ASME BPVC.

IX-2015

FORM
15

Organization Name

Welding Procedure Specification No.

Revision No.

Welding Process(es)

JOINTS (QW-402)

Joint Design

Root Spacing

Backing: Yes
Backing Material (Type)

Metal
Nonmetallic
Sketches, Production Drawings, Weld Symbols, or Written Description
should show the general arrangement of the parts to be welded. Where
applicable, the details of weld groove may be specified.

Sketches may be attached to illustrate joint design, weld layers, and bead
sequence (e.g., for notch toughness procedures, for multiple process
procedures, etc.)]

*BASE METALS (QW-403)

P-No.
OR

Specification and type/grade or UNS Number

to Specification and type/grade or UNS Number

OR

Chem. Analysis and Mech. Prop.

to Chem. Analysis and Mech. Prop.

Thickness Range:

Base Metal:

1
Maximum Pass Thickness /2 in. (13 mm)

Other

*FILLER METALS (QW-404)

Spec. No. (SFA)

AWS No. (Class)

F-No.
 A-No.

Size of Filler Metals

Filler Metal Product Form

Supplemental Filler Metal

Weld Metal
Deposited Thickness:

Groove

Fillet

Electrode-Flux (Class)

Flux Type

Flux Trade Name

Consumable Insert

Other

*Each base metal-filler metal combination should be specified individually.

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FORM QW-482 (Back)

POSITIONS (QW-405)

Position(s) of Groove
Welding Progression: Up

Position(s) of Fillet

Other

PREHEAT (QW-406)

Preheat Temperature, Minimum

Interpass Temperature, Maximim

Preheat Maintenance

Other

(Continuous or special heating, where applicable, should be specified)

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Weld

Pass(es) Process

Amps and volts, or power or energy range, should be specified for each electrode size, position, and thickness, etc.

Pulsing Current

Tungsten Electrode Size and Type

Mode of Metal Transfer for GMAW (FCAW)

(Spray Arc, Short Circuiting Arc, etc.)

Other

TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
String or Weave Bead
Orifice, Nozzle, or Gas Cup Size
Initial and Interpass Cleaning (Brushing, Grinding, etc.)

Method of Back Gouging

Oscillation
 Contact Tube to Work Distance
Multiple or Single Pass (Per Side)
Multiple or Single Electrodes
Electrode Spacing
Peening
Other

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FORM QW-483 SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION RECORDS (PQR)

15
(See QW-200.2, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
Record Actual Variables Used to Weld Test Coupon

Organization Name
Procedure Qualification Record No. Date
WPS No.
Welding Process(es)
Types (Manual, Automatic, Semi-Automatic)

JOINTS (QW-402)

Groove Design of Test Coupon

(For combination qualifications, the deposited weld metal thickness shall be recorded for each filler metal and process used.)

BASE METALS (QW-403)

Material Spec.

Type/Grade, or UNS Number

P-No. Group No.

Thickness of Test Coupon

Diameter of Test Coupon

Maximum Pass Thickness

Other

FILLER METALS (QW-404)

SFA Specification

AWS Classification

Filler Metal F-No.

Weld Metal Analysis A-No.

Size of Filler Metal

Filler Metal Product Form

Supplemental Filler Metal

Electrode Flux Classification

Flux Type

Flux Trade Name

Weld Metal Thickness

Other
 POSITION (QW-405)
Position(s)

Weld Progression (Uphill, Downhill)

Other

PREHEAT (QW-406)
Preheat Temperature

Interpass Temperature
Other

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FORM QW-483 (Back)

Specimen
No. W

Guided-Bend Tests (QW-160)

Type and Figure No.

Toughness Tests (QW-170)

Specimen

No.

Comments

Fillet-Weld Test (QW-180)

Result Satisfactory: Yes No Penetration into Parent Metal: Yes No

Macro Results

Other Tests
Type of Test
Deposit Analysis
Other

Welders Name

Tests Conducted by
We certify that the statements in this record are correct and that the test welds were prepared, welded, and tested in accordance with
the requirements of Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Date
(Detail of record of tests are illustrative only and may be modified to conform to the type and number of tests required by the Code.)
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