QW-450 SPECIMENS
QW-451 PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION THICKNESS LIMITS AND TEST SPECIMENS
Table QW-451.1
Groove-Weld Tension Tests and Transverse-Bend Tests
‘Range of Thickness T of
tase Net, Qualified,
in. (rm) ‘Type and Number of Tests Required (Tension and
[Note (1)] and [Note @)]___ Maximum Thickness ¢ of Guided-Bend Tests) [Note (2))
Thickness T of Test Deposited Weld Metal, Face Root
Coupon, Welded, Qualified, i. (mmm) —Tenslon, Sle Rend, Rend, ‘Rend,
i (mm) Min Max ote SY andyNote(] _QWw.150___Q-t60_qwsco_qw.160
ies tan Hu (15) 7 or 2 2 2 z
ato % (15 10) et heh) 20 2 2 ow 52 2
Over Yq (10), but less than s) ar a 2 owe (5) 2 2
ee ot) Ieee 15)
cs) totessinan 1438) eS) 2° Biwmene<% 9) z[Note (a) 4 . .
Gs) tolessthan 1483) He(6) 27 2rwhen 12% (19) 2 [Note (8) 4 2 :
1% 00) m6 (150) incl yo) OOO) Note] where < HA ——_2INote CH] + . .
£9 (200) (Note ()] when
1% QB) 6 150) ind.—He(5)_B(BDOy Note ca] PVH OT 2 Note (41 4 - :
Owr6 (150) [Note (6) He(S) 1337 21 when ¢< H19) 2 Note 4
we 6 (150) [Noto (6) a(S) 130 t2ar when 12 (19) 2 [Note (4 ‘ _ :
NorES.
(2) ‘The following variables Further restrict the limits shown in this table when they are referenced in QW-250 for the process under con-
sideration: QW-1039, QW-103.10, QW-404.32,and QW-107-4, Also, QW-202 2, QW-202.3, and QW-202.4 provide exemptions that
supersede the limite ofthis table.
(2) Tor combination af welding procedures, sce QW-2004.
(G) For the SMAW, SAW, GMAW, PAW, and GTAW welding processes enly otherwise per Note (1) oF 27, o 26, whichever ts applicable.
(2) see QW-151.1, QW-1512, and QWW"1515 for detals on muliple specimens when coupon thicknesses are over 1 i. (25 mm)
() Four side-bend tests may be substtuted forthe required face- and root-bend wests, when thickness TY tn. (LO mm) and over
(6) For test coupons over 6 in. (150 mm) thik, the fll thicenss ofthe test coupon shall be welded