Materials and Qualification Procedures For Ships Book J November 2023

Materials and
Qualification
Procedures for
Ships
Book J
Procedures for Approval of
Welding Consumables and
Manufacture of Fabricated Steel
Sections
November 2023
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Materials and Qualification Procedures for Ships - Book J
CHAPTER 1 PROCEDURE 11-1 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
SECTION 2 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
SECTION 3 NOTES ON FORM 6223
CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURE 11-2 - ANNUAL RE-APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE 11-3 - ACCEPTANCE OF A QA SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF APPROVAL

OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE 11-4 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES MANUFACTURED UNDER

GUARANTEE (MUG)
CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURE 11-5 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES FOR COMPANIES

MARKETING A MANUFACTURER'S APPROVED PRODUCT
CHAPTER 6 PROCEDURE 11-6 - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CERTIFIED WELDING CONSUMABLES
CHAPTER 7 PROCEDURE 11-7 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL USING THE

GLYCERINE METHOD
CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURE 11-8 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL: - ADAPTATION OF

ISO 3690 FOR OTHER WELDING PROCESSES
CHAPTER 9 PROCEDURE 11-9 - LOW HYDROGEN APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY BACKING MATERIAL

FOR ONE-SIDE WELDING PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 10 PROCEDURE 12-1 - APPROVAL OF A WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED

STEEL SECTIONS
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Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables Chapter 1

Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Information required for approval
3 Notes on Form 6223
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Application for approval
1.1.1 In order that consideration may be given to approval of independent (IND) welding consumables, the local Surveyors are
to submit a report to LR giving the information listed in Ch 1, 2 Information required for approval and Ch 1, 3 Notes on Form 6223
together with the results of approval tests carried out under their survey. This report may be submitted on Form 6223, copies of
which are available from LRForms2.
1.1.2 All test results are to be submitted on Form 6223. Supplementary information to support Form 6223 can be appended
to the test report.
1.1.3 Approved consumables will appear in Lloyd's Register (LR)'s List of Approved Welding Consumables for use in Ship
Construction.
1.1.4 Approved consumables will be subject to annual re-approval, see Ch 2, Procedure 11-2-Annual Re-approval of
Welding Consumables.
1.2 Scope
1.2.1 This procedure is applicable to the initial approval of IND welding consumables. The procedure gives guidance on a
suitable report form, with provision for a description of the consumable and the grading requested by the manufacturer, together
with supporting information, and the reporting of tests and examinations as required by Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables
of the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials.
1.2.2 Welding consumables approved under this procedure are referred to as having (IND) approval. Products may be
approved under other procedures, see Ch 4 Procedure 11-4 - Approval of Welding Consumables Manufactured Under Guarantee
(MUG) and Ch 5 Procedure 11-5 - Approval of Welding Consumables for Companies Marketing a Manufacturer's Approved
Product.
1.3 Related Rules

1.3.1 LR’s Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships.
1.3.2 LR’s Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials.
n Section 2
Information required for approval
2.1 Works inspection
2.1.1 The Surveyor is to prepare and submit a full 'works inspection report', which may be supported by documents
produced by the manufacturer. The Surveyor is to comment on the following aspects in relation to their effect on the factory's
ability to produce and supply consumables of adequate and consistent quality:
(a) The efficiency of the operatives and the machinery at their disposal.
(b) The system for checking raw materials.
(c) Quality control operations during manufacture and on the finished consumables.
(d) Packing, batch identification and labelling.
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(e) Storage facilities.

(f) The ability of the record keeping system to relate finished batch numbers to known batches of raw materials.
The report shall preferably be submitted in electronic format. The report and all supporting documents should be presented in
English or annotated in English in an appropriate manner.
2.1.2 If the factory already has approval for one or more consumables of the same type (e.g. CMn steel consumables of
different grades), it is sufficient to confirm that the factory continues unchanged in any respect. This is to be done either by issuing
an up-to-date 'Surveyor's Statement' of works inspection (available from LRForms2), or by reference to a recent (not more than six
months old) 'Surveyor's Statement'. Consumables manufactured from different types of material, e.g. CMn steel, stainless steel or
aluminium, are not considered the same type.
2.2 Product details and tests

2.2.1 The Surveyor is to report all the product details and tests shown on Form 6223. This form is to be endorsed by office
stamp and the Surveyor's name and electronic signature.
2.2.2 Form 6223 together with any supplementary information shall be submitted to the Materials specialist for review
preferably in electronic format. All documents should be presented in English or annotated in English in an appropriate manner.
n Section 3
Notes on Form 6223
3.1 General
3.1.1 When filled in electronically several of the panels have drop down menus to aid completion. The Surveyor should use
these menus.
3.1.2 Panel 0. The control number relating to the submission should be entered as the certificate number.
3.1.3 Panel 1. Enter date of completing report. The name of the plant is important particularly where the company has
geographically separate factories with separate organisation and manufacturing control.
3.1.4 Panel 2. The trade name (as it appears on product packaging and/or labelling) of the consumable or combination (wire/
gas, wire/flux, etc.) should be entered in the form in which the company wishes it to appear on the approval certificate and in the
published version of the approved list.
3.1.5 Panel 3. Indicate the consumable or combination type by placing a cross (X) in the space corresponding to the welding
process or usage.
3.1.6 Panel 4. Under ‘Position’ indicate by deletion the welding position that the consumable is to be approved for. In the
appropriate drop down box for the material type, e.g. normal strength, higher strength, high strength, low temperature,stainless
(please make sure the CHE, CRY or BOTH is selected from the drop-down menu) or aluminium select the grade being applied for.
For ‘Tech.’ select the welding technique being applied for and if applicable enter the maximum thickness to be approved under
‘Max. Thick’.
3.1.7 Panel 5. Enter appropriate Section number according to Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of
Materials, Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables and enter from the dropdown menu the appropriate approval type, the
consumable type and the hydrogen grading.
3.1.8 Panel 6. Most of this information should be available from the manufacturer, even if on a 'commercially confidential'
basis. The usual commercial secrets in flux compositions can be easily retained by the manufacturer by use of the finishing entry:
'Others - %'. This last percentage can in some cases be as high as 10 or 15 per cent of the composition. Results from a chemical
analysis of solid wire, core wire for coated electrodes or sheath for tubular electrodes should be entered. Two rows are provided
for when different sizes are tested.
3.1.9 Panel 7. Complete by entry and deletion, as appropriate. The manufacturers' recommendations for one-side welding,
specialised automatic welding, non-standard two-run technique welding, weight and/or volume of iron powder or cut wire, etc.
should be submitted on an appendix sheet attached to the report, and notified: 'Other: See Appendix Sheet No. -.'
3.1.10 Panel 8. Complete by entry and deletion, as appropriate. The gas composition entry should show the percentages of
principal gases in any mixture, any unusual tolerances on the accuracy of the mixture and any significant impurities, e.g. '80 per
cent Ar-20 per cent CO2; 0-2 per cent O2 as impurity'.
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3.1.11 Panel 9. Normal entries in this panel will use only the thickness and LR grade columns. Where the plate is not LR
certified, enter the specification/grade identity in the column 'Other', enter the equivalent LR grading in the 'LR' column, and enter
the details of the mechanical properties and analysis from the 'Other' certification on which basis the equivalence is claimed.
3.1.12 Panel 10. In this panel, it may be necessary to make more than one entry in some of the column/line spaces. For two-
run technique butt welds, enter the conditions for each of the two runs in each assembly. For electroslag and electrogas butt
welds enter conditions for both thicknesses and each strength level, if appropriate. If welding speed for manual or semi-automatic
welding is only approximate please indicate by an asterisk after each entry.
3.1.13 Panel 11. Enter results required by the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, paying particular
attention to meeting not only the limiting values imposed, but also the detailed requirements where repeat or additional testing is
required or permitted by the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Ch 11, 2.3 Re-testing procedures .
3.1.14 Panel 12. Sufficient lines of entry exist in this panel to report the majority of butt weld test programmes, including some
space for repeat testing. An informal appendix sheet should be inserted, if needed, and this should be indicated at the foot of
Panel 12. The allowance is for one entry line for each manual or semi-automatically welded butt weld and two lines for each
automatic or mechanised butt weld. Enter appropriate code letter(s) under:
'Technique':
m - manual
G - gravity
P - deep penetration
S - semi-automatic multirun
M - automatic multirun
T - two-run
A - automatic (not more than 3 runs for 20 mm plate - Section 7 approvals only. See Ch 1, 3.1 General 3.1.6)
ES - electroslag
EG - electrogas
OS - oneside with temporary backing (add: m, S, M, A, as appropriate)
'Position':
D, X, Vu, Vd, O - as normally appropriate.
'Steel':
Grade letter(s) from column `LR' in Panel 9, i.e. A, B, D, E, AH, DH or EH, as appropriate.
Insert units for 'Rm' and 'KV'. (N/mm2 and J are preferred, respectively). Enter appropriate letter under 'Position of fracture':
P - parent steel (including HAZ)
W - weld metal
X - mean
3.1.15 Panel 13. Delete descriptions in first column, as appropriate. Insert 'OK' under appropriate thickness headings. Use
blank heading to insert other thickness welded, if appropriate.
3.1.16 Panel 14. For those approval test programmes which involve making deposited metal assemblies, the chemical
analyses of the weld metal in these assemblies should be reported here, and 'Butt Weld' should be deleted from the heading.
For those programmes which do not require deposited metal assemblies, the chemical analyses reported here will be from at least
one of the butt welds made, in which case 'Deposited Metal Assembly' should be deleted from the heading.
3.1.17 Panel 15. Ferrite measurements as determined by metallographic or physical (magnetic) methods are to be reported for
Section 8 stainless steel electrodes. Values for all types of assemblies (deposited metal, butt weld and fillet weld) should be
reported, as applicable.
3.1.18 Panel 16. Insert briefest description of any failure or defect, e.g. lack of penetration, poor profile, cracking, porosity, slag
inclusions, undercut. Then add 'Repeat - Satisfactory' or 'Repeat - OK'. Otherwise, insert 'Satisfactory' or 'OK', or extent of
penetration for 'DP'.
3.1.19 Panel 17. Select the method used for hydrogen determination of the consumable and/or moisture determination of the
backing material.
Individual results and the average should be reported.
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If re-drying of the flux/ceramic backing has been carried out, report the manufacturer’s recommendation for re-drying along with
the actual time and temperature used during the test. Actual conditions should not exceed the recommendations of the
manufacturer.
3.1.20 Panel 18. Insert the corresponding hardness values from each of the three macro sections, in the columns marked '1, 2
and 3' under the heading 'Section'.
Note that the preferred hardness determination is by the Vickers method and the indenting load should be indicated. Where
hardness is determined by other methods, please indicate the method, scale, etc., even in those cases where the values have
been converted to and reported in HV.
3.1.21 Panel 19. Insert the corrosion test method as appropriate and the critical pitting temperature (°C).
3.1.22 Panel 20. Enter from the dropdown menu the appropriate result for the non-destructive examination (NDE) of aluminium
test assemblies and fill in the appropriate report number.
3.1.23 Other test results. These are to be reported on additional sheets, and reference to these sheets is to be made at the end
of Form 6223.
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Contents Chapter 2
SECTION 2 REPORT SUBMISSION
SECTION 3 RE-APPROVAL PROCEDURE
SECTION 4 NOTES ON FORMS


