Doha, Qatar Job No : 7979 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION 1 7979/WPS/PP/10 Rev.3 Date:05.07.01 Supporting PQR : DOD-ITCS-01SR Dated : 12.05.1998 2 Joint Design Single "V" Groove Joint Design 3 Backing None 37.5° ± 2.5° 4 Joint Prep. Machining & Grinding 5 Base Metal Spec. P1G1, P1G2, S1G1 T 6 Base Metal A516 Gr70, A106 Gr.B, A53 Gr. B A139 Gr. B, A105 , A234 Gr. B 2-4mm 1.6mm +0.8mm 7 Pipe Dia ALL -0.0mm 8 Thickness Range 1.6 to 10.98 9 Process GTAW 10 Type Manual 11 F.No 6 1.6mm +0.8mm 12 A.No 1 37.5°±2.5° -0.0mm 13 S.F.A No. 5.18 14 AWS No. ER 70S2/S3 T 2-4mm T 15 Flux N.A. 16 Insert N.A. Misalignment as per PFI Tolerance. 17 Position Of Groove ALL 18 Progression Uphill 19 Pre Heat Temp Range 10°C Minimum 20 Interpass Temp. 250°C 21 PWHT Temp. Range 621°C ± 14°C 22 Time Range 2.4 Min/mm (60Minute, minimum) 23 Shielding Gas & % Comp Argon 99.99% Purity 24 Flow Rate 7-12LPM (15-25CFH) 25 Purging N.A. 26 Trailling Gas Cup Size N.A. 27 Tungsten Type 2% thoriated 2.4 Dia 28 Orifice or Gas Cup Size 8-13mm 29 Wire Feed Speed N.A. 30 Mode Of Metal Transfer N.A. 31 Contact Tube to Work Distance N.A. 32 Oscillations N.A. 33 No. of Electrodes/ Filler Wire Single 34 String & Weave String & Weave 35 Number of Passes (per side) Multiple 36 Peening Not Allowed 37 Initial/ interpass cleaning Grinding/ Brushing 38 Method of Gouging N.A. 39 Pre Heat Maintenance 40 Electrode storage and baking as per manufactures 41 Weave width not to exceed 10mm instructions. Pass Process Polarity Weld Filler Metal Amps Volts Speed No. Direction AWS No. Dia mm/min Root GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2/S3 2.4 80-130 8-12 40-70 Hot GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2/S3 2.4 80-130 8-12 50-80 Fill GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2/S3 2.4 80-130 8-12 55-85 Multi Cap GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2/S3 2.4 80-130 8-12 45-80 Multi Notes : 1. ER 70S3 may be used substituted for ER 70S2.