AWS B5.4 : 2005
Withdrawn
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SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDER TEST FACILITIES
23-07-2013
01-01-2005
Personnel
Foreword
1. Scope
1.1 Requirements
1.2 Procedure
1.3 Safety Precautions
1.4 Terminology Guideline
2. Referenced Documents
3. Definitions
4. Levels of Qualification
5. Test Facility Requirements
5.1 General Requirements
5.2 Quality Control Program
5.3 Personnel
5.4 Welding Equipment
5.5 Measuring and Testing Equipment
5.6 Calibration
5.7 Metals and Materials
5.8 Test Methods and Procedures
5.9 Environment
5.10 Handling of Items to be Tested
5.11 Records and Test Reports
5.12 Welder Training
6. Assessments
Nonmandatory Annexes
Annex A - Recommended Reference List
Annex B - Qualification of Assessors
Annex C - Assessment Requirements
Annex D - Guidelines for Preparation of Technical Inquiries for
AWS Technical Committees
Specifies minimum requirements to enable welder qualification test facilities to consistently conduct welder qualification testing to meet the requirements of codes and other standards.
| DevelopmentNote |
Partially supersedes AWS QC4. (11/2008)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
American Welding Society
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
| SAE AMS STD 1595 : 1998 | QUALIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT, MISSILE AND AEROSPACE FUSION WELDERS |
| AWS D1.4 : 1998 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - REINFORCING STEEL |
| MIL-STD-271 Revision F:1986 | REQUIREMENTS FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING METHODS |
| API STD 1104:2013 | WELDING OF PIPELINES AND RELATED FACILITIES |
| AWS D14.6 : 1996 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF ROTATING ELEMENTS OF EQUIPMENT |
| AWS B1.11 : 2000 | GUIDE FOR THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF WELDS |
| AWS D1.2 : 1997 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - ALUMINUM |
| MIL STD 248 : D | WELDING AND BRAZING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| AWS QC5 : 1991 | STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING EDUCATORS |
| ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 | TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL |
| AWS D14.4 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDED JOINTS IN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT |
| ASME B31.1 : 2016 | POWER PIPING |
| ASME PV CODE 9 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING QUALIFICATIONS - QUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING PROCEDURES; WELDERS; BRAZERS; AND WELDING, BRAZING, AND FUSING OPERATORS |
| ASME B31.2 : 1968 | FUEL GAS PIPING |
| AWS D1.5 : 1996 | BRIDGE WELDING CODE |
| AWS D1.6 : 1999 ERRATA 1999 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL |
| API 6A : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELLHEAD AND CHRISTMAS TREE EQUIPMENT |
| NAS410:2003 | NAS CERTIFICATION & QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TEST PERSONNEL |
| ASME B31.8 : 2016 | Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems |
| ASME B31.3:2016 | PROCESS PIPING |
| ASME B31.4 : 2016 | PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR LIQUIDS AND SLURRIES |
| ASME PV CODE 4 : 2017 | BPVC Section IV-BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HEATING BOILERS |
| AWS D9.1 : 1990 | SHEET METAL WELDING CODE - HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL |
| AWS B5.1 : 2013 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS |
| ASTM A 488/A488M : 2017-05 | PRACTICE FOR STEEL CASTINGS, WELDING, QUALIFICATIONS OF PROCEDURES AND PERSONNEL |
| ASME B31.5 : 2016 | REFRIGERATION PIPING AND HEAT TRANSFER COMPONENTS |
| AWS A3.0 : 0 | STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS - INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING |
| AWS B2.1 : 2005 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| AWS QC1 : 2007 | STANDARD FOR AWS CERTIFICATION OF WELDING INSPECTORS |
| AWS D14.5 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING OF PRESSES AND PRESS COMPONENTS |
| AWS D14.3 : 1994 | WELDING EARTHMOVING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICATION FOR, |
| ASTM E 1444 : 2005 | Standard Practice for Magnetic Particle Testing |
| ASME PV CODE 1 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF POWER BOILERS |
| MIL-STD-100 Revision G:1997 | ENGINEERING DRAWINGS |
| MIL-STD-1688 Revision A:1990 | FABRICATION, WELDING, AND INSPECTION OF HY-80/100 SUBMARINE APPLICATIONS |
| AWS A5.01 : 93(R1999) | FILLER METAL PROCUREMENT GUIDELINES |
| ASME B31.9 : 2014 | BUILDING SERVICES PIPING |
| AWS B2.2 : 1991 | STANDARD FOR BRAZING PROCEDURE AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION |
| ANSI Z49.1 : 2012 | SAFETY IN WELDING, CUTTING, AND ALLIED PROCESSES |
| ASTM E 709 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Guide for Magnetic Particle Testing |
| AWS D1.3 : 1998 ERRATA 1998 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - SHEET STEEL |
| AWS B5.17:2014 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING FABRICATORS |
| AWS D1.1 : 2000 | STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STEEL |
| AWS D15.1 : 2001 ERRATA 2005 | RAILROAD WELDING SPECIFICATION - CARS AND LOCOMOTIVES |
| AWS B5.15 : 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETERS |
| ASME PV CODE 11 : 2017 | BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR INSERVICE INSPECTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMPONENTS |
| AWS B4.0:2016 | STANDARD METHODS FOR MECHANICAL TESTING OF WELDS |
| AWS QC7 : 1993 | Standard for AWS Certified Welders |
| AWS D14.1 : 1997 | SPECIFICATION FOR WELDING INDUSTRIAL AND MILL CRANES AND OTHER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT |
| AWS D14.2 : 1993 | SPECIFICATION FOR METAL CUTTING MACHINE TOOL WELDMENTS |
| AWS B5.5:2011 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE QUALIFICATION OF WELDING EDUCATORS |
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