Dodsal Pte Ltd

Q-Chem Ethylene Project

Doha, Qatar
Job No : 7979 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
1 7979/WPS/PP/13 Rev.1 Date:17.12.00 Supporting PQR : To Be Qualified. Dated :
2 Joint Design As per attachment Joint Design
3 Backing None
4 Joint Prep. Machining and / or Grinding As per attachment
5 Base Metal Spec. P1G1/P1G2
6 Base Metal A333 Gr.6, A420 Gr. WPL 6, A350LF2
A671 Gr.cc60 Cl32.
7 Pipe Dia >2"
8 Thickness Range >19.05 To 36.56mm.
9 Process GTAW SMAW
10 Type Manual Manual
11 F.No 6 4
12 A.No 1 1
13 S.F.A No. 5.18 5.1
14 AWS No. ER 70S-6 E7018-1

15 Flux N.A. N.A.

16 Insert N.A. N.A.
17 Position Of Groove ALL 18 Progression Uphill
10°C Minimum for less than 25mmthk.
19 Pre Heat Temp Range 100°C Minimum 25mm & above. 20 Interpass Temp. 250°C
21 PWHT Temp. Range 621°C ± 14°C 22 Time Range 2.4min/mm (60minutes 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 and or Brushing 38 Method of Gouging Where unrestricted access permits.
39 Pre Heat Maintenance Yes 40 roots shall be ground to sound
41 Weave width not to exceed 3X the core wire dia metal and back welded/fused.
Pass Process Polarity Weld Filler Metal Amps Volts Speed
No. Direction AWS No. Dia mm/min
Root GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S-6 2.4 100-160 8 - 12 35-80
Hot GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S-6 2.4 110-150 8 - 12 50-90
Fill 3.2/
SMAW DCEP UPHILL E 7018-1 80-180 20-28 50-140
multi 4

Cap 3.2/
SMAW DCEP UPHILL E 7018-1 70-150 20-28 45-140
Multi 2.5
Notes 1. Batch Certificate for ER 70S-6 shall be approved before use.
2. Hardness test shall be carried out on all weld joints after PWHT. One each on weld and HAZ. Hardness value not to
exceed 225 BHN.

COMPANY DODSAL Pte Ltd. APPROVED BY KBRT

SIGNATURE
NAME Shrikant Ajgaonkar
DATE 17.01.2001

Format No : DOD/Q-Chem/F082 Rev 0

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mm (60minutes minimum)
PM (15-25CFH)

unrestricted access permits.

shall be ground to sound
and back welded/fused.
Remarks

VED BY KBRT