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Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Chapter 2

Consumables Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Report submission
3 Re-approval procedure
4 Notes on Forms
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Scope
1.1.1 This procedure defines the scheme whereby the annual re-approval of welding consumables can be completed by the
local Surveyors.
1.1.2 The objective is to reduce the time taken to complete the re-approval process. To this end, the schemes avoid, as far as
possible, the submission of reports to the Materials specialist for assessment and decision. Nevertheless, the schemes provide for
the supply of copies to the Materials specialist for information and overall supervision of the approvals system.
1.1.3 Provided all test results from annual approval tests are satisfactory the Surveyor should issue Re-approval Certificate
(Form 6227) to the client. the Materials specialist will advise if any changes are required after review, in which case the Surveyor
should issue an amended certificate.
1.1.4 The procedure does not apply to the following cases and the Surveyors are to submit a report to the Materials specialist
for consideration:
(a) Initial approval (see Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables).
(b) Manufactured under guarantee (see Ch 4 Procedure 11-4 - Approval of Welding Consumables Manufactured Under
Guarantee (MUG)).
(c) Companies marketing a manufacturer’s approved product (see Ch 5 Procedure 11-5 - Approval of Welding Consumables for
Companies Marketing a Manufacturer's Approved Product).
(d) Requests for upgrading and uprating.
(e) Requests or recommendations for downgrading.
(f) Disagreement between manufacturer and Surveyor.
(g) Uncertainty in interpretation of the requirements of the schemes.
1.1.5 As an alternative to conventional annual re-approval, the manufacturer's quality assurance system may be considered
for acceptance under Ch 3 Procedure 11-3 - Acceptance of a QA System for Maintenance of Approval of Welding Consumables.
1.2 Related Rules

n Section 2
Report submission
2.1 General
2.1.1 The elements of the report are:
(a) Recording/reporting of results of testing and examination.
(b) Certification of re-approval.
(c) The manufacturer’s declaration of unchanged composition and quality of products.
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(d) The Surveyor’s Statement of Inspection.

2.1.2 The Surveyor is to send the following documents to the Materials specialist for record purposes and for updating the
List of Approved Welding Consumables:
(a) The electronic or scanned copies of the manufacturer's declaration (Form 6224), the Surveyor's statement (Form 6225), the
test results (Form 6226) and the re-approval certificate(s) (Form 6227).
(b) Originals should be retained in the local office.
n Section 3
Re-approval procedure
3.1 Test report
3.1.1 Surveyors are to arrange for completion and signing of the Manufacturer's Declaration (Form 6224) and the Surveyor's
Statement (Form 6225). Form 6224 should show the manufacturer’s signature and position within the company. Form 6225
should show LR office stamp and Surveyor’s signature
3.1.2 All results of tests on welded assemblies are to be collated on the preferred form for multiple reporting (Form 6226).
3.1.3 The Annual Re-approval Certificate (Form 6227) can be used for one or more welding consumables. Unless specifically
requested by the manufacturer, each certificate should include as many consumables as possible.
3.1.4 The Re-approval Certificate is to show the grading in full, using the column structure and abbreviations employed in the
relevant Section of the published list of approved consumables current at the time of completing the certificate.
n Section 4
Notes on Forms
4.1 General
4.1.1 Forms 6224, 6225, 6226 and 6227 may be obtained from LRForms2.
4.2 Notes on Form 6224

4.2.1 In the case of companies with more than one plant or works, the identification of the plant is to be included.
4.2.2 The declaration is to be signed by a responsible representative of the company.
4.2.3 The official designation of the signatory is to be stated.
4.2.4 The approved consumables are to be listed in groups according to the Sections under which their approval is listed.

4.3.1 Enter the company name, and month and year of testing, on each sheet used. Sheets are to be numbered
consecutively, returning to No. 1 at each new test date.
4.3.2 Abbreviation of consumable combination names will be necessary in some cases.
4.3.3 Abbreviation of the approval grading will also be necessary. Guidance is given under each Section heading below, and in
the example shown.
4.3.4 The units for the entries under wire diameter, yield stress (Re), tensile strength (Rm) and Charpy V-notch absorbed
energy (KV) are to be entered at the heads of the columns. The preferred units are mm, N/mm2 and J.
4.3.5 Values reported should be rounded:
Wire diameter - to the nearest 0,1 mm
Re - to the nearest 5 N/mm2
Rm - to the nearest 10 N/mm2
KV - to the nearest 1 J
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Elongation (A) - to the nearest 1 per cent

(0,05 mm rounds up to 0,1 mm; 0,5 J rounds up to 1 J).
4.3.6 In columns 8 and 9, where relevant, enter 'OK' if the result is satisfactory.
4.3.7 Where columns are not relevant enter '-'.
4.3.8 The position of fracture in the transverse tensile test specimen should be indicated by inserting P (parent metal) or W
(weld metal) in column 4.
4.3.9 For Section 3, omit 'BF' from the grading. The normal entry will be on two lines (two electrode sizes) in columns 1 to 7
only. The grading 'DP' will require a separate two-line entry:
The first line in columns 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
The second line in columns 3 and 4 only.
4.3.10 For Section 4, omit 'B' or 'BF' from the grading. For the grading 'M' a single line entry in columns 1 to 7 only is required.
For 'TM' an additional line entry is required, for the 'T' part of the grading, in columns 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. For 'T' grading (without
'M') a two-line entry is required. The first line in columns 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; the second line in columns 2, 3, 4 only.
4.3.11 For Section 5, omit 'BF' from the grading.
For the grading 'S' or 'M' a single line entry is required:
In columns 1 to 7 only.
For 'TM' grading an additional line entry is required for the 'T' part of the grading in columns 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
For 'T' grading (without 'M') a two-line entry is required:
The first line in columns 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9;
The second line in columns 2, 3, 4 only.
4.3.12 For Section 6, omit 'B' from the grading, but include the superscript to the higher tensile strength grade. A two-line entry
is required:
The first line in columns 1 to 8 only;
The second line in columns 3 and 4 and using other columns as space in which to confirm the significant grain refining
element in the higher tensile steel, if appropriate.
4.3.13 For Section 7, omit 'B' from the grading. A two-line entry is required:
The first line in columns 1 to 8 only;
The second line in column 1 (if necessary), columns 3 and 4, and inserting '(root)' in column 6 to confirm that the Charpy
energy values in line 1, columns 5 and 6 were obtained from the root region of the butt weld.
4.3.14 For Sections 8 and 9, omit 'BF' or 'B' from the grading. The grading should be continued on the second line, if
necessary. Line and column entries will be required in accordance with the general Section in which the consumable would be
classified but for its corrosion resisting or cryogenic properties.

4.4.1 Enter the certificate number. Whether or not a separate group of numbers is retained for this purpose by the local office,
a record is to be kept of the certificate numbers issued in each year for welding consumable re-approval.
4.4.2 Under the statement ‘This certificate is issued to’ enter the company name and address.
4.4.3 The date 'ending' the further year's approval is to be 12 months from the corresponding date on the preceding
certificate.
4.4.4 For the first certificate of this type, the date adopted is to be one of the following:
(a) The anniversary of the date on the initial approval certificate.
(b) The last day of the month in which it has been agreed that the particular consumable or groups of consumables is to be
reported on, assessed, and considered for re-approval.
4.4.5 The list of re-approved consumables is to be formed in three columns, the first and second listing the consumables and
Section numbers under which they are approved. The third column should show the grading of each approval using the column
structure and abbreviations (including '-' as appropriate) employed in the relevant Section of the published approved list current at
the time of completing the certificate.
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4.4.6 The issue date at the head of the certificate does not have to coincide with the effective date of the re-approval.
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Contents Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE 11-3 - ACCEPTANCE OF A QA SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF

APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES
SECTION 2 ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE
SECTION 3 THE QUALITY SYSTEM
SECTION 4 DOCUMENTATION
SECTION 5 QUALITY CONTROL
SECTION 6 QUALITY AUDITS
SECTION 7 ANNUAL STATEMENT

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Procedure 11-3 - Acceptance of a QA System for Chapter 3

