24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
Dec 3rd 2011, 3:24 pm
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Re: 24 year old coded welder looking for full relocation or 457 sponsor
I'm a retired welder/welding inspector.
In general you will need to test to 6G,usually a TIG root and stick fill and cap.however it may be stick root ,thus 4816 (7016) rods for root and 4818 (7016).to fill and cap
very rarely you may have to test to 2G and 5G as they will not recognise 6g as all positional.
Sometimes you will use sparklers for the root,usually a 5p and 4818 fill and cap,buggered if I know why,one defeats the purpose of the other.
THe cryogenic welding (9% nickel )should come on demand as the LNG storage tanks progress for the various projects.Hoirizontal sub arc would also be useful but they may train you up on it.When i did it in the 80,s here it was all stick,I think they mainly use flux cored now but not positive on that.
The various alloys are usally in demand depending on mining projects and what they are using as a process to refine metals.Duplex ,super duplex etc would be TIG welded.Titanium is(was)welded using the trailing shield on a TIG,but may have changed.I kept off that as I hated it and haven't done it for about 17 yrs.
I've been uot of the game for close to 2yrs now so have not kept up with it.
In general ASME1X and B31 3 would convert to AS 1210 class 1 presure vessel/pipe code.
Good Luck
geordie down under
In general you will need to test to 6G,usually a TIG root and stick fill and cap.however it may be stick root ,thus 4816 (7016) rods for root and 4818 (7016).to fill and cap
very rarely you may have to test to 2G and 5G as they will not recognise 6g as all positional.
Sometimes you will use sparklers for the root,usually a 5p and 4818 fill and cap,buggered if I know why,one defeats the purpose of the other.
THe cryogenic welding (9% nickel )should come on demand as the LNG storage tanks progress for the various projects.Hoirizontal sub arc would also be useful but they may train you up on it.When i did it in the 80,s here it was all stick,I think they mainly use flux cored now but not positive on that.
The various alloys are usally in demand depending on mining projects and what they are using as a process to refine metals.Duplex ,super duplex etc would be TIG welded.Titanium is(was)welded using the trailing shield on a TIG,but may have changed.I kept off that as I hated it and haven't done it for about 17 yrs.
I've been uot of the game for close to 2yrs now so have not kept up with it.
In general ASME1X and B31 3 would convert to AS 1210 class 1 presure vessel/pipe code.
Good Luck
geordie down under
I would love to meet up this you some time for a chat.
Oh and your right about part 5, Tigs the way to go. I was at a demo last year where they demonstated UT toe blending that was interesting.
Geordie Keel
