CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION AWS D1.1101.1142015 Table 4.5 PQR Essential Variable Changes Requiring WPS Requalification for ‘SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW (see 4.8.1) Essential Variable Changes to POR Requiting Process Requalifcation ‘SMAW ‘SAW GMAW FCAW GTAW Filler Metal 1 Increase in filler metal classification strength x 2) Change ftom low-hydrogen to nonlow: hydrogen SMAW electrode 3) Change from one elecitode or flux-electrode classification to any other electrode or flux-electrode classification? x 4) Change o an electrode or flux-electrode classiicaion® not covered in: AWS AWS Alor | A517 or ASS A523 AWS A518, 45.28 or A536 AWS 5.20, A520, or A536 AWS A5.18 0r A528 '3) Addition or deletion of filler metal 1) Change fom coll wite feed i hot wire ford 7) Addition or deletion of supplemental powdered or granular filler metal or cut wire 8) Increase inthe amount of supplemental powdered or granular fille metal or wire 9) Ifthe ally content of the weld metal is largely dependent on supplemental powdered, filler meal, aay WPS change that results in ‘weld deposit with dhe important alloying elements not meeting the WES chemical composition requirements 10) Change in nominal filer metal diameter by: > 1s2in (0.8 mm} | Any increase increase Any increase ‘or decrease Any increase > 16 in (0.6 mm} increase oF decrease 11) Change in numberof elecirades x x x x ‘Process Parameters 12) A change in the amperage fr each ameter sed by: Toa value not recommended bby manufacture] > 10% increase cor decrease > 10% increase ‘or decrease > 10% inerease ‘or decrease > 25% increase ‘or decrease 13) A change in typeof eurent (ac or de) of polarity (electrode positive or negative for de current) x x x 14) A change in the mode of transfer x 15) A change from CV to CC output x x 16) A change in the voltage foreach diameter sed by: > 7% increase ‘or decrease > 7% increase ‘or decrease > 7% increase ‘or decrease 17) Aninerease or decrease inthe wire Feed speed {or each electrode diameter (if not amperage controled) by: > 10% > 10% > 10% (Continued) 124AWS D1.1101.1M:2015 CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION Table 4.5 (Continued) PQR Essential Variable Changes Requiring WPS Requalification for ‘SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW (see 4.8.1) Process Escetial Variable Changes o POR Requiting Requalifcation smaw | SAW GMAW FCAW GTAW Process Parameters (Cont'd) > 15% increase] > 259% increase | > 259% increase ]> 50% increase 18) A change in the travel speed by: cordecrease | ordecrease | ordecrease | or decrease ‘Shielding Gas 19) A change in shielding gas from a single gas 0 any other single gas or mixture of gas, or In ‘the specified nominal percentage composition * x x ‘of a gas mixture, ot no gas Terese > 50% | Increase > 50% [Increase > 50% ee cee ae are Decrease > 20% | Decrease > 20% [Decrease > 20% AWS: AWS AS.18, A528, | A520, A529, ‘or 45.36. For | or A5.36, For 6 fixed and ‘pen casi tions, variations | tons, variations inthe shielding 21) A change from the actual classification shield gas.classifica- | gas classifica: {ng gas not covered in: tion range shall | tion range shal be Limited othe | be limited vo the specific shield | specific shel ing gas tested or | ing gas tested or the designator | the designator used for the | used forthe electro electrode classification, | classification SAW Parameters 22) A change of > 10%, or 1/8 in [3 mm, ‘whichever is greater, inthe longitudinal x spacing ofthe ares 23) A change of > 10%, or 1/8 in [3 mm, ‘whichever is greater, inthe lateral spacing of x the ares 24) An increase or decrease of more than 10° inthe angular orientation of any parallel x electrode 25) For mechanized or automatic SAW: an ‘increase or decrease of more than 3° inthe x angle ofthe electrode 26) For mechanized or automatic SAW, an {increase or decrease of more than 5° normal x ta the direction of wavel (Continued) 125CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION AWS D1.1101.1142015 Table 4.5 (Continued) PAR Essential Variable Changes Requiring WPS Requalification for SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW (see 4.8.1) Escetial Variable Changes o POR Requiting Requalifcation ‘SMAW SAW GMAW FAW GTAW General 21) A change in position not