JOINING OF DISSIMILAR METALS AND ALLOYS

FERROUS MATERIALS NICKEL BASE ALLOYS

12Cr
316 304 12Cr 2-1/4Cr 1-1/4Cr P. (2)
TYPE P. No 310 347 321 3-1/2 Ni 405, 9Cr 5Cr C-Mo CS Type Nickel Monel Inconel Incoloy
316L 304L 410 (2,3) (2,3) No.
410S
Carbon Steel P-1 12A 12A 12A 12A 1C 1B 1F 1G 1E 1E 1D 1B 1A(4) Carbon &
P-1 13 14 13 13
Carbon Moly P-3 12B 12B 12B 12B 2C 2B 2F 2G 2E 2E 2D 2B(4) Alloy Steels
1-1/4 Cr-1/2 Mo P-4 12D 12D 12D 12D 3D 3D 3F 3G 3E 3E 3D(4) Stainless Steel P-8 13 13 13 13
2-1/4 Cr-1 Mo P-5 12E 12E 12E 12E 4E 4E 4F 4G 4E 4E(4) Incoloy P-45 13 13 13 13
5 Cr-1/2 Mo P-5 12E 12E 12E 12E 5E 5E 5F 5G 5E(4) Inconel P-43 13 13 13
9 Cr-1 Mo P-5 12G 12G 12G 12G 6G 6G 6G 6G(4) Monel P-42 15 14 Min preheat is 50°F.
12 Cr Type 410 P-6 12F 12F 12F 12F 7F 7F 7F(4) Nickel P-41 15 No PWHT for above combinations

12 Cr Type 405, 410S P-7 12H 12H 12H 12H 7C 12H THERMAL TREATMENT
Treatment
3-1/2 Nickel P-9B 12C 12C 12C 12C 8C, 13A,C Preheat PWHT
Symbols
18 Cr-8 Ni SS
P-8 9H 9H 9H 9H A 50°F Min Over 1" 175°F Min Per Code
Type 304, 304L
18 Cr-8 Ni Stabilised SS
P-8 10H 10H 10H B 50°F Min Over 1/2" 175°F Min Per Code
Type 347, 321
18 Cr-10 Ni Moly SS
P-8 11H 11H C 300°F Min. Per Code
Type 316, 316L
25 Cr-20 Ni Type-310 P-8 16H D 300°F Min Per Code
Sl. COATED ELECTRODES BARE WIRE E 350°F Min. 1300-1375°F(2)
MATERIALS
No ASME CLASSIFICATION ASME CLASSIFICATION F 400°F Min Per Code
1 Carbon Steel SFA-5.1 E 6010, E 7018 SFA-5.18 ER 70S-2 G 400°F Min. plus (See Note 9) Per Code
2 Carbon-1/2 Moly SFA-5.5 E 7010-A1, E 7018-A1 SFA-5.28 ER 70S-A1 / ER 80S-D2 Note : H 50°F Min. None
3 1-1/4 Chrome Moly (10) SFA-5.5 E 7018-B2L, E 8018-B2 SFA-5.28 ER 80S-B2 / ER 70S-B2L 1. Material listings by P-number groups are given in ASME Section IX. Table QW-422, and in ANSI B31.3, Appendix A
4 2-1/4 Chrome moly (10) SFA-5.5 E 8018-B3L, E 9018-B3 SFA-5.28 ER 90S-B3 / ER 80S-B3L 2. Sealwelds of threaded joints and sockets or fillets welds in piping welded with electrode number 13 or 12
5 5 Chrome Moly SFA-5.5 E 8018 B6/B6L SFA-5.28 ER 80S-B6 need no post weld heat treatment. Preheat requirements must be observed (ANSI B31.3 Table 331.2.1)
6 9 Chrome Moly SFA-5.5 E 8018 B8/B8L SFA-5.28 ER 80S-B8 3. Butt welds in pipe and tubes of these materials need no post weld heat treatment of the maximum
7 12 Chrome SFA-5.4 E 410-16 or 15 SFA-5.9 ER 410 nominal OD is 4 inches, a maximum thickness is 1/2 inch, a maximum carbon content is 0.15%, and a
8 3-1/2 Nickel SFA-5.5 E 308-16
E 8016-C2,
or E8018-C2
15 E SFA-5.9 ER 80S-Ni-3 4. These welds are subject to a hardness test.
9 18 Chrome-8Nickel(308, 308L) (5) SFA-5.4 308L-16 or 15 SFA-5.9 ER 308, ER 308L 5. Where L-grade materials (extra low carbon) are being joined, the corresponding L-grade of weld filler must be used.
10 18 Cr-10Ni-Cb (347) SFA-5.4 E 347-16 or 15 SFA-5.9 ER 347 6. Type 309 filler metal shall not be used if the operating temperature exceeds 600°F.
11 18 Cr-10Ni-Mo (316, 316L) (5) SFA-5.4 E316-16/15, E316L-16/15 SFA-5.9 ER 316, ER 316L 7. Any substitution of these materials must be approved.
12 25Cr-12Ni (309) (6) SFA-5.4 E 309-16 or 15 SFA-5.9 ER 309 8. Weld must be cooled down to atleast 400°F before welding and post weld heat treatment to allow any
13 Inconel (7) SFA-5.11 E Ni Cr Fe-3 (Incoweld-A) SFA-5.14 ER Ni Cr-3 (Inconel-82) retained austenite to transform.
14 Monel SFA-5.11 E Ni Cu-7 (Monel -400) SFA-5.14 ER Ni Cu-7 (Monel-60) 9. ERNi-1 (Nickel 61) is the preferred filler wire for gas tungsten arc welding monel to CS.
15 Nickel SFA-5.11 E Ni-1 (Nickel-141) SFA-5.14 ER Ni-1 (Nickel-61) 10. Low carbon grade electrodes are also acceptable.
16 25 Cr-20 Ni (310) SFA-5.4 E 310-16 or 15 SFA-5.9 ER 310 11 Impregnated oil, other volatile matter can be eliminated by heating the casting or weld groove to approximately 900°F
17 Avesta 254 SMO - Avesta P-12 - Avesta P-12 (480ºC) for about 15 minutes and then wire brushing, grinding or rotary filing to remove the residue
Low Temperature Carbon Steel 12. This table is compiled for petroleum refinery applications based on the prevailing practices. For joining of dissimilar metals,
18 SFA-5.1 E 7018-1 SFA-5.28 ER 80S-Ni1
(Below -20°F up to -50°F) alternative welding electrodes / filler wires may be selected as per API 582 guidelines.
COMMON WELDING ELECTRODES / FILLER WIRES
Cast Iron ( Note 11) E Ni-CI / E NiFe-CI Tp 2205 / 2304 E-2209 Al Bronze ER CuAl-A2/A3 904L E 385-15/16 AISI 4130 / 4140 E 7018-A1 or ER 70S-6 (D)
CS-CuNi (70/30) E Ni Cu-7 Tp 2507(Sup. Dup) E-2594 P Bronze ER CuSn-A/C Brazing wire B Cu P-4
Aluminium ER 4043 ER NiCrMo-3 / Cu-Ni ER Cu Ni Alloy 20 ER 320
Alloy 625
Stellite E CoCr-A E NiCRMo-3 Brass ER Cu Zn-A 17-4 PH E/ER 630 + PWHT
15/07/2014 Rev. 0 SVR / PBK