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AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY
WELDING INSPECTOR EXAMINATION

Part B

EXAMINATION BOOK OF SPECIFICATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Appendices

I.
II-A.
II-B.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.

Page No.
Welding Procedure Qualification Record (PQR)
1
Performance Qualification Test Record
2
Welder Performance Qualification Record (Example)
3
Prequalified Complete JointPenetration Groove Welded Joints
4
Pipe Schedules
5
Acceptable and Unacceptable Weld Profiles
6
Weld Profile Acceptance Description
7
Visual Weld Inspection Acceptance Criteria
8
Test Results Required, Guided Bends
9
Weld Metal Analysis
10
Electrode Groups
11
Welder Qualification Test Requirements
13
Fillet Procedure Qualification Requirements
15
Groove Procedure Qualification Requirements
16
PrequalifiedBase Metal—Filler Metal Combinations for Matching Strength 17
Minimum Preheat and Interpass Temperature
20
Radiographic Testing
22
Face and Root Bend Specimens
27

Revision D: January 2006 with editorial corrections of December 2008

Conversions and Calculations
The International System of Units (SI) makes use of conversion factors and metric prefixes. Use the following tables:

Table of SIConversions
PROPERTY

U.S. CUSTOMARY UNITS

SI UNITS

To convert from

To

pound-force (lbf)

newton (N)

kip (1000 lbf)

newton

linear dimension

inch (in)

millimeter (mm)

tensile strength

pounds per square inch (psi)

pascal (Pa)

(psi)

kilopascal (kPa)

6.89

(psi)

megapascal (MPa)

0.00689

mass

pound mass (avdp)

kilogram

0.454

angle, plane

degree (angular) (°)

radian (rad)

0.0175flow rate

cubic feet per hour (ft3/hr)

liters per minute (L/min)

0.472

heat input

joules per inch (J/in)

joules per meter (J/m)

travel speed, wire

inches per minute (in/min)

millimeter per second (mm/s)

temperature

degree Fahrenheit (°F)

degree Celsius (°C)

force

Multiply by
4.5
4450
25.4
6895

39.4
0.423
°C = (°F – 32)/1.8

Table of SI Prefixes
EXPONENTIAL
EXPRESSION

MULTIPLICATIONFACTOR

PREFIX

SYMBOL

giga

G

mega

M

109

1 000 000 000

106

1 000 000

103

1 000

kilo

k

10–3

0.001

milli

m

10–6

0.000 001

micro

µ

10–9

0.000 000 001

nano

n

Formulas
PROPERTY

FORMULA

ultimate tensile strength (uts)

uts = maximum load/original cross-sectional area

cross-sectional area (csa)

csa = πD2/4 (for circle)
csa = width × thickness (for square or rectangle)temperature

degree Fahrenheit (°F)

degree Celsius (°C)

°C = (°F – 32)/1.8

degree Celsius (°C)

degree Fahrenheit (°F)

°F = 1.8 × °C + 32

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This book is for examination purposes only.
It is not a working set of specifications nor a code.
The information contained herein may not match
the current editions of the referenced documents.
Do not write in this book.

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APPENDIX I
WELDING PROCEDUREQUALIFICATION RECORD (PQR)
PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

GROOVE WELD TEST RESULTS

[1]
Material specification ______________________________
[2]
Welding process _________________________________
[3]
Manual, semiautomatic, automatic: ___________________
[4]
Position of welding ________________________________

Tensile Strength, psi
[24]
1. _____________________________________________
[25]
2._____________________________________________

[5]
Filler metal specification____________________________
[6]
Filler metal classification ___________________________
[7]
Weld metal analysis _______________________________
[8]
Shielding gas ____________________________________
[9]
Flow rate _______________________________________
[10]
Single or multiple pass_____________________________
[11]
Single or multiplearc ______________________________
[12]
Welding current __________________________________
[13]
Welding progression ______________________________
[14]
Preheat temperature ______________________________
[15]
Welder’s ID _____________________________________
[16]
Welder’s name ___________________________________

Guided-Bend Tests (2 root-, 2 face-, or 4 side-bends)
Root
[26]
1. ____________...