February, 2019 | welding & NDT

Summary of ASME BPVC Section IX – Part 2

In part – 1 of this article, we had discussed about the general requirements as mentioned in part QG of

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section IX contains qualification standard for the following; Welding, Brazing and Fusing procedures

Magnetic Particle Testing (MT) (also known as magnetic particle inspection – MPI) is a non destructive test (NDT) method, used

Oxy-fuel welding (OFW) is also known as Gas welding or Oxy-fuel gas welding. The term ‘Oxy-fuel’ is used to denote

Thickness range for performance qualification (welder qualification test): ASME BPVC section IX has provided guidelines for the thickness range up

ASME Boiler and pressure vessel code (BPVC) has assigned certain numbers to base metals as well as to filler metals