QW-482 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)

(See QW-200.1 , Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)

Company
Name:__________________________________By:____________________________________________
Welding Procedure Specification No.: ______________ Date: _____________Supporting PQR No.
(s)_____________
JOINTS (QW-402)
Details
_______________________
___________________________
Material (Type) ________________
Metal
Nonmetallic

Joints Design:
Backing:
Baking

Nonfusing Metal
Other

BASE METAL (QW-403)

P-No.______________ Group No. _____________ to P-NO. ____________ Group No.
________________
OR
Specification Type and
Grade:______________________________________________________________
to Specification Type
and Grade: ___________________________________________________________
OR
Chem. Analysis and
Mech. Prop._____________________________________________________________
to Chem.
Analysis and Mech. Prop. __________________________________________________________
Thickness Range:
Base Metal:
Groove___________________________Fillet_______________________________
Other___________________________________________________________________________________
FILLER METALS (QW-404)
Spec. No. (SFA)
__________________________________________________________________________
AWS No.
(Class)__________________________________________________________________________
F-No.
__________________________________________________________________________________
A-No.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Size of
Filler Metals _______________________________________________________________________ Weld
Metal
Groove __________________________________________________________________________
Fillet ____________________________________________________________________________
Electrode-Flux (Class)
_____________________________________________________________________
Flux Trade Name
_________________________________________________________________________
Consumable
Insert _______________________________________________________________________ Other
_________________________________________________________________________________

WPS No. _________________Rev.

___________
POSITIONS (QW-405)
Position(s) of Groove
___________________________
Welding Progression:
___________________________
Positions of Fillet
______________________________

POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)

Temperature Range
_____________________________
Time Range
___________________________________

PREHEAT (QW-406)
Preheat Temp. Min.
____________________________
Interpass Temp. Max.
__________________________
Preheat Maintenance
__________________________

Gas (QW-408)

(Continuos of special heating, Where applicable, Should be

recorded)

Percent Composition
Gas(es)
Mixture
Flow Rate
Shielding
__________
___________
Trailling
__________
__________
Backing
__________
__________

___________
___________
___________

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Current AC or DC ______________________________Polarity
__________________________________________
Amps (Ranged) _______________________________Volts (range)
______________________________________
(Amps and volts range should be recorded for each electrode size, positions and thickness, etc. This information may be listed
in a tubular form similar to that shown below.)

Tungsten Electrode Size and type

_________________________________________________________________ Mode of Metal Transfer for
SMAW ________________________________________________________________
Electrode Wire Feed Speed Range
________________________________________________________________
TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
String or Weave Bead
___________________________________________________________________________
Orifice or Gas Cup Size
__________________________________________________________________________
Initial and Interpass Cleaning (Brushing, Grinding, etc.)
________________________________________________
Method of Back Gousing
________________________________________________________________________
Oscillation
___________________________________________________________________________________
Contact Tube to Work Distance

___________________________________________________________________
Multiple or Single Pass (Per side)
__________________________________________________________________
Travel Speed (Range)
___________________________________________________________________________
Peening
______________________________________________________________________________________
Other
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Other

Weld
Layer
(s)

Filler Metal

Current

Process

Class

Diamete
r

Type /
Polarity

Volt
Range

Travel
Speed
Range

(e.g.
Remarks,
Comments,
Hot Wire
addition,
Technique,
Torch
Angle,
etc. )

Amp
Range

For, A-Cast Alloy.

PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION RECORDS (PQR)

(See QW-200.2, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
Company Name: ________________________________________By: ________________________________
Procedure Qualification Record No. ___________________________Date:
____________________________
WPS No. _________________________________________________Date:____________________________
Welding Process(es) _________________________________________________________________________
Type (Manual, Automatic, Semi-Automatic)
______________________________________________________

No of passes
Voltage

Process
Travel speed

Filler metal Dia.

Current

Back chip grind and DP at back side

BASE METALS (QW-403)

Material
Spec.:
_________________________________
Type
of
Grade:
_________________________________
P-No.
_________________to
P-No.
________________
Thickness
of
Test
Coupon
_________________________
Diameter
of
Test
coupon
_________________________
Other
________________________________________
FILLER METALS (QW-404)
SFA Specification
_______________________________
AWS Classification
______________________________
Filler Metal F-No.
_______________________________
Weld Metal Analysis A-No.
_______________________
Size of Filler Metal
______________________________
Other
________________________________________
Weld Metal Thickness
___________________________
POSITION (QW-405)
Position of Groove
______________________________
Weld Progression
_______________________________
Other
________________________________________

PREHEAT (QW-406)
Preheat Temperature
___________________________

POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)

Temperature:
__________________________________
Time:
_________________________________________
Other:
________________________________________

Gas (QW-408)
Percent
Composition
Gas

Mixture

Flow rate
Shielding ___________ _____________
__________
Trailing
___________ _____________
__________
Backing
___________ _____________
__________

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Current____________ Polarity
____________________
Amps. _____________Volts
______________________
Tungsten Electrode Size
__________________________
Other
_________________________________________
TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
Travel Speed
___________________________________

Interpass temperature
___________________________
Other
_________________________________________

String or Weave Bead

____________________________
Oscillation
_____________________________________
Multipass or Single Pass (Per Side)
_________________
Single or Multiple Electrodes
______________________
Other
_________________________________________
PQR No.

_____________Rev. ________
Tensile Test (QW-150)
Specimen
No.
1
2

Width

19.16
19.10

Thickness

Area
mm2

Ultimate
total load ,
N
24.91
477.276
232910
25.15
480.365
235520
Guided Bend Tests (QW-160)

Type and figure No. QW-462.3

Side Bend
Side Bend
Side Bend
SB-1
SB-2
SB-3

Ultimate
Unit Stress,
MPa
488
190.3

Type of
Failure and
Location
Weld area
Weld area
Results

Side Bend
SB-4

Mendril Dia.
Fillet Weld Test (QW-180)
Result Satisfactory : Yes________ No________ Penetration into Parent Metal: Yes ____________
No__________
Other Test
Visual
examination
of
______________________________________________________________

Completed

Test:

Radiography
_______________________________________________________________________________

Test:

Type
of
___________________________________________________________________________________

test:

Deposit
________________________________________________________________________________

analysis:

Other:
________________________________________________________________________________________
Welders
Name:
________________________________________
_______________________________

Stamp

Test
Conducted
______________________________________________________________________________
Laboratory
Test
report
_______________________________________________________________________

No:
By:
No.:

We certify that the statements in this record are correct and the test welds were prepared,
welded and tested in accordance with the requirements of section IX of the ASME BOILER
AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE.

For, A-Cast Alloy