ASME SECTION IX-WELDING -PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2024-2025
The goal of the WPS and PQR is to determine whether the weldment has the
desired characteristics.
The WPS list: - Answer all of the above.
When notch toughness is required, the PQR must list the ANSWER fundamental
variables as well as the supplemental necessary.
What is the earliest edition of Section IX that the current edition recognises? -
ANSWER 1962
New Welding Procedure Specifications must fulfil the ________ Edition and
addenda of Section IX - ANSWER current (latest mandatory).
Each _______ shall complete the tests required by Section IX to ensure the quality
of the WPS used during building, alteration, or repair. - ANSWER Manufacturer or
contractor.
The ________ must have access to the method, welder, and welding operator
qualification records. - Answer: Authorised Inspector
A welder who qualifies with a groove weld in plate in the 4G position is also
certified to weld groove welds in plate and pipe with an outer diameter more than
24" in the _______ positions. - ANSWER Flat and overhead.
A welder who has completed plate groove welds in the 3G and 4G positions is
qualified to weld groove welds in plate in the _______ positions. - ANSWER Flat,
vertical, and overhead.
, A welder qualifies by making a groove weld on a pipe with an O.D. of 3/4" in the
5G position. - ANSWER: 6" O.D. Pipe in vertical position
In general, qualifying for groove welds qualifies a welder to make: - ANSWER
Fillet welds.
Charpy V-notch tests are used to measure a weldment's toughness.
Radiography can be used to qualify a welder who is utilising the SAW method to
weld a groove in P1 materials. - The answer is true.
When a tensile specimen breaks in the base metal outside of the weld or fushion
line, the strength measured may be _______ below the prescribed tensile and still
be acceptable. - Answer all of the above.
Guided-bend specimens must have no open flaws in the weld or heat-effected zone
that exceed _______ measured in any direction on the specimen's convex surface
after bending. - Answer: 1/8"
The acceptance standards for using radiographs to qualify welders can be found in:
ANSWER ASME Section IX
A WPS must describe: ANSWER All of the above.
PQRs must describe: - ANSWER Essential variables.
ANSWERS 2024-2025
The goal of the WPS and PQR is to determine whether the weldment has the
desired characteristics.
The WPS list: - Answer all of the above.
When notch toughness is required, the PQR must list the ANSWER fundamental
variables as well as the supplemental necessary.
What is the earliest edition of Section IX that the current edition recognises? -
ANSWER 1962
New Welding Procedure Specifications must fulfil the ________ Edition and
addenda of Section IX - ANSWER current (latest mandatory).
Each _______ shall complete the tests required by Section IX to ensure the quality
of the WPS used during building, alteration, or repair. - ANSWER Manufacturer or
contractor.
The ________ must have access to the method, welder, and welding operator
qualification records. - Answer: Authorised Inspector
A welder who qualifies with a groove weld in plate in the 4G position is also
certified to weld groove welds in plate and pipe with an outer diameter more than
24" in the _______ positions. - ANSWER Flat and overhead.
A welder who has completed plate groove welds in the 3G and 4G positions is
qualified to weld groove welds in plate in the _______ positions. - ANSWER Flat,
vertical, and overhead.
, A welder qualifies by making a groove weld on a pipe with an O.D. of 3/4" in the
5G position. - ANSWER: 6" O.D. Pipe in vertical position
In general, qualifying for groove welds qualifies a welder to make: - ANSWER
Fillet welds.
Charpy V-notch tests are used to measure a weldment's toughness.
Radiography can be used to qualify a welder who is utilising the SAW method to
weld a groove in P1 materials. - The answer is true.
When a tensile specimen breaks in the base metal outside of the weld or fushion
line, the strength measured may be _______ below the prescribed tensile and still
be acceptable. - Answer all of the above.
Guided-bend specimens must have no open flaws in the weld or heat-effected zone
that exceed _______ measured in any direction on the specimen's convex surface
after bending. - Answer: 1/8"
The acceptance standards for using radiographs to qualify welders can be found in:
ANSWER ASME Section IX
A WPS must describe: ANSWER All of the above.
PQRs must describe: - ANSWER Essential variables.
