This document provides definitions for welding and inspection abbreviations and acronyms used in construction standards, including WPS for Welding Procedure Specification, PQR for Procedure Qualification Record, WPQ for Welder's Performance Qualification, PWHT for Postweld Heat Treatment, and others relating to boiler and pressure vessel codes, welding processes like GTAW and GMAW, non-destructive testing, and standards organizations including ASME, API, and IPS.
This document provides definitions for welding and inspection abbreviations and acronyms used in construction standards, including WPS for Welding Procedure Specification, PQR for Procedure Qualification Record, WPQ for Welder's Performance Qualification, PWHT for Postweld Heat Treatment, and others relating to boiler and pressure vessel codes, welding processes like GTAW and GMAW, non-destructive testing, and standards organizations including ASME, API, and IPS.
This document provides definitions for welding and inspection abbreviations and acronyms used in construction standards, including WPS for Welding Procedure Specification, PQR for Procedure Qualification Record, WPQ for Welder's Performance Qualification, PWHT for Postweld Heat Treatment, and others relating to boiler and pressure vessel codes, welding processes like GTAW and GMAW, non-destructive testing, and standards organizations including ASME, API, and IPS.
For terms and definitions, reference is made to AWS A3.0 .
WPS : Welding Procedure Specification
PQR : Procedure Qualification Record WPQ : Welder’s Performance Qualification PWHT : Postweld Heat Treatment BPV : Boiler and Pressure Vessel SEC : SECTION DIV : DIVISION HAZ : Heat Affected Zone GTAW : Gas Tungsten Arc Welding NDT : Non Destructive Testing GMAW : Gas Metal Arc Welding ASME : American Society of Mechanical Engineers API : American Petroleum Institute IPS : Iranian Petroleum Standard