ASME Section IX - Introduction to Temper Bead Welding

Attendees who successfully complete this course will be able to:

1. Understand the temper bead welding technique.
2. Understand the basics of heat affected zone metallurgy and how it applies to temper bead welds.
3. Apply the basics of welding metallurgy advantageously to temper bead welding technique.
4. Analyze prescribed Code requirements to ensure compliance of temper bead welding procedures.

Engineers, inspectors, maintenance personnel, experienced tradespeople, who work for owner-user companies, EPCs, inspection companies, fabricators, maintenance service and repair companies, and inspection companies from refineries, upgrader plants, oil sands plants, SAGD plants, petrochemical plants, power plants, gas/oil pipeline companies, pulp mills, repair and maintenance shops, equipment manufacturers, third party inspection and NDE companies, and all supporting industries.

• Notebook will be provided.
• Connecting-the-Codes Examples, including step-by-step instructions showing "how to" apply the code rules, along with the code "look-up tables".
  
• Classroom course includes a workshop: learn to create a temper bead welding PQR to add to an existing qualified WPS

Temper Bead Welding

Introduction and Utilization

• defining temper bead welding, an introduction to temper bead welding and a discussion abut appropriate usage of temper bead welding with examples from:
  • ASME IX QG-109
  • ASME IX QW-290

Metallurgy of Welding and its Applicability to Temper Bead Welding

• a discussion of the metallurgical effects of welding

Heat-Affected Zones (HAZs)

• the metallurgy of the HAZ and how this applies to the temper bead welding technique

Temper Bead Welding Technique

Single-Layer Temper Bead Welding

• the metallurgy of the single-layer temper bead weld will be discussed with examples from:
  • ASME IX QW-410.63, Figure QW-462.13

Multi-Layer Temper Bead Welding

• the metallurgy of multi-layer temper bead welding will be discussed with examples from:
  • ASME IX QW-409.29
    
  • ASME IX QW-290.4
  • ASME IX QG-109
  • ASME IX QW-410.61, Figure QW-462.12

Temper Bead Welding and Industry Codes and Standards (with excerpts)

ASME B&PV Section IX

• the qualification scheme, essential and nonessential variables for temper bead welding procedures will be discussed with examples from:
  • ASME IX QW-290.1
  • ASME IX QW-290.2
  • ASME IX QW-290.3
    
  • ASME IX QW-290.4, QW-402.23
  • ASME IX QW-290.4, QW-406.9
  • ASME IX QW-290.4, QW-403.25
  • ASME IX QW-290.4, QW-410.58
  • ASME IX QW-290.4, QW-410.61, Figure 462.12
• temper bead welding test coupon preparation and testing will be discussed with examples from:
  • ASME IX QW-290.5(a)
  • ASME IX QW-290.5(b)
  • ASME IX QW-290.5(c), (d)
• in-process repair welding will be discussed within the context of examples from:
  • ASME IX QW-290.6(a)
  • ASME IX QW-290.6(c), (d)

ASME B&PV Section VIII Division 1, ASME B&PV Section VIII Division 2

• how temper bead welding is addressed for construction of pressure vessels will be discussed with examples from:
  • UCS-56f
  • Endnote 86

ASME PCC-2 2011

• how temper bead welding is addressed for repair of pressure equipment and piping will be discussed with examples from:
  • Article 2.8, 3f)
  • Article 2.8, 3.6a) b)

API 510

• how temper bead welding is addressed for PWHT of pressure vessel repairs or alterations will be discussed with examples from:
  • 3, 8.1.7.4.3.3, WRC Bulletin 412

API 570

• how temper bead welding is addressed for PWHT of piping repair or alterations will be discussed with examples from:
  • 8.2.4, 8.2.4.1

API 653

• how temper bead welding is addressed for PWHT of storage tank repair to existing nozzles will be discussed with examples from:
  • 11.3

NBIC Part 3

• how temper bead welding is addressed for repairs or alterations of pressure-retaining items will be discussed with examples from:
  • 2.5.3d)

CSA Z662

• how temper bead welding is addressed for welding of oil and gas pipeline systems will be discussed with examples from
  • 7, 7.2.5

ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3

• how temper bead welding is addressed for welding of process and power piping will be discussed with examples from:
  • 127.1.1, 127.5, 127.5.1
  • 328.2

All participants should bring the most recent ASME Section IX code book to this class. This code can be purchased from CASTI when you register for this course.