Dodsal Pte Ltd

Q-Chem Ethylene Project

Doha, Qatar
Job No : 7979 WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION
1 7979/WPS/PP/07 Rev.2 Date:13.12.00 Supporting PQR : DOD-ITCS-02SR, DOD-ITCS-03SR Dated : 12.05.1998
2 Joint Design Refer attachment - 1 Joint Design
3 Backing None
4 Joint Prep. Machining and/or Grinding
5 Base Metal Spec. P1-P1
6 Base Metal A53 Gr. B, A106 Gr. B, API5L Gr.B, A139 Gr. B,
A105, A234-WPB,
7 Pipe Dia 2½" NB & above Refer attachment - 1
8 Thickness Range 4.76 to 34.96mm
9 Process GTAW SMAW
10 Type Manual Manual
11 F.No 6 4
12 A.No 1 1
13 S.F.A No. 5.18 5.1
14 AWS No. ER 70S2 /S3 E 7018

15 Flux N.A. N.A.

16 Insert N.A. N.A.
17 Position Of Groove All 18 Progression Uphill
19 Pre Heat Temp Range 10°C Minimum less than 25mm thk. 20 Interpass Temp. 250°C
100°C Minimum 25mm & above thk.
21 PWHT Temp. Range 621°C ± 14°C 22 Time Range 2.4Min / mm (60 Min. Minimum)
23 Shielding Gas & % Comp Argon 99.99% Purity 24 Flow Rate 15-25 CFH (7 to 12 LPM)
25 Purging N.A. 26 Trailling Gas Cup Size N.A.
27 Tungsten Type & Size 2% Thoriated, 2.4 dia 28 Orifice or Gas Cup Size 8-13mm
29 Wire Feed Speed N.A. 30 Mode Of Metal Transfer N.A.
31 Contact Tube to Work Distance N.A. 32 Oscillations N.A.
33 No. of Electrodes/ Filler Wire Single 34 String & Weave String & Weave
35 Number of Passes (per side) Multiple 36 Peening N.A.
37 Initial/ interpass cleaning Grinding and/or Brushing 38 Method of Gouging Where unrestricted access
39 Pre Heat Maintenance By LPG Burners 40 permits, root shall be fused
41 Weave width not to exceed 3 times the core wire dia. to sound metal.
Pass Process Polarity Weld Filler Metal Amps Volts Speed Remarks
No. Direction AWS No. Dia mm/min
Root GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2 /S3 2.4 80-130 8-12 45-70
Hot GTAW DCEN UPHILL ER 70S2 /S3 2.4 90-130 8-12 50-90
Fill SMAW DCEP UPHILL E 7018 3.2/4.0 80-175 20-25 60-110
(Multi)
Cap SMAW DCEP UPHILL E 7018 3.2 80-110 20-28 80-150
(Multi)
Notes 1. ER 70S3 can be used in place of ER 70S2
2. One hardness test reading shall be carried out on all weld joints after PWHT. One each on weld and HAZ. Hardness value not to
exceed 225 BHN.

COMPANY DODSAL Pte Ltd. APPROVED BY KBRT

SIGNATURE
NAME A. Shrikant
DATE 13.12.2000

Format No : DOD/Q-Chem/F082 Rev 0

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