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Submission of Revised Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)

Dear Sir,

We are enclosing herewith Revised Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) for pipe welding,
with related supporting documents. It is as per technical specification of clause no. A09.3.11.4 . of
volume 2.
This is for your review and kind approval please.

Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,

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Samsung C&T India Pvt. Ltd .

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QW-482 WELDIN<! PROCicDURE SPECIFI CAT IONS (\VI'S)
(See QW-200. I. Section IX. ASME Boi ler AND Press ure Vessel Cocle)

Company Name
WI'S No.
Revision No.
Welding Process

By
Date

Samsu ng C & T India Pvt. Ltd .

SC&TIPL/DMRC/WPS-0 I
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SMAW

:
:
:

Feeroz. Ahmed
23/05/20 I 6
MANUAL

Type (s)

(Automatic,manuaL or semi auto)

JOINTS (QW-402)
Details
Joint Design

SINGLE "V" GROOVE

75
37.50 (+/-) 2.5

0
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Sketechs , production Drawing, Weld symbols or written Description should show the
general arrangement of th e parts to be welded. Where applicable, the root spacing and
the details of weld groove may be specified.

(At the option of the mfgr. , sketches may be atached to issues trate joint design, weld
layers and bead sequence, e.g. for notch toughness procedures, for multiple process
procedures, etc.)

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t

5lmm 00, 6.5 mm Thk

BASE METALS (QW-403)

P.No.

Group No.

to

P.No.

Group No.:

OR
IS: 1239 & 3589 HEAVY GRADE MS PIPE (FE-41 0)

Specification type and grade :

Thickness Range

Base Metal

GROOVE

3.2 mm TO 13 mm

Fillet

:ALL

Pipe Dia. Range

GROOVE

25 mm & above

Fillet

:ALL

Other
FILLER METALS (QW-404)
Spec. No. (SFA)

SMAW

A WS No. (Class)

E 6013

5. 1

F.No

A.No.

Deposited Weld Metal

Fillet
POSITIONS (Q\V 405)
Positions (S) of Grooves
:
6G
Welding Progrees ion
:
UPHILL
Position (s) of Fillet
:
ANY
PREHEAT ( QW - 406 )
Preheat Temperature Min :
l0C
lnterpass Temperature
:
Max 250 C Max.
Preheat Maintainance
:
(Continous or special heating where applicable should be recored)
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW- 409)
Cu rrent AC or DC
Polarity
DCEN/EP
DC
Amps (Rance )
17-28
75-140
Volts_(Range)
(Amps and volts ranoe should be recorded for each electrod size,
Josition and thi ckness etc. This inl"ormation may bt: listed in a tabular
flom sm ilar to that sho wn below. )

Welded material thickness + Reinforcement

ALL

SC&l ii' L/DMRC/WI'S-00 I

TEC HNIQUE ( QW - 410)
Strin g or Weave Bead

Root strin r.>: & Subsequent weave (Bead w idth not to be c.x cced ? .5 tim cs e lcclrod eli a)

Initial and in tcrpass cleaning (Bru shin g. Grinding ,etc) C hir:ping, brushing & grindin g
Osc illation
2.5 Dia of e lectrode
Multiple or Single pass (pre side)
Multiple
Sinulc
Multiple or S ingle Electrod
Travel Speed ( Range )
60- 80mm/Min.
Current
Filler Metal
Weld Layer ( S )
Process
Amp. Range
Type Polar
C lass
Dia
Root
Hot Pass
Fill Up
Final

SMAW
SMAW
SMAW
SMAW

E60 13
E60 13
E60 13
E6013

2.5
2.5
3. 15
3.1 5

DCEN
DCEN
DCEN
DCEN

Prepared by
Samsung C & T India Pvt. Ltd.
Si"nature
Name
Designation
Date

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Rev No: OJ

Feeroz Ahmed
QA/QC Manager
23/05/2014

75-85
80-95
90-100
100-140

Volt Range

Travel speed Range

17-28
17-28
20-30
20-30

60-75
75-80
75-100
75-100
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DMRC

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th1ckn c:ss ex ceeding 5% of any ouler ~!1::c t thicknc!;S
or 10% of the nomin al tt:ick.n~s > of tl:c tc.tal jcint from
that qu::'..li!ied .

