Nuclear Power Corporation of India Litd.

(A Government of India Enterprise)

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

KAPS/QA/F/10
Rev-(0) / 31.12.2001

QUALITY ASSURANCE GROUP

QW - 482
FORMAT FOR WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)
(See QW-201.1, Section IX, ASME Boiler & pressure vessel code 1983)
Company Name

: ____________________________ By _____________________________

Welding procedure spec. No. _________________________________

Date : ________________

Supporting PQR No.(s) : _____________________________________________________________

Revision No.

: ____________________ Date _________________

Welding process(es)

: _____________________________________________________________

Types

: _____________________________________________________________
(Automatic, Manual, Machine or Semi-auto)

JOINTS (QW-402) :
1.
Joint Design.
2.
Backing
Yes / No.
3.
Backing material (type)
4.
Sketches, production drawings, weld symbols or written
description should show the general arrangement of the parts
to be welded. Where applicable the root spacing and the
details of weld groove may be specified.
(at the option of the manufacturer, 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. ____________ Group No. _____________ to P. No. ____________ Group No. ____________
OR
Specification type and grade
___________________________________________________________
to specification type and grade _________________________________________________________
OR
Chemical analysis and Mechanical Prop. _________________________________ to Chemical
analysis and Mechanical Prop. _________________________________________________________
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THICKNESS RANGE :
Base Metal
: Groove ______________________ Fillet
_______________________
Deposited weld metal

: Groove ______________________ Fillet _______________________

Pipe Dia. Range

: Groove ______________________ Fillet _______________________

Others

: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Tungsten Electrode size and type

: ____________________________________________________
(Pure tungsten, 2% thoriated)

Mode of metal transfer for GMAW : ____________________________________________________

(Spray and short circuiting arc)
Electrode wire feed speed range

: ____________________________________________________

TECHNIQUE (QW-410) :
String or Weave bead

: ___________________________________________________

Orifice or gas cup size

: ___________________________________________________

Initial and interpass cleaning,

Grinding etc.

: ___________________________________________________

Method of back gouging

: ___________________________________________________

Oscillation

: ___________________________________________________

Contact tube to work distance

: ___________________________________________________

Multiple or single pass (per side)

: ___________________________________________________

Multiple of single electrodes

: ___________________________________________________

Travel speed (Range)

: ___________________________________________________

Peening

: ___________________________________________________

Other

: ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

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Filler metal
Weld
layer(s)

Process

Class

Dia.

Current
Type
polar.

Amp.
range

Volt
range

Travel
speed
range

Other e.g.
remark
commen. Hot
wire addition

FILLER METAL (QW-404) :

F. No.

: ___________________________ other _______________________________

A.No.

: ___________________________ other _______________________________

Spec. No. (SFA)

: _______________________________________________________________

AWS No. (Class)

: _______________________________________________________________

Size of filler metals

: _______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
(Electrode, cold wire, hot wire, etc.)

Electrode flux (class) : ______________________________________________________________

Lux trade name

: _______________________________________________________________

Consumable insert

: _______________________________________________________________

POSITIONS (QW-405) :
Position(s) of groove

: _________________________________________________________

Welding progression

: Up ___________________________ down _____________________

Position(s) of fillet

: _________________________________________________________

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PREHEAT (QW-406) :
Preheat temp. min

: _________________________________________________________

Interpass temp. max.

: _________________________________________________________

Preheat maintenance
: _________________________________________________________
(continuous or special heat where applicable should be recorded).
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409) :
Current

: AC or DC ______________________ Polarity ___________________

Amps

: Range ______________________ Volts (Range) _________________

(Amps and volts range should be recorded for each electrode size, position, and thickness etc. This
information may be listed in a tubular form similar to that shown below ).
(*) Each base metal filler metal combination should be recorded individually.

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