PREQUALIFIED WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

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WELDING PROCESS Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) TYPE Manual

JOINT DESIGN USED POSITION

Type Lap Joint (Fillet Weld) L-F12/L-F12a Position of Groove - Fillet 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F
Single Yes Double Yes Vertical Progression (Up/Down) Up for 3F
Backing (Yes/No) None
Backing Material None ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Root Opening 0 Transfer Mode Varies
Groove Angle N/A (Short Circuit, Globular, Spray, Pulsed)
Backgouging (Yes/No) None Current DCEP (DC+)

BASE METALS
Material Spec Any Group I or II to any Group I or II TECHNIQUE
Type or Grade - Stringer or Weave Either (Stringer on all root passes)
Thickness Groove - Fillet 1/8 - Unl. Single or Multipass Both
Diameter (Pipe) N/A CTTWD N/A
Peening NONE
FILLER METALS Interpass Cleaning Wire Brush/Wire Wheel
AWS Specification A5.1 Remove all slag before next pass
AWS Classification E7018 H4R PREHEAT
Thickness of Thickest Part at Point of Preheat and Interpass
SHIELDING Welding Temperature
Gas N/A Composition N/A in mm
Flow Rate N/A Gas Cup Size N/A 1/8 to 3/4 3 to 20 32 0
Over 3/4 to 1-1/2 Over 20 to 38 150 65
POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT Over 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 Over 38 to 65 225 110
Temp. NONE Time N/A Over 2-1/2 Over 65 300 150

Note on Preheat and Interpass Temperature: When the base metal temperature is below 32

WELDING PROCEDURE JOINT DETAILS & TOLERANCES

Filler Metal Current Current Type Travel Speed
Position & Polarity
Class Diameter (Amps) (in/min)
All E7018 H4R 1/8 90 - 110 DC+ 3- 5
All E7018 H4R 1/8 110 - 125 DC+ 4- 8
All E7018 H4R 1/8 125 - 140 DC+ 6 - 10
F, H E7018 H4R 1/8 140 - 150 DC+ 8 - 12
NOTE: Verify that the above parameters are in line with the filler metal manufacturer's
recommendations and that travel speeds can produced welds that do not exceed the
limitations imposed by AWS D1.1 Table 5.1 - Prequalified WPS Requirements
Additional Requirements
Maximum Single Pass Fillet Size: 3/8" (F), 5/16" (H&OH), 1/2" (V)
Maximum Layer Width: Split layers when layer width is w > 5/8" (F,H,OH)
Split layers when layer width is w > 1" (V)
Minimum Fillet Weld Size: See Table 7.7 of AWS D1.1 (2020)
Perpendicularity of members shall be +/- 10
See clause 7.21.1 for additional fillet weld assembly requirements or exceptions
Minimum size fillet weld shall not be smaller than the size required to transmit the applied load nor that provided in the Table 7.7 AWS D1.1 (2020)