QW-403.23 A char. gc ~n baf.e :w.:.:;.l U!ickncss l;cvond

the ra..gc qua!ified in QW--153.

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that used to wclu the procedure qu alification tcs:

coupon.
In lic.u of an A-Number d.csig:1 :llion, tlt<.: ncrnina:

chemical composition of the weld deposit shall b~

inJ icatcd on t11t: WPS and on the PQR . Dcsignat:on
of no;;Jinal chemical composition m:1y a!so be by
reference to the AWS classification (where such exists).
the m.::nufacturer's trade designation, or other cs.t;::b.
lisllcd procurement documents.

QW-404.6 A change in the nomin~l size of the

ch::ctrode o.r electrodes specified in the WPS.

QW-404.1 A chang.c . i:-t the cros s-sectional area of

the filler metal added (c:~cluding huuc;ing) or in the
wire-feed speed greater than :::: 10% beyond. that qualified.

QVI'-404.7 A change in the noniinal diamclcr of the

electrode to over Y. in. This limitation docs not apply
when a WPS is qualified with a PWHT above t,c
11ppcr transformation temperature or when ;m austenitic
nJ:itcrial is solution annealed after welding.

QW-404.1 A decrease in tl1e thic:~ncss or chanoe in

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nominal specified ch~tni.cal analy5is of weld metal
buttering beyond that qudiflcd. (Buttering or surfacing
is the deposition of we!<! me:al on one or both faces
of the joint prior to preparation of t11c joint for fina.l
electron beam welding.)

QW-404.8 Addition or deletion, or a change in

nomlnal amount or composition of supplementary deoxidation material {in addition to filler metal) beyond th;;t
ql1alilicd . (Such supplementary metal. may be required
.for weld metal deoxidation for some metals being
welded.)

QW-404.3 A change i01 the size cf the f:!ler metal.

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olher F-Num>cr or to any other filler metal
not listed in QW-432.

QW-404.9
(a) A change in the indic::~tor for minimum tensile
strci1gth (e.g., the 7 in F7A2-EMliK) vihcri the flu;;
wire combination is classified in S.cction n. P:1rt c
(b.) I\ ch:mge m eill1cr the flux. trade name or wire
trade name when .neither :.he flux. nor the wire \$
dassilicd in Section ll, Part C.
(c) 1\ change: in the flux trade name when the wire
is classif1ed .in Sect:ion II, Part C but the flux is not
classified. A change in the wire classification within
01c requirements of Q\V-404.5 does not require requa!i
fication.
(d) A change in the flux. t.rdc name for A-No. 3
depO$\ts .

if)cation with ANO. 1 shall qualify lor ANo. 2 ;md vice vcrs:;.
The weld met::t\ r,:~c1hital cqrnpc.isitlon may be deter~
mined by :my of the
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(c) For G:\'lAW ai1d :;GW - from the chemical

;malysis of the weld dt,posit prcpjlrcd according. to
~ _ -~_, . ~e tr : ~r metal speificnl_~on or Lhc nlan~facfu~cr's or
._:~:(\ .; l.:.~suppL.;t' s certilic~to of c)mpliancc when the shielding
\'?~.:~}: g~s used was the s~inc o.s that used
weld the.
P:~~:.~:;::-:y; ptoccdurc qualification ie:t coupon.
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~:;t~~tY weict deposit prcrarcci according to tk fiilcr ,metal
:r;.:;;T:/.;,;rdcification
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QW-40-1.10 Where the alloy content of the welil

metal is largely dependent upon the composition of
the flux used, any chanl\e in any part of the \\'elding
procedure which would resull in the important alloying
clements in the weld metal being outside of the spedll
cation range of chemistry given in the Welding l'>rocedurc Specification. lf there is evidence that the production welds arc not being made in accordance with the
procedure specification, the authorized inspector moy
require that a check be mo.: dc on the chemical composi.tion of the weld metaL Such a check shall preferably
be made on a production weld.
QW-404,12 A change in the SFA specification filler
metal clnssiflcntion or to n filicr mcLJ.l not covered !>Y

