"SUPER COUPON"® Types and Sizes

(How to Reduce Welder Qualification Cost by Over 67%!)

If you need to qualify your welders for all thicknesses and for ASME Section IX,
then the super coupon will allow you to do so with just one coupon size.

SIMPLIFIES WELDER QUALIFICATION:

1. Qualifies for all thicknesses per QW-452.1(b),

2. Replaces testing on both 2” and 6” coupons,
3. Qualifies for all diameters down to 1” OD per QW-452.3, and
4. Qualifies for P-Numbers 1–15F, 34, 41–49; as limited by F-No. per QW-433.

STANDARD SIZES (2-3/4” OD X 5/8” wall x

4” long; 37½° x 1/16” bevel)

T01-2341L: SA-106, Gr. B material (P-No. 1),

beveled on one end

Use for qualification testing

T01-2342L: SA-106, Gr. B material (P-No. 1),

beveled on both ends

Use for training or qualification testing

SUPER PLATE COUPONS

If you do not need to qualify for pipe, our new SUPER PLATE COUPONS offer
similar advantages. According to ASME QW-452.1, a 1/2 inch thick sample qualifies
a welder for all thicknesses, subject to position limitations. The welder would also be
qualified for P-Numbers 1–15F, 34, 41–49; as limited by F-No. according to QW-433.
The standard size we offer is as follows:

T01-.5047: SA-36 material (P-No. 1), beveled on both long ends

Click on any of the inventory items numbers above (in red) to check "SUPER
COUPON"® pricing, or click below for all coupon pricing.
PIPE COUPONS --CARBON STEEL

Bevels are 37½º +/- 1½° with a 1/16" land. A +/- 1/64" land tolerance is
provided unless the wall thickness is already at or near the mill under-tolerance of
-12½%. In that case the tolerance will be +/- 1/32". We can also provide a
knife-edge and other bevel details. The pipe end is bored on schedule 80 and
heavier, and on lighter schedules if required to meet the land tolerance.

Material is SA53, Gr. B or SA106, Gr. B

Part Code/P- 20- 50- 100- 300-
Description Length Bevels 2-19
No. No. 49 99 299 599
T01- ASME/P-
2" Sch 80 4" 1 end 9.08 7.58 6.53 5.34 5.23
2141L 1
T01- ASME/P-
2" Sch 80 4" 2 ends 10.00 8.58 7.63 6.43 6.28
2142L 1
T01- ASME/P-
2" XXS 4" 1 end 10.77 9.95 8.60 6.63 6.40
2241L 1
T01- ASME/P-
2" XXS 4" 2 ends 11.80 10.90 9.40 7.27 7.02
2242L 1
T01- 2.75" OD x
ASME/P-
2341L 5/8" "SUPER 4" 1 end 15.71 13.05 11.89 10.06 9.80
1
COUPON"®
T01- 2.75" OD x
ASME/P-
2342L 5/8" "SUPER 4" 2 ends 16.87 14.28 13.39 10.96 10.60
1
COUPON"®
T01- ASME/P-
6" Sch 40 4" 1 end 15.11 12.59 10.26 9.38 9.24
6041L 1
T01- ASME/P-
6" Sch 40 4" 2 ends 16.19 13.49 11.16 10.28 10.14
6042L 1
T01- ASME/P-
6" Sch 80 2" 2 ends 17.98 14.03 13.73 13.48 12.94
6122L 1
T01- ASME/P-
6" Sch 80 4" 1 end 23.23 19.61 19.31 19.06 18.87
6141L 1
T01- ASME/P-
6" Sch 80 4" 2 ends 25.06 21.11 20.81 20.56 20.37
6142L 1
T01- ASME/P-
6" XXS 4" 1 end 33.48 27.40 26.57 25.84 25.44
6241L 1
T01- 6" XXS ASME/P- 4" 2 ends 37.08 30.90 29.57 28.84 28.44
6242L 1

PIPE COUPONS -- STAINLESS STEEL

Bevels are 37½º +/- 1½°, except schedule 10, which has a square edge. A
1/16" +/- 1/64" land is provided. The pipe end is bored if required to
meet the land tolerance.

Material is SA312, Type 304 or 304L

Part 20- 50- 100- 300- 600-
Description Code Length Bevels
No. 49 99 299 599 999
T08- Sq.
2" Sch 10 ASME 4" 6.85 6.25 5.60 5.10 4.65
20040 end
T08-
2" Sch 80 ASME 4" 1 end 12.35 10.98 10.22 9.91 9.71
2141L
T08-
2" Sch 80 ASME 4" 2 ends 14.45 12.86 11.86 11.60 11.37
2142L

PLATE COUPONS -- CARBON STEEL

Bevels are 22½º +/- 1½° for AWS and 37½º +/- 1½° for ASME.
There is no land .

Material is SA/A36.
Part 20- 50- 100- 300- 600-
Description Code Length Bevels
No. 49 99 299 599 999
T01-
¼" x 1" AWS 8" None 1.68 1.25 0.99 0.95 0.93
.2518N
T01-
3/8" x 7" AWS 3" 2 ends 5.12 4.44 3.35 3.25 3.15
.383722
T01-
1/2" x 7" ASME 4" 2 ends 7.88 6.82 5.45 5.26 5.14
.5047
T01-
1" X 6" AWS 3" 2 ends 9.13 7.96 7.29 7.07 6.93
1.03622
WELD TEST COUPONS
The pictures shown below are of weld test coupons which were recently used to test a welder’s
skills. These pieces of metal called “coupons” have had straps cut out for destructive testing and
then reattached to the coupon after they were tested. For the weld procedure that those coupons
were used for, there was a series of inspection criteria that must be met before the welder becomes
qualified on that procedure.

First, the welder completes the root pass and it must be visually inspected (VT) and approved by
the welding inspector before being allowed to proceed. When the coupon is welded out, and a
final visual acceptance of the weld is done, the weld is ready for either non-destructive testing
(NDT) or destructive testing (DT) depending on the type of weld.
In this case, the 36” butt weld coupons required both NDT and DT. For the NDT, the entire
coupon was x-rayed (RT). After passing the RT criteria, the coupon moved on to destructive
testing. For DT on these coupons, there were a total of 12 straps cut out and prepped for
testing. Eight straps were used for nick break tests, two straps for root bend tests, and two straps
for face bend tests. The nick tests are performed to expose internal imperfections such as slag
inclusions, lack of fusion, incomplete penetration, porosity, etc. in the weld. To do this, a notch or
nick is intentionally made by a cutting the strap on the weld face to help it fracture in the center line
of the weld. The strap is then mechanically bent to fracture it and the cross section is visually
examined for any imperfections. The root and face bends are done in a similar fashion, but used to
test the ductility of the weld with the base material. One set of straps is bent with the face of the
weld to the outside, and the other set is bent with the root of the weld to the outside. The idea
here is that the weld metal and base material should plastically deform together, and not fracture or
fail. After being mechanically bent, if the straps do not fail, they are visually examined for any
imperfections as well. After successfully completing all these requirements, the welder is
determined to be qualified for the procedure being tested.