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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section IX - Welding and Brazing Qualifications, 2013
- Cover
- Copyright
- List of Sections
- Intrepretations
- Code Cases
- Foreword
- Statement of Policy on the Use of ASME Marking to Identify Manufactured Items
- Submittal of Technical Inquiries to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Standards Committees
- Personnel
- Introduction
- Summary of Changes
- List of Changes in BC Order
- Cross-Referencing and Stylistic Changes in the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
- Part QG General Requirements [Go to Page]
- QG-100 Scope
- QG-109 Definitions
- Part QW Welding [Go to Page]
- Article I Welding General Requirements [Go to Page]
- QW-100 Scope
- QW-110 Weld Orientation
- QW-120 Test Positions for Groove Welds
- QW-130 Test Positions for Fillet Welds
- QW-140 Types and Purposes of Tests and Examinations
- QW-150 Tension Tests
- QW-160 Guided-Bend Tests
- QW-170 Notch-Toughness Tests
- QW-180 Fillet-Weld Tests
- QW-190 Other Tests and Examinations
- Article II Welding Procedure Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QW-200 General
- QW-210 Preparation of Test Coupon
- QW-220 Hybrid Laser-GMAW Welding
- QW-250 Welding Variables
- QW-290 Temper Bead Welding
- Article III Welding Performance Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QW-300 General
- QW-310 Qualification Test Coupons
- QW-320 Retests and Renewal of Qualification
- QW-350 Welding Variables for Welders
- QW-360 Welding Variables for Welding Operators
- QW-380 Special Processes
- Article IV Welding Data [Go to Page]
- QW-400 Variables
- QW-410 Technique
- QW-420 Base Metal Groupings
- QW-430 F-Numbers
- QW-440 Weld Metal Chemical Composition
- QW-450 Specimens
- QW-460 Graphics
- QW-470 Etching - Processes and Reagents
- QW-490 redesignated as QG-109
- Article V Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPSs) [Go to Page]
- QW-500 General
- QW-510 Adoption of SWPSs
- QW-520 Use of SWPSs Without Discrete Demonstration
- QW-530 Forms
- QW-540 Production Use of SWPSs
- Part QB Brazing [Go to Page]
- Article XI Brazing General Requirements [Go to Page]
- QB-100 Scope
- QB-110 Braze Orientation
- QB-120 Test Positions for Lap, Butt, Scarf, or Rabbet Joints
- QB-140 Types and Purposes of Tests and Examinations
- QB-150 Tension Tests
- QB-160 Guided-Bend Tests
- QB-170 Peel Tests
- QB-180 Sectioning Tests and Workmanship Coupons
- Article XII Brazing Procedure Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QB-200 General
- QB-210 Preparation of Test Coupon
- QB-250 Brazing Variables
- Article XIII Brazing Performance Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QB-300 General
- QB-310 Qualification Test Coupons
- QB-320 Retests and Renewal of Qualification
- QB-350 Brazing Variables for Brazers and Brazing Operators
- Article XIV Brazing Data [Go to Page]
- QB-400 Variables
- QB-410 Technique
- QB-420 P-Numbers
- QB-430 F-Numbers
- QB-450 Specimens
- QB-460 Graphics
- Part QF Plastic Fusing [Go to Page]
- Article XXI Plastic Fusing General Requirements [Go to Page]
- QF-100 Scope
- QF-110 Fused Joint Orientation
- QF-120 Test Positions
- QF-130 Data Acquisition and Evaluation
- QF-140 Examinations and Tests
- Article XXII Fusing Procedure Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QF-200 General
- QF-220 Standard Fusing Procedure Specification (SFPS)
- QF-250 Fusing Variables
- Article XXIII Plastic Fusing Performance Qualifications [Go to Page]
- QF-300 General
- QF-301 Tests
- QF-302 Type of Test Required
- QF-303 Limits of Qualified Positions and Diameters (See QF-461)
- QF-305 Fusing Machine Operators
- QF-310 Qualification Test Coupons
- QF-311 Test Coupons
