ASME-AWS Welding Fundamentals
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In-Person Attendance at:
Holiday Inn Express Calgary NW - University Area
2373 Banff Trail NW
Calgary AB T2M 4L2 Canada
587-390-6100
Attendance Options
Remote Online Attendance:
participants attend remotely (from home or workplace) and interact with the live instructor through an online video meeting on the scheduled instructor-led training dates.
In-Person Attendance:
participants attend in-person (at the Holiday Inn Express Calgary NW - University Area location) and interact with the live instructor on the scheduled instructor-led training dates.
Who Should Attend
Inspectors, welders, welding supervisors, quality control personnel, technologists, and engineers involved with welding for new fabrication, repairs, maintenance, and inspection for pressure vessel or piping. This course is also designed to help prepare exam candidates for Welding Examiner (Papers 1 and 2) and CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer certifications. See Welding Examiner Candidates or CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer Candidates below.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hours
Participants will receive a digital CASTI Certificate of Completion, awarding 32 CPD hours, for attending all 4 days of the scheduled training. Note: CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours are equivalent to PDH (Professional Development Hours).
Course Outline [+]
Introduction to Welding and AWS A3.0 Standard Welding Terms and Definitions
- What assembly is being welded?
- defining welding, weldability, and the weldment using AWS A3.0
- introduction to Quality Management Systems
Welding/Cutting Processes and Qualifying Variables Using ASME Section IX
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), ASME Section IX, QW-253
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), ASME Section IX, QW-255
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), ASME Section IX, QW-255
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), ASME Section IX, QW-256
- Submerged Arc Welding (SAW), ASME Section IX, QW-254
- Oxygen Cutting (OC)
- Arc Cutting (AC)
Fundamentals of Weld Joints, Joint Design, and Welding Symbols
- weld joint types (AWS A3.0 Standard Welding Terms and Definitions)
- weld joint design and geometry (AWS A3.0 Standard Welding Terms and Definitions)
- weld joint preparation (ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code)
- tack welding (ASME B31.3 Process Piping Code)
- introduction to overlaying, cladding, and temper bead welding (ASME Section IX)
- introduction to welding symbols (AWS A2.4 Standard Symbols for Welding, Brazing, and Nondestructive Examination)
- weld test positions (ASME Section IX)
ASME and AWS Welding Consumable Specifications
- ASME Section II, Part C - Filler Metal Specifications (AWS A5.x/SFA-5.x Filler Metal Specifications)
- AWS/ASME classifications of welding filler metals and tungsten electrodes
- carbon steel, alloy steel, and stainless steel AWS/ASME filler metals for SMAW, GMAW (FCAW), GTAW, and SAW
Welding Health and Safety (WHMIS, CSA, AWS, Others)
- safe working environments
- hazardous materials and electrical hazards
- fire hazards, burns, and radiation hazards
- fumes and gases
- noise hazards
- confined space hazards
- hazards specific to welding processes
Weld Discontinuities and ASME B31.3 Acceptance Criteria for Welds
- welding discontinuities, flaws, defects, and their ASME B31.3 evaluation
- dimensional discontinuities: surface preparation, tolerances, weld joint mismatch, weld contour discontinuities, convexity, concavity, underfill and concave root surface, undercut, weld reinforcement and melt-through
- structural discontinuities: porosity, inclusions
- fusion discontinuities: incomplete fusion, incomplete joint penetration
- surface discontinuities: cracks in welds, crater cracks, underbead cracks, lamellar tearing and laminations
- defective metal properties
Nondestructive Examination of Welds (ASME Section V)
- VT - Visual
- PT - Liquid Penetrants
- MT - Magnetic Particle
- RT - Radiography
- UT - Ultrasonics
Introduction to Welding Procedures and Performance Qualification
- Part QG General Requirements (for all material-joining processes)
- brief summary of Part QW Welding Articles
- Article I – Welding General Requirements
- Article II – Welding Procedure Qualifications
- Article III – Welding Performance Qualifications
- Article IV – Welding Data
- Article V – Standard Welding Procedure Specifications
Welding Examiner Candidates [+]
Evening Tutorials
Evening tutorials are mandatory for Welding Examiner, Paper 1 and 2 exam candidates (and optional for all other attendees).