Maintenance of Approval of Welding Consumables Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Acceptance procedure
3 The quality system
4 Documentation
5 Quality control
6 Quality audits
7 Annual statement
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Application for acceptance
1.1.1 In order that consideration may be given to the acceptance of a quality assurance (QA) system for the manufacture of
welding consumables, the local Surveyors are to submit a report to the Materials specialist giving the information listed in Ch 3, 2
Acceptance procedure, Ch 3, 3 The quality system and Ch 3, 4 Documentation.
1.2 Scope
1.2.1 This procedure describes a scheme whereby a manufacturer's QA system may be accepted as an alternative to
conventional annual re-approval of welding consumables, as described in Ch 2 Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding
Consumables.
1.2.2 The scheme applies exclusively to the maintenance of approval: initial approval is to be given on the basis of tests in
accordance with Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables of the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials
(see also Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables).
1.2.3 Where a manufacturer requests an extension to the range of an existing approval, appropriate tests are to be made
under direct LR survey and reported by the Surveyor in accordance with Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding
Consumables.
1.3 Related Rules

1.3.1 LR's Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships
1.3.2 LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials
1.4 Restrictions
1.4.1 By acceptance of a QA system, LR delegates to the manufacturer the responsibility for checking that the necessary
inspections and tests are carried out. The manufacturer is required to provide documentary evidence of compliance with the
requirements of the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, the requirements of the approvals and the
requirements of this procedure.
1.4.2 LR will examine the efficiency of the QA system by audit of documentation prepared by the manufacturer and by
periodic works inspections. The maintenance of approvals is conditional on the satisfactory results of these examinations.
1.4.3 The acceptance of the manufacturer's QA system applies only to the works or part of works for which it has been
granted. Independent branches or licensees operating at other locations may, on application, be included in the approval, if shown
to be covered by the accepted QA system.
1.4.4 Manufacturers are required to advise LR of any essential changes relevant to the manufacturing processes or the QA
system.
1.4.5 Approval by another organisation will not be accepted by LR as sufficient evidence that arrangements for manufacture
and quality of welding consumables comply with the requirements of this scheme.
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1.5 Definitions
1.5.1 Terms used in this procedure are generally in accordance with ISO 9000 - Quality management systems –
Fundamentals and vocabulary.
1.6 Period of validity

1.6.1 The period of validity of a certificate of acceptance will be three years, provided that during this period:
(a) The approved welding consumables are manufactured continuously without any major interruptions.
(b) Product quality continues to be checked by regular quality controls.
(c) The QA system is controlled by a programme of regular systematic audits.
1.6.2 Annual submissions are to be made as described in Ch 3, 7 Annual statement.
1.6.3 It is the manufacturer's responsibility to apply for renewal of the certificate.
1.7 Withdrawal of acceptance

1.7.1 LR may withdraw acceptance if the conditions under which the certificate was issued no longer apply, or if any serious
deficiencies are found either in the operation of efficiency of the QA system or the product itself.
n Section 2
Acceptance procedure
2.1 Preliminary review
2.1.1 The manufacturer is to submit the following to the local Surveyors for review (the works producing and packing the final
product will be regarded as the manufacturer):
(a) Written request for acceptance of the QA system.
(b) Documentation as listed in Ch 3, 3 The quality system.
2.1.2 The local Surveyors will submit this information to the Materials specialist for review.
2.2 Quality audit

2.2.1 On completion of the preliminary review, the local Surveyors will carry out a quality audit to establish whether the QA
system is compliant with the approved documentation.
2.2.2 During the audit, the manufacturer will be required to demonstrate the following:
(a) That throughout the manufacturing process the QA system functions efficiently and is capable of assuring the quality required
and of detecting deficiencies and initiating corrective actions.
(b) That records will be kept on all QA corrective actions, enabling the Surveyors to check the efficiency of the QA system at any
time and to verify that the product meets its quality requirements.
(c) A summary report detailing the findings is to be submitted to the Materials specialist.
2.2.3 Following a successful quality audit, the Materials specialist will issue a certificate of acceptance of the QA system.
n Section 3
The quality system
3.1 Quality policy statement
3.1.1 Manufacturers will be required to make a statement by which they commit to implement an effective QA system and to
provide the personnel entrusted therewith with appropriate powers and facilities. This statement must be endorsed by senior
management.
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3.2 Organisation and personnel

3.2.1 Within the plant the QA function is to be entrusted to an internal department which is independent of the production
departments. The person placed in charge of this department must be directly responsible to senior management and must be
vested with the authority necessary to enable him to plan all the requisite QA functions and to implement them effectively.
3.2.2 Personnel responsible for planning or implementing QA functions must hold the necessary qualifications for the work.
The professional qualifications of personnel are to be attested by certificates, documentary evidence of professional activity or
similar documentation.
3.2.3 Manufacturers are to prepare an organisation chart which clearly describes and defines the areas of responsibility and
activity of each individual. Any change in the personnel occupying responsible positions or changes in area of responsibility or
activity are to be drawn to the attention of LR immediately.
3.3 Quality planning

3.3.1 All QA functions are to be described and set out by the manufacturer within a clearly defined schedule compatible with
the manufacturing process. The schedule must ensure compliance with the requirements of the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing
and Certification of Materials and with those of any additional standards or specifications applicable throughout all stages of
production.
3.3.2 The schedule must provide for the early detection of existing (and potential) deficiencies, trends or circumstances which
might result in quality defects, and must ensure speedy and effective corrective actions. The schedule is to include as a minimum
requirement the quality controls specified in Ch 3, 5 Quality control.
3.4 Measuring and testing equipment

3.4.1 Manufacturers must provide the measuring and testing appliances and equipment needed for the proper and
competent performance of the controls and tests called for by the QA system.
3.4.2 All measuring and testing appliances and other equipment which determines or influences quality are to be regularly and
competently maintained, adjusted or calibrated in accordance with specified procedures.
3.4.3 The programme, the persons responsible and the relevant records form part of the schedule under Ch 3, 3.3 Quality
planning and the associated documentation and are to be made available to the LR Surveyors on demand.
3.5 Corrective actions

3.5.1 Manufacturers are required to devise and implement methods of detecting and correcting any factors in the production
process which are detrimental to quality. The faults detected are to be subjected to regular review and evaluation.
3.6 Records
3.6.1 Manufacturers are to keep records of all QA functions, inspections and checks. The records must give details of nature
and extent of the discrepancies and faults, of improvements and re-tests, where applicable, and indicate any corrective actions
taken.
3.6.2 The records (tests reports, inspection reports, etc.) are to be made available to LR on request at any time, or, where
appropriate, a copy is to be passed to the Surveyors for examination. The Surveyors may, in addition, stipulate the regular
submission of certain project-related records. All records are to be preserved by the works for at least three years, but in any case
up to the time of the next works inspection.
n Section 4
Documentation
4.1 QA manual
4.1.1 Manufacturers are required to compile a QA manual describing the QA system. The QA manual must have been
approved, signed and authorised for use by the company management. The latest version is to be available to all staff.
4.1.2 The QA manual is to contain at least the following information:
(a) Principles and scope of the system in accordance with Ch 3, 3 The quality system.
(b) Description of the works production and testing facilities and methods.
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(c) Details of any computer facilities and the systems using those facilities for production and quality control.
(d) Organisation of the works and the Quality Assurance Department in accordance with Ch 3, 3.2 Organisation and personnel.
(e) Description of QA functions and procedures in accordance with Ch 3, 3.3 Quality planning to Ch 3, 3.6 Records and Ch 3, 5
Quality control.
(f) Details of systems and methods used to maintain a satisfactory standard of finished products which comply with the
requirements of the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials. The information is to be presented in the
form of a flow chart indicating all stages where inspection and testing are carried out.
(g) Work and inspection instructions in accordance with Ch 3, 4.2 Works and inspection instructions and Ch 3, 5 Quality control.
(h) Procedures for the handling of non-conforming products, see Ch 3, 5.6 Non-conforming materials and products.
(i) Corrective procedures in accordance with Ch 3, 3.5 Corrective actions.
(j) Procedures for authorisation and recording of concessions.
(k) Instructions for the compilation and evaluation of the documentation described in Ch 3, 3.6 Records.
(l) Instructions for the performance and evaluation of quality audits in accordance with Ch 3, 6.1 Internal quality audits.
4.1.3 The QA manual is to be submitted to LR for review together with the application described in Ch 3, 2 Acceptance
procedure and provides the basis for the assessment and approval of the work's QA system.
4.2 Works and inspection instructions

4.2.1 For the performance of QA functions, manufacturers are to compile and maintain written work and inspection
instructions which are clear and complete and relate to the successive stages of manufacture and inspection.
4.2.2 The work instructions are to specify the sequence and inter-relationship of the various functions and must state who is
responsible for carrying them out.
4.2.3 Inspection instructions are to give details of the nature and scope of the inspections and the inspection methods and
equipment (appliances) used. They must also specify the criteria governing acceptance and rejection.
4.2.4 Manufacturers are to ensure that the latest versions of work and inspection instructions are made available to all
sections and individuals responsible for carrying out the functions.
n Section 5
Quality control
5.1 Bought-in materials
5.1.1 Manufacturers are to ensure that only materials conforming to the prescribed specifications are used.
5.1.2 The supply, identification, marking and follow-up of materials during manufacture is to conform to the prescribed
requirements and be duly recorded. The appropriate materials certificates are to be appended to the relevant documentation.
5.2 Manufacturing control

5.2.1 During manufacture, manufacturers are to carry out appropriate checks to ensure suitability of the process, adequate
quality of the intermediate product and timely initiation of any corrective measures.
5.2.2 Production controls are to be carried out in accordance with a plan and all (including negative) results obtained must be
recorded. Depending on the product concerned, the controls are to include the checking of the surfaces, drying, marking and
dimensions, as well as concentricity.
5.3 Identification and marking

5.3.1 Manufacturers are to establish, apply and supervise a marking system enabling intermediate products to be identified at
any stage of manufacture.
5.3.2 The system is to be checked periodically to confirm that the materials are identified in accordance with a presented
scheme. Relevant documents are to be prepared recording the performance of these checks.
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5.4 Final inspection, packing and storage