- QF-320 Retests and Renewal of Qualification
- QF-321 Retests
- QF-322 Expiration and Renewal of Qualification
- QF-360 Essential Variables for Performance Qualification of Fusing Machine Operators
- QF-361 General
- Article XXIV Plastic Fusing Data [Go to Page]
- QF-400 Variables
- QF-401 General
- QF-402 Joints
- QF-403 Material
- QF-404 Position
- QF-405 Thermal Conditions
- QF-406 Equipment
- QF-407 Technique
- QF-420 Material Groupings
- QF-450 Pipe Fusing Limits
- QF-460 Graphics
- QF-461 Positions
- QF-480 Forms
- QF-490 Definitions
- QF-491 General
- QF-492 Definitions
- Nonmandatory Appendix B Welding and Brazing Forms
- Nonmandatory Appendix D P-Number Listing
- Mandatory Appendix E Permitted SWPSs
- Mandatory Appendix F Standard Units for Use in Equations
- Nonmandatory Appendix G Guidance for the Use of U.S. Customary and SI Units in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
- Nonmandatory Appendix H Waveform Controlled Welding
- Mandatory Appendix J Guideline for Requesting P-Number Assignments for Base Metals not Listed in Table QW/QB-422
- Nonmandatory Appendix K Guidance on Invoking Section IX Requirements in Other Codes, Standards, Specifications, and Contract Documents
- FIGURES [Go to Page]
- QG-109.2.1 Typical Single and Multibead Layers
- QG-109.2.2 Typical Single Bead Layers
- QW-191.1.2.2(b)(4) Rounded Indication Charts
- QW-461.1 Positions of Welds - Groove Welds
- QW-461.2 Positions of Welds - Fillet Welds
- QW-461.3 Groove Welds in Plate - Test Positions
- QW-461.4 Groove Welds in Pipe - Test Positions
- QW-461.5 Fillet Welds in Plate - Test Positions
- QW-461.6 Fillet Welds in Pipe - Test Positions
- QW-461.7 Stud Welds - Test Positions
- QW-461.8 Stud Welds - Welding Positions
- QW-461.10 Rotating Tool Design Characteristics (FSW) Referenced in QW-410
- QW-462.1(a) Tension - Reduced Section - Plate
- QW-462.1(b) Tension - Reduced Section - Pipe
- QW-462.1(c) Tension - Reduced Section Alternate for Pipe
- QW-462.1(d) Tension - Reduced Section - Turned Specimens
- QW-462.1(e) Tension - Full Section - Small Diameter Pipe
- QW-462.2 Side Bend
- QW-462.3(a) Face and Root Bends - Transverse
- QW-462.3(b) Face and Root Bends - Longitudinal
- QW-462.4(a) Fillet Welds in Plate - Procedure
- QW-462.4(b) Fillet Welds in Plate - Performance
- QW-462.4(c) Fillet Welds in Pipe - Performance
- QW-462.4(d) Fillet Welds in Pipe - Procedure
- QW-462.5(a) Chemical Analysis and Hardness Specimen Corrosion-Resistant and Hard-Facing Weld Metal Overlay
- QW-462.5(b) Chemical Analysis Specimen, Hard-Facing Overlay Hardness, and Macro Test Location(s) for Corrosion-Resistant and Hard-Facing Weld Metal Overlay
- QW-462.5(c) Pipe Bend Specimen - Corrosion-Resistant Weld Metal Overlay
- QW-462.5(d) Plate Bend Specimens - Corrosion-Resistant Weld Metal Overlay
- QW-462.5(e) Plate Macro, Hardness, and Chemical Analysis Specimens - Corrosion-Resistant and Hard-Facing Weld Metal Overlay
- QW-462.7.1 Resistance Seam Weld Test Coupon
- QW-462.7.2 Seam Weld Section Specimen Removal
- QW-462.7.3 Resistance Weld Nugget Section Test Specimens
- QW-462.8.1 Spot Welds in Sheets
- QW-462.8.2 Seam Weld Peel Test Specimen and Method
- QW-462.9 Spot Welds in Sheet
- QW-462.12 Nomenclature for Temper Bead Welding
- QW-462.13 Measurement of Temper Bead Overlap
- QW-463.1(a) Plates - Less Than 3/4 in. (19 mm) Thickness Procedure Qualification
- QW-463.1(b) Plates - 3/4 in. (19 mm) and Over Thickness and Alternate From 3/8 in. (10 mm) but Less Than 3/4 in. (19 mm) Thickness Procedure Qualification
- QW-463.1(c) Plates - Longitudinal Procedure Qualification
- QW-463.1(d) Procedure Qualification
- QW-463.1(e) Procedure Qualification
- QW-463.1(f) Notch-Toughness Test Specimen Location