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an SFA specification, or from one l\ller metal not

covered by an SFA specification to another which is
not covered by an SFA speci fication.
\\'?en ~ filler metal confonns to :Jn SFA specification
~lussdica~on, rcquJ.Iification is not required if a change
IS made m any of the following:
(a) from a filler metal which is designated as moistur~-resistant to one which is not designated as moistureresistant and vice-versa (i.e., from E7018R to E7018);
(b) from one diffusible hydrogen level to another
(i.e., from E7018-H8 to E7018-HJ6);

SFA-5.30, except that the chemical an:J\ysis of the

insert confonns to an analysis for any bare wire given
in any SFA specification or AWS Classification, shall
be con sidered as having the same F-Number as that
bare wire as given in QW-432.
Q\\'-404.23 A change in the filler metal from bare
(solid) or metal cored to flux cored, or vice versa.

QW-404.24 The ad dition or deletion of supplemcn

filler metal.

t.ary

QW-4()4.25 1Pe addition or deletion of supplemen-

tary powdered filler metal.

Q\V-404.26 An increase in the amount of supplemen-

tary. powdered filler metal.

one
on to another
for flux cored electrodes (i.e., a change from E70T-1
to E71T-l or vice versa);
(e) from a classification which requires impact testing
to the same classification which has a suffix which
indicates that impact testing was performed at a lower
temperature or exhibited greater toughness at the required temperature or both, as compared to the chtssification which was used during procedure qualification
(i.e., a change from E70 18 to E70 18 1).

Q\V-404.29 A change in the fiux trade name and

designation.

QW-404.15 A ch:mge from one F-Number in QW~

432 to any other F~Number or to.any other filler metal,
except as permitted in QW-433.

QW -404.30 A change in deposited weld metal thickness beyond the range qualified in QW -451 for proce
dun: qualification or QW-452 for performance qualification. except as otherwise pe(lllitted in QW -303.1 and
QW-303.2. When a welder is qualified using radiogra
phy. the thickness ranges. of QW-452.1 apply.

QW-404.17 A. change in the type of flux . or composition of the flux.

thickness of the test coupon.

QW-404.14 The deletion or addition of filler metaL

QW-404.27 Where the alloy cont~nt of the weld

metal is largely dependent upon the composition of
the supplementary powdered filler metal, any change
in any part of the welding procedure which would
result in the important alloying clements in the weld
metal being outside of the specification r..ngc of chemistry given in the Welding Procedure Specification.

QW-404.31 The maximum thickness qualified is the

QW-404.18 A change from wire to plate electrodes,

and vice Yersa.

Q\\'~404.32 For the low voltage short-circuiting type

of gas metal-arc process when the .deposited weld metal
tllkkncss is less than v~ in., an increase in deposited

QW-404.19 A change froro consumable guide to

nonconsumable guide, and vice versa.

weld metal thickness beyond 1.l times that of the

qualification test deposited weld metal thickness. For
weld metal thiCknesses of Yi in. and greater, usc QW45\ .1 or QW-451.2, or QW-452.1 or QW-452.2,, as
applicable.

QW-404.20 Any change in the method by which

filler metal is added, such as prcplaccd ~him, top strip,
wiie, wire feed, or prior weld metal buttering of one
or both joint faces.

QW-404.33 A change in the SFA specification filler

metal classification, or, if not conforming to an AWS
filler metal class ific;~tion, a change in the ma.11ufacturcr's
tr:~de name for the electrode or filler metal. When
optional supplemental designators. such as those which
indicate moisture resistance (i.e., XXXXR), diffusible

QW-404.21 For filler metallddillons, any change

from the nominal specified ana:lysis of the filler metal

qualified.
Q\V-404.22 The; omission or addilion of c~n.suh1a?lc
insertS. Qualification in a singlc-\\'clded butt JOint, wtth
or without consumable inserts, qualifies for fillet welds
and single-welded butt joints wW1 backing or double-

hydrogen (i.e., XXXX 1-116, HS. etc.), and supplement~!

impact testing (i .e., XXX.X-1 or EXXXXM), arc spCCIfied on the WPS . only filler metal~ which conform

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Q\V-404.46 t\ change in tllc powder feed rate range

to the classilicn ti on with the option:~! supp l cmc n~J.l

dcsignator(s) specified on :he WPS shall be used.

quali fied.

