6g pipe welding test 2' schedule 80 Hot Pass part2

The hot pass isn't always really that hot when you are tig welding a pipe weld.
The term hot pass probably came from stick welding pipe with 6010 where you run the second pass pretty hot to burn out any slag left over from the root pass.

For pipe welds that are tig welded, the second pass is often done at the same amperage as the root....and the goal is to put in a good root pass and then not screw it up with the hot pass.

After the hot pass is in, its less likely you will mess anything up.

Some pipe welding tests are tig welded all the way out. But some are combo welds with tig root and hot pass but stick welded the rest of the way.

[schwannman]

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[MCTeck]

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[rayhare]

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[liquidmetals]

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[illdrag]

hi all..first i want to say thanks jody for all your videos i look forward to getting them each week..a couple of other tips for the test would be tailing off at the end of each quarter to eliminate inclusions and also some tests make you tig it all the way out.maybe you could show how to put the cap on walking the cup with the lay wire technique..not criticizing at all...all this info is great!! just throwing it out there

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[weldingtipsandtricks]

on a 6g tig all the way out, I would rather it be x rayed... because a bend will reveal a small flaw like cold lap better than x ray sometimes.
For stick... or tig root and hot pass and stick the rest of the way, I think the bend test is more forgiving due to likelihood of some porosity on the dead bottom where you have a double start with 7018. Usually the dead bottom only gets a visual and the bend straps are cut from 4 quadrants at around 2, 4, 8, 10 o clock

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[weldingtipsandtricks]

the asme section 9 code for certifying welders provides for a gap of 1/8" plus or minus 1/32" ( I am going strictly from memory but I am pretty sure that is still the standard) so a gap of 5/32" is permitted.
Some welders like a wide gap to feed the rod from the inside to get the root to push thru the bottom so it looks just like the top of a pipe welded in position.

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[weldingtipsandtricks]

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