SABARI WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (WPS)

ENGINEERING as per ASME BPVC Section IX, 2019

CONTRACTORS (applicable to any P No.8 Stainless Steel Pipe & Plate)

Material specification/ Grade : SS 304L or similar to SS 304 L or similar

Company : Sabari Engineering Contractors WPS No : SEC/WPS/GMAW/SS/001
Location : Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India Rev No. :0
Standard : ASME BPVC Section IX,2019 Date : 15.09.2022
Process : GMAW (Manual) Ref. PQR No. : SEC/PQR/GMAW/SS/001, Rev. 0
Edge preparation : Single V Pre heat temperature : 24 °C (min)
Welding direction : Down hill Check Method : Contact or Infrared Thermometer
Positions : All Positions Inter run temperature : 85°C (max)
Thickness qualified : 1.5 mm to 6 mm PWHT : N/A
Dia. Qualified : Any Diameter Hold : N/A

Sketch Joint details

Joint details : Pipe to Pipe, single V Butt
Root gap : 1 to 2mm
Root face : 1 mm
Incl. angle : 60 ° + 5°
Backing : With or without
Welding Consumables:
Filler Metal Specification (root) : ER 308 L or any with F number-5 Remainder : ER 308 L
Classification :F#6 SFA: 5.9 Remainder : not listed
Shielding gas : Argon (99.9%) Shielding Flow rate : 10-18 LPM
Purge gas : Argon (99.9 %) Purging Flow rate : 5-10 LPM
Flux : N/A Make : Any
Weld run details Weld parameters
Filler Dia Inter Pass Amp Volt Current/ Speed Heat Input
Pass No. Side Process φ (mm) Temp (°C) (I) (V) Polarity (mm/min) (KJ/mm)
Root Single GMAW 1.2 mm Ambient 145-155 14.5-15.0 DC/ EP 70.28 1.58
Hot Single GMAW 1.2 mm 85 max 158-168 15.1-15.4 DC/ EP 85.45 1.45
Fill Single GMAW 1.2 mm 85 max 158-168 15.2-15.5 DC/EP  97.26  1.27
Technique : Single or Multi-run Stringer/ weave : Weave
Initial cleaning : Grinding Electrode Stick out : 17 mm
Inter run cleaning : Grinding, chisel and wire brush Back gouge : N/A
Tungsten elect. Size : N/A Gouge check : N/A
Wire feed rate : 200 IPM Maximum weave width : 10 mm
Notes/ Revisions:
The Procedure is also applicable to Fillet weld of any size and any base metal thickness as per clause QW-45.4, ASME BPVC Sec IX,2019

Prepared by Approved by

C.Vigneshwaran
(CSWIP3.1, API 510, ASNT Level II)
SABARI ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS Advanced Quality Centre

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