnVt' r PAW: - .". qS ,, .,, "-" , '"- *- , *- *'p-65

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Autornaticolnt racking;

fiacking nretal,wsldnretn}, ac}*velded,tc}:;

PositiangG,SG,3F,etc"i:

$ingleor multiPle asses er ide:

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43

TestResults45 Dateof Tsst: 4fi

lrisrrsl xamlnationf campleted eld:

BendTest Transv*rseRcotsndFace ffi| f-*ngitudinatostandFa+e m $ide

Alternativeadiagraphicxaminationssults: 52 LabTestNn. 4A

54Other ests:Filmar specimen$ valuated y:* . - ".. ** , -,55 * .",,,ompany:

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Welding upervised y: * ,- ,,,,,,,.. -,, 5.I- Campany:

*;. ; ;#y'r i ' ; ; ; ; |e' i trreteit*aupsn$weraprepnred'weldedand tested n

accsrcXsnceith he

requirementsf $ection X uf heA$lr4Hnde'

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t lrstructions or Conrpletion f WeldingOperatorQualif icationRecord

Form Qtf,J-4848

?h* i:*r*graphnumbrlrs orre$pCIndo thenunrbers n he ineson FormQw'4s4i3.fheseins[ructions r0 a[i'

1;Li*ableo n:*chile andautomaticweldingprocesses,ncludingSA!V,C'I'A\ry,GhfA\v, F*Aw, EB' ssw' LBHI'

i){.c. ** rh,* de{initi*ns for rnachineand au[omsiic yeldingn QWQB"492. Senjencesre totri* $re the refer'

riri{{,so lJr*oppft.eobicorogrpplw 4, Seciion.IXkot sddress he tem.

I lint.sr.he Nanreof theWeldingOperatorvhohasbeen ested.SeeQl4/-'906.

2, E'pc the WeldingOporatoo'r lookor S$ Nurnber.li . fir.r[*r he Number(s), erter(s] r Symbol(s)vhich he WeldingOperatorhas :eenassigneclo denti"fy is

( .r

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or her rvork.SeeQtY'$CIf.& . . t-rr-. .-^r.Entsr the nurnber(s) nd/or eiiers rvhichdentifS'he VPs rvhi*h he welclingoperator foilorved uring

rveldingof the Nesi oupon r pruduclion velcl. nclude he RevisionNurnberarttuordareaf issue'seeQ]'i'"

305,secort,d*ragraPh,tilartt this box f the testrvasgivenon I testcoufron,SeeQW'305'

lr,lark his box f the test vasgi"e; .ri,rg a productian eid, use of product,ionr-eldss not'permitted vhen

the wnplingpr$ce$$s fflAAW.$(i.e.,nihsshort'ci.rcuitingransfermode) ince veld*rswho useGb{Aw's

mus[be gualifiedby bend tst.' 'See W-S05- , .1 . rr-r,r,.n.Iirrr*r riie Specifu"il"., iypea,rclrulu nf the basemetal(s)vhichmadeup the ttst coupon' f7r'tlsspro'

uirlecJar informationanlyBnter rhe hickness f the testcou$on r productionveld. }r,is sprouideT !r" *tforma|ion'on'ly

Ilnrer theF-nurnber r S.nurnbe, f hubaseretalwelde . If the as* rnotal s no t assigned F-rrumber r

an $-number,enter None,"?hiS s provided,or informoiion nJy

Enter ir ep.numberor S"number f thebasemetaiwetrded.f thebase ne[al s noLassigned F'nunrber ir

an $"nunrber,epter"None."fhis usprOuiderlar informat'i'onnly'

Iinrer tlrs posirianof the weld. this is proui.dedor n{armofion.nly.

illreck fhis bc,xf rhe weld s in plate. his r,s r"ouidefar in/ornoli*n only

oheckthis bsx f the weld n " pipe, *t * ur orhe,cylindrical ec[ion.?lis rsproudrJedar infarnt's'tiortrtiis'

See Qi'Ir-.l.tO.li 4. srrrer bhepipe, tube or hollorvcylinder drameter f box 13 s chesked.?his is pror.'ided {or in/ormd'ion anlv

