“Knowledge Sharing Drive” (KSD)

Thermax Ltd. Savli Plant

From Mr. Ankit Patel

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Welding Cell
QAC Department
WPS & PQR

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 WPS

• WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS(WPS)

“A WPS is a written documents that provide
direction for making production welds in accordance
with code requirements”
Contents of WPS
(1) Essential Variable
(2) Supplementary essential Variable
(3) Non-essential Variable

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 PQR

PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION RECORD (PQR)

“A PQR is a record of the welding variables recorded
during welding of the test coupons & also contains
the test results of the tested specimens.”
Contents of PQR
(1) Essential Variable
(2) Supplementary essential Variable

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 WPS
CONTENTS OF THE WELDING PROCEDURE
SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)

(1) Essential Variables :-

Affecting mechanical properies of weldment other than
Impact properties
Examples :- P-Number , F-Number , Preheat &
PWHT etc.
(2) Supplementary Essential :-
Affecting Impact properties(Notch Toughness)
of weldment
Examples :- Heat Input , PWHT

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 WPS

CONTENTS OF THE WELDING PROCEDURE

SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)

(3) Non-Essential Variables :-

“Not affecting mechanical properties of a
weldment”
Examples :- Joint Design , Method of back-
gouging or cleaning etc.

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 WPS

Changes to the WPS

Changes in nonessential variable- Not required
Requalification of WPS

Changes in Essential or supplementary essential-

Required requalification of WPS

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 PQR

Changes to the PQR

Changes to the PQR are not permitted
Corrections to the PQR are permitted
Example :- Incorrect P-Number ,F-Number assigned
Addendum to the code
Example :- Code assign a new F-Number to filler metal

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 WPS & PQR

Suggested Format for the WPS & PQR

QW-482 as per ASME SEC.-IX for WPS

QW-483 as per ASME SEC.-IX for PQR

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 WPS

WELDING VARIABLES FOR WELDING PROCEDURE

SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)

AS PER ASME SEC.-IX

SMAW (QW-253)
SAW (QW-254)
GMAW & FCAW (QW-255)
GTAW (QW-256)

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