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PRELIMINARY WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (PWPS)

( As per ASME SEC- IX)
Welding Procedure Specification No.:

Supporting PQR No : N/A

Revision No.:

Revision No.:

Date :

Welding Process (es) : GTAW

Joint Details ( QW 402)
Joint Design

Single Vee Butt

Groove Design

Refer drawing

Backing (Yes / No)

Date :

Type (s) : Manual

Joint Design ( QW- 402 )
35o +2.5o

Typical

T
T

No

1.8 + 0.6 mm

1 0.8-2.4
mm mm

BASE METALS ( QW-403 )

P No.: 1 Group No. 1&2 to P No. 8 Group No.2
Specification type & Grade

API 5L Gr.B/A 106 Gr.B /A234 WPB/A105 or Equivalent

To
Specification type & Grade

A312 TP 310 /ASTM A403 WP310S or Equivalent

Thickness Range qualified

Base Metal

1.5 to 6.10 mm

Diameter range

Groove : All sizes

Others

None

Fillet :

All Sizes

FILLER METALS ( QW - 404 )

ROOT

FILL/CAP

Spec. No. (SFA)

5.9

5.9

AWS No (Class)

ER 309L

ER 309L

F. No

A. No

1.6, 2.4 mm

1.6, 2.4 mm

Approved manufacturer

Approved manufacturer

Size of Filler Metal

Filler metal trade name
Deposited weld metal for groove

3.05 mm

Thickness range for groove qualified

Upto 6.10 mm

Thickness range of Fillet

All Thk.

Electrode Flux (Class)

N/A

N/A

Flux trade Name

N/A

N/A

Bare solid

Bare solid

None

None

N/A

N/A

Filler metal product form

Consumable Insert
Others
POSITION ( QW-405 )
Position of Groove

All Thk.

POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT ( QW - 407 )

All positions

WPS-MTC-005B, Rev.-0 28 Aug.-2007

Temperature Range

N/A
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PRELIMINARY WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (PWPS)
( As per ASME SEC- IX)
Welding Progression

Uphill

Position(s) of Fillet

All positions

Time Range

PREHEAT ( QW- 406 )

N/A

TECHNIQUE ( QW - 410 )
10 C

Preheat Temp. Min

Inter pass Temp. Max.

175

Preheat Maintenance

10O C

Sting or Weave bead

Root
Others

Orifice or Gas cup size

No-5 to No-8

Initial and other pass cleaning

String
Weave

By wire brushing/and grinding

GAS ( QW - 408 )

Shielding

Gas

%Composition

Argon

99.995%

Trailing

Flow rate
10 - 15 LPM

None
Argon

Backing

99.995%

10 - 15 LPM

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS ( QW- 409 )

Current AC or DC
Amps (Range)

DC

Oscillation

N/A

Contact Tube to work distance

N/A

Multiple or Single pass ( per side)

Volts (Range) see table

Tungsten Electrode size and type

2.4 mm dia
2% (Thoriated)

Mode of Metal transfer for GMAW

N/A

Electrode Wire feed speed range

N/A

Welding
Process

N/A

Multi pass

Polarity : DCEN (GTAW)

see table

Weld
Layer (s)

Method of Back Gouging

Electrode /
Diameter in
Filler Metal
( mm )
Class

Multiple or Single Electrode

Single

Travel speed range

see table

Other

Polarity

Amp.
Range
(Amps)

None

Volt
Travel Speed Range
Range
( mm/ min )
(Volts)

Remarks

Root Pass

GTAW ER309L

1.6

DCEN

80-120

8-10

84

Nil

Hot Pass

GTAW ER309L

1.6

DCEN

80-120

8-10

102

Nil

Fill up

GTAW ER309L

2.4

DCEN

108-132

8-10

105

Nil

Caping

GTAW ER309L

2.4

DCEN

103-126

8-10

89

Nil

MUSHRIF

KOC

Name

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PRELIMINARY WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (PWPS)
( As per ASME SEC- IX)
Designation
Signature
Date

WPS-MTC-005B, Rev.-0 28 Aug.-2007

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