5.4.1 Manufacturers must ensure by regular checks of the final product that only acceptable and intact welding consumables
are packed and delivered. Depending on the kind of product, these include checks of dimensions and/or weights, of appearance
(i.e. checks for damage) as well as regular weldability checks.
5.4.2 Records are to be kept of the checks and the results obtained. A relevant note printed on the packing (batch number
and the like) must provide traceability of the process of manufacture and tests and checks performed, which are to include checks
of transportation and storage at the manufacturers.
5.5 Test welding and testing of the mechanical properties

5.5.1 At least once per year, counting from either the initial approval date or the 'year ending' date on the re-approval
certificate, the manufacturer is to make welded assemblies and mechanical tests for all approved welding consumables, as
stipulated for annual testing in the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials.
5.5.2 The welded assemblies and all test results (including unsatisfactory results) are to be reported. These results are to be
signed by the tester and the head of the QA Department and submitted to the LR Surveyors before or on the occasion of the next
audit, see Ch 3, 6.2 Quality audits by LR. Any corrective actions necessitated and undertaken as a consequence of these tests are
to be indicated with the results.
5.5.3 Off-cuts from welded assemblies, tested specimens and spare specimens are to be retained under the control of the
QA Department for a period of 12 months from the date of testing.
5.6 Non-conforming materials and products

5.6.1 Manufacturers are required to establish a procedure for the detection and subsequent treatment of non-conforming
materials and products. This procedure must encompass the prompt detection and withdrawal of non-conforming materials, the
recording of decisions concerning subsequent actions, how this action is to be performed and the necessary re-testing to be
applied.
5.6.2 The procedure must preclude the unauthorised further use of non-conforming and withdrawn materials. It is to be made
clear where responsibility lies for the decision concerning the subsequent action to be taken.
5.6.3 Records are to be kept covering the nature of and extent of defects, the subsequent treatment and, where applicable,
re-tests and corrective measures which may be introduced. These records are to be compiled and evaluated in such a way as to
enable conclusions to be drawn regarding the current quality level and hence the effectiveness of the QA system.
n Section 6
Quality audits
6.1 Internal quality audits
6.1.1 During the period of validity of approval of a works QA system, systematic checks (quality audits) are to be carried out at
regular intervals on the whole or parts of the system. The procedure followed is to be set down in writing and is to be agreed by
LR. The audits are to be performed by personnel specially trained for the purpose who are not themselves employed in, or
responsible for, the areas of activity concerned.
6.1.2 Quality audits are to include verification that:
(a) Manufacture and QA are being carried out in accordance with valid documents and established procedures, and that no
inadmissible modifications have been introduced.
(b) Manufacturing, inspection and monitoring equipment is in good working order compatible with the satisfactory performance
of QA functions.
(c) Faults in manufacture are detected without fail and the necessary steps taken to overcome them and re-test.
(d) The necessary care is being taken to identify and eliminate the causes of deficiencies.
(e) The documentation is complete and provides a reliable history of all QA functions and their effectiveness.
6.1.3 Records are to be kept of all quality audits. These records are to contain full details of the checks carried out on the
whole or parts of the QA system, including the results obtained and any corrective measures introduced. On request, these
records together with the pertinent documents are to be submitted to the Surveyors, and are to be kept together and held in
readiness for the (repeat) works inspection for extension of approval by LR.
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6.2 Quality audits by LR

6.2.1 Quality audits will be made by LR as follows:
(a) Upon expiry of the period of validity (see Ch 3, 1.6 Period of validity 1.6.1) a comprehensive audit (see Ch 3, 2.2 Quality audit)
is to be made.
(b) Intermediate audits are to be made at intervals not exceeding one year.
(c) Spot checks are to be made, sufficient in frequency and character to satisfy the Surveyors that the originally established
procedures are being maintained.
6.2.2 For this purpose the Surveyors are at all times to be given access to the manufacturing plant and to the manufacturing
documents and records. The works is also to provide the Surveyors with reasonable assistance to enable them to perform their
duties.
6.2.3 Where the checks reveal deficiencies in manufacture or QA or in the quality of the product, the Surveyors will issue non-
conformance notes and these will require either corrective actions within a specified period of time to retain approval of the
system, or the approval may be suspended.
6.2.4 Copies of all non-conformance notes issued will be forwarded by the Surveyors to the Materials specialist for
surveillance or appropriate action.
6.3 Management review of quality system

6.3.1 The Quality System accepted by LR under this scheme is to be reviewed at appropriate intervals by the manufacturer's
management to ensure its continuing suitability and effectiveness. Records of such reviews are to be maintained.
6.3.2 These reviews are to include assessment of the internal quality audits. See Ch 3, 6.1 Internal quality audits
n Section 7
Annual statement
7.1 Test results
7.1.1 All of the test results for the year, resulting from Ch 3, 5.5 Test welding and testing of the mechanical properties 5.5.2,
are to be submitted by the Surveyor to the Materials specialist.
7.2 Annual statement

7.2.1 An annual statement is to be submitted (see Form 6581) signed by the Surveyor and the manufacturer's quality
representative.
7.2.2 This statement is to list:
(a) The non-conformance notes issued during the year, with reference dates.
(b) The approved products covered by the scheme (by trade name).
(c) The changes made during the year in manufacturing formula or methods, and changes in trade names, with reference dates.
7.3 Re-approval certificate

7.3.1 This is to be issued by the local office, using Form 6227, as for normal annual re-approval. See Ch 2 Procedure 11-2 -
Annual Re-approval of Welding Consumables.
7.3.2 The normal requirements apply concerning the 'year ending' date and the listing of the consumables by trade name and
their corresponding approval gradings.
7.3.3 A photocopy of the certification is to be forwarded to the Materials specialist. Electronic or scanned copy of the
certificate is to be sent to the Materials specialist. Certificate should include Surveyor’s signature and LR office stamp.
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CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE 11-4 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES MANUFACTURED

UNDER GUARANTEE (MUG)
SECTION 2 DECLARATIONS
SECTION 3 GUARANTEED MANUFACTURER
SECTION 4 TESTING
SECTION 5 CERTIFICATION AND LISTING
SECTION 6 MAINTENANCE OF APPROVAL


GLYCERINE METHOD



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Manufactured Under Guarantee (MUG) Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Declarations
3 Guaranteed manufacturer
4 Testing
5 Certification and listing
6 Maintenance of approval
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1.1 The conditions for initial approval of welding consumables may be modified to allow reduced testing where an applicant
has been authorised by a manufacturer who already has current LR approval for the product.
1.1.2 The manufacturer holding the original independent approval must have carried out full initial tests on the product (see
Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables), and the approval must be current (see Ch 2 Procedure 11-2 - Annual
Re-approval of Welding Consumables and Ch 3 Procedure 11-3 - Acceptance of a QA System for Maintenance of Approval of
Welding Consumables).
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 IM. The manufacturer holding the original independent approval.
1.2.2 IND. An approval obtained independently by the IM.
1.2.3 GM. The guaranteed manufacturer.
1.2.4 MUG. An approval obtained by the GM manufacturing under guarantee.
1.3 Related Rules

1.4 Restrictions
1.4.1 Under the terms of this scheme, LR will not normally allow a GM to provide a guarantee to another manufacturer. A
MUG product should always be directly related back to an IND product.
1.4.2 Restrictions also apply to the grading of approval of the MUG product, according to its name:
(a) If the name of the MUG product is the same as the IND product, it must achieve the same approval grading as the IND
product.
(b) If the name of the MUG product is clearly dissimilar, its grading must not be superior to that of the IND product.
n Section 2
Declarations
2.1 Guarantee
2.1.1 Under the terms of the scheme, the IM guarantees that the MUG product will be manufactured to the same formulae
and standards as the IND product.
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2.1.2 The IM is to provide a declaration stating that:

(a) The GM has been provided with all the information necessary to ensure that the MUG product will be identical in character
and quality to the IND product.
(b) The IM is satisfied with the implementation of manufacturing and quality controls at the GM's factory. The declaration is to
refer specifically to the product names of the IND product and the corresponding MUG product.
2.1.3 The declaration does not need to be notarised.
2.1.4 Form 6452, Declaration of Guarantee by Manufacturer, is to be completed by the IM. Electronic or scanned copy is to
be sent to the Materials specialist. Original copies must be retained by the local office.
2.1.5 The following should be detailed on the Form 6452:
• Certificate number.
• Full address of the IM and GM works. The company corporate address or HQ address should not be used.
• Product names including where applicable full combinations, e.g. wire/gas, wire/flux, etc.
• Signature from the representative of the IM.
2.1.6 The form should be signed by the person or persons responsible for the quality control in manufacture.
n Section 3
Guaranteed manufacturer
3.1 Status
3.1.1 The GM will remain approved, subject to the restrictions of this scheme, until such time that:
(a) The IM fails to renew the declaration of guarantee for a period of six months after its due date.
(b) The GM fails to provide satisfactory results from annual testing.
These circumstances will result in cancellation of approval. Reinstatement will require a new declaration of guarantee and the
submission of satisfactory annual test results.
3.1.2 Approval may also be cancelled where the IM notifies LR that the guarantee is withdrawn, due to dissatisfaction with the
GM's implementation of manufacturing or quality controls. These circumstances will result in cancellation of approval for all the
GM's related MUG products.
3.1.3 If the IM notifies LR that the guarantee is withdrawn for reasons other than in Ch 4, 3.1 Status 3.1.2, e.g. because it no
longer manufactures the IND product, the GM can maintain LR approval of the product by submitting evidence of both of the
following to the Surveyor for consideration:
(a) That the GM has been manufacturing the MUG product for four years or more.
(b) That the GM has on record at least five satisfactory reports from annual testing of the MUG product.
If this evidence is not available, the GM may apply for approval of the product by performing full initial tests (see Ch 1 Procedure
11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables).

