WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

FOR STATION PIPING

Doc No.-DDHPL/CIPL/GAIL/EIL/STP/WPS-01,Rev-00

DOBHI DURGAPUR HALDIA PIPELINE PROJECT (PART – A)

CLIENT : M/s GAIL INDIA LTD.

PMC : M/s ENGINEERS INDIA LTD

CONTRACTOR : M/s CORRTECH INTERNATIONAL PVT

LTD.

15.03.19 00 KAJAL NAHA KAJAL NAHA

REVIEWD BY
PREPARED BY APPROVED BY
DATE REVISION CHECKED BY CIPL EIL/GAIL
CIPL EIL/GAIL

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QW-482 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (PWPS)

See QW-200.1, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)
Welding Procedure Specification No : DDHPL/CIPL/GAIL/EIL/STP/WPS-01 Rev: 00
Supporting PQR No: DDHPL/CIPL/GAIL/EIL/STP/PQR-01 Rev: 00
Welding Process: GTAW+SMAW
Reference: ASME Sec. IX & EIL Specification 6-44-0012, Rev 04 & B035-000-02-42-WSP-
0001,REV01, B035-000-02-42-WSC-0001 Rev. 2

JOINTS (QW-402)
Joint Design : Single “V” Butt Weld
70 ° ± 2.5 °
Base Metal : Pipe 10” X 14.3 MM, API 5L,Gr.B(PSL2)
Dia Meter Range: 27/8& Above
Thickness Range: Maximum 2T 14.3 mm
1.6 ± 0.8 mm

2. 5 ± 0.8 mm
Type : Manual
Backing : No
Backing Material (Type): NA

BASE METALS (QW-403)

P No: 1 to P. No. : 1
Specification type and grade: API 5L GR.B(PIPE), ASTM A 234 GR.WPB(ELBOW 90°,EQUAL TEE,REDUCE
TEE,CON REDUCER) , ASTM A 105(WNRF).

Filler Metals (QW-404) Root/Hot Fill and Capping

Spec. No. (SFA) 5.18 5.1
AWS No. (Class) ER70S-2 E7018
F No. 6 4
Size of Filler metal : 2.4 MM 3.15 MM
Weld Metal Thickness
Groove: 5.0 MM 9.3 MM
Fillet: ALL ALL
Electrode Flux ( Class): SHIELDING GAS LOW-HYDROGEN

POSITION(QW-405) POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)

Position of Groove: 6G Temperature Range : NA

Welding Progression : UP-Hill

Position of Fillet : All

GAS (QW-408)
PREHEAT (QW-406) Percent Composition
Preheat Temp : 50OC Min. Gas Mixture
:(T>25.4 mm then 100 OC Min) Shielding Argon 99.99%
Interpass Temp : 315 OC Max Trailing NA NA
Backing NA NA
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Current AC or DC : DC
Polarity : GTAW-DCEN /SMAW-DCEP
Amps ( Range) : As per Table
Voltage ( Range) : As per Table
Tungsten Electrode Size and Type : 2.4 mm & EWTh-2

TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
String or weave Bead : Root: String & Other : Weave
Initial & Interpass Cleaning ( Brushing , Grinding etc.) : By brushing & grinding
Method of Back Gouging : NA
Oscillation : Max 3 times of filler/electrode dia.
Multiple or Single Pass ( Per Side) : Multiple Pass
Multiple or Single Electrode : Single electrode at a time
Travel Speed ( Range) : As per Table
Penning : NA
Other : NA
Filler metal Current
Weld Class Brand Dia Polarity Amp. Volt Travel Speed
Process Technique
Layer Name (in Range Range(mm/Min)
mm)
Root GTAW ER70S-2 2.4 DCEN 125-131 10-12 82-83 String
BOHLER
Hot GTAW ER70S-2 BOHLER 2.4 DCEN 135-159 12-14 Weave
92-93
Fill-1 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 117-128 23-25 71-72 Weave
Fill-2 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 119-125 24-27 86-87 Weave
Fill-3 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 126-133 23-28 86-87 Weave
Cap-1 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 109-113 25-29 105-106 Weave
Cap-2 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 112-119 26-30 102-103 Weave
Cap-3 SMAW E7018 BOHLER 3.15 DCEP 117-120 27-31 128-129 Weave
Note: Weaving is allowed 3 times of electrode dia

14.3 mm
1.6 ± 0.8 mm

2. 5 ± 0.8 mm

Weld Layer Run Sequence

For CIPL For EIL/GAIL

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