Interpretation: IX-04-11

IX-04-11

Subject: QW-451.1, Procedure Qualifcation Thickness Liits and Test

Test S!eciens and QW-"#".4,
$issiilar

%ase &etal Thicknesses

$ate 'ssued: $eceber "", "##4

(ile: %)#4-5**

Question +1:  !rocedure ualifcation test cou!on usin/ the sae P-0uber aterial and
consistin/ o t2o !lates o di3erent thicknesses are 2elded to/ether, 2here the thicker o the t2o
!lates +T"  11" in. thick has been ta!ered on a 4:1 ta!er do2n to the thinner !late thickness
+T1  1 in. thick.

$oes this test cou!on uali6 the WPS or a base etal thickness ran/e o 718 in. to 9 in.

;e!l6 +1: See 'nter!retation '<-98-47, Question +".

Question +":  !rocedure ualifcation

ualifcation test cou!on usin/ the sae
sae or di3erent P-0uber
P-0uber
aterials and consistin/ o t2o !lates o di3erent thicknesses, T"  11" in. thick and T1  1 in.
thick, has been 2elded 2ith a sin/le !rocess. The thicknesses eet on the sae !lane 2ith
neither !late bein/ ta!ered. The joint is 2elded in accordance 2ith (i/.
(i/. '<-#4-11.

$oes this test cou!on uali6 the WPS or both base etals or a thickness ran/e o 718 in. to 9
in. on both sides o the 2eld joint

;e!l6 +": =es.

Question +7: $oes this test cou!on uali6 the WPS or
 or both base etals o di3erent P-0ubers
or a thickness ran/e o 718 in. to 9 in.

;e!l6 +7: 0o. QW-"#".4

QW-"#".4 reuires both base etal
e tal thicknesses be in accordance 2ith QW-451.1.
%ase etal T1 is ualifed 718 in. to " in. and base etal T" is ualifed 718 in. to 9 in., e>ce!t as
!eritted b6 QW-"#".4+b+1.
QW-"#".4+b+1.
Interpretation: IX-86-43

Section '< - 'nter!retations 0o. 20

Subject: Section '<, QW-"#".4

$ate issued: Se!teber "7, 1*98

(ile: %)98-77?

Question +1: 'n uali6in/ a WPS, a6 the actual !roduction base etal thickness be used as the
2eld test cou!on thickness

;e!l6 +1: =es.

Question +": in uali6in/ a WPS to co@er *  and "9  base etal thicknesses, the "9 
side o the test cou!on 2as ta!ered 7 to 1, akin/ the thickness at the 2eld * . 's the WPS
ualifed or the t2o thicknesses

;e!l6 +": 0o.

Interpretation: IX-01-19

Subject: QW-"#".4+b, $issiilar %ase &etal Thickness

$ate 'ssued: $eceber 19, "##1

(ile: %)#1-911

Question: $oes QW-"#".4+b !erit the a>iu 2eld de!osit thickness liit to be e>tended
be6ond the liit s!ecifed in QW-451.1

;e!l6: 0oA QW-"#".4 a!!lies onl6 to the base etal thickness liits.

Interpretation: IX-95-12

Subject: Section '<, QW-"#".4, $issiilar %ase &etal Thicknesses

$ate 'ssued: &arch 1?, 1**5

(ile: '<-*5-1", '<-*5-17, '<-*5-14

Question: $oes QW-"#".4 include butt joints and coer joints 2hen joinin/ dissiilar base etal
thicknesses 2hen !re!ared 2ith a /roo@e

;e!l6: =es.
Interpretation: IX-92-11

Subject: Section '<, QW-19#, QW-"#".", and QW-"#".4A Broo@e and (illet Welds, $issiilar

%ase &etal Thicknesses

$ate 'ssued: Cctober ?, 1**1

(ile: %c*1-"87

Question +1: 'n uali6in/ a tube-to-tubesheet 2eld !rocedure or a !artial !enetration /roo@e

2eld, do !ara/ra!hs QW-"#"." and QW-"#".4 a!!l6

;e!l6 +1: =es.

Question +": 'n uali6in/ a tube-to-tubesheet 2eld !rocedure or a fllet 2eld, do !ara/ra!hs

QW-19# and QW-"#"." a!!l6

;e!l6 +": =es.

Interpretation: IX-86-89

Subject: Section '<, QW-"#".4

$ate 'ssued: Dune ", 1*99

(ile: %)99-C9*

Question: When e!lo6in/ a /roo@e-2eld WPS to join Eat !lates o dissiilar thickness in a

corner joint, is it a reuireent o QW-"#".4 that both the thicker and thinner e bers ust be

ualifed 2ithin the ran/e !eritted b6 QW-451 unless the alternati@e !ro@ided in QW-"#".4 is
used

;e!l6: =es.

Interpretation: IX-86-36

Subject: Section '< QW-"#".4 and QW-451.1

$ate 'ssued: Se!teber "7, 1*98

(ile: %)98-"9#

Question: A 2eldin/ !rocedure is ualifed on a base aterial thickness o #.785 in. usin/ the
S&W !rocess. &a6 this 2eldin/ !rocedure be used in !roduction to 2eld a tee /roo@e joint
utiliFin/ a #."5 in. thick an/le to an 19 /a/e +#.#51 8 in. @essel shell

;e!l6: 0o.
Interpretation: IX-83-123

Subject: Section '<, QW-"#".4

$ate 'ssued: Cctober 3, 1*94

(ile: %)94-#*"

Question: $oes QW-"#".4 a!!l6 to 2elder !erorance ualifcation

;e!l6: 0o.

Interpretation: 1X-89-99

Subject: Section '<, QW-451.1

$ate 'ssued: &arch ?, 1**1

(ile: %)*1-#""

Question: $oes QW-451.1 a!!l6 2hen 2eldin/ a !artial !enetration / roo@e joint o a tube to a
header o dissiilar thicknesses

;e!l6: =esA see 0ote +1 or additional reerence !ara/ra!hs.

Interpretation: 1X-98-20

Subject: QW-"#".4+b, $issiilar %ase &etal Thickness

$ate 'ssued: Dune 9, "###

(ile: %)**-57*

Question: When 2eldin/ a coer joint 2ith dissiilar base etal thickness, the thickness o both
ebers ust be 2ithin the ualifed thickness ran/e o the WPS+s bein/ used. Go2 is the
thickness or the thicker eber defned in sketches +a, +b, and +c belo2

;e!l6: (or sketch +a, the thicker o T or ts. (or sketch +b, the thicker o T or ta. (or sketch +c, the
thicker o Ean/e a or hub b.

Interpretation: IX-01-23

Subject: QW-"#".4, $issiilar %ase &etal Thicknesses

$ate 'ssued: &arch 11, "##"

(ile: %)#1-?9*

Question:  WPS is ualifed to 2eld base aterial ro 1.8  to "# . &a6 that WPS be used
or 2eldin/ a !art 7#  thick that has been ta!ered to 15  thick to another 15  !art

;e!l6: =es.