ISO 9606-1:2012
Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding – Part 1: Steels
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Q1. Which of ISO 287-1 or ISO 9606-4 standard shall be use to qualify the welders for type assembly ‘A’ here below? [...] |
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5.2 Table 1 5.7 Table 6 |
A welder welds a butt weld test piece that is 12 mm thick in which he deposits one layer of weld metal 3 mm thick using process 138 followed by two layers of weld metal 9 mm thick using process 136 as permitted by the last clause of part 5.2 For the above test piece, may a welder make a production weld that is 24 mm of weld metal using only process 136 [...] |
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| Intro 5.4 e) | Can a welder qualified in accordance with EN 287-1 be given an additional fillet weld test in accordance with ISO 9606-1:2012, Clause 5.4.e, to extend his range of qualification for butt welding to include fillet welds? |
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5.7 Table 6 |
A welder welds a butt weld test piece that is 12 mm thick in which he deposits one layer of weld metal 3 mm thick using process 138 followed by two layers of weld metal 9 mm thick using process 136 as permitted by the last clause of part 5.2 For the above test piece, may a welder make a production weld [...] |
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5.7 Table 6 |
A welder welds a butt weld test piece that is 12 mm thick in which he deposits one layer of weld metal 3 mm thick using process 138 followed by two layers of weld metal 9 mm thick using process 136 as permitted by the last clause of part 5.2 Is this welder qualified to deposit weld metal from 3 to 6 mm [...] |
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5.7 Table 6 |
“For multi-processes, s is the deposited thickness for each process” applies to the last line. Does it apply also to thinner test pieces that are welded with more than one process? |
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5.7 Table 7 |
Is the thickness range for a fillet weld test piece t=1,4 mm, 1,4mm to 3,0mm? |
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5.7 Table 7 |
Is the thickness range for a fillet weld test piece t=2,9 mm, 2,9mm – 5,8 mm. |
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5.7 Table 7 |
What is the qualified thickness range for a welder that took a fillet weld test with a test piece with unequal plate thicknesses for example plate ta=2 mm welded to plate tB=20 mm? The thickness range is: Plate A = 2 - 4 mm [...] |
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5.8 Table 9 |
Does H-L045 qualify PH? and Does J-L045 qualify PJ? |
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5.9 Table 11 Annex A |
When using process 13, 14 or 15, a welder qualifies without material backing and without gas backing, his range qualified is with and without material backing and with and without gas backing. When completing the “range qualified" column on the record, the abbreviations available to show what a welder is qualified to do [...] |
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5.9 Table 11 |
Does the use of Flux backing only apply to processes 121, 125, 13, 14 and 15 |
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5.9 Table 11 |
Does gas backing only apply for processes 13, 14 and 15? |
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5.9 Table 11 |
Does consumable insert only apply to processes 14 and 15? |
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5.9 Table 11 |
Does the use of Flux backing only apply to processes 13, 14 and 15 |
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Intro 6.5.2.3 |
A welder took a test under ISO 9606-1:1994 or EN 287-1. The test piece was examined by bend testing in full accordance with that standard. Is that test considered to be "technically equivalent" to the bend tests specified in (EN-) ISO 9606-1:2012? |
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Intro 9.3 b) |
For existing welder qualifications to ISO 9606-1:1994 or EN 287-1, can a new qualification record be prepared using the testing conditions shown on the existing qualification record but applying the ranges qualified in accordance with ISO 9606- 1:2012? |
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5.3 b) and c) |
I am confused about clause 5.3 b and c. Two plate test sample is welded and one is welded for butt weld in PA position, and the other one is welded for fillet weld in PB position. What should be range of qualification for product type in this test? Should it be " P, T; D >=500 mm fixed PB, D >=75 mm rotating PA and PB" like this or there is something that [...] |
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| 5.4 b) | If a welder produced a test piece under 5.4 b), are the tests according to table 13 for fillet and butt welds required? |
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| 5.4 d) | In the absence of a standard to qualify manual or semi automatic welders for corrosion resistant overlay welding to a procedure qualified to ISO 15614-7 can a test in accordance with ISO 9606-1 : 5.4 d) be carried out as per ISO 15614-7 Fig 1 or 2 but with sizes reduced to 150mm x 150mm for plate and a minimum of 150mm long for [...] |
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| 5.4 e) | Should the reference in paragraph 5.4 to Figure 3 be figure 4? |
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| 5.4 e) | A welder is qualified for a butt weld in position PE with an additional supplementary fillet weld test piece in the position PB. Is his range qualified is PA, PB, PC, PD, PE for fillet welds? |
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| 5.7 | In the case of separate welder's qualification test certificate for a single welder, with different completion dates and with different examiner/examining body, can the range of qualification in diameter and thickness be combined under Clause 5.7 |
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| 6.3 | Does the pWPS used for the qualification test have to be qualified? |
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9.3 c) Annex A |
Is it possible to get an interpretation on Annex A in the new version of BS EN ISO 9606-1 regarding the expected involvement of a Notified Body or Recognised Third Party Organisation for prolongation in accordance with Clause 9.3c of the specification |
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| 5.4 b) | Clause 5.4(b) of ISO 9606-1:2012 requires that for the Annex C combination test, all test requirements specified in ISO 9606-1 shall be fulfilled. Does this mean that 2 macro tests are required in addition to the butt joint tests specified in Table 13 to satisfy the combination test requirements? | Applicable |
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