PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION

Weld Containing Filler

Metal Additives
No. Specification Information
Non
Essential
Essential
1 Process √
2 Base Metal (Pipe and Fitting) √
3 Diameters √
4 Wall Thickness √
5 Joint Design √
6 Filler Metal √
7 Number of Beads √
8 Electrical Characteristics √
9 Flame Characteristic √
10 Position √
11 Direction of Welding √
12 Time Between Passes √
13 Type and Removal of Line up Clamp √
14 Cleaning and /or Grinding √
15 Pre-Heat Treatment √
16 Post -Heat Treatment √
17 Shielding Gas and Flow Rate √
18 Shielding Flux √
19 Speed of Travel √
AUTOMATIC WELDING WITH FILLER METTAL ADDITIONS

SAW ; GMAW ; GTAW ;

FCAW ; PAW
No. Specification Information
Non
Essential
Essential
1 Process √
2 Base Metal (Pipe and Fitting) √
3 Diameters √
4 Wall Thickness √
5 Number and Sequence of Beads √
6 Joint Design √
7 Filler Metal √
8 Size of Filler Metal Wire √
9 Electrical Characteristics √
10 Position √
11 Direction of Welding √
12 Time Between Passes √
13 Type of Line up Clamp √
14 Cleaning √
15 Pre-Heat Treatment √
16 Post- Heat Treatment √
17 Shielding Gas and Flow Rate √
18 Shielding Flux √
19 Speed of Travel √
20 Orifice Diameter or Orifice Gas √
Composition
AUTOMATIC WELDING WITHOUT FILLER METTAL ADDITIONS

FLASH BUTT WELDING

PROCESS
No. Specification Information
Non
Essential
Essential
1 Process √
2 Pipe materials √
3 Pipe wall thickness √
4 Diameter √
5 Pipe end preparation √
6 Welding position √
7 Pre-Heat Treatment √
8 Post-Heat Treatment √
9 Cleaning and Contact shoes √
10 Welding voltage √
11 Welding ampere √
12 Axial speed √
13 Time interval in weld cycle √
14 Upset stroke √
15 Time delay before removal of clamps √
16 Method of removing internal flash √
17 Method of removing external flash √
QUALIFICATION OF IN-SERVICE WELDING PROCEDURE

Weld Containing Filler

Metal Additives
(for ADDITIONAL FILLET
No. Specification Information
WELD)
Non
Essential
Essential
1 Process √
2 Base Metal (Pipe and Fitting) √
3 Diameters √
4 Wall Thickness √
5 Joint Design √
6 Filler Metal √
7 Number of Beads √
8 Electrical Characteristics √
9 Flame Characteristic √
10 Position √
11 Direction of Welding √
12 Time Between Passes √
13 Type and Removal of Line up Clamp √
14 Cleaning and /or Grinding √
15 Pre-Heat Treatment √
16 Post -Heat Treatment √
17 Shielding Gas and Flow Rate √
18 Shielding Flux √
19 Speed of Travel √
20 Pipeline Operating Conditions √
21 Weld deposition Sequence √