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Welding
Inspector |
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Course
Content |
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The
duties and responsibilities of a welding inspector; fusion welding
process; typical weld defects–types of steel–,carbon –
manganese, low alloy and stainless steels; hardening of steels;
weldability; heat treatment. parent metal defects; visual inspection;
testing parent metals and welds; destructive tests; NDT techniques; welder
and procedure approval; codes and standards; outline of safe working
practices; practice in examination questions; continuous and
end–of–course assessment. |
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Suitable
For |
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Inspection
engineers and supervisory staff. Those with little or no previous welding
experience are advised to attend the course in Visual Inspection of Welds
course to prepare for this course. |
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Objectives |
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Understand
factors which influence the quality of fusion welds in steels
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Recognize
characteristics of commonly used welding processes in relation to quality
control |
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Interpret
drawing instructions and symbols to ensure that specifications are met |
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Set
up and report on inspection of welds, macrosections and other mechanical
tests |
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Assess
and report on welds to acceptance levels |
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Confirm
that incoming material meets stipulated requirements and recognize the
effects
on weld quality of departure from
specification |
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Course
Outline |
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Module
1. Welding Inspection and Certification
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Module
2. Safe Practices for Welding Inspectors |
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Module
3. Metal Joining and Cutting Processes |
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Module
4. Weld Joint Geometry and Welding Symbols |
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Module
5. Documents Governing Welding Inspection and Qualification |
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Module
6. Metal Properties and Destructive Testing |
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Module
7. Metric Practice for Welding Inspection |
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Module
8. Welding Metallurgy for the Welding Inspector |
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Module
9. Weld and Base Metal Discontinuities |
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Module
10. Visual Inspection and Other NDE Methods |
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