- QW-463.2(a) Plates - Less Than 3/4 in. (19 mm) Thickness Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(b) Plates - 3/4 in. (19 mm) and Over Thickness and Alternate From 3/8 in. (10 mm) but Less Than 3/4 in. (19 mm) Thickness Performance Qualification
- QW--463.2(c) Plates - Longitudinal Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(d) Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(e) Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(f) Pipe - NPS 10 (DN 250) Assembly Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(g) NPS 6 (DN 150) or NPS 8 (DN 200) Assembly Performance Qualification
- QW-463.2(h) Performance Qualification
- QW-464.1 Procedure Qualification Test Coupon and Test Specimens
- QW-464.2 Performance Qualification Test Coupons and Test Specimens
- QW-466.1 Test Jig Dimensions
- QW-466.2 Guided-Bend Roller Jig
- QW-466.3 Guided-Bend Wrap Around Jig
- QW-466.4 Stud-Weld Bend Jig
- QW-466.5 Torque Testing Arrangement for Stud Welds
- QW-466.6 Suggested Type Tensile Test Figure for Stud Welds
- QW-469.1 Butt Joint
- QW-469.2 Alternative Butt Joint
- QB-461.1 Flow Positions
- QB-461.2 Test Flow Positions
- QB-462.1(a) Tension - Reduced Section for Butt and Scarf Joints - Plate
- QB-462.1(b) Tension - Reduced Section for Butt, Lap, and Scarf Joints - Pipe
- QB-462.1(c) Tension - Reduced Section for Lap and Rabbet Joints - Plate
- QB-462.1(e) Tension - Full Section for Lap, Scarf, and Butt Joints - Small Diameter Pipe
- QB-462.1(f) Support Fixture for Reduced-Section Tension Specimens
- QB-462.2(a) Transverse First and Second Surface Bends - Plate and Pipe
- QB-462.2(b) Longitudinal First and Second Surface Bends - Plate
- QB-462.3 Lap Joint Peel Specimen
- QB-462.4 Lap Joint Section Specimen (see QB-181)
- QB-462.5 Workmanship Coupons
- QB-463.1(a) Plates Procedure Qualification
- QB-463.1(b) Plates Procedure Qualification
- QB-463.1(c) Plates Procedure Qualification
- QB-463.1(d) Plates Procedure Qualification
- QB-463.1(e) Pipe - Procedure Qualification
- QB-463.2(a) Plates Performance Qualification
- QB-463.2(b) Plates Performance Qualification
- QB-463.2(c) Pipe Performance Qualification
- QB-466.1 Guided-Bend Jig
- QB-466.2 Guided-Bend Roller Jig
- QB-466.3 Guided-Bend Wrap Around Jig
- QF-221.1 Required Minimum Melt Bead Size
- QF-461.1 Fusing Positions
- QF-461.2 Fusing Test Positions
- QF-462 Cross Section of Upset Beads for Butt-Fused PE Pipe
- QF-463 Bend Test Specimen Removal, Configuration, and Testing
- QF-464 HSTIT Specimen Configuration and Dimensions
- QF-465 HSTIT Specimen Failure Examples
- TABLES [Go to Page]
- QW-252 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Oxyfuel Gas Welding (OFW)
- QW-252.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Oxyfuel Gas Welding (OFW)
- QW-253 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Shielded Metal-Arc Welding (SMAW)
- QW-253.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Shielded Metal-Arc Welding (SMAW)
- QW-254 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Submerged-Arc Welding (SAW)
- QW-254.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Submerged-Arc Welding (SAW)
- QW-255 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Gas Metal-Arc Welding (GMAW and FCAW)
- QW-255.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Gas Metal-Arc Welding (GMAW and FCAW)
- QW-256 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding (GTAW)
- QW-256.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding (GTAW)
- QW-257 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Plasma-Arc Welding (PAW)
- QW-257.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Plasma-Arc Welding (PAW)
- QW-258 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Electroslag Welding (ESW)
- QW-258.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Electroslag Welding (ESW)
