This document provides welding procedure specifications for an ethylene project in Doha, Qatar. It specifies the materials, dimensions, welding processes, parameters and qualifications for manual shielded metal arc welding of pipes. Key information includes:
- Welding A106-B, A53-B, A139-B steel pipes from 4.76mm to 30.18mm thick.
- Using E6010 and E7018 electrodes and a multi-pass SMAW technique with vertical uphill progression.
- Preheating a minimum of 10°C for pipes under 25mm thick, and 100°C minimum for thicker pipes.
- Post-weld heat treatment at 621°
This document provides welding procedure specifications for an ethylene project in Doha, Qatar. It specifies the materials, dimensions, welding processes, parameters and qualifications for manual shielded metal arc welding of pipes. Key information includes:
- Welding A106-B, A53-B, A139-B steel pipes from 4.76mm to 30.18mm thick.
- Using E6010 and E7018 electrodes and a multi-pass SMAW technique with vertical uphill progression.
- Preheating a minimum of 10°C for pipes under 25mm thick, and 100°C minimum for thicker pipes.
- Post-weld heat treatment at 621°
This document provides welding procedure specifications for an ethylene project in Doha, Qatar. It specifies the materials, dimensions, welding processes, parameters and qualifications for manual shielded metal arc welding of pipes. Key information includes:
- Welding A106-B, A53-B, A139-B steel pipes from 4.76mm to 30.18mm thick.
- Using E6010 and E7018 electrodes and a multi-pass SMAW technique with vertical uphill progression.
- Preheating a minimum of 10°C for pipes under 25mm thick, and 100°C minimum for thicker pipes.
- Post-weld heat treatment at 621°
Doha, Qatar Job No : 7979 1 7979/WPS/PP/28 Rev.3 05.07.01 Supporting PQR : DOD/PQR/0101-4SR Dated : 14.10.96 2 Joint Design Refer Attachment. Joint Design 3 Backing None 4 Joint Prep. Machining and/or Grinding Refer Attachment. 5 Base Metal Spec. P1G1, P1G2, S1G1 6 Base Metal A106-B, A53-B, A139-B, API5L-B, A105, A234-WPB 7 Pipe Dia Range All Other : O-LETS/All size Fillet welds 8 Thickness Range 4.76mm to 30.18mm 9 Process SMAW SMAW 10 Type Manual Multiple 11 F.No 3 4 12 A.No 1 1 13 S.F.A No. 5.1 5.1 14 AWS No. E 6010 E 7018
15 Flux N.A. N.A.
16 Insert N.A. N.A. 17 Position Of Groove All 18 Progression Vertical Uphill 19 Pre Heat Temp Range 10°C minimum for less than 25mm thk 20 Interpass Temp. 250°C Max. 100°C minimum 25mm & above 21 PWHT Temp. Range 621°C ± 14°C 22 Time Range 2.4Min/mm (60Min.Minimum) 23 Shielding Gas & % Comp N.A. 24 Flow Rate N.A. 25 Purging N.A. 26 Trailling Gas Cup Size N.A. 27 Tungsten Type : 2% Thoriated N.A. 28 Orifice or Gas Cup Size N.A. 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 Not Allowed 37 Initial/ interpass cleaning Grinding/ Brushing 38 Method of Gouging Where unrestricted access permits, 39 Pre Heat Maintenance N.A. 40 root shall be back gouged to sound metal prior to back welding. 41 Weave width not to exceed 10mm Pass Process Polarity Weld Filler Metal Amps Volts Speed Remarks No. Direction AWS No. Dia mm/min Root SMAW DCEP UPHILL E6010 3.2 75-120 18-26 60-120 2.4/ Hot SMAW DCEP UPHILL E7018 3.2 75-130 20-28 70-140 fill (multi) 3.2/ SMAW DCEP UPHILL E7018 4.0 75-140 20-28 70-140 Cap (Multi) 2.4/ SMAW DCEP UPHILL E7018 3.2 75-130 20-28 70-140
Notes 1. WPS to be used in conjunction with the relevant Application Index