qualified by “Table 41 oF 89 e 3 is a a3 28) A change in dtamever, oF dhekness, oF both, not qualified by Table 4.2 oF 9.10 x x x x x 29) A change in base metal or combination of base metals not sted on the PQR or qualified) x x x x by Table 48 30) Vertical Welding: For any pass from uphill ta downhill or vice versa us x x x S31) A change in groove type (eg. single-V to double-V}, except qualilication of any CIP groove weld qualifies for any groove detall x x x x x ‘conforming with the requirements of 3.12, 3.13, 9.10, 0 9.11 32) A change inthe type of groove (oa square {groove and vice versa a 8 s a x 383) A change exceeding the tolerances of 3.12, 3.13, 5214.1, or 9.10, 9.11, 9.11.2, and 9.24.21 noting: 4) A decrease in the groove angle a 3 us zs ) A decrease inthe root opening ©) Am increase in the root face 53) The omission, but no inclusion, of backing 2 x x x p orbackgouging >asr | Aaa sar | =a | FOF 35) Decrease from preheat temperature! by: ne] isc] 1s") isc] 155°C] sare | > aeF > ar >arr | > 100 36) Decrease from nerpass temperature! by: isc] usc] 15°C) sc] 155°C] 37) Addition or deletion of PWHT x x x x x he filer meta strengh maybe deceased without WPS eualiicion, For WSs silly Max any nese o decrease In the eee daneter hal reqae WPS eqn «Travel speed ranges or al sso le weds ay be deri by the largest ingle ps Ht weld the smallest mali es let weld nalfcaton ee «The production welding pretest or mers eperatre may be ls han the POR pret or tps temperate provided thatthe provisions of {bare me, and he tse etal eperaire sal a be ls than the WPS temperature at he neo suseqven wen ‘AWS ASM (SI Unis) electrodes othe ssn clsietion may be sd in eof the AWS AS (US. stoma Unis) lcrde casiiaion Note: An incates appli fr the proces; shaded Hock nde onlay 126AWS D1.1101.1M:2015 CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION Table 4.6 PAR Supplementary Essential Variable Changes for CVN Testing Applications Requiring WPS Requaiification for SMAW, SAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW (see 4.8.1) Variable ‘MAW | SAW ccmaw | FcAW GTAW Base Metal 1) A change in Group Number 2) Minium thickness qualified i Tor 5/8 in [16 mu] whichever is less, except sf Ts less than 1/4 in [6-mm then the minimum thickness qualified is 18 in [mm] Filler Metal 3) A change in the AWS AS.X Classification, o to weld metal or filer metal classification not covered by A,X specifications. Carbon and law-alloy stee FCAW and GMAW.Metal Cored electrodes previously classified under ‘85.18, A5.20, AS.28, or A5.29, and reclassified under A5.36 without change ‘of manufacturer, brand name, and which meet al of the previous classification jrements used in POR/WPS CVN qualification shall be acceptable ‘without requalfication, 4A change inthe FlowWie classification, ora change in eiier the electrode or flux rade name when not classified by an AWS specification, orto a crushed slag, '5) A change inthe manufacturer or the manufacturer's brand name or type of electrode Position 6) A change in positon to vertical up. A 3G vertical up test qualifies for all positions and vertical down Preheat/Interpass Temperature 7) An increase of more than 100°F [66°C] in the maximum preheat or interpass| temperatuce qualified Postweld Heat Treatment '8) A change inthe PWHT temperature andor time ranges. The POR test shall be subject to 80% ofthe aggregate times at temperatures). The PWHT total time(s) at temperature(s} may be applied in one heating cycle Electrical Characteristics 9) An increase in heat input or volume of weld metal deposited per unit length of ‘weld. over that qualified, except when a grain refining austenitizing heat treat- ‘ment is applied ater welding. The increase may be measured by either ofthe Following: Volts Amps x 60 ‘Travel Speed (imi) 1b) Weld Meta Volume—An increase in heal size, ora decrease in the length ‘of weld bead per unit length of electrode 4) Heat Input (in Other Variables 10) In the vertical positon, a change from stringer to weave 11) A change from multipass per side to single pass per side 12) A change exceeding 420% inthe oscillation variables for mechanized or Auiomate welding 127CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION AWS D1.1101.1142015 Table 4.7 PQR Essential Variable Changes Requiring WPS Requalification for ESW or EGW (see 