Welding Safety with Gas Cylinders On an oxyacetylene system there will be three types of valves, the cylinder valve, the regulator valve,...

Pipe Isometrics : Are drawings which shows details of Process pipe lines in a single line presentation , with details of pipes, pipe...

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

Failure investigation often uncovers facts that lead to changes in design, manufacturing, or operating practice, which will eliminate...

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

Classification of welding electrodes consists of a prefix letter “E” specifying an electrode, a group of two or three digits specifying...

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...

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