GHULAM RASOOL & COMPANY (PVT) LIMITED

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COMPANY NAME Ghulam Rasool & Company (Pvt) Ltd DATE April, 2017
WELDING PROCESS Shielded Metal Arc welding (SMAW) TYPE Manual
(Manual, Semi-Automatic, Automatic, Robotic)

JOINT DETAIL

JOINT TYPE Single V Butt Type Joint Details

BACKING Yes
BACKING MATERIAL (TYPE) Weld Metal For Fill/Cap
GROOVE ANGLE (Θ) 35±2.5˚
ROOT OPENING (b) 2.5±0.5 (mm)
ROOT FACE (a) 1.5±0.5 (mm)
BACKGOUGING N/A
BASE METAL THICKNESS (t) 12mm-16mm

BASE METAL SPECIFICATION

P-No. 1 GROUP No. 2 TO P-No. 1 GROUP No. 2

SPECIFICATION TYPE AND GRADE ASTM A-516 GRADE 70
TO SPECIFICATION TYPE AND GRADE ASTM A-516 GRADE 70
THICKNESS RANGE
OF BASE METAL GROOVE 12mm-16mm FILLET ALL
PIPE DIA. RANGE GROOVE ALL FILLET ALL

FILLER METAL SPECIFICATION

FILLER METAL F-No. 4 WELD METAL ANALYSIS A-No. 1

AWS CLASSIFICATION E-7018 AWS SPECIFICATION SFA 5.1
FILLER METAL SIZE 3.25 mm ELECTRODE-FLUX (CLASS) Coated Electrodes
FLUX TRADE NAME By Magma Weld, BOC Fortrex Or Equivalent
CONSUMABLE INSERT N/A
DEPOSITED WELD METAL :
FOR ROOT PASS 6 mm FOR FILL/CAPP PASS Balance
SHIELDING N/A

POSITION
POSITION(S) OF GROOVE All
WELD PROGRESSION Uphill
POSITION(S) OF FILLET All
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PREHEAT

PREHEAT TEMP. (MINIMUM) 70˚F (21˚C)

INTERPASS TEMP. (MAXIMUM) 302˚F (150˚C)
PREHEAT MAINTENANCE N/A

POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT

TEMPERATURE RANGE N A
TIME RANGE N/A

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

CURRENT TYPE AND POLARITY DCEP

CURRENT (RANGE) 70-145 (A) VOLTAGE (RANGE) 24-32 (V)
WIRE FEED SPEED (RANGE) N/A
TUNGSTEN ELECTRODE SIZE AND TYPE N/A
PULSING N/A
PULSING PARAMETERS N/A

TECHNIQUES

STRING OR WEAVE BEAD Root (String), Filling & Capping ( Weave Or String)
INTER PASSES CLEANING METHOD Brushing & Grinding
WELD BEAD SIZE 3x Dia Of Electrode (Max)
ELECTRODE TRAVEL SPEED (RANGE) 60-140 mm/min
MULTIPLE OR SINGLE PASS Multiple Pass

WELDING PARAMETERS

FILLER METAL ELECTRICAL TRAVEL

WELD
PROCESS Diameter Type & Current Voltage SPEED
LAYER Class
(mm) Polarity Range (A) Range (V) RANGE
Root SMAW E-7018 3.25 DC+VE 70-110 24-32
Fill SMAW E-7018 3.25 DC+VE 110-150 24-32 60-140
mm/min
Capping SMAW E-7018 3.25 DC+VE 70-110 24-32
Backpass SMAW E-7018 3.25 DC+VE 70-110 24-32