QW-404.34 A char.&c ia !lux type (i.e., neutral to

active or vice versa) for multilayer tlcposiL<; in P-No.
I mareri:lls.

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Q\V-4 04.3 5 A chan.;::e in the flu x/ wire cbssifi c:J tion

or a change in cilhcr the clc<.:!rodc or r.~JX trJdc name

Q\Y-405.1 ';'he addition of ot:1cr welding postt10ns

than those alr~ady qualiricd. Sc ~ QW- 120, QW-130.
and QW-303 .

when not ci::ssificdin ap SFA spcdnc:u.ion. Rcqu:Jliiicntion: i~. no~ required ,>,hc:1 a wire/flux combina!ion
confonns id an SfA sp:.'cificatio:1 and tJ change i~ made
from or.c di.ffl~sioJc hydrogen lcvc! to another (i.e., a
chanse from F7A2-EM-AIH4 to F7A2-I!Al-AIH16).

QW-405.2 A change from any ;>osili~n to tlJc vertic:~!

position uphill pro~. rcssion. i!~ progrcssian
(e.g., 3G. 50, cr -ioOiqliaiiYi'ei'lo~ <~II positions.
In uphill progreSSion. a chnngc from stnnger bead to
weav.c bead. 11iis limitation does not apply when a
WPS is. qualified with a PWHT above the upper transformation temperztiJre or when an austenitic mat~rial
solutio:~ :mncal~d after welding.

QW-404 ..'36 Wl:crc flu)( from .recr:u shcd slag. b ned,

it shali .be tested in accordance with Section II, Part
C by either tlic manuf:1c~;.~rer or usct, or qualified as
an l!nclassificd flux in OlCcord:.tnctJ w:Lii QW-40.1.9.
QW-,104.37 A chi:.nge in the compoEiiion of th.e
d<;posi!cd weld met::!! from or:c A-;\<urnbcr in QW-442

to any other A-;"'llt;hbcr, or :o an analysis not li~t~d

in the tZ:blc. Ei!:::il AWS cb.siftGation of A~No. 8 or
A-No. 9 ati:!]y$iS .of QW-442. or each r;otlf~rruu~ alloy
'in Q\\'"432, shall rcqub: se.: amte WPS quaiinc:!lion.
A-Nui:1bc~s may be dctctltl;ncd in accordill!GC with
Q\V-404.5.
Q',\'404;38 A ch;mgc in t.:lc: Mniin:tl ~icctmdc dbmc
ter used for the first i.aycr o: deposit.

QW404.29 For submergedilrc Welding and electroslag welding. a change in ihc nominal cor.1posidon or
t)'pe of nu.x t,~setl .. Rcqua!ific.ltion is not required for

a change in flux pnrticlc si1.c,

QW-404.40 A change in tl: ~ nominal q-oss-scctior.al
. are.a. of the ~Jcctrodcs or sli!Jrletncnt:lry t1l!cr met.ll of

. me~ than . 10%.

QW-4.64.41 A change of nwe thzn 10% il1 .the

po\idcr:,:d metal feed ~ate r...c.:Jroed on the PQR.
Q'Y-404>42 A change.of more t.'lan 5% in the panicle
of the powdc>.

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>: ,:,{:'fncful . :o. a mechanic:~! ~ixeJ powdered mctd

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Q\V-405.:3 A change from upward to downward, or

from downward to upward, in !he progression spcdf::d
for jny pass or a vertical \veld, except that th~ co,er
or wash pass rr.:Jy be up or down. The root pJ.Ss may
also he run eith::r up or down when the root pass : ~
rcmoycd to sou{.d weld rr.c\.al In the prepa..ration for
welding the scccnd side.
Q 1,'/.W5.4. Ex::epl :.is specified below, !he addition
of other welding positions than already qt:aJif:cd.
(a) QuaJificaticn in the horizontal. vertical. or overhead positic,n sbJ[ also qualify for :he nat position.
Quallfico.tion in t11c hori:tontal fixed. position, 5G, shall
qu:rJify for the flat, Vcrtic:il, a..'ld OVerhead positions,
Qualilic::tio.n in \he horizontal-, vcttical, and overhcml