- Review Welding Examiner Syllabus (AB-94)
- Paper 1 Tutorial: review additional study material and practice exams.
- Paper 2 Tutorial: review additional study material and practice exams.
Required Code Documents
Welding Examiner Paper 1 exam candidates must have:
- ASME Section II, Part C
Welding Examiner Paper 2 exam candidates must have:
- ASME Section II, Part A, Specifications: SA-106, SA-333, SA-312, SA-387, and SA-516
- ASME Section V
These exam documents (with the specific exam code editions and sections) are available for purchase from CASTI.
CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer Candidates [+]
Evening Tutorials
Evening tutorials are mandatory for CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer exam candidates (and optional for all other attendees).
- Review CSA W47.1 Annex A - Suggested Areas of Study for Welding Engineers
- Tutorial: review additional study material and practice exams.
Knowledge Requirements
The CSA W47.1 "Suggested Areas of Study for Welding Engineers" are covered by the two following CASTI courses that are approved by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB):
- ASME-AWS Welding Fundamentals (this course), and
- ASME Section IX - Welding Codes and Metallurgy
For more information please see Getting Started: CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer.
Learning Outcomes [+]
Participants will be able to:
- discuss common welding/cutting processes using AWS A3.0 and welding variables for ASME Section IX qualification
- describe and draw AWS A3.0 standard weld joint types with examples of ASME B31.3 joint preparation requirements
- identify and describe weld test positions in accordance with ASME Section IX
- identify and locate filler metal specifications and requirements from ASME Section II Part C (AWS specifications)
- recall the safety hazards associated with welding and cutting processes (WHMIS, CSA, AWS, and others)
- identify, evaluate, and learn mitigation techniques for common welding discontinuities using ASME B31.3 examples
- know which NDE methods are commonly used for welds and how they are addressed in ASME Section V
Learning Assessment
Learning self-assessment is performed through discussions, problem solving exercises, and workshops.
Required Code Documents
Welding Examiner candidates must have the documents referenced above. (See Welding Examiner Candidates.)
Course Notebook
A digital course notebook will be provided to all participants by CASTI (printed hardcopy not available).
Useful Links
- Getting Started: Welding Examiner - Information for individuals new to the program.
- Information on Welding Examiner Certificate of Competency (ABSA Website)
- Welding Examiner Syllabus - Form AB-94 (PDF)
- Getting Started: CSA W47.1 Welding Engineer - Information for individuals new to the program.
- CSA W47.1 Fusion Welding of Steel Company Certification
- CASTI Inspector Career Path
About the Instructor
John E. Bringas, P.Eng. is the President and Founder of Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI) and CASTI Publishing Inc. He is a professional engineer who has practiced metallurgical and materials engineering, and inspection since 1975. He has also been certified as an API 510, 570, 653, 571, 577, and 580 inspector, an AWS Certified Welding Inspector, an Alberta In-Service Pressure Vessel Inspector and Welding Examiner, and CGSB certified NDE examiner in UT and RT. He is a long-time committee member of ASTM A01 Steels, A05 Coated Steels, B02 Nonferrous Alloys, E04 Metallography, E28 Mechanical Testing, F42 Additive Manufacturing, J01 ASTM/NACE Committee on Corrosion, NACE STG 31 Oil and Gas Production—Corrosion and Scale Inhibition, STG 32 Oil and Gas Production-Metallurgy, STG 34 Petroleum Refining and Gas Processing, STG 35 Pipelines, Tanks, and Well Casings, STG 39 Process Industries—Materials Applications and Experiences, and past Canadian Representative on ISO TC 17-SC 4 (Steels). He is the author of the ASTM Handbook of Comparative World Steel Standards, ASTM Handbook of Steel Data: American and European, ASTM Passport to Steel Database, and the CASTI Metals Data Books. Mr. Bringas has engineering work experience in the steel making, foundry, consulting (failure analysis), inspection, NDE, refinery, pipeline, and petrochemical industries.