3.2.1 As part of the initial approval, the works of the GM will be subject to the same level of inspection by the Surveyors as in
the case of normal independent approval (see Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables).
n Section 4
Testing
4.1 Initial testing
4.1.1 As part of the approval, a short series of initial tests are required. These are based on the tests that would be required
for annual re-approval of an IND product.
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4.1.2 The tests are to be carried out to confirm that the MUG product achieves the same essential approval grading as the
IND product.
4.1.3 Welded assemblies are to be made and tested as if for annual re-approval of an IND product. See Ch 2 Procedure 11-2
- Annual Re-approval of Welding Consumables and Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables of the Rules for the Manufacture,
Testing and Certification of Materials.
4.1.4 Charpy specimens are to be tested at the temperature corresponding to the grade of the IND product, and together
with the other tests are to meet the grade requirements of the IND product.
4.1.5 The weld metal in the welded assemblies is to be subjected to chemical analysis and the results reported for
comparison with those for the IND product.
4.1.6 Where the IND product has low hydrogen approval, the MUG product is to be subjected to those tests necessary to
achieve the same low hydrogen grading.
n Section 5
Certification and listing
5.1 Issue of certificate
5.1.1 On initial approval, a certificate will be issued from the Materials specialist to the local office in whose area the GM is
located. This will generally show the same grading details as the certificate for the original approval held by the IM.
5.2 List of Approved Welding Consumables

5.2.1 An entry will be made in the List of Approved Welding Consumables which is maintained by the Materials specialist.
5.2.2 There will be no indication of the relationship between IM and GM on either the certificate or the published listing.
n Section 6
Maintenance of approval
6.1 Annual testing
6.1.1 Annual testing is required to the same level of works re-inspection and testing as for the IND product. Manufacturer’s
Declaration (Form 6224) signed by GM and Surveyor’s Statement (Form 6225) along with all test results are to be sent to LR.
6.1.2 In addition to 6.1.1 the Surveyor`s report is to include a newly completed Form 6452 as required by Ch 4, 2.1
Guarantee.
6.1.3 Where annual tests fail to meet the requirements, the Surveyor is to seek an explanation from the GM, and may also ask
for the IM's comments. If these explanations and/or comments are not considered satisfactory, it may be necessary to cancel the
approval. Reinstatement of approval at this stage will usually require full initial approval testing as for a normal independent
approval (see Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables).
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GUARANTEE (MUG)

SECTION 2 DECLARATIONS
SECTION 3 SURVEYOR'S REPORT
SECTION 4 CERTIFICATION AND LISTING
SECTION 5 MAINTENANCE OF APPROVAL

GLYCERINE METHOD



STEEL SECTIONS
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Procedure 11-5 - Approval of Welding Consumables for Chapter 5

Companies Marketing a Manufacturer's Approved Section 1
Product
Section
1 Introduction
2 Declarations
3 Surveyor's report
4 Certification and listing
5 Maintenance of approval
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1.1 The conditions for initial approval of welding consumables may be modified to allow a company to market an approved
product under its own name and product name.
1.1.2 In order that consideration may be given to marketing approval, the local Surveyors are to submit a report to London
office, the Materials specialist, giving the information listed in Ch 5, 2 Declarations and Ch 5, 3 Surveyor's report.
1.1.3 Approval certificates and entries in LR's List of Approved Welding Consumables will be indistinguishable from other
types of approved consumables, e.g. independent or manufactured under guarantee approved consumables.
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 IM. The original independent manufacturer.
1.2.2 IND. An approval obtained independently by the IM.
1.2.3 MC. The marketing company which seeks approval to market the consumable under its own name.
1.2.4 MA. An approval obtained by the MC through marketing approval.
1.2.5 SMA. An approval obtained by the IM through self-marketing approval.
1.3 Conditions for approval

1.3.1 This is a concessionary method of approval, and participating companies must accept that the system has fixed
conditions. If these conditions are not acceptable, approval must be sought by another means.
1.3.2 Assuming that the IM and the MC have an appropriate commercial agreement, marketing approval may be obtained on
the following basis:
(a) The IM must have obtained IND approval by performing full initial test on the product (see Ch 1 Procedure 11-1 - Approval of
Welding Consumables), and the approval must be current (see Ch 2 Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding
Consumables and Ch 3 Procedure 11-3 - Acceptance of a QA System for Maintenance of Approval of Welding
Consumables).
(b) The IM must manufacture, package and label the product for the MC, in the IM's works, using the MC's style of packaging
and labelling and with the MC's name and product name.
(c) The MC must agree to obtain the product from the IM only, and not undertake any re-packaging or re-labelling whatsoever
after the product has left the IM's works.
1.4 Restrictions
1.4.1 Under this scheme, LR will not allow an MC to pass an MA product to another company for marketing approval under
that company's name, i.e. a second stage of MA will not be allowed.
1.4.2 The approved grading of the MA or SMA product will be the same as the IND consumable.
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Product
n Section 2
Declarations
2.1 Independent manufacturer's declaration
2.1.1 The IM will be required to provide a declaration (Form 6453) in the form prescribed in Ch 5, 2.3 Format for declarations,
confirming:
(a) That the IND product and the MA or SMA product are identical in all respects except name and packaging.
(b) The related names of the IND product and the MA or SMA product.
(c) That each individual package in which the MA or SMA product is to be sold is finish-packaged and labelled with the MC's
name and consumable trade name before it leaves the IM's works.
2.2 The marketing company's declaration

2.2.1 The MC will be required to provide a declaration (Form 6454) in the form prescribed in Ch 5, 2.3 Format for declarations,
confirming:
(a) The related names of the IND product and that under which it will be sold as an MA product by the MC.
(b) That the IM is the sole source of supply of the consumable to be marketed under the MC's product name.
(c) That neither the MC nor any of its agents will carry out any re-packaging or re-labelling of the products.
2.2.2 Since the self-marketing company is the same as the IM, there is no requirement for the MC declaration (Form 6454) in
the case of SMA.
2.3 Format for declarations

2.3.1 Declarations in this instance refer to fully completed versions of Form 6453 and Form 6454. Declarations are to be
produced as follows:
(a) Form 6453 is to be completed by the IM and signed by the person or persons responsible for the quality control in
manufacture, including packaging.
(b) Form 6454 is to be completed by the MC and signed by the person accepting responsibility for the control of marketing of
the MA consumable.
2.3.2 The following should be detailed on Forms 6453 and 6454:
(a) Certificate number.
(b) Full address of the IM works and the MC works/storage facility. Company corporate address or HQ address should not be
used.
(c) Product names including where applicable full combinations, e.g. wire/gas, wire/flux, etc.
2.3.3 Declarations do not have to be notarised.
2.3.4 The declaration Forms 6453 and 6454 will be examined by the Materials specialist. Consideration of approval will require
the forms to show actual signatures. Rubber stamp, photocopied or faxed copies of signatures will not be accepted.
2.3.5 Electronic or scanned copies are to be sent to the Materials specialist. Original copies must be retained by the local
office.
n Section 3
Surveyor's report
3.1 Storage conditions
3.1.1 A report will be required from the Surveyors confirming that the MC's storage conditions are suitable for the type of
consumables for which approval is required. The storage should be in a suitably dry place, free from risk of flooding and capable of
being operated in a systematic fashion. For low hydrogen approved consumables the storage temperature must not be allowed to
fall below +15°C.
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Product
3.2 Records
3.2.1 The Surveyor's report is to confirm that the records show details of receipt, batch identification and dispatch to
customers. The records are to show that batches sold to customers would be traceable back to the IM's records, and that
consumables are sold in chronological order.
3.3 New approvals for existing marketing company

3.3.1 Where the MC has existing approvals a Surveyor’s Statement of Inspection (Form 6225) may be issued in lieu of the
above, confirming storage conditions were satisfactory and record keeping is of adequate standard.
n Section 4
Certification and listing
4.1 Issue of certificate
4.1.1 On initial approval, a certificate will be issued from the Materials specialist to the local office in whose area the MC is
located. This will show the same grading details as the certificate for the original approval held by the IM.
4.2 List of Approved Welding Consumables

4.2.1 An entry will be made in the List of Approved Welding Consumables which is maintained by LR.
4.2.2 There will be no indication of the marketing relationship on either the certificate or the published listing.
n Section 5
Maintenance of approval
5.1 Annual renewal
5.1.1 Annual renewal of approval will be made subject to:
(a) Continuing approval of the independently approved consumable.
(b) Submission of newly completed declarations by the IM and MC, on Forms 6453 and 6454, respectively. In the case of SMA,
only Form 6453 will be required from the IM.
(c) Confirmation by the Surveyors that the storage and record keeping of the MC continues to be satisfactory. This will involve an
annual inspection by the Surveyors. Surveyor’s Statement of Inspection (Form 6225) may be used.
5.1.2 It will be the MC's responsibility to request inspection of storage and records by the local Surveyors and to submit the
declarations to them in good and sufficient time to allow the issue of an annual re-approval certificate, before the expiry date on
the preceding certificate.
5.1.3 The Surveyor's report and the two declarations are to be submitted to the Materials specialist for assessment. Renewal
of approval will be confirmed only when it is clear that the IND product has current valid approval and the forms of declaration
show proper signatures, dates and no alterations. On confirmation that renewal is acceptable, the local office will issue an annual
re-approval certificate (Form 6227, see Ch 2 Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Consumables). This will carry the
same 'year ending' date on successive certificates, only the actual year digit changing.
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GUARANTEE (MUG)

CHAPTER 6 PROCEDURE 11-6 - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CERTIFIED WELDING

CONSUMABLES
SECTION 2 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ENTRY INTO THE LIST
SECTION 3 INITIAL ENTRY INTO LIST
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
SECTION 5 FORMAT OF SUPPLEMENTARY LIST
SECTION 6 APPENDICES

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Procedure 11-6 - Supplementary List of Certified Chapter 6

Welding Consumables Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Information required for entry into the list
3 Initial entry into list
4 Maintenance of certification
5 Format of supplementary list
6 Appendices
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Scheme details
1.1.1 The welding consumables in the Supplementary List are generally those for which LR Rules for approval do not exist.
Consequently, LR grading’s do not exist which would form an approval. However, many consumables are tested based on
National/International/manufacturer’s Standard and under conditions which allow LR’s Surveyors to issue certificates which report
facts. The Supplementary List provides the opportunity to publicise the existence of these certificates.
1.1.2 It must be emphasised that the word APPROVAL does NOT apply to the consumables in this list. It is for the individual
user to decide whether the facts reported in the publicised certificates allow the consumable to be selected for the particular
application envisaged by the user. In some cases LR may be involved in certifying the application, in which case the certificates will
be assessed by the Surveyor relative to the application.
1.1.3 The list is not organised in Sections, but simply under country and name of manufacturer. The consumables are listed by
type and trade name. Within this list, the relevant certificate is identified by a sequence of letters and numbers and a date. This
information is sufficient to allow the (potential) user of the consumables to obtain a copy of the certificate or to obtain confirmation
of validity of the certificate if for any reason this is in doubt.
1.2 Scope
1.2.1 All consumables for which approval is not possible, as described by Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification
of Materials, Ch 11 Approval of Welding Consumables.
1.3 Related Rules

n Section 2
Information required for entry into the list
2.1 General
2.1.1 In order to consider entry of a consumable into the Supplementary List the information as outlined below should be
submitted to the Materials specialist.
2.1.2 Electronic or scanned copies are to be sent to the Materials specialist. Original copies must be retained by the local
office.

