4 Section IX Part QW Article II
4 Section IX Part QW Article II
MODULE 4
PART QW, ARTICLE II
PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION
WELDING PROCEDURE
QUALIFICATIONS
Requirements for preparing and qualifying Welding
Procedure Specifications (WPS) are found in Article II.
Welding procedure qualification variables and testing
requirements are discussed
Some very similar variables are also addressed in the
rules for performance qualifications, so be careful not to
confuse the requirements.
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WELDING PROCEDURE
SPECIFICATION
PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION
RECORD
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MULTIPLE PQR's
MULTIPLE WPS's
P-NUMBERS
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COMBINATION
PROCEDURES
ORGANIZATIONAL
RESPONSIBILTY
QW-201: The organization shall certify they have:
qualified each WPS,
performed the procedure qualification test, and
documented the qualification with a PQR
except as otherwise provided in QG-106.1 and QG-106.4
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MECHANICAL TEST
REQUIREMENTS
QW-202: The type and number of tests required for procedure
qualifications, and the qualified ranges for base metal and
deposited weld metal thicknesses for groove welds are found in
Table QW-451.1.
Table QW-451.1
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(1) QW-403.9 further restricts the limits shown in this table when
referenced in QW-250 for the process under consideration. Also, QW-202.2,
QW-202.3, and QW-202.4 provide exemptions that supersede the limits of
this table. Supplementary essential variable requirements may also further
limit thickness ranges in this table.
(2) For combination of welding procedures, see QW-200.4.
(3) For the SMAW, SAW, GMAW, PAW, LLBW, and GTAW welding
processes only; otherwise per Note (1) or 2T, or 2t , whichever is applicable.
(4) see QW-151.1, QW-151.2, and QW-151.3 for details on multiple
specimens when coupon thicknesses are over 1 in. (25 mm).
(5) Four side‐bend tests may be substituted for the required face‐ and
root‐bend tests, when thickness T is 3/8 in. (10 mm) and over.
(6) For test coupons over 6 in. (150 mm) thick, the full thickness of the
test coupon shall be welded.
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EXPANDED THICKNESS
VARIABLES
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EXPANDED THICKNESS
VARIABLES
QW-202.3 allows unlimited base metal thickness weld repairs
if the test coupon T > 1-1/2”, within the deposited weld metal
thickness limits of Table QW-451.1.
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WELDING POSITIONS
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PLATE OR PIPE
TEST COUPONS
QW-211: The test coupon base metals may consist of
either plate, pipe, or other product forms, and combinations
of the product forms.
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MISCELLANEOUS WELDING
QUALIFICATIONS
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MISCELLANEOUS WELDING
QUALIFICATIONS
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ESSENTIAL VARIABLES
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SUPPLEMENTARY
ESSENTIAL VARIABLES
QW-251.2: Supplementary essential variables are welding
conditions that will affect the toughness properties of the weld
when changed .
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NON-ESSENTIAL
VARIABLES
QW-251.3: Nonessential Variables are welding conditions
that will not affect the mechanical properties of the weld when
changed.
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SPECIAL PROCESS
VARIABLES
QW-251.4: Special process variables are essential
variables that are unique to a welding process when used to
apply corrosion resistant overlay, hard facing overlay, and
spray fusing overlay welding applications.
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WELDING VARIABLES
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ACCEPTABLE WELDING
PROCESSES
Table QW-252: Oxyfuel Gas Welding- OFW
Table QW-253: Shielded Metal Arc Welding- SMAW
Table QW-254: Submerged Arc Welding- SAW
Table QW-255: Gas Metal Arc Welding– GMAW and Flux Core Arc
Welding - FCAW
Table QW-256: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding– GTAW
Table QW-257: Plasma Arc Welding- PAW
Table QW-258: Electroslag Welding– ESW
Table QW-259: Electrogas Welding– EGW
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ACCEPTABLE WELDING
PROCESSES QW-252 to 267
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ALTERNATE FILLER
METAL F-NUMBERS
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ALTERNATE FILLER
METAL F-NUMBERS
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR
DEVELOPING A WPS
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STEPS FOR
WRITING A WPS
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CODE WELDING
DOCUMENTATION & FORMS
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QUALIFIED WPS’s
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QUESTION 1
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ANSWER 1
QW-200.1
A Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) is
a qualified written welding procedure
prepared to provide direction for making
production welds to the welder or welding
operator.
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QUESTION 2
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ANSWER 2
QW-200.1(b)
The WPS must list the essential, non-
essential, and the supplementary essential
variables (when applicable) and their
acceptable ranges to be followed when
welding.
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QUESTION 3
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ANSWER 3
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QUESTION 4
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ANSWER 4
QW-200.2(a)
A Procedure Qualification Record (PQR) is
a record of variables recorded during the
welding of the test coupon.
It is the observed actual values,
And also includes the results of
mechanical testing applied to verify the
mechanical properties of the test weld.
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QUESTION 5
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ANSWER 5
QW-200.2(b)
A Procedure Qualification Record (PQR)
documents the essential and, when required,
the supplementary essential variables of
QW-250 for each welding process used
during the welding of the test coupon.
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QUESTION 6
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ANSWER 6
QW-200.2(c)
None, except that editorial corrections or
addenda are permitted. Examples are:
correcting an incorrect P-No. or updating
the P-No. because ASME has reassigned
the material.
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QUESTION 7
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ANSWER 7
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QUESTION 8
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ANSWER 8
QW-200.3
To reduce the number of welding
procedure qualifications required,
P‐Numbers are assigned to base metals
based upon chemical composition,
weldability, and mechanical properties.
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QUESTION 9
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ANSWER 9
QW-430
To reduce the number of welding
procedure qualifications required,
P‐Numbers are assigned to base metals
based upon chemical composition,
weldability, and mechanical properties.
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