shttll quali for ali

1\ fabricnwr who does prcduction welding in a

particub.r o,rict;t~ ion ;nay make the tests for procedure
qu:'.li/icati6n in rl .is pa..'1icular orientation. Such qun.lificO.tioris arc vaJitl only for the positions ac.tually tested,
except that nn mgulnr deviation of i-15 deg. is
pcnnittcd in the Inclination of the weld axis and the
ro(;).tlon of the v cld face as dclined in QW -461. L A
test ~pecimen sh til be ta!;cn from the test coupon i!l
c<1ch ~occiJl ori<' 1tation.
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(c) In the vcn'~al position. a change in the progression of travel fr:m uphill to downhill, or vice versa.

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QW- 106.1 A -lecreasc cf more than l00F in t::~!

preh~at tcmpcrat:re qualified. The minimum tem pc ~a
ture for welding shall b-: spc-;;ificd in the WPS .

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f QW-406.2 A change in the mai ntenance or reducti on

o p.reheal upon complet ion of welding pri or w any
requtred postwcld heat tre:llment.

QW-406,3 An increase of more titan l 00F in the

maximum interpass temperature recorded 0 :1 the PQR.
1~i s limitation does not apply when a \VPS is qualified
wnh a PWHT above the upper tra nsfotmation temperature or when an austenitic matcriaJ is so luti on annealed
after welding.
QW-406.4 A decrease of more than !00F in the
preheat temperature qu alified or an increase in the
maximum interpass temperature recorded on the

QW-406.5 A change in t.l;:e maintenance or reduction

of preheat upon completion of spraying and prior to
fi.ising.
QW-406.6 A change of more: than 10% ih the
number Of preheating cycles from that

amplitude
qualified.
Q\V-407

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Pos~wcld Heat

Trt;1tmcnt

l'W HT total time(s) at

t.he foitowing . conditions.

(a). For P~No. l, P Nq. 3. P-NCi. 4, P-No. 5, P-No.

6, P-No. 9, P-No. 10, and P-No. 11 materials, the
following postwcld heat treatment cpnd itions apply:
(})No PWHT<
(2) PWHT b elow the lower transformation temperature;
(3) PWHT abpvc the upper lr'ansforml;ltion temperature (e;g;, normaliiiog);
(4) PWHT above the upper li;ansfonnation temperature f()llowed .by heat treatment below the lower
transformation tcmperature .(e.g., normalizing or quench ing followed by tempering);
())- PWHT between the upper and !.ower transformation temperatures.
(b) For all other materials, the foliow\ng postwcld
heat treatment conditions apply: .
(f) No PWHT:
( 2). PWHT within a specified temperature range .

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applied

QW-407.4 For test coupon (PQ R) receiving a postwcl.d heat treatment in which tltc up per lr<:mfo rrna ti or.
tem pcr::tture is exceeded, the maxim um qual ified thickness for production weld s is 1.1 ti mes the thickness
of the tes t coupon.
QW -407.5 A separate PQR is required for each of
the following conditions:
(a) No PWHT;
(b) A change of more than 10% in the number of
post heati!lg cycles following the welding interval;
(c) PWHt within a specified tcrnperattire and time
range if heat treatment is performed separately from
the welding operation.

QW-407.6 A change in postwc:ld heat treatment.

condition in QW-407.1 or an increase of 25% or more
in total time at postweld heat treating temperature.

QW4 07.7 A change in the heat treatment temperature

range qualified if heal treatment is applied after fusing.
QW-403

QW-407.1 A separate PQR is required fo r each of

temperature(~)

in one heating cycle.

Gas

QW-408:1 The addition or deletion of trailing

shielding gas an.d /or a change in its composition.
QW-408.2 A ch:Uige from a sinsle shielding gas to
any other single shielding gas or [0 a mixture of
shielding gases, or a change in specified percentage
composition of shielding gas mixture; or omission of
shielding gas.

QW -408:3 A change in t.hc specified flow rate range

of the shielding gas or mixture of gases.

QW-408.4 A change in composition and flow rates

gas and shielding gas.

or orifice

QW408.5 The addition or deletion of 'gas backing.

a change in backing gas compt>sition, or a change in
the sp~cificd flow rate range of the b:lck.ing gas.

