API 653 - Section 577 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024

What are the weldment requirements tasks prior to welding? - ANSWERS Review drawings, codes, standards. Review weld requirements, procedures, NDE info, welding equipment, etc (4.2.2) What are the materials requirements tasks prior to welding? - ANSWERS Ensure all material is identified: filler metal, base material, if required perform PMI (4.2.7) What are the quality assurance tasks during welding? - ANSWERS Establish a quality assurance and quality control umberlla with the welding organization (4.3.1) What are the appearance and finish tasks upon completion of welding? - ANSWERS Those that assure dinal weld quality before placing the weldment in service (4.4.1) Name two of NDE personnel qualifications specified in ASME Section V, art 1? - ANSWERS ASNT SNT-TC-1A, ANSI/ASNT CP-189. Those references give the amployer guidelines or standards (4.6) What are the six referenced welding processes mentioned in API 577? - ANSWERS Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) Gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) Gas metal arc welding (GMAW) Flux cored arc welding (FCAW) Submerged arc welding (SAW) Stud arc welding (SW) (5) What are the advantages and limitations of the SMAW welding process? - ANSWERS Advantages a. Equipment is relatively simple, inexpensive, and portable. b. Process can be used in areas of limited access. c. Process is less sensitive to wind and draft than other welding processes. d. Process is suitable for most of the commonly used metals and alloys.