Here we are going to see about two types of weld Joints Groove Welds Fillet Welds Dimensions 1.1. Groove Welds: In the following...

Unless otherwise authorized by the engineer, any welding to the top flange of steel members for supporting floor form joists and...

This document covers the procedure to prepare a WPS – Welding Procedure Specification & PQR – Procedure Qualification Record for Overlay...

The welding processes are not the scope of this manual, specific for welding inspections. However, only for refreshing, the most common...

This blog here answers your questions about: What is the tolerance for Fillet weld sizes as per AWS D1.1 ? What is the weld size...

WELDING INSPECTOR KNOWLEDGES: The Welding Inspector must be a high skilled technician or engineer with a good knowledge of general...

The procedure requirements for welding electrodes and preheating temperatures are as follows: Welding must be done with the same process...

Forging is a manufacturing process involving the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. Forging is often classified...

Rockwell Superficial Hardness Test: The Rockwell Superficial Hardness Tester is used to test thin materials, lightly carburized steel...

Hardness is the resistance of a material to localized deformation. The term can apply to deformation from indentation, scratching,...

General Concepts: Stainless steels, resumed here in a general way, are defined as steel alloys, where the chromium content ranges from...

Here are some rarely used NDT – Few Other Methods 1. Eddy Current Testing – ET: Eddy-current inspection uses electromagnetic induction...

We would see about Recommendations for Welding of Structural Steel as per AWS D1.1 , 2020 revision Groove Weld: (Clause 4.4.1) Weld...

The sole purpose of welding procedures is to describe the details that are to be followed in the welding of specific materials or type of...

Positions for Welding Pipe For welding pipe in shops, power plants, oil refineries, and chemical plants for crude oil, gasoline, and...

Fillet Weld Positions The advantage of the fillet-welded joint is that it’s unnecessary to prepare the edges of the plates or sheets for...

Standards for Welding Positions: It is very important for the Weld Inspector to know the position, or location of a joint relative to the...

The NDT (nondestructive testing) methods are: Visual Inspection – VT Liquid Penetrant Testing – LT Magnetic Particle Testing – MT...

Brazing is a process of joining dis-similar metal, where as welding is a process of joining similar metal. In this blog we can see about...

TASKS DURING WELDING OPERATIONS Welding inspection during welding operations should include all the audit parameters to verify that the...