See8!Y"SJ0.15.Enter the filler metalspeciflcationr tradename f na specifications applicable.hfs is proutded or itafar'

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matianotuIy.t6. Enter he {illermetalclsssi$caiion'hrs prouddedor nformation nl't"

AUTOMATIC ELDING

i\urorlaiic rvelding s welding lvifh €quipmenl hat pctformsthe weldingop-6lation^urlrhou,dj.usimentof t'hecon

r.rols y rhe weldi"ig operatlrl Machinewelding s yildlng with equipment hat performs the weldrngoperaaonuA'

der Llti conslanlobierutlionand.controiof he wsldingaperalor'

I?. onter the welding Process r Processerhat, he operalor used. \Yhenrnore han one-plocess' lectrode

typeor othervariuuo" oiJpr*.*ulu "rrA *.p"rut. tfteseby a slash.(/). e.g GTAWSMAW) SeeQIY'3A6

Conrinue his pra*.u f* ori"r uutiabies hat nrighlbe d.ilferenfor dit*eient p"oces*t"o" other variables

used n the same esi coupon.18. Enter the .r-" pro"*rrt..'iin ihis space swasenlered n-spate l SeeQW'306ond QW'361'l(b)

19.For EBW and r,Bw, "nru"1il..a;U"fttiut 'utnt "t* usedduiing wgld{q-9r-.-f o-ne"f filler metal rvasnot

used. lf not EBW or LBW, teave his spaco lank or enier"N/A'' SeeQIV-'l6l l

20 If space19 s"Used,"

snter"Requtedi"'if

slace 19 g."None'".enter

"Prohibirc|;"

, o^^ n,^,21 .Enter he rypeof arrr tit s$ i ffnoiigW, have hi sspace lankor enler N/A;' SeeQW-361"1'

?2. f,nter the sarne nforflation as s recordedn space 1

?3. If FW, enter whetherconiinuousor friction drive. f not I'\lv, eave his spaceblank or enter"NlA' seeQW

361,1.?4. E{rt€r tlle sanranformationas s recordedn spacs23'



i;cr OSW,enferUsed"if vacuurn quil:rnentya$ sed uring veldir)g r "None'

rrns us*d. It n6f EBW, eavc hisspace lankor enter N14.",See l'[-$6],1.lf sp;.'rceI is "{,Jsed,o'enler *'Requir*d;"if spnce 9 s "t{one,"enter

""Prohibi[ed."

if non.v acu u nt eqLltPIneI"!.

MACHINE ELDING

2? lnter the WeldingProcess r Proc€sseshat, he oporatorused, When more than oneprocess, ]eclrode ype

or olher varialion on a processs ueed,separataheseby a slash /). (e.g.GTAWSMAW). SeeQW'306,Con-

ti.nue his practice or other variabtes hat mightbo differcnt or ditrerentprocesses r oLhervariables used

ur the same eStcOuPOn,zij. Dnter the $83marocess(es)n this epace s rvasenler€d n €pacs '1. SQe W.a06and QW'86t'2(o)29. 0nter 'Machine."

30. [nrer "Machinoand Aulomatic."31. Entsr "Dixeef,if the operator noniioredweldingby lookbg at the equiprnent' irectly. €nt'er "Remote'if the

operaior monilor€dweltling usi:ag ideoor flber opiic m€ans,32 Enter ihe samedata as wesr€cofded or epace 9,33. Enter "Userj"if GTAWand automatie oltagecontroloquipmentwas used during welding or "None"if such

equipmonfwasnot used. If not G?AW,leave his space lank or onter"N/A "

SeeQW'3612

34 Ifspace 25 g Used,' enter Requiredf ifspace L9 9"None,'snber Prohibiied," if"N/4 , enlor "N/A"

35. lf aconsumable nseri was used n ihe rootpass, nter"Usedi"Ifan insert wagnot used,enier

"None"

I-eaveblank (or enrer 'NA") if the Processs not GTAWor PAW. SeeQW36l.2313. eaveblank (or entsr'NA') U fhe Processs not GTAWor PAW, fan insert rvasusedduring the qualiiica'

rion tesi. enter"Required.' If no nssrt was uied, etrt4r Not Permilied."

