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Understanding the nuances of the WPQ form, formally designated as QW-484A and recommended for Welder Performance Qualifications, is foundational for professionals engaged in the welding sector, particularly within the contexts dictated by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. This form serves as a comprehensive record, capturing essential welder qualifications beginning with the welder’s name, identification number, and an exhaustive rundown of the welding test performed, including the welding process specifications (WPS) adhered to during the test. Such documentation outlines the variables and limits of qualifications stipulated for a variety of welding processes, detailing aspects such as the base metal specifications, the type and grade or the Unified Numbering System (UNS) Number of base metals, and the thickness of materials involved. Additionally, it provides a meticulous accounting of welding variables – ranging from the type of welding process utilized (manual, semi-automatic, etc.), backing presence, to the specifics about the filler metals or electrodes used. What's more, it lists the qualified positions, the vertical progression, type of fuel gas, among others, and concludes with a section on the results from a visual examination and various mechanical tests. This form, ratified by the required signatures, ultimately certifies that all documented processes conform to the ASME Code's rigorous standards, thereby attesting to the welder's skills and the integrity of the welding performed.

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FORM QW-484A SUGGESTED FORMAT A FOR WELDER PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (WPQ)

(See QW-301, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)

Welder’s name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification no.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identification of WPS followed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test coupon

 

Production weld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification and type/grade or UNS Number of base metal(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Thickness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testing Variables and Qualification Limits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welding Variables (QW-350)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual Values

 

 

 

Range Qualified

Welding process(es)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type (i.e.; manual, semi-automatic) used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backing (with/without)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate

Pipe (enter diameter if pipe or tube)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base metal P-Number to P-Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filler metal or electrode specification(s) (SFA) (info. only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filler metal or electrode classification(s) (info. only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIller metal F-Number(s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumable insert (GTAW or PAW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filler Metal Product Form (solid/metal or flux cored/powder) (GTAW or PAW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit thickness for each process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process 1

 

 

 

 

3 layers minimum

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process 2

 

 

 

 

3 layers minimum

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position qualified (2G, 6G, 3F, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vertical progression (uphill or downhill)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of fuel gas (OFW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inert gas backing (GTAW, PAW, GMAW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer mode (spray/globular or pulse to short circuit-GMAW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTAW current type/polarity (AC, DCEP, DCEN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESULTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visual examination of completed weld (QW-302.4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transverse face and root bends [QW-462.3(a)]

 

 

Longitudinal bends [QW-462.3(b)]

 

Side bends (QW-462.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipe bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5(c)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate bend specimen, corrosion-resistant weld metal overlay [QW-462.5(d)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pipe specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.5(b)]

Plate specimen, macro test for fusion [QW-462.5(e)]

 

 

Type

Result

Type

Result

Type

Result

Alternative Volumetric Examination Results (QW-191):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RT or UT

(check one)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fillet weld — fracture test (QW-181.2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length and percent of defects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fillet welds in plate [QW-462.4(b)]

 

 

 

 

Fillet welds in pipe [QW-462.4(c)]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macro examination (QW-184)

 

 

 

 

Fillet size (in.)

 

 

×

 

 

 

Concavity/convexity (in.)

 

 

Other tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Film or specimens evaluated by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mechanical tests conducted by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory test no.

 

Welding supervised by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We certify that the statements in this record are correct and that the test coupons were prepared, welded, and tested in accordance with the requirements of Section IX of the ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE.

Date

 

Certified by

Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(07/13)

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