STD-AUS B2-2-ENGL 2000 MM 0784265 0523335 443 mm American Welding Society >t Aveta Welling Society he AWS B2.1:2000 An American National Standard | Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification te ey @Coptot by Tw ka STD-AUS B2-1-ENGL 2000 MM O784265 05S2133b 367 mm Key Words —welsing performance qualification, ‘welding procedure qualification, welding procedure specification, welding processes, filler mets, base retals, welding qualification variables AWS B2.1:2000 An American National Standard Approved by American National Standards Institute November 14, 2000 Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification Supersedes ANSI/AWS B2.1:1998 Prepared by AWS B2 Committee on Procedure ‘and Performance Qual Under the Direction of AWS Technical Activities Committee Approved by AWS Board of Directors Abstract ‘This specification provides the requirements for qualification of welding procedure specifications, welders, and welding ‘operators for manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, and automatic welding, The welding processes included are oxy fuel ‘205 welding, shielded metal are welding, gas tungsten arc welding, submerged arc welding, gas metal are welding, flux cored are welding, plasma are welding, electroslag welding, electroges welding, electron beam welding, laser beam ‘welding, and stud arc welding, Base metals, filler metals, qualification variables, and testing requirements are also included a Aetican Neng Society he 32 American Welding Society 550 NW. 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