3T Dnrer"Used"

if automaticoint tracking equipmontwas usedduring welding or

"None"

if such oquipmentwasnot ussd.SeeQW-361.238. If space95 s "Used,"enter

"Required:'if space19 s None,' enter"Prol:ibited."

39 Bnier rhe iype of backingused. Backingeanbe a backings*ip, nonfusingmetal backing (e.g.copper), lux,

tape, weld metal deposited y anotherprocess.A welil made tom lwo sidesof a groove s considered veld'

ing on backing, as l a fillet weld test Poisniisl ontridsareNone," "Used," Weldmetal,"

"weldedboih

sides.''SeeQW-|10.2a&d QW.3t0.3. If rnore har on€proc€ss r varialion of processs used(SeeQW'30O,it must be recorded hat backingwas'useil" for the subsequgnt rocessesrvariations ofprocess.

4C :fbacking wa€'used" n space3-?, nterRequired."Ifbaeling was not used,enter

"Optional."SeeQll'36t.2.

41. Ent€r tho position n which the tostcoupon vat walded. TheEe le lO, 8G,6C, 3F, etc. SeeQW'405.1'8W'3A3.r,QW"303.2 nd QW.803.3or requbenrcnts. eeqW120, QW.130lordef*dtions of tes,hrgposirions.'fheseparagraphs lecd to QW-461,3 hrough QW-461.8shebhes'

.,/.!.Enrer the .*el&ng positioni in rvhich he weldermay rvald. Theeears flat (S),Vertical (V),Horizontal (!0,

Overlread<Olrtani'eU." SeeQW.4|i.t whkh leads o T&treQW.a6t,9. UseQW.461.9a determine hepositionr quairte.dbased.n th4 ypeol ,est$upotr and potitbtr(s)al ,he testcoupon. SeeQW-l10 ahich

leu&rn {igurei QW,.r6t.i and QW.,tot.Z hat deftneweld orientationsor praductiongroauewr) lilbl welds

i6pecl;L)cI!., l lJ Hnre "Sir:gle"

if theweld vas ade usinga silglepass erside. Onter Mulliple"if !he weldwasmadc,.rsurg rorechanonepassper side. ,&e qlf'36l,9

4.1lnrer

the same ataas s in space 1.

ExamlnationndTesting

45 llrr er"Accep

iabid' for the results ofvisual exarnination f thecornpleiedesi coupon. Visual examinationof

thecouponisrequi.redforcouponsthatwil}bemechanical}ytes!edM

W SzeQW.3o5and Q\*452.1, Nare 8.

a6 fl.eco:rdt-fied'At'that he tesi couponwas rvelded. SeeQ1Y.322..1i Src QIY-160 or preparotianof batd testspeciwens.fbend testswereperformedand ihe bendtesr speci'

rlrcnswere *ansverse 1006 nd facebends, heck his box. face and rool bendsare requi:ed for test coup0ns

up io 3/8 nches hick. Between3E and l/2 inch thick, rooi and ace bendsars oplional. SeeQW'4521'rntes 5 attd 7,

4E. fbentl tests veroparformedand the bend est specimens ere ongitudinal root and fage_bends,heck his

btrx. l-ongi1u&nalbendspocimensmaybe used n lieu of iranwersi specirnenswhen the bendingproperties

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r i j ' i irCI'eid rnsr.ql nrirrr ,lrg sscnieffils al y rn*rkedly"$eeQ\ry-16J,5.aceand u* [ bcnds?'1rBCItutl'tk

r1r ali fesi Logpnn irlcknesses.$ee lV.,f5g.g lopefutly,you wiil neverhave o u$r3lris rest"

libung rr]sts u*r.* *rfor*ud ar'rsthebend es tspecirnensvere idubends, heck his box. Sidebend llecl'

ilie $ m*y be use for tesIcoupon hicknessesetrvsen 18 nd l/9 inch glrick,andsidebencls re recluireil

rirr :uuporlsv€ r 1/ 2 rrch hick. ,$ee tf"d52.1.Iirrle tire "ype f bencl pecirneni^e,, ace. loCIl. ide).

