WPS Number PQR-0145

Base metal Hardox 450 to Hardox 450

HEAT INPUT CALCULATION GUIDELINE

Travel speed k [1] Heat Input - Welding process denoted
Process Amperage Voltage HI Min. HI max.
(mm/minutes) Factor
number 111, 121, 126, … according to BS EN
A_min. A_Max. V_Min. V_Max. Min. Max.
ISO 4063:2010 shall be applied k-factor (EN
Root 111 110 ~ 120 22 ~ 24 60 ~ 66 0.8 1.76 ~ 2.30
1011-1). AWS/ASME - welding processes will
Hot ~ ~ ~ - - ~ - multiple constant k-factor (k=1).
Fill ~ ~ ~ - - ~ - [2] Preheat - Preheat determination based on
Cap ~ ~ ~ - - ~ - base material CET and according to Annex C
of EN 1011-2:2001 (See C.3.2.1).
1. Heat-input calculation automaticly applied thermal effeciency according to EN 1011-2 for all processes number such 111, 121, …
2. Heat input calculation will apply k-factor is 1 for all processes under assgined AWS, such SMAW, FCAW, … [3] Cooling time t8/5 - calculation of cooling
3. Update and download at https://blog.duybien.com/2023/11/preheat-calculation.html
time t800/500 according to Annex D of EN
1011-2:2001 (See D.6).

[4] Input your data into the YELOW cell.

PREHEAT DETERMINATION

137 (see Annex C2 - EN1011-2)

Base metal
138.975 Deg. C %CEV=C+Mn/6+(Cr+Mo+V)/5+(Ni+Cu)/15
%CET 0.39 %CET=C+(Mn+Mo)/10+(Cr+Cu)/20+Ni/40 %CEV 0.55
Thickness 1.17 Deg. C %C %Mn %Mo %Cr %Cu %Ni %V
d 30.0 mm 0.190 1.270 0.023 0.690 0.000 0.060 0
Hydrogen 8.90
HD 5.0
Heat Input -11.5791
Q 2.00 kJ/mm

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TWO DIMENSIONAL HEAT FLOW

Pre-heat HI Th'k Heat Flow Cooling Layers Q 1.99

T0 Q d F2 t8/5 (second) run(runs)
- 1 A 110
- 2 V 23
- 3 TS (mm/min.) 65
- 4 k 0.85

THREE DIMENSIONAL HEAT FLOW

Pre-heat HI Th'k Heat Flow Cooling Layers

T0 Q d F3 t8/5 (second) run(runs)
137 2 0.9 13.50 1 k-factors

- 2 121 1

- 3 135 0.85
- 4 111 0.85

Transition Plate Thickness [du] Thickness determination [d] Heat Flow

T0 Q du
137 2 22.9 30 Three dimension
 WELDING PARAMETERS - CALCULATION
Test Coupon Thickness Length In/Out Total Welder Name ID
API 1104 TC101 12 250 0 250 - -

Sketch / Weld Details - 1 Sketch / Weld Details - 2

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Heat Input Amp. Volt. k-Factor WFS Travel Speed
Pass(es)
[kJ/mm] [A] [V] [-] [cm/min] [mm/s] [Sec] [mm/min] [Min]
GTAW- Root
GTAW- Root
SMAW- Fill 1.50 90 22 0.8 1.06 236 64 3.93
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SMAW- Fill
SMAW-Cover
SMAW-Cover

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 WELDING PARAMETERS - CALCULATION
WPS No. Position OD. Thickess Min. Heat Input Max. Heat Input Prepared by
BCK-WPS-01 1G 219.1 12.7 25% 25% Nguyen Duy Bien

Pass(es) Process(es) Amperage Voltage Travel Speed k-Factor Target Range of HI

[mm/min.] HI
Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. [-] [kJ/mm] Min. HI Max. HI
Root GTAW 90 90 11 12 72 75 0.60 0.80 Error 0.54
Hot GTAW 90 95 11 12 71 75 0.60 0.80 Error 0.58
Fill-1 FCAW 185 210 24 26 280 310 1.00 1.10 0.86 1.17

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Fill-2 FCAW 215 250 25 27 300 305 1.00 1.20 1.06 1.35
Fill-3 FCAW 215 250 25 27 300 305 1.00 1.20 1.06 1.35
Cap FCAW 185 195 24 26 250 270 1.00 1.42 Error 1.22
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