2.2.1 The Surveyor is to prepare and submit a full 'works inspection report', which may be supported by documents
produced by the manufacturer. (See Ch 1, 2.1 Works inspection).
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2.3 Factual report

2.3.1 A report should be prepared on Form 1123 detailing the following information:
(a) Office, certificate number, date.
(b) The standard/specification number which is the basis of the tests. This specification may originate from the manufacturer or
from a client or from an appropriate National or International Standard. The name, origin and year (or country, origin and year)
of this standard is to be clearly stated.
(c) A statement of welds made, specimens tested and results obtained. All tests required by the applicable standard should be
performed.
(d) A statement that the requirements of the specification were satisfied.
2.3.2 The above may be supported by additional information supplied by the manufacturer.
2.3.3 Example reports are shown in Ch 6, 6.1 Appendix A.
2.4 QA system
2.4.1 Where the manufacturer wishes to publicise the status of their quality assurance (QA) system copies of relevant
certificates showing validity dates, appropriately endorsed, signed and stamped by the Surveyor, should be forwarded to the
Materials specialist.
n Section 3
Initial entry into list
3.1 General
3.1.1 After a successful review of the appropriate documentation, the Materials specialist will enter the product in the next
issue of the Supplementary List. No certification will be issued by the Materials specialist. The format of the list is as described in
Ch 6, 5 Format of supplementary list.
3.2 QA system certification

3.2.1 The QA system certification presented by the manufacturer will be reviewed. If the system is approved to a recognised
National or International Standard, an appropriate entry may be made in the list.
3.2.2 The approval should be valid for a period for at least of six months from the date of issue of the certification of the
consumable.
n Section 4
Maintenance of certification
4.1 General
4.1.1 For manufacturers requesting annual renewal of certification, the Surveyor is to prepare and submit to the Materials
specialist:
(a) A works inspection report as detailed in Ch 6, 2.2 Works inspection or a Surveyor’s Statement of Inspection (Form 6225)
confirming that the works remains unchanged and was found to be in satisfactory order.
(b) A renewed copy of the factual report (Form 1123) including new test results.
(c) Copies of any new QA system status certificates issued following the expiry of the previous submitted certificates.
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n Section 5
Format of supplementary list
5.1 General
5.1.1 Once a consumable of interest has been identified from the first column, the meaning of the adjacent columns is as
follows.
5.2 Specification
5.2.1 This provides the identity of the standard/specification against which the consumable was tested and witnessed by the
Surveyors. The certificate should indicate to what extent the tests carried out satisfied that standard. Generally, the certificate will
report what tests were made, and the results of those tests.
5.3 Origin
5.3.1 This identifies the origin of the standard/specification:
N - a national standard,
M - a manufacturer’s specification, or
C - a client specification, or
I - an international specification.
In the case of ‘M’ or ‘C’, if a copy of the specification is required this will generally be available from the manufacturer.
5.4 Certificate number

5.4.1 This identifies the issuing office of LR by the three letters. For example, DTM 900076 provides ‘DTM’. This is then found
in Ch 6, 6.2 Appendix B (at the end of these notes) to refer to Dortmund Office, Germany. Telephone, telex and fax numbers are
available from the LR Group directory.
5.5 Certificate date

5.5.1 Generally, there are two dates on the certificate: one relates to the date of witnessing the tests; the other is the date of
issue of the certificate. It is this latter which is listed, and it indicates the age of the certificate.
5.5.2 The number and date together provide a unique reference to the certificate.
5.6 Duration of listing

5.6.1 A supplementary listing will appear on the published list for one year after the certificate issue date. Thereafter, it will be
removed pending receipt of a new submission.
5.7 Properties
5.7.1 The mechanical and chemical properties of the deposited weld metal are indicated by a string of character codes. They
refer in order to the following:
• Yield or proof strength (N/mm2)
• Tensile strength (N/mm2)
• Charpy specimen type (V/U notch)
• Charpy test temperature (ᵒC)
• Charpy test absorbed energy (J)
And the hyphen is followed by two digits which indicate:
• Either the alloy type,
• Or the phase constitution type in the case of stainless steel.
5.7.2 Note that an asterisk (*) after an entry in this column indicates the properties have not been tested.
5.7.3 The Tables in Ch 6, 6.3 Appendix C give the details of the allocation of these characters.
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Appendices
6.1 Appendix A
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6.2 Appendix B
6.2.1 List of example local offices:
Code Office
BOM Bombay
COV Coventry
GEN Genoa
HAM Hamburg
KOB Kobe
NGP Nagpur
ROT Rotterdam
TPI Taipai
ULS Ulsan
VNA Vienna
YKA Yokohama
6.3 Appendix C
6.3.1 Interpretation of codes used in the Supplementary List to represent mechanical properties and chemical compositional
types.
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3½Ni 8
1NiMo 9
4NiMo 10
MnMo 11
γ-SS 12
δ-SS 13
α'-SS 14
PH-α'-SS 15
Duplex 16
Martensitic 13Cr4Ni 17
Ni-base 20
Al-base 21
Cu-base 22
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Procedure 11-7 - Determination of Hydrogen in Weld Chapter 7

Metal using the Glycerine Method Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Method
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 General
1.1.1 When low hydrogen approval is required of a welding consumable, there are two principal methods of testing to
establish the status of the consumable. These are referred to briefly as the 'mercury method' and the 'glycerine method'.
1.1.2 This Chapter provides the details of the glycerine method for weld metal hydrogen determination. This is no longer the
preferred method, and for some welding consumable approvals it is not an acceptable method. This is because it cannot be used
to achieve the low hydrogen approval grades 'H10' and 'H5' due to potentially significant losses of hydrogen in the analysis
method itself.
1.1.3 In practice, therefore, the glycerine method is acceptable only for the following cases:
(a) H15 for manual welding with covered electrodes.
(b) H15 for other types of welding consumable where the process and deposition characteristics allow the method to be used.
1.1.4 In view of its limitations and its limited acceptability, it is strongly recommended to abandon this method in favour of the
preferred method of ISO 3690 (the mercury method) or one of the methods derived from that standard.
n Section 2
Method
2.1 Principles
2.1.1 The method consists of two parts. The first is the making of weld samples under nominally standard conditions. The
second is the analysis of the samples to determine their hydrogen content and to relate that content to the weight of deposited
weld metal.
2.1.2 When making the sample welds the rate of deposition (bead size) is to be controlled in order to control the cooling rate,
as this affects that proportion of hydrogen initially in the weld metal which remains after cooling. The time taken to cool the sample
to near room temperature by quenching in water is also to be controlled.
2.1.3 A further proportion of hydrogen is lost by diffusion before the sample is enclosed for analysis, and this interval is also to
be controlled. The analysis is performed by collecting the evolving (diffusible) hydrogen in a closed apparatus in which the volume
of gas evolved is made visible and measurable by the displacement of a liquid, namely, glycerine.
2.1.4 The results are expressed in cubic centimetres of hydrogen at standard temperature and pressure that would have
existed in 100 g of metal deposited from the welding consumable.
2.1.5 To qualify for the 'H15' grading using the glycerine method, the weld metal hydrogen content must not exceed 10 ml
per 100 g of deposited metal. (It may be noted that this is equivalent to 15 ml per 100 g of deposited metal determined using the
ISO 3690, or equivalent, method).
2.2 Preparation
2.2.1 Four test specimen blanks are to be prepared, measuring 12 mm by 25 mm in cross-section by about 125 mm in
length. The parent metal from which these blanks are made may be any grade of ship structural steel with a specified minimum
tensile strength not exceeding 490 N/mm2.
2.2.2 Before welding, the specimens are to be weighed to the nearest 0,1 g.
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2.2.3 The electrodes, prior to welding, may be submitted to the normal drying process at the minimum temperature
recommended by the manufacturer.
2.3 Analysis
2.3.1 All four specimens are to be welded and placed in separate hydrogen collection apparatuses. Each apparatus, including
the glycerine, is to be kept at a temperature of 45°C during the analysis.
2.3.2 The specimens are to be kept immersed in glycerine for a period of 48 hours and, after removal, are to be cleaned in
water and spirit, dried and weighed to the nearest 0,1 g to determine the amount of weld metal deposited. The amount of gas
evolved is to be measured to the nearest 0,05 ml. The temperature of the apparatus is to be measured at the time of measuring
the volume of evolved hydrogen. The volume is to be corrected for temperature and pressure to 20°C and 760 mm Hg.
2.3.3 The content of diffusible hydrogen is to be reported. The value for each sample is not to exceed 10 ml per 100 g of
deposited weld metal.
2.4 Calculations
2.4.1 The following are the variables measured as part of the analysis:
W0 = weight of steel blank, in grams
Ww = weight of blank plus weld deposit, in grams
Vt = volume of hydrogen evolved from sample, in ml
Tt = temperature when Vt was measured, in °C
Pt = atmospheric pressure when Vt was measured, in mm Hg
Vstp = hydrogen volume corrected to standard temperature and pressure, in ml
H = hydrogen content expressed in ml per 100 g of deposited weld metal
2.4.2 The volume of hydrogen evolved, corrected to standard temperature and pressure (STP), may be obtained from the
formula:
Vstp = Vt 273 + 20 Pt / 273 + Tt 760 ml
2.4.3 The hydrogen content at STP per 100 g of deposited weld metal may be obtained from the formula:
H = 100 Vstp / Ww − W0 ml per 100 g
2.4.4 These values, Vstp and H, are to be reported for each of the four welded samples, and the average of the four values of
H is also to be reported.
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CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURE 11-8 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL: -