li*{,erghe esultsof e*chbendspecimen. II resultsmust ndicats hat eacilspecfunen$sor rvas ot 1e '

i:*p[able. i]heresultsn.rny esciibsn detail(hesxlent of discontinui['iesound(e,g., openi"rrgs1/8 ong,

l4 lrinhgiesr. 3/g' opg,no op€ndiscontinuities, tc,}, "Acceptable,"OX{"gr siniilar *rord ndicat,ingon"

iur*rilncu o elv* ISSshoulci lsobe€fiteredwhen discontinuities re described. aeQl{rl6r?'

If tlre test c$1rpon asradiographednsteadof mechanicaliyested,enter the test resuhs. Ail result*mustu,,rlics[ehat eachcour]on as o, waenot a*eepfable.t is goodpractice a attach ]re adiographiceader

sir*re[ r rest aboratory's eport to the q*r*lification *cord. It is not smari to keep adiographssince hey

irr* nlrvnys ubject to deteriorationand fo reint*rpretation by others. ,See l#'.3a2.2und 8[v-305' ' No{e

rirat o.t.*sxr d *rchesof weld eigth,orereguded.-ta erocft.ogaplwt)when'a iesl'cuuparLs weldedand ct'tr

lcc;-5cf /ee of rueldJengtllare requiredwhenu prod'uctianweld s radiographed"-

firrrer he iclonrification urnberansigned y lhe tssling ab f a lab rvasused. f rsdiographic eader hees

iir.erlernrifieriy a lab nurnb*ror si*il*t unique clsntificsii,cn,n|er that, clenrilicnrirn'

Iilrur rhu ctescriprirnnd r*sulis cf any nther est,inghat, vas one.jirrr*r. hn narneand titrIe f th e ndividualwho eval,rtreclhe rnechanicalr raehrrgraphk!!! A. Qualil ica"

riurrs or [iro*ewhoevaluate adrographs ]rallbe as requiredby SecrionX, Qw"1s0(ASN1"SNT'TC'lA]

S'ee.JW-Jgtr.ersonsvhoevaluaLbend ert, ouporu hal.l eternrineha t thebenctres rspecirnensave

bci:npr*parerl $ accord&ncs ith 8W-l6Jsn{i thlr nhey:verebent, raunrl }recorrecl adjusper OtV'te2,

ancl irar eachspeeirnenneets heaccepfatrceritoriaof

Qlii'teS.iinrur e,nploying ompeny f ths individualwhoevah.ratedhe mechanical r radiographicssts' -Inrer rhename*aoal*e if the individualwhosupervisedhe actualweldingof the festcoupon'Thisper"

xonnrr-rate a xupervisorwho works or the *o*pa*y lhai is qu*tlfying [he rvelder-T']risperson oes ot

l-r*ve o rvitness vetding f the enlire testcoup*n, r.rtbe shcukt ul *riorgh to verify 0]rat''hedara hat' vr]-l

he recorcledn uhequalification ecord orm i ari accurate ecord, f whaithe rvelderactuallydid' See 11'"

300.2.iS Aiirr. "*ptoying companyof the individual who superv-iaedhe weldingof rhe tesl couponThis shouldbo

the samecornpanyname as 8 shown n space60. See W'e00'2

59. Enter tho name oithe company hat is quaufyingthe weldaror operator' SeeQW'1032.

60, sigmftrc ad title of thc ndividuaiccai$ingthc qualilication c.ordof lhe$/ctder ropcratoror tte quah-ryingr8anrz3'

tion.SeeQW-103.2s1. Darcof ccrtiticatioo_Thisdatcwill ususllybasometimc fier$c datcof thc t6! shownn spacc 2, If qualijicationecotds

ar! e1,cr cformattcd,he tesldatcshould emain rnchangedn<theccrtifrcation alcShould e le aoNaldatcof &nifica-

l1on.

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welder qualification wqr check point

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