QW-408.6 Any change of etwironmcnt shielding

such as from vacuum to ali inert ga~ . or vice versa.
QW-408.7 A change in the type of fuel gas.

QW-407.i A change in the post~'eld heat trcat~ent

(see QW-407 .I) temperature and umc range rcqtnrcs

QW-408.8 The omission of inert gas backing except

thai rcqualifiCation is not required w~cn w~lding a
single-welded butt joint with a backing . stnp or. a
double-welded butt joint or a fillet weld. Thts cxcept1on
does not apply to P-No. SX, P-No . 6X, and P-No. 101

a PQR.
.
. .
,. b' ted
The procedure qualificatiOn test shall b~ su J CC .
to PWHT essentially equivalent to th~t enc~untcrcd ~~
the fabrication of production welds, lncludmg at leas
80% of the aggregate times <lt ttmpcrature(s). The

metals.

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QW-40'1.11

QW-~08.9 For groove welds in P-:--lo. 4>: anu all

weld~ 0.1 P-Nu. SX, P-No. 6X. P-No. 101, P-No. !OJ,

an d 1 -1\o. !OK metals, :he del e ti on or backing p 1 or

a change in th e non11 n~l co;npositio n of the b::cking
gas from an Inert to a rnixturc including non-inc;t
gas(cs).

Q\\'-WS.lO For P-No. 10!. P-No. 5X, a;1d 1'-><o.

6X mci~ls,. the ~t:ktion of trailin6 ~:hiclding g:~s, a
change :n Inc trarl1ng gas r;omposition, or a d ccr(:~S~
of 1O<>o or more in U.1c trJiiing gG> ;low m:e.

or

QW-408.11 The a.dt!itioil or dc!ction

OI:c or more
of the fc!lowing: shielding gas, tr;:iling shkiui:ig ga,,
b;1cking gas, .or p!:Js;m-removing ps.
QV'.''-408,12 A chlmge of more ilmn 5% ia the flow
mte of one or more of the following : s!;ic'ding gas,
trailer shielding gas, backing .1;as, ~nd pii:sni:i-rcmoving
gas.
Q\\'--108.13 A change in the position or .llicmation
of pbsma-rcmoving r:as jet relative to the workpiece
(e.g., coaxial transverse to beam).

Q\Y -40S;l4 A ch~'lgc in the oxygen o: fuel g<)s

pressure beyond the range quali(lcd.

QW-408.15 In gas mct<1!-arc welding mid gus tungsten-arc wcld.ing' a chan g(! Jtom n ~ing!e :::.\5 to 30)'
other single gas 'or to a mixture ofgascs, or \ic.':c versa;
a change in specified percentage comjJOsi;io:'J of ga5
mixture or otti\siioli of shielding gas; a clccreasc of
10% or more in the rate of flow of shie!Jing. gas o.r
mixture.
.

QW-408.16 A ch:iogc of more than 5%. in tbe r.ow

rate oft he plasma~arc .gas or powdered m'tal reed gas
recorded on the ?QR. .

g:;s,

QW -408;17 A chang:! In the plosr.-ta-b.tc

shielding
gas. or pqwdcrcd metal feed gas (rohl 11 . r. r.glc g::s :o
any other
single gas, or to a it::i.x:ure of gtscs,
or ,it~c
, ..
'
,.

versa.

. . .": QW40S.Hl A change of more th:w W~C. il) the ~as

lhc plasnu-w-c g~ s, shicidi :1g
:. :: . g:\,S: Jr .Rov_;dc:h~d metal reed gas rcco~dcd >n the .PQR.

. n;i~t~rc con1poshion of

, >"_ :O::Q::,~~~~~~~;:; ~ .ch~n"'!