ADAPTATION OF ISO 3690 FOR OTHER WELDING PROCESSES
SECTION 2 TEST SPECIMENS
SECTION 3 WELDING FIXTURES
SECTION 4 WELDING PROCEDURE
SECTION 5 ANALYSIS PROCEDURE
SECTION 6 CALCULATION AND REPORTING
SECTION 7 ASSESSMENT OF RESULTS


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Metal: - Adaptation of ISO 3690 for Other Welding Section 1
Processes
Section
1 Introduction
2 Test specimens
3 Welding fixtures
4 Welding procedure
5 Analysis procedure
6 Calculation and reporting
7 Assessment of results
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 General
1.1.1 This procedure has been prepared to supplement ISO 3690. It provides details of the variations which are required in the
method because of the different characteristics of each welding process. Some processes produce larger weld beads and need
larger test specimens. Others have special requirements. For example, submerged arc welding uses a loose powdered flux which
needs special arrangements to hold flux in place while the test bead is being made.
1.1.2 ISO 3690 refers to alternative reporting formats. For shielded metal arc welding the hydrogen content is expressed
conventionally in terms of the volume of hydrogen (in ml) contained in 100 g of deposited weld metal. However, for some of the
other processes the proportion of deposited to fused metal can vary considerably, and it is then appropriate to quote the result as
'ml per 100 g of fused metal' in order to make more reasonable comparison between one process and another. These notes
provide a fuller description of how this should be done.
1.2 Scope
1.2.1 The processes and their variations covered in these notes are:
(a) SMAW using covered electrodes.
(b) GMAW using solid wire and the short circuiting arc technique (SCA).
(c) GMAW using the solid wire and the spray arc technique (SA).
(d) GMAW using the flux-cored wire and SA.
(e) Self-shielded arc welding with cored wire.
(f) Submerged arc welding with solid or cored wires.
(g) GTAW (TIG) using filler wire.
1.3 Method
1.3.1 The method consists of using the prepared welding consumable to make a sample weld bead on an assembly of steel
pieces: one is the run-on piece, the middle one is the specimen from which the hydrogen level will be determined and the third is
the run-off piece. The pieces are held in a copper block, while the weld is being made, to provide rapid cooling. The welded
sample is then released from the copper block and cooled to sub-zero temperatures to retain the hydrogen until the specimen can
be cleaned, dried and submitted to analysis for hydrogen. The primary method of analysis uses a mercury-filled gas burette to
collect the hydrogen which evolves from the specimen at near normal ambient temperature. The burette allows the direct
measurement of the evolved volume. This can be related to the weight of deposited weld metal or the weight of fused metal, as
required.
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n Section 2
Test specimens
2.1 Dimensions and tolerances
2.1.1 The length, width and thickness of the specimen blank depends on the welding process. The run-on and run-off pieces
have the same width and thickness as the specimen blanks, but their lengths also vary according to the process. The dimensions
are listed in Table 8.2.1 Variation of test specimen and run-on, run-off piece dimensions according to welding process.
2.1.2 The 30 mm long specimen blank, for the smaller weld bead cases, is shown divided into four pieces in ISO 3690, each
7,5 mm in length. Some subsidiary standards, which meet the technical requirements of ISO 3690, use a single piece of 30 mm.
The overall result obtained will be essentially the same.
2.1.3 The shorter specimen blank (15 mm), used for the large weld bead cases, is always intended to be used in one piece.
Its length was chosen on the basis that, given the larger bead size, it would provide approximately the same weld metal weight as
that on the 30 mm specimens used with the smaller bead size.
2.1.4 The longer run-on and run-off pieces are to allow a longer time for the larger bead welding conditions to stabilise before
the weld pool moves onto the specimen blank piece.
2.1.5 The tolerance on all dimensions is ±0,25 mm, but it is important that each set of three blank pieces (run-on, specimen
and run-off) shall be ground as a set, in order to ensure equally good contact with the fixture along the whole length of the
assembly.
2.1.6 Before welding, each specimen blank is to be weighed to the nearest 10 mg.
Table 8.2.1 Variation of test specimen and run-on, run-off piece dimensions according to welding process
Test specimen blank Run-on piece Run-off piece
Process Length mm Width mm Thickness mm Length mm Length mm
SMAW-covered
30 15 10 45 45
electrodes
GMAW-solid wire-
30 15 10 45 45
SCA
GMAW-solid wire-
15 30 10 135 135
SA
GMAW-cored wire-
30 15 10 45 45
SA
Self-shield-cored
15 30 10 135 135
wire
Submerged arc 15 30 10 135 135
GTAW with filler 30 15 10 45 45
n Section 3
Welding fixtures
3.1 Design and arrangement
3.1.1 The two categories of dimensions for the smaller and larger weld bead cases means that two correspondingly
dimensioned welding fixtures are required. Basic designs for these are shown in Figure 8.3.1 Copper clamping fixture for lower
heat input welding techniques and Figure 8.3.2 Copper clamping fixture for higher heat input welding techniques.
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3.1.2 The detailed design can vary but the overall dimensions should be close to those shown. Different designs have evolved
with different means for applying a constant clamping pressure. The object in all cases is to obtain reproducible thermal contact
between the steel blanks and the copper fixture.
3.1.3 If undue delay is to be avoided, careful consideration should be given to designing some system of water cooling for the
fixtures, so as to return their temperature to a maximum of 25°C before making the next welded sample. Simply immersing them
in a bath of cold water is not advisable because of the difficulty of ensuring that the fixture is perfectly dry before making the next
welded sample. Any moisture remaining on the fixture could invalidate the subsequent analysis for hydrogen. For the same reason,
the temperature of any circulating water should not be below the atmospheric dew-point temperature, otherwise condensation will
occur, thereby risking an invalid result.
3.1.4 The Figures showing the fixtures also show the use of 1 mm thick copper foil between the steel blanks and the copper
fixtures. These are of annealed (softened) copper so as to enable the best thermal contact with the heat sink of the fixture. These
strips can be re-used, but are to be annealed between each application. Annealing is to consist of heating to approximately 700°C
and quenching immediately in water. The oxide formed during heating is then removed by pickling in dilute nitric acid (10 per cent)
followed by washing with distilled water and drying.
3.1.5 For most processes the copper foil need only reach to the top face of the fixture. However, for submerged arc welding
the copper foil needs to extend above the upper face of the fixture, as shown in Figure 8.3.3 Copper foil extended for submerged
arc technique, to provide support for the flux and ensure that a standard depth of flux is used in each case. The latter should help
to reduce scatter in the values determined in the subsequent analysis for hydrogen. In all cases the weld bead deposition is not to
cause the copper foil to melt. If this happens, it means that either the weld bead is too wide or the weld bead has not been
deposited along the centreline of the steel blanks. If the weld bead is too wide, the welding conditions need to be adjusted to
produce a narrower bead.
140 mm
M12 bolt
A
Copper block
45 mm approx. 45 mm approx. 50 mm
10
1 mm mm 1 mm
15 mm 5 mm
Annealed 30 mm 1 mm
copper foil Annealed
copper foil
100 mm approx. 50 mm
Copper block
50 mm
A Section A -A
Figure 8.3.1 Copper clamping fixture for lower heat input welding techniques
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Width
Test piece assembly
Extent of water cooling
Run-on length
A : Copper
Test length
B : Mild steel
NOTE : Copper foil inserts not shown

For width, length and other dimensions Run-off length
of test assembly, see Table 8.2.1
85 mm Lever clamp
25 mm 10 mm
85 mm
50 mm B
Copper foil is
400 mm inserted here
130 mm
65 mm
Figure 8.3.2 Copper clamping fixture for higher heat input welding techniques
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Flux Test piece assembly
Welding fixture
Figure 8.3.3 Copper foil extended for submerged arc technique
n Section 4
Welding procedure
4.1 Target conditions
4.1.1 The welding conditions in Table 8.4.1 Target welding conditions are target values. The manufacturer's recommendations
for making a bead of the intended size should be suitable for the wire size indicated. The values used for each column of the Table
are to be reported together with the remark: 'Manufacturer's recommended values'.
4.1.2 If the values need to be modified to avoid a bead width which melts the copper foil, the Surveyor is to report the values
used together with the remark: 'To avoid melting foil'.
Table 8.4.1 Target welding conditions
Electrode
Process Electrode Wire feed Travel Arc Max arc Test bead
Welding Arc Stick out, run-out,
and diameter, speed, speed, energy, energy, length,
current, A voltage, V mm mm (Note
technique mm mm/s mm/min kJ/mm kJ/mm mm
RO)
SMAW –
covered 4 165 NA NA NA NA 240 1,6 2 100
electrode
GMAW-
solid wire- WR MR MR MR MR MR NA 1,6 2 100
SCA
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GMAW-
solid wire- WR MR MR MR MR MR NA 2,5 3 200
SA
GMAW-
sored WR MR MR MR MR MR NA 1,6 2 100
wire-SA
Self-
shield- WR MR MR MR MR MR NA 2,5 3 200
cored wire
Submerge
WR MR MR MR MR MR NA 2,5 3 200
d arc
GTAW
(TIG)-with MR MR MR MR NA MR NA 1,6 2 100
filler
Notes
NA - Not applicable
RO - Length of weld bead which would be deposited if a full 410 mm of a 450 mm long electrode were deposited. This can be checked
by measuring the length of bead deposited, the length of the electrode melted off, and calculating the ratio. This should be the same as
that calculated for the RO value in the table divided by 410.
MR - In accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations for the wire diameter used.
WR - Within the range to be approved, or the single diameter used to make the test assemblies for mechanical testing.
Arc voltage x Welding current
Arc energy, in kJ/mm = Travel speed (in mm/s) x 103
4.2 Test samples

