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Welding Inspection Techniques Overview

This document discusses visual inspection of welding. It outlines specific points inspectors should check, including verifying preheat temperature, compliance with welding procedures, quality of root passes and weld bead sequencing, adequacy of backgouging, finished weld appearance and dimensions, accuracy of welded parts, and non-destructive testing. Measurement techniques like using micrometers and gauges are also described. The goal is to provide guidance on thoroughly inspecting welds to ensure quality and compliance with standards.

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Welding Inspection Techniques Overview

This document discusses visual inspection of welding. It outlines specific points inspectors should check, including verifying preheat temperature, compliance with welding procedures, quality of root passes and weld bead sequencing, adequacy of backgouging, finished weld appearance and dimensions, accuracy of welded parts, and non-destructive testing. Measurement techniques like using micrometers and gauges are also described. The goal is to provide guidance on thoroughly inspecting welds to ensure quality and compliance with standards.

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MODULE 7 – VISUAL INSPECTION WORKSHOP

WELDING INSPECTION
TECHNOLOGY
CHECKING PREHEAT

 IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WELDING INSPECTOR TO VERIFY THAT


THE WORKPIECE HAS BEEN PREHEATED TO THE SPECIFIED PREHEAT
TEMPERATURE. PREHEAT APPLICATION
2 in. AWAY FROM THE
EDGE OF THE JOINT
BOTH SIDES

PREHEAT TEMP.
SHALL BE CHECKED
2 in. AWAY FROM
THE EDGES OF THE
JOINT BOTH SIDES
SPECIFIC INSPECTION POINTS DURING WELDING

 CHECK COMPLIANCE WITH WPS PROVISIONS

 CONSUMABLE TYPE AND DIAMETER


 CURRENT OR WIRE FEED SPEED
 VOLTAGE
 GAS FLOW RATES
 TRAVEL SPEED
 TACK AND WELD END TREATMENT
 AMOUNT OF SPATTER
 CHECK QUALITY, PLACEMENT OF KEY WELD PASSES
 ROOT PASS – THE MOST CRITICAL STAGE OF WELDING, ROOT PASS
IS THE FOUNDATION OF EVERY WELDED JOINT. THE
FUNCTION OF THE ROOT PASS IS TO PROVIDE A
SOUND TIE BETWEEN MEMBERS AT THE JOINT ROOT.

CONCAVE ROOT PASS EXCESSIVE SLIGHTLY CONVEX


CONVEXITY ROOT PASS

ROOT PASS SHAPES


 CHECK WELD BEAD SEQUENCING AND PLACEMENT
 COMMON TECHNIQUES FOR SEQUENCING

 BACKSTEPPING METHOD - INDIVIDUAL WELD PASSES ARE MADE


FROM THE OUTSIDE TOWARDS THE
CENTER.
CL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

GENERAL DIRECTION OF WELDING

DIRECTION OF DEPOSITION OF EACH


ELECTRODE
 SKIP WELDING

1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6

GENERAL DIRECTION OF WELDING


 OFFSET METHOD

X in.
1 6 2 7 3

8 4 9 5 10

3 X in.
EFFECT OF ORDER OF WELD BEAD PLACEMENT
 CHECK THE ADEQUACY OF BACKGOUGING
 BACKGOUGING – THE REMOVAL OF BASE OR WELD METAL
FROM THE WELD ROOT SIDE OF A JOINT TO
RIGHT SOUND METAL – IS USED TO ENSURE COMPLETE
FUSION AND JOINT PENETRATION AND TO

WRONG AVOID GASEOUS AND SOLID INCLUSIONS.

WRONG RIGHT

BACKGOUGING METHOD, ACCESSIBILITY


 CHECK FINISHED WELD APPEARANCE AND SOUNDNESS

NOT ENOUGH GOOD

TOO MUCH
 CHECK WELD SIZE AND
DIMENSIONS

MAX 1/8 in. BUTT WELD


MIN 1/32 in. REINFORCEMENT
CONVEX WELD

7/16 in.

SIZE OF WELD
CONCAVE WELD

7/16 in.

SIZE OF WELD
 CHECK DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF THE WELDMENT
 CARRY OUT OR MONITOR AND EVALUATE SPECIFIED NDE
 MONITOR PWHT OR OTHER POSTWELD ACTIVITIES
 FINALIZE AND COLLATE INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION
MEASURING UNDERCUT

VWAC GAUGE

0
MEASURING WITH MICROMETER CALIPER

CLOSED BARREL
5

20

THIMBLE

MICROMETER ZEROED
MAKING READINGS

0
1
0

READING – 0.001 in.


MAKING READING

10

0
5

0
READING – 0.005 in.
MAKING READING

0
0

20
READING – 0.025 in.
MAKING READING

0 1
0

20

READING – 0.100 in.

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