I,~,

'

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,.,~:~',/{' "" ,

~,

the '-pb\~d~rht<d :gas

<

in the nom: ::J.i :omnasition

or (p!asmo.-arc sr-:..y) .p.asma

QW-409.1 An incrc:l.se in he al i!lput. or an !ncrcasc

in volume of weld metal deposi ted per unit :e:1 gth of

weld, over Lhat qualified. The increase f1lay be measured

by either of the following;
tf.l~'!flii'Itll'tJ1Jil~l?.t1II/Jn.)
~f...~

(b) VQ!umc: of Weld Metal = an incr:mse itl bcac!

si7.c t>r a dcc~casc in Itnglh of weld bc::td per t.Jnit
lc1:gth of electrode.
tin~ r~quircmcr.t for measuring the heat input r:;
volur.1c of deposited wcl~l mct:al clocs not apply when
the WPS is qualified with a PWH1' aboVe. il1e upp(l,
transformation temperature or a soluli()n :lnne;~! after
welding austc:1itic materials.

QW-409.2 A change from spray arc, .globular arc.

or pulsating arc. to short circuiting arc, or vice versa.
QW-.;0?.3 The addition or deletion of pulsing current
to de power source.
QW~409A A change from ac to de, or vice v~;r~~:
and in de welding, a chilllgc frora straight polarity to
reverse polarity~ or vice v~rsa.

QW-409.5 A change of ::!: 15% from the

or voltage r::ngcs in the qualified WPS.

.amperag~

QW-409.6 A change in the beam current of mor~

than :t5%, voltage of more than ::!:2%, Welding speed
of more than :t2%, beam focus. cum.:nt of more thar.
::!:5%, gun-to-work distance of mote than :!:5%, or
change in oscillation icrigth or widC.'l of more tbn
:!:20% from those previously qualified.

QV\'-409.7 Any change in tlic bcr.m pulsing frr.qvcncy

duration fro.m tha( (jU:tlified.
QW-409.8 A chang,e in the range of amperage, iY:cxccpt for SMf.W and OTA W welding; a change in
:he r:~nge of \'Qltagc .. A chan ge in the range of elcC::rcdc
\\;ire fcod speed may be used ns ari ::ltcJ:n;Jlivc to
:.tmpcrJgc.
Q\Y-409.9 A c]1:1ngc .in the arc tin1ing of more \han
::~ 0 ~ec.

QW-.J09.10 A chnnr,c in
:: 10';': .

:.mp~tJge

of mnrc tbn

Q1V-409 ,1l A change in 1!1c power source f:om on~

mot!::! to another.
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GRAPHICS

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Tabulation of Positions of Wolds
Oi&gr.am

Pocitjon

Rttferenc ~

lnc lin.iti oo

flot ation

of AxiJ , deg .

of Face, deg .

flnt

0 to l S

Horizontal

0 to 15

- [ 80 to ISO
210 to :iao

Overhead

0 10 80

-[

Venica.l

l~O

15to 80
80 to 90

IO 210

0 t o 80
280 to 360
80. to 280
0 10 360

GENERAL NOTE:
The horzonta.l relererJGe pr~ ne is tak en to li e always below the we.td
under consideration.
.
lncl.nat ion of a xis d; me~sured from the horizontJI releronee plane
tow~rd the vert r cal~
Angle ol rotation of-face .rs tnea.sured fr.om a hne perpendtcul~r to
the ais of the weld and lying in a vertical plane containtng this axis.
The rtle rencc postioii (O. dlig :l ot rotaiion o( the lace invariably points
in the direction oppo~te to that.in which the axis angle rncreues. The
angle of rotation of the face . oi weld is measured in a ctoc~wiH
drrect on from tlis tcference P,ositio.n IQ oeg.) whel'\ looking at poini
p

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GROOVE WELDS

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QW-432

DATA - VARIA.flLES

a metal which was used in the qualification test without

consideration of the compatibility of the base and filler
metals from the standpoint of metallurgical properties,
postweld heat treatment design and service requirement5,
and mechanical properties.

General

.
The
groupins
imply that base metalS or filler metals
within a grqup may be indiscriminately ~ubstituted for

QW.-432.1
QW-4;32.2
QW-4:il.l
. QW-432.4
QW-432.$
QWo.C32.6
QW-43U

Steel and Steel Alloy~

Aluminum and Aluminum-Base Alloy~
Copper and Copper-B~se Alloys
Nickel ~t:td l'lickti,- Base Alloys
Titanium and Tll~nium Alloys
Zirconium a.nd Zirconium Alloys
Hard-F2cing. Weld Metal Overb.y

QW-432
F-NUMBERS
Grouping of Electrodes and Welding Rods for Qualiricalion
F-No.

