ASME Code Prep IX On-Line (E23)

ASME Code Prep IX On-Line (E23)

$600.00
$600.00

HSB's ASME Code Prep IX on-line provides an introduction to welding qualifications.

Our on-line format facilitates learning with informative text, graphics, and quizzes at a time convenient for the student. Students have 180 days to complete the course and up to three attempts to pass the course per subscription.

Prerequisites:

  • Basic understanding of welding processes and their implementation.
  • Access to ASME Code Section IX (E23) (paper or electronic version)

ASME Section IX Lesson Topics:

Section IX and Welding Basics
Lesson 1 – Key Topics:

  • Scope of the ASME Code Section IX
  • Welding processes
  • Electrode identification
  • Types of welds and tests used to qualify welders
  • Welding procedure tests

The ASME System and Section IX Basics
Lesson 2 – Key Topics:

  • Evolution of the ASME Code
  • The Organization of, and Code paragraph numbering system
  • Article I of Section IX
  • Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) – Basics
  • Welding Procedure Specification/Performance Qualification Basics
  • Weld Test Positions: Groove Welds
  • Weld Test Positions: Fillet Welds
  • Weld Test Basics
  • Tension Tests
  • Guided-Bend Tests
  • Notch-Toughness Tests
  • Fillet-Weld Tests
  • Testing by Radiography
  • Stud-Weld Tests

Welding Procedure Qualifications
Lesson 3 – Key Topics:

  • Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS)
  • Procedure Qualification Records (PQR)
  • P-Numbers (Material Groupings)
  • Responsibilities for Welding Procedure Qualifications
  • Procedure Qualification Test Requirements
  • Procedure Qualification to Previous Editions
  • Preparation of Test Coupons
  • Corrosion-Resistant Weld Metal Overlay
  • Electron/Laser Beam Welding
  • Hard-Facing Weld Metal Overlay
  • Joining Composite/Clad Metals
  • Applied Linings
  • Welds With Buttering

Essential Variables
Lesson 4 – Key Topics:

  • The Role of Essential Variables in Procedure Qualifications
  • Determining Qualified Thickness Limits
  • Determining the Type and Number of Tests Required
  • Welding Variable Tables (Procedure Qualifications)
  • QW-252 through QW-267
  • Nonessential Variables: Joints (QW-402)
  • Essential Variables: Base Metals (QW-403)
  • Essential Variables: Filler Metals (QW-404)
  • Nonessential Variables: Position (QW-405)
  •  Essential Variables: Preheat (QW-406)
  • Essential Variables: Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT) (QW-407)
  • Essential/Nonessential Variables: Electrical Characteristics (QW-409)
  • Essential/Nonessential Variables: Technique (QW-410)
  • Special Process Essential Variables

Supplementary Essential Variables
Lesson 5 – Key Topics:

  • Supplementary Essential Variables Defined
  • Base Metals
  • Filler Metals
  • Positions
  • Preheat
  • Postweld Heat Treatment (PWHT)
  • Electrical Characteristics
  • Nonessential Variables

Nonessential Variables
Lesson 6 – Key Topics:

  • Nonessential Variables Defined
  • Joints
  • Filler Metals
  • Positions
  • Preheat
  • Electrical Characteristics
  • Technique

Welding Performance Qualifications
Lesson 7 – Key Topics:

  • General Requirements for Welding Performance Qualification
  • Key Terms and Definitions
  • Responsibility for Welding Performance Qualification
  • Purpose of Welding Performance Qualifications
  • Performance Qualification Tests
  • Identification of Welders and Welding Operators
  • Type of Tests
  • Determining Qualified Thickness Limits
  • Determining the Number and Type of Tests Required
  • Determining Qualified Diameter Limits
  • Welding Positions and Performance Qualification
  • Welder Combination Processes
  • Performance Qualification using Volumetric Methods
  • Welding Operator Qualifications
  • Welding Performance Continuity