HDPE BUTT WELDING PARAMETER CARD

ISO:21307 / PIPA

Customer/ S.O No: Welder's Name/ No:

Drawing No: Weld Date:
Pipe Nominal Diameter (D): Pipe Wall Thickness (t): mm
Machine No:
Cylinder Area (Ac): mm²
Parameter Unit Calculation Measured Value
Heater Plate Temp.

Heater Plate Temperature °C 225 ± 10 IR thermometer: °C

Bead Up Pressure

(D-t) x t x 1.7 x 3.142 + Measured Drag: Total:

Pressure Bar
Cylinder Area (Ac) Drag

Minimum Bead Width Size mm (0.1 x t) + 0.5 mm

Soak
Total:
Pressure Bar Soak at Drag Pressure or less (see note 1)

Minimum Soak Time Sec (13.5 ± 1.5) x Nominal Wall Thickness sec
Heater Out

Maximum Time Allowed Sec See Table 1 below: ISO 12176-1 sec
Time to Weld Pressure
Maximum Time Allowed to Achieve
Sec 3 + (0.03 x D) sec
Weld Pressure
Weld Pressure

(D-t) x t x 1.7 x 3.142 + Measured Drag: Total:

Pressure Bar
Cylinder Area (Ac) Drag
Cool

Time if t<18mm Min t+3 (see note 2) min

Time if t≥18mm Min (0.015 x t2) – (0.47 x t) + 20 (see note 2) min

Cool Out of Machine Min D (see note 3) min

1. Use the lowest possible pressure during the heat soak that will allow the pipe to remain in contact with the heater plate,
up to a maximum of the current drag pressure.
2. The minimum cooling time in the machine under pressure is en + 3 or 0,015 × en2 − 0,47 × en + 20,
(depending on the wall thickness) at an ambient temperature of (23 ± 2) °C.
This is the cooling time for the butt joint when still in the machine and under pressure.
Cooling times may be shortened and should be lengthened depending on ambient temperatures (approx 1 % per 1 °C).

3. A cooling time out of the machine and before rough handling may be recommended.

Document: F551 Date: 14/02/2020 Version: 0