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WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

Section IX, ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code.
Company Name : CERI

Welding Procedure Specification No. : pWPS- 03 FOR STAINLESS STEEL PIPING WITH GTAW+SMAW PROCESS

Supporting PQR No.(s) : N.A Date : N.A

Welding Process(es) : GTAW + SMAW Type : Manual

JOINTS (QW-402)

Joint Design (QW 402.1) : Butt weld (Single V)

Backing (QW 402.4) : No

Backing Material : N.A

Retainer (QW 402.11) : Not Allowed

Thickness : 7,11 mm Root face size : 2 mm

Angle : 60° Root Spacing : 3 mm

Diameter : 6 inch

BASE METALS(QW-403)

Base Metal P.No to P.No.(QW 403.1) : 8 to 8

Base Metal G.No to G.No.(QW 403.1) : 1 to 1

Specification Type & Grade to : SA312 TP316L

Specification Type & Grade : SA312 TP316L

Thickness Range :(QW 403.8) : Groove : 1,5 mm to 11.44 mm Fillet : All

Thickness per pass >13(QW 403.9) : No

Others : All different diameters will be covered by this WPS

FILLER METALS (QW-404)

GTAW SMAW

Spec. No. (SFA.). (QW404.5) : SFA A 5.9 : SFA A 5.4

AWS No.(Class). (QW404.5) : ER316L : E316L-16

Filler Metal (F No.)(QW404.4) :6 :5

Weld Metal (A No.)(QW404.5) :8 :8

Size of Filler Metals (QW404.3) : 2,4 mm : 2,5 or 3,2 mm

Weld Metal (t) Thickness Range(QW404.30) : 1,5 to 6 mm : 4.5 to 11.22 mm

Change of Classification (QW-404.12) : N.A : N.A

Addition or Deletion of Filler (QW-404.14) : N.A : N.A

Filler Metal Product form (QW-404.23) : N.A : N.A

Others : N.A

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 pWPS-03 Rev A Date: 11/09/2021

POSITION (QW-405) PREHEAT (QW-406)

Position(Ø) [QW 405.2] : 5G up-hill Preheat Temperature[QW406.1] : N.A

Welding progression [QW 405.3] : Up-hill Interpass Temp(Max)[QW406.3] : 200°C
Position of Fillet : N.A Post Heating : NA
POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407) GAS (QW - 408) % Composition [GTAW]
Rate of Heating :N.A Gas(es) Mixture Flow Rate
Rate of Cooling :N.A Shielding Argon (99.99%) Single 9-15 lts / min
Soaking Temp. Range (⁰C) :N.A Trailing -NA- -NA- -NA-
Soaking Time Range :N.A Backing -NA- -NA- -NA-
Loading & Unloading Temp. :N.A Others [QW 408.9 & 408.10] : N.A.
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Current (AC or DC) : DC Polarity : EN [GTAW] + EP [SMAW]

Amps(Range) : As per Table-1 Volts : As Per Table-1

I & E Range : Refer table below

Tungsten Electrode size &Type : 2 mm
Pulsing Current : N.A
TECHNIQUE (QW-410)

String or Weave Bead[QW410.1] : String and Weave

Orifice or Gas Cup Size : 6 to 10 mm
Method Of Cleaning[QW410.5]. : wire brushing , grinding, chipping
Method of Back Gouging[QW410.6] : N.A
Single or Multiple Pass/side[QW410.9] : Multiple
Single or Multiple Electrodes[QW410.10] : Single
Manual or Automatic[QW410.25] : Manual
Closed to out chamber : N.A
Electrode Spacing : N.A
Peening[QW410.26] : N.A
Use of Thermal Process[QW410.64] : N.A
Others :
Table-1
Weld Filler Metal Current Voltage Travel Speed Max Heat input
Process
Layer(s) AWS Class Dia[mm] Polarity Amp. Range Range Range -mm/min KJ/mm
Root GTAW ER316L 2,4 DCEN 80-120 15-20 90-120 0.60-1.60

Hot pass GTAW ER316L 2,4 DCEN 90-130 18-27 90-120 0.81-1.75

Fillup SMAW E316L-16 2.5 or 3.2 DCEP 90-120 23-30 100-140 0.88-2.16

Final SMAW E316L-16 2.5 or 3.2 DCEP 80-120 20-27 100-140 0,69-1.95

Note :
1. N.A - Not Applicable .

Prepared & Approved By. :OULED GUIDARA Yahia (IWE certificate n° FR IWE 00460)

CERI
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