- QW-259 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Electrogas Welding (EGW)
- QW-260 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Electron Beam Welding (EBW)
- QW-261 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Stud Welding
- QW-262 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Inertia and Continuous Drive Friction Welding
- QW-263 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Resistance Welding
- QW-264 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Laser Beam Welding (LBW)
- QW-264.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Laser Beam Welding (LBW)
- QW-265 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Flash Welding
- QW-266 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Diffusion Welding (DFW)
- QW-267 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications - Friction Stir Welding (FSW)
- QW-268 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Hybrid Laser-GMAW
- QW-269 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Hybrid Plasma-GMAW
- QW-269.1 Welding Variables Procedure Specifications (WPS) - Hybrid Plasma-GMAW
- QW-290.4 Welding Variables for Temper Bead Procedure Qualification
- QW-352 Oxyfuel Gas Welding (OFW)
- QW-353 Shielded Metal-Arc Welding (SMAW)
- QW-354 Semiautomatic Submerged-Arc Welding (SAW)
- QW-355 Semiautomatic Gas Metal-Arc Welding (GMAW)
- QW-356 Manual and Semiautomatic Gas Tungsten-Arc Welding (GTAW)
- QW-357 Manual and Semiautomatic Plasma-Arc Welding (PAW)
- QW-416 Welding Variables
- QW/QB-422 Ferrous/Nonferrous P-Numbers
- QW-432 F-Numbers
- QW-442 A-Numbers
- QW-451.1 Groove-Weld Tension Tests and Transverse-Bend Tests
- QW-451.2 Groove-Weld Tension Tests and Longitudinal-Bend Tests
- QW-451.3 Fillet-Weld Tests
- QW-451.4 Fillet Welds Qualified by Groove-Weld Tests
- QW-452.1(a) Test Specimens
- QW-452.1(b) Thickness of Weld Metal Qualified
- QW-452.3 Groove-Weld Diameter Limits
- QW-452.4 Small Diameter Fillet-Weld Test
- QW-452.5 Fillet-Weld Test
- QW-452.6 Fillet Qualification by Groove-Weld Tests
- QW-453 Procedure/Performance Qualification Thickness Limits and Test Specimens for Hard-Facing (Wear-Resistant) and Corrosion-Resistant Overlays
- QW-461.9 Performance Qualification - Position and Diameter Limitations
- QW-462.10(a) Shear Strength Requirements for Spot or Projection Weld Specimens
- QW-462.10(b) Shear Strength Requirements for Spot or Projection Weld Specimens
- QW-462.10(c) Shear Strength Requirements for Spot or Projection Weld Specimens
- QW-473.3-1 Makeup of Equations for Aqua Regia and Lepito’s Etch
- QB-252 Torch Brazing (TB)
- QB-253 Furnace Brazing (FB)
- QB-254 Induction Brazing (IB)
- QB-255 Resistance Brazing (RB)
- QB-256 Dip Brazing - Salt or Flux Bath (DB)
- QB-257 Dip Brazing - Molten Metal Bath (DB)
- QB-432 F-Numbers
- QB-451.1 Tension Tests and Transverse-Bend Tests - Butt and Scarf Joints
- QB-451.2 Tension Tests and Longitudinal Bend Tests - Butt and Scarf Joints
- QB-451.3 Tension Tests and Peel Tests - LAP Joints
- QB-451.4 Tension Tests and Section Tests - Rabbet Joints
- QB-451.5 Section Tests - Workmanship Coupon Joints
- QB-452.1 Peel or Section Tests - Butt, Scarf, Lap, Rabbet Joints
- QB-452.2 Section Tests - Workmanship Specimen Joints
- QF-144.2 Testing Speed Requirements
- QF-221.2 Maximum Heater Plate Removal Time for Pipe-to-Pipe Fusing
- QF-254 Fusing Variables Procedure Specification
- QF-362 Essential Variables Applicable to Fusing Machine Operators
- QF-422 Material Grouping
- QF-452.3 Pipe Fusing Diameter Limits
- F-100 Standard Units for Use in Equations
- FORMS [Go to Page]
- QF-482
- QF-483
- QF-483
- QF-484
- QF-485
- QW-482
- QW-483
- QW-484A
- QW-484B
- QW-485
- QB-482
- QB-483
- QB-484
- INDEX [Go to Page]
