his self-study course is designed to be taken at your convenience and on your own schedule.

You have 90 days to finish the course once you begin. The course introduces Section IX Welding & Brazing Qualifications of the ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code. It covers the scope, organization and requirements of this section. Topics include welding procedure qualifications, welding performance qualifications, standard welding procedure specifications, and brazing qualifications.

You will learn: - How Section IX is organized - The information included in a Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) document - The information in a Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) - How metals are categorized for welding and brazing - Types of weld variables essential, supplementary essential, or nonessential - How welders and welding operators are qualified - The requirements for a manufacturer or contractor to adopt Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPS) - Brazing requirements including the classification systems for metals that undergo brazing and acceptance criteria for brazing test specimens Who should attend: This course is designed for anyone who wants an introduction to and a better understanding of Section IX Welding & Brazing Qualifications of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

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Carbon/Alloy Steels - for Engineers, Inspectors, and Experienced Tradesmen - Covers Alberta Welding Examiner Papers #2 and #4 Print Page View All Courses This course is now closed for registration. Please contact CASTI if you have any questions. Location: Best Western Village Park Inn 1804 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary AB T2M 3Y7 Canada 403-289-0241 http://www.villageparkinn.com Date: September 10-13, 2013 Price: $2,450.00 Earn: 3.2 CEUs IMPORTANT: To allow sufficient time to complete the pre-classroom online study, course registrants are encouraged to register by August 12, 2013 Completing all of the online study work is a critical step that maximizes your likelihood of passing the exam. Individuals who do not complete all of the online study work may jeopardize the likelihood of successfully passing the exam and do so at their own risk. The online study work is an integral part of this training course and must be completed by all registrants to achieve the full CEU credit, and for exam candidates to comply with the CASTI Exam Preparation Guarantee Policy.

Objectives
This is an introductory course to provide the basic understanding of the proper use and interpretation of ASME Section IX - Welding Qualifications Code and its related ASME construction codes. To accomplish this objective, the course starts with a 2-day review of the ASME Sec. IX, followed by one day of studying the base metal metallurgy and welding metallurgy that ASME IX is based on. The fourth day covers the welding portions of related ASME construction codes (Section VIII-1, B31.1, and B31.3) and how ASME Sec. IX interacts with each, including the metallurgy previously covered through a series of workshops. It is also intended to prepare exam candidates for the ABSA Welding Examiner Paper #4 on Regulations and Codes and most parts of Paper #2 covering properties and structures of metals, welding metallurgy and material specifications (i.e., steel manufacturing will not be covered).

Accreditation
Each participant will recieve a CASTI certificate of completion and 3.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending all 4-days of the classroom training. An additional 2.4 CEUs will be awarded for the completion of the pre-classroom online lessons prior to the course start date.

Who Should Attend

Inspectors, welders, welding supervisors, quality control personnel, technologists, and engineers involved with new welding procedure and welder qualifications for new fabrication, repairs, maintenance, and inspection for pressure vessel or piping. This course is also designed to assist ABSA Welding Examiner, Pressure Equipment Inspector and CSA W178.2 exam candidates, although it is not a prerequisite that you be an exam candidate. CASTI Learning Advantage (CLA) Hybrid Training This course includes 9 days* of training as described below: Estimated 3 Days* Pre-classroom Online general knowledge of ASME Section IX P-No. F-No., A-No. WPS/PQR/WPQ ASME B31.1, B31.3, and Section VIII-1 WPS/PQR requirements online pre-classroom content only available from Aug. 12 to Sept. 9, 2013 4 Days In-classroom instructor-led lectures, discussions, workshops, and optional evening tutorial of ASME Sec. IX and related codes practice problems and review detailed solutions in-classroom training held Sept. 10-13, 2013 Estimated 2 Days* Post-classroom Online practicing WPS/PQR and WPQ reviews two practice exams (3.5 hours each) with answers and full solutions online post-classroom content available from Sept. 14, 2013 * Estimate based on the average time required by past students to complete online training. Your personal skill and experience levels will determine the actual time required to complete this work. Past students have taken between 10-30 hours (1-4 days) to complete the online lessons. Completing all of the online study work is a critical step maximizing your likelihood of passing the exam. Individuals who do not complete all of the online study work may jeopardize the likelihood of successfully passing the exam and do so at their own risk. The online study work is an integral part of this training course and must be completed by all registrants to achieve the full CEU credit, and for exam candidates to comply with the CASTI Exam Preparation Guarantee Policy. By completing the pre-classroom online training lessons, you will be better prepared to learn more from the instructor-lead classroom training and optimize your learning experience. The pre-classroom online training lessons include: study material for reading reviewing example problems and detailed solutions solving practice problems and reviewing detailed solutions practice problems results are graded to provide a measure of self-evaluation Approximately 4 to 6 weeks prior to the course start date, the online study lessons are made available to all CASTI customers registered for this course. Click here for more information about the CASTI Learning Advantage (CLA)

