Dodsal Pte Ltd

Q-Chem Ethylene Project

Doha, Qatar
Job No : 7979/G2/010 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
1 7979/WPS/PP/27 Rev.2 Date:22.04.01 Supporting PQR : DOD/Q-Chem/PQR/03 Dated :26.02.01
2 Joint Design Refer Attachment Joint Design
3 Backing None
4 Joint Prep. Machining and/or Grinding
5 Base Metal Spec. 5AG1

6 Base Metal A335 P22, A234 Gr.P22 CL1

Refer Attachement
7 Pipe Dia Range 2"NB & Above
8 Thickness Range >13mm to 36.56mm (GTAW-7.2mm,SMAW-29.36mm)
9 Process GTAW SMAW
10 Type Manual Manual
11 F.No 6 4
12 A.No 4 4
13 S.F.A No. 5.28 5.5
14 AWS No. ER90S-B3 E 9018-B3

15 Flux N.A. N.A.

16 Insert N.A. N.A.
17 Position Of Groove All 18 Progression Uphill
19 Pre Heat Temp Range 177°C Minimum 20 Interpass Temp. 250°C
21 PWHT Temp. Range 732 ± 25°C 22 Time Range 2.4 min/mm (2 hrs minimum)
23 Shielding Gas & % Comp Argon 99.99% purity 24 Flow Rate Shielding 7-12 LPM (15-25 CFH)
Purging 10-15 LPM (20-30 CFH)
25 Purging Argon 99.99% purity 26 Trailling Gas Cup Size N.A.
27 Tungsten Type : 2% Thoriated Size Dia 2.4mm 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 ,root shall be back
39 Pre Heat Maintenance Yes (Note 1) gouged to sound metal prior to
back welding.
41 Weave width not to exceed 10mm for GTAW & 3X the core dia. for SMAW
Pass Process Polarity Weld Filler Metal Amps Volts Speed Remarks
No. Direction AWS No. Dia mm/min
Root GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER90S-B3 2.4 105-145 9.5-13 70-95
Hot GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER90S-B3 2.4 105-145 10.5-14 85-115
Fill 2.5 /
(multi) SMAW DCEP UPHILL E9018-B3 95-135 20-28 75-110
3.2

Cap 2.5 /
(multi) SMAW DCEP UPHILL E9018-B3 95-130 22-30 95-130
3.2
Notes 1. Preheat shall be maintained by using gas burnners or Induction coils.
2. Purging to be maintained for root and hot pass.
3. Al Misnad Radiography Report No. 305 Dtd.01.03.01.
4. Al Misnad PWHT Report No. 02 Dtd 28.02.01.
5. Only KBRT approved brand name electrodes shall be used.

COMPANY DODSAL Pte Ltd. APPROVED BY KBRT

SIGNATURE
NAME Shrikant Ajgaonkar
DATE 22.04.01

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

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