A friend has a welder who has qualified to (ASME IX) on a pipe test P1 to P1 with GTAW ER70S-2 root and hot pass then filled and capped with SMAW E7018. The same welder then tested on P1 to P1 with SMAW E6010 all the way and was qualified on that test also. My question, is the welder qualified...
Can you use a WPS for GTAW root-ER70S2 and fill and cap SMAW with E7018 on P1 to P1 base metal for a new welder qualification of a GTAW-ER70S2 all the way out.
We are having problems welding duplex 2205 tubes to a carbon steel tube sheet using inconel 625 rods with the GTAW process. We keep getting small indications after PT testing and after grinding out the 1ndications and repair welding the PT test shows no indications. Upon making the 2nd pass of...