Topics
Safety Codes Acts

Overview of Pressure Equipment Safety Regulations Pressure Welders Regulation General requirements Procedure qualifications Performance qualifications Welding data Several workshops will be conducted to allow each participant to develop the required skills to review WPS, PQR, and WPQ documents Basic carbon steel metallurgy (crystalline structures, grains, microstructures: ferrite, pearlite, banite, martensite) Using the Fe-Fe3C phase diagram in practical terms Common heat treatments for carbon steel and affect on mechanical properties (annealing, normalizing, quench and tempering) Ductile to brittle behaviour of steels - grain size (ASTM No.), microstructures, low temperature notch toughness, and anisotropy Alloying steels and their effects on hardenability and weldability Material test reports and what they really mean The various weld zones and metallurgical heat affected zones using fundamental principles of welding metallurgy Use of carbon equivalence to predict weldability Hydrogen assisted cracking related to welding (toe cracking, cold cracking, delayed cracking, HAZ cracking, and underbead cracking) Preheating and postweld heat treat in practical terms to avoid cracking and improve weldability Classification of steels - UNS, SAE, ASTM, ASME ASME SA-106, SA-516, SA-333, SA-387, and SA-312 AWS classification of filler metals, SFA No., F No., and A No. ASME SFA-5.1 and SFA-5.5 Each attendee will participate in a group workshop to write new construction and maintenance welding procedures in accordance with ASME Section VIII - Pressure Vessels, ASME B31.1 Power Boilers and ASME B31.3 - Process Piping These welding procedures will be reviewed and discussed in detail during the class

General Review to ASME IX

ASME Section IX - WPS, PQR, WPQ Reviews

Base Metal Metallurgy of Carbon and Alloy Steels

Welding Metallurgy of Carbon and Alloy Steels

Base Metal and Filler Metal Specifications (ASME Section II Parts A and C)

Developing a WPS/PQR for ASME Sec. VIII-1, B31.1, B31.3

Assignments, Tutorials and Workshop

Several workshops covering WPS, PQR and WPQ sample exam questions will be conducted, with takehome assignments handed out at the class. A review of the take home assignments will be covered the following mornings. Each attendee will participate in a group workshop to write new construction and maintenance welding procedures in accordance with ASME Section I - Power Boilers, ASME Section VIII - Pressure Vessels, ASME B31.1 - Power Boilers and ASME B31.3 - Process Piping. These welding procedures will be reviewed and discussed in detail during the class.

Required Code Documents

All participants must bring the ASME Section IX Code to this class. ABSA Welding Examiner Paper #4 exam candidates must bring all code sections required in Paper #4 to the evening tutorials. These code documents can be purchased from CASTI. A course notebook will be provided to all participants by CASTI.

Minimum System Requirements for the CLA Pre-classroom Online Study

Broadband Internet connection Windows Vista (or higher) Currently we dont support Mac computers or tablets Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 (or higher) or latest Mozilla Firefox Latest Adobe Reader Note: Use of Adobe software may have additional system requirements (Please refer to the Adobe specifications provided with your Adobe software or visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com for more information.)

CASTI Exam Preparation Guarantee Policy:

Customers who are unsuccessful in achieving a passing mark with the WE Papers 2 and 4 exams after taking the related CASTI course will be offered a 50% discount to retake the same course again, provided all of the following requirements are met: All of the pre-classroom online lessons were fully completed and all answers submitted online prior to the start of in-classroom training. 100% attendance at the classroom training. All of the post-classroom training is fully completed and all answers submitted online prior to the exam date. This offer is limited to the first available course where seating is available. Final approval for registration under the CASTI Exam Preparation Guarantee Policy is given at the sole discretion of Codes and Standards Training Institute (CASTI).

Useful Links
Information on ABSA Welding Examiner Certificate of Competency (ABSA Website) ABSA Welding Examiner Syllabus Frequently Asked Questions About the Instructor

John E. Bringas, P.Eng. is a professional engineer who has practiced metallurgical engineering and inspection for 35 years. He is also 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 former 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), NACE STG 32 (Oil and Gas Production-Metallurgy) and STG 36 (Process Industry-Materials), and 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, refinery, pipeline and petrochemical industries and is the founder of Codes and Standards Training Institute and CASTI Publishing Inc.

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