Re: Re: Weld qualifications (Modified by Christopher Wright)

From: <Christopher>
Date: Tue Oct 02 2007 - 21:37:00 EDT

On Oct 1, 2007, at 11:41 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:

> Steve is correct. The basic methodology of welder
> qualification and the filler metal F# being the
> essential variable instead of base metal is true,
Thanks--the issue I was questioning was the general statement that either a weld procedure or a welder qualifiation with P-1 base metal doesn't not automatically qualify the other hight P-numbers, since almost all the esential variables would chance including P-numbers.

I think I'm sticking to my guns on the matter. You can see the whole argument on the ASME COP web site.
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