432.1

- l

SFA-5.1 ~ !\.5
SFA-5.4 .

EXX 20, EXX 22, XX 24, EXX 27, EXX 26

EXX 25, EXX 26
EXX 12,
EXX. 14, E.XX 19

SFA-5 .1 & 55

E.Xi< 10,

4
4

SFA-5.1 C. 5.5
SFA-5.4 o:ner than austenitic and-- duplex

El<X 15, EXX 16, EXX 18, EXX 46

ExX 15~ EXX 1&, EXX l7

SFA-5.4 lausten!tic and duplexl

EXX 15, EXX 16, EXX 17

SFA-5.2

RX

FXXEXX

&

SF'A-5.17
SFA-5.9
SFA-5.18

b
b
b

SFA5.20
Si'A-5 .22
SFA-5.23

b
b

SFA-5:25
.SFA-S .2b
SFA 5.28
SFA-5.29

b
b
&

',";\

Exxr ~ x

FXXEXXXX, FXXECXXXX, and

FXX-EXXX-l<N, FXXECXXX-XN

SFA-5)0
SFA-5.10

23

SFA-5.:0

24

SFA-S.lC

F~SXX-EXX.XXX~EW

.. '::." .\:.
- '

EGXXSX and EGXXT-X

:-F.i[;:), . . ~~~~~:~ lind exxo-x

:,;+>"'

:SFA-5..30

.21
22

ERxX
ERXXSX, EXXCX, EXXCXX

EXXXT-X

Aluminum and.
432.2

AWS Classification No.

ASME Specification No.

Al uminum-~;~ s{~!;i;$ ;.

IN XXXX

ER 1100

.. _ER 5.554, ER Sm,, 'ER 5550, ER 5163,

'

ER 5.654

ER <1009, ER '<IOlO, ER 4043,

ER

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f:R U4S, R' ~oo9, R 4010, R40ll

RA35b.O
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.

Copper and Copper-Base Alloys

432.3

Jl
31

Jl

ECu .

SFA-5.0
SFA-5.7
SFA-5.27

{R

cJ '.

ER cu ~.

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DATA -

VA!UiillLES

QW-442

QW-440

WELD METAL CIIEMICAL

COMPOSITION

QW-441

General

l?cntification of weld metal chemical composition

des1gnated on the POR ond WPS shall be. :1s given io
QW-404.5 .

h"~~~~ld ..
'. . ~1 \t . ""

fltrlaPlti~-li'i,
Carbon-.Mblybdenvm

..
c

Analysis, % [Noh (llJ

Mo

Cr

Ni

Mn

Si

11111'. I6II1W!

0.15

0.50

0.4CHl.&5

1.&0

1.00

1:&o
l.bO
1.20

1.00
2.00
2.00

Chrome (0.4% to 2%)-Mo.tybdtnum

0.15

0.4o-Z.OO

4
5

Chrome lZ% to &% >-Molybdenum

0.15
0.15

Z.OC>-:!>.00

6.0()-10.50

o.o-o.&5
0.110:-1.50.
0.4(>..1.50

Chrome--Martensitlc

0.1.5

11.00..15.00

0.70

200

1.00

Chrome-Ferritic

0..15

ll .Oo-30.00

1.00

1.00

3..00

Chromium--Nickel
Chromium.-f:llckel

.0.15

14.5D-30.00
2.5.00..30.00

<1.00

7.5D-lS.OO

. ~.00

is;oo-37 .oo

2.50
2.50

1.00
1.00

10

Nic~el

0.15

o.ss

o.eG-4:oo

1.70

1.00

ll

Manganese-Molybdenum

0;17

0.2$-0.75

0.85

1.2$-2.25

1.00

Nickei-CI]rQme-Molybdenum

0.15

o.2s-o.ao.

1.25--2..60

0.7S.:.2.25

1.oo

Chrome (6%

to

10;5 %)'-MOiybd.enum

O.JO

to 4%

uo

NOTE:
Cll Si09le

v~ohies

shown ab.ove

~re

maximum.

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