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WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
(ASME SECTION IX – 2019 EDITION)
DESCRIPTION JOINT SKETCH
.1 WPS no.: WIC-WPS-123 Rev. 00
60°
.2 Date of issue: dd-mmm-yyy
.3 Applicable code: ASME Section IX – 2019 Edition
.4 Welding process: GTAW SMAW
.5 Supporting PQR no.: WIC-PQR-123 Rev. 00 3.1 3.2

5.54 mm

5.54 mm
JOINTS (QW-402) GTAW SMAW
2
.1 Groove design: Groove weld – butt joint
.4 Backing: n/a Weld metal 1
.5 Backing: None n/a
.10 Root spacing: 3.2 mm n/a 3.2mm 0.5 mm
.11 Retainers: None n/a
BASE METALS (QW-403) POSITIONS (QW-405)
.5 Group no.: Any Gr.-1 Any Gr.-1 .1 Position: All All
.6 T limits: 12.7 to 25.4 mm .3 Vertical welding: Upward Upward
.8 T qualified: 5 to 25.4 mm
.9 Max. pass thick. <= 13 mm: n/a < 13 mm PREHEAT (QW-406)
.11 P-no. qualified: Any P-10H Any P-10H .1 Min. preheat temperature: 10 ºC
FILLER METALS (QW-404) .2 Preheat maint.: n/a None
.3 Size 2.4 mm n/a .3 Max. interpass temperature: 150 ºC
.4 F-No. 6 5 PWHT (QW-407)
.5 A-No. 8 8 .1 PWHT temperature: None None
.6 Diameter n/a 2.6/3.2/4.0 mm .2 T & T range: - -
.7 Diameter > 6mm n/a None
.12 Spec. no. or Class. A5.9 ER2209 A5.4 E2209-16
.14 Filler Yes n/a ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)
.22 Consumable insert None n/a .1 Heat input: Max. 2.5kJ/mm Max. 2.5kJ/mm
.23 Filler metal product form Solid n/a .3 Pulsing current: None n/a
.30 Max. deposit metal thick. 5.54 mm 20.0 mm .4 Current & polarity: DC EN DC EP
.33 Classification None None .8 I & E range: See Welding Parameters
.50 Flux None n/a .12 Tungsten electrode: 2%thoriated n/a
TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
GAS (QW-408) .1 String / weave: Weave Both
.1 Trailing or composition: SG-A n/a .3 Orifice, nozzle or gas cup size: 4–7 n/a
.2 Single, mixture, or % 99.997 % n/a .5 Method cleaning: Grinding, wire brushing
.3 Flow rate 10-15 LPM n/a .6 Method back gouge: None [Note 1]
.5 Backing flow: SG-A, 15LPM n/a .7 Oscillation: None n/a
.9 Backing or composition: None n/a .9 Multi to single pass/side: Multi-passes Multi-passes
.10 Shielding or trailing: None n/a .10 Single to multi electrodes: Single n/a
.11 Closed to out chamber: None n/a
NOTES .15 Electrode spacing: None n/a
.25 Manual or automatic: Manual Manual
Note 1: Back gouge by grinding. .26 Peening: None None
.64 Use of thermal processes: None None

WELDING PARAMETERS
Filler metal Energy of
Current & Ampere Travel speed
Layer Process Voltage range power Others
Class. Dia. polarity Range [mm/minute]
(range)
Root GTAW ER2209 2.4 DC EN - - - - -
Hot GTAW ER2209 2.4 DC EN - - - - -
Fill SMAW E2209-16 3.2 DC EP - - - - -
Cap SMAW E2209-16 3.2 DC EP - - - - -

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