Welding Metallurgy, Corrosion and Inspection
API116- API 577: Supplemental Inspection Program: Advanced Knowledge of Welding and Metallurgy
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API116- API 577: Supplemental Inspection Program: Advanced Knowledge of Welding and Metallurgy Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
- To know various Welding processes and their merits and limitations
- To get the overview of Welding procedures and review if WPS/PQR
- To understand the method of Filler Metal Selection
- To know the common Non-destructive examinations and their application
- To understand the basic Welding metallurgy
- To study the Effects of Preheating Post-weld Heat
- Treatment, Hardening of HAZ
- To understand the Weldability of Steels
- To understand the Carbon Equivalent Formula and its practical use
- To know the welding issues specific to Refinery and petrochemical plants
Who Should Attend?
This program will be highly beneficial for welding Engineers, Mechanical Supervisors, Foreman, Shop Inspectors, QA/ QC personnel, and inspection agencies including third party Inspection agencies. Welders, welding supervisors, inspectors, and NDE examiners who are seeking an understanding of welding technology and welding inspection will find the program useful. It will help the API 577 Certification exam candidates to score very well.
Course Outlines:
Introduction
- Welding terms and definitions
- Important points to be noted prior, during, and after welding
- Non-conformances and defects
Welding processes
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc
- Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
Welding procedures
- Welding Procedure Specification (WPS), Procedure
- Qualification Record (PQR), Review of WPS and PQR
- Documents, Welder Performance Qualification (WPQ)
Base Metals and consumables
- P-number, F-number and A-numbers, AWS Classification of Filler Metals, Filler Metal Selection, Consumable
- Storage and Handling
Non-destructive examination
- Common weld discontinuities, Visual Examination (VT)
- Magnetic Particle Examination (MT), Alternating Current
- Field Measurement (ACFM), Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT), Eddy Current Inspection (ET), Radiographic
- Inspection (RT), Ultrasonic Inspection (UT), Hardness
- Testing, Pressure and Leak Testing (LT)
Welding metallurgy
- The Structure of Metals and Alloys, Physical Properties
- Mechanical Properties, Preheating, Effects of welding
- Heat on the metal structure, Post-weld Heat Treatment
- Hardening Effects, HAZ, Weldability of Steels
- Carbon equivalent formula
Refinery and petrochemical plant welding issues
- Hot Tapping and In-service Welding
- Lack of Fusion with GMAW-S Welding Process
- Practice Quiz and feedback