4.8.2) Essential Variable Changes o PQR Requiring Requaificaton Requalification bby WPS Test equatitication by RTor UP" Filler Metal 1) A “significant” change in filler metal or consumable guide metal composition Molding Shoes (fixed or movable) 2) A change from metallic to nonmetallic or vice versa 3) A change from fusing to nonfusing or vice versa x 4A reduction in any cross-sectional dimension or area ofa solid nonfusing shoe > 25% '5) A change in design from nonfusing slid to water cooled or vice versa Filler Metal Oscillation {6) A change in oscillation traverse speed > 10 pm (4 mms) 7) A change in oscillation traverse dwell ime > 2 seconds (except as necessary ‘to compensate for joint opening variations) 8) A change in oscillation traverse length which affects by more than 1/8 in [8mm], the proximity of filler metal to the molding hoes Filler Metal Supplements ‘9 A change in consumable guide metal core cras-secional area > 30% 10) A change in the flux system, Le, cored, magnetic electrode, extemal, et. x 11) A change in flux composition including consumable guide coating 12) A change in flux burden > 30% Electrode/Filler Metal Diameter 13) Increase or decrease in elecirode diameter > 1/92 in [1 mn] 11) A change in the number of electrodes used Electrode Amperage 15) An increase or decrease inthe amperage > 20% 16) A change in typeof eurent (ac or de) or polarity Electrode Are Voltage 17) An increase or decrease inthe voltage > 109% Process Characteristics 18) A change toa combination with any other welding process 19) A change from single pass to mull pass and vice versa 20) A change from constant current constant voliage and vice versa ‘Wire Feed Speed 21) An increase or decease in the wite feed speed > 40% ‘Travel Speed 22) Am increase or decrease in the travel speed (If aot an automatic Function oF atc length or deposition rate) > 20% (except as necessary to compensate for variation in joint openi (Continued) 128AWS D1.1101.1M:2015 CLAUSE 4, QUALIFICATION Table 4.7 (Continued) PQR Essential Variable Changes Requiring WPS Requalification for ESW or EGW (see 4.8.2) Requalifeaion | Kequaicaton Essel Variable Changes to POR Resquiing Requalification by WPS Test by RT or UP Electrode Shielding (EGW only) 25 change in segs conposton any oe cnstuen> 8% otal : 2) Am increase or decrease in the total shielding flow rate > 25% x Welding Position 25) A change in vertical position by > 10° x Groove Type 25) An nerease n cross secon area or nonsquare grooves) x 27) decrease in cross sectional area (or nonsquare grooves) x 28) A change in POR joint thickness, T outside limits of 05T—LIT x 29) Anincrease or decrease > 1A in [6 ml in square groove root opening x Portweld Heat Treatment 30) A change in PWHT x "Testing sal be pesfanmed in conformance with Clause 6, Pars or , and Clause 9, Pat F fr ebulrs, a applicable, Note: Aa “x” indicates applicability forthe requalificaion method: shaded block indeatesnonapplicabiy. Table 4.8 Table 3.1, Table 4.9, and Unlisted Steels Qualified by PR (see 4.8.3) PQR Base Metal ‘WPS Base Metal Group Combinations Allowed by POR ‘Any Group I Steel to Any Group I Steel ‘Any Group I Steel to Any Group I Steel ‘Any Group I Steel to Any Group I Steel Any Group I Steel to Any Group II Steel Any Group II Steel to Any Group I Steel. Any Group II Steel to Any Group II Steel [Any Specific Group Ill or Table 4.9 Steel to Any Group [Steel [Any Specific Group Tor Table 49 Steel to ‘The Specific POR Group II or Table 4.9 Stel Tested to Any Group T or Group IT Any Group I Steel Steel [Any Group III Steel othe Same or Any Other Group HI Stel Any Group IV Stee othe Same or Any ‘Steels shall be ofthe same material specification, gradeltype and minimum yield Other Group IV Stee! srength asthe Steels listed in the POR Any Table 4.9 Steel to the Same or Any Other Table 4.9 Steel [Any Combination of Group I, 1V, and Table 4.9 Steels Any Unlisted Steel to Any Unlisted Stel or ‘Any Steel Listed in Table 3.1 ot Table 4.9 Noes 1 Groups cough TV ae found in Table 8.1 2, When allowed by the sel specication. the yield strength may be reduced ih increased metal thickness ‘The Specific POR Group IIl or Table 4.9 Steel Tested fo Any Group I Steet Only the Specific Combination of Stels listed in the POR, Only the Specific Combination of Stels listed in the PQR. 129