4.2.1 Covered electrodes, and fluxes for submerged arc welding, can be dried before making the test sample welds. These
must not be dried at a higher temperature, or for a longer time than the minimum values recommended by the manufacturer in
either published literature or on the packaging. If no recommendations are published or displayed, the temperature and time are
not to exceed 150°C and one hour, respectively.
4.2.2 The welded sample is to be released from the welding jig three seconds after the arc is extinguished, and is to be
quenched immediately in iced water, then in a bath of acetone or alcohol saturated with solid carbon dioxide and cooled down to
a temperature of about -75°C. The pieces are to be wire brushed and broken apart while cold. If the start of measurement of the
hydrogen is to be delayed by more than a few hours, it is recommended that the specimens be stored in liquid nitrogen to avoid
any further loss of hydrogen. If this is not possible, then within three days of welding the specimens must either:
(a) be inserted into the standard type of hydrogen collection mercury burette, or
(b) be analysed for hydrogen in an accepted rapid analysis apparatus.
In either case, (a) or (b), the specimens are to be kept at the temperature of solid carbon dioxide while waiting.
n Section 5
Analysis procedure
5.1 Handling of specimen
5.1.1 Before placing the specimen in the hydrogen collection apparatus, it must be cleaned first in alcohol then in ether, and
dried in a jet of dry nitrogen. The specimen must be kept in a blanket of dry nitrogen, to prevent condensation, until the moment it
enters the collection apparatus. The total time from leaving the cold storage bath to entering the collection space is not to exceed
60 seconds.
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5.2.1 The standard apparatus is a gas burette filled with mercury. Various designs exist, but all have two common features.
The first is that the shape provides an air lock between the atmosphere and the second feature is an accurately calibrated tube in
which the evolving hydrogen collects. Initially, the measuring tube and the air lock are completely filled with mercury. The specimen
is moved through the air lock using an external magnet. A typical design is shown in Figure 8.5.1 A simple mercury burette.
5.2.2 The apparatus is maintained at a temperature of 25°C, and final measurement of the hydrogen volume is determined as
being when there is no further increase in volume on successive days.
5.2.3 The standard analysis method, using the mercury burette, takes time: typically 15 days. Alternative faster methods for
determining the hydrogen volume can be used provided it has been demonstrated that the method is both reproducible and has
been calibrated against the standard method. These usually involve warm or hot extraction of the hydrogen from the specimen,
and measurement of the hydrogen volume by direct or indirect means.
5.2.4 Whatever method is used to measure the hydrogen volume, the sample must be welded and prepared as already
described. The overall cooling history and preparation time intervals are important with respect to the reproducibility and reliability
of the results obtained.
5.2.5 Non-standard, rapid collection and measurement apparatus must be calibrated against the standard method either:
(a) by injecting very accurately measured volumes of hydrogen into the measuring system, or
(b) by comparing the results from a significant number of nominally identical welded test samples, randomly separated into two
groups: one group analysed by the standard method, the other by the rapid method.
Both methods should calibrate the apparatus by providing a conversion factor (not necessarily unity) to allow the results from the
non-standard method to be converted for reporting purposes.
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4 mm internal
diameter precision
bore tube
46 mm Cone B29
46 mm
Flat sealed off
15 mm 250 mm
180 mm
24 mm internal
diameter
Heavy wall tubing
Figure 8.5.1 A simple mercury burette
n Section 6
Calculation and reporting
6.1 Test results
6.1.1 It is necessary for the result from each test specimen to be reported, in addition to the average for the set of specimens
from each consumable and condition.
6.1.2 When using the standard mercury method, the volume of hydrogen measured should first be corrected to standard
temperature and pressure (0°C and 760 mm Hg):
Vc = 273 P − H Vm /760 273 + T
where
H = head of mercury in the collecting tube
P = barometric pressure, in mm.Hg
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where
T = temperature of the apparatus at the time of measuring the collected volume
Vc = corrected volume of hydrogen
Vm = measured volume of hydrogen
6.1.3 When the process of collection and measurement is complete, the specimen is to be removed from the apparatus and
weighed to the nearest 10 mg.
6.1.4 In all cases, the results are to be reported as: 'ml per 100 g of deposited weld metal' by the calculations:
HD = Vc x 100 / M2 - M1
where
HD = ml per 100 g of deposited weld metal
M1 = weight of the steel blank
M2 = weight of the specimen plus the deposited weld metal
6.1.5 For all processes other than shielded metal arc welding with covered electrodes, the results are also to be reported as a
volume of hydrogen in a given mass of fused metal. This is different in that it relates to the total amount of fused metal and not just
that added to the blank specimen. The first step in this process is to establish the average ratio of cross-sectional areas occupied
by the fused metal and the deposited metal, respectively.
6.1.6 The end of each specimen, after final weighing, is to be examined and the areas D and P shown in Figure 8.6.1 Areas to
be measured are to be measured, e.g. by projection onto a screen and making a tracing which can then be measured using either
a simple method like 'counting squares' or by an instrument such as a planimeter. The units of measurement are not important as
the results will be used to form a ratio. Each face examined provides a ratio, R,
where
R = D/D+P
An average, Rav, is to be calculated from all of the individual values of R measured for the set of specimens representing the one
combination of process, consumable and welding condition.
6.1.7 The calculation using this average ratio is:
HF = HD x 0,892 x Rav
The result is in 'grammes of hydrogen per tonne of fused metal' (gH/t). This may be recognised more readily as the units 'parts per
million by mass' (ppm).
6.1.8 All data which can be relevant to the interpretation of the results must be available for review by the local Surveyors.
Individual values for HD and HF must be submitted to LR, for assessment together with the average values for these
determinations.
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D = Area of ‘Deposited metal’

P = Area of fused ‘Penetration’
D + P = Total Fused metal’ area
Figure 8.6.1 Areas to be measured
n Section 7
Assessment of results
7.1 Acceptable ranges
7.1.1 Qualification for H15, H10 and H5 for welding consumable approval is based primarily on HD values of 15 ml, 10 ml and
5 ml of hydrogen per 100 g of deposited metal, respectively.
7.1.2 For processes other than shielded metal arc welding with covered electrodes, qualification will be considered (if
requested) on the basis of HF values in accordance with Table 8.7.1 Acceptable ranges. In this case, all of the data referred to in
Ch 8, 6.1 Test results 6.1.8 is to be forwarded to London office, the Materials specialist, to assist the consideration.
Table 8.7.1 Acceptable ranges
Acceptable range in ml/100g of deposited

Acceptable range in gH/t
Hydrogen grade metal
HF
HD
H15 10 < HD ≤ 15 6 < HF ≤ 9
H10 5 < HD ≤ 10 3 < HF ≤ 6
H5 HD ≤ 5 HF ≤ 3
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MATERIAL FOR ONE-SIDE WELDING PROCEDURE
SECTION 2 TESTING

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Procedure 11-9 - Low Hydrogen Approval of Temporary Chapter 9

Backing Material for One-side Welding Procedure Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Testing
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1 Scope
1.1.1 Approval of one-side welding combinations may require low hydrogen approval for welding higher tensile steels. In such
cases, the temporary backing material is to be tested on its own. The purpose of this procedure is to detail the method to be
used.
1.2 Method
1.2.1 The method determines the potential hydrogen content of the backing material by ignition of a sample of the backing in
a stream of pure, dry oxygen. The water expelled or formed by combustion in this operation is collected in a suitable absorbent,
weighed and expressed as grams of water per 100 g of sample.
1.2.2 The amount of water can be measured by physical or chemical methods, provided the method used is calibrated
against the standard method of weighing.
n Section 2
Testing
2.1 Equipment
2.1.1 The equipment, as shown in Figure 9.2.1 Testing equipment, is to consist of:
(a) A supply of oxygen and purification train. The latter may be omitted if a blank determination gives less than 0,5 mg H2O per
hour; for less pure oxygen, a catalyst (e.g. CuO at about 350°C) and a water absorption bulb in series is to be employed. The
drying agent is to be the same as that used in the analysis.
(b) A furnace capable of maintaining a temperature of not less than 900°C and not more than 1000°C throughout the
combustion zone.
(c) A silica tube and combustion boats of silica, porcelain or nickel. Before use, the combustion boats are ignited in oxygen at a
temperature about 100°C above that employed in the analysis, and stored in a dessicator.
(d) A glass wool dust filter placed inside the combustion tube in such a position that its temperature is not less than 100°C.
Alternatively, an auxiliary furnace containing filters and a catalyst of the type used in the combustion analysis of organic
materials may be substituted. If fluorides are present in the sample they may be trapped by covering the specimen in the boat
with ignited magnesium oxide.
(e) Two absorption bulbs containing magnesium perchlorate, each of a size not exceeding 30 g mass in the filled condition. The
bulbs are connected to the exit end of the furnace by a two-way stopcock for alternate use.
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Oxygen purification train Glass wool dust

(if necessary) filter at 100oC
Combustion furnace
(900-100oC)
Flow
meter
Oxygen
supply
Translucent Two-way
Silica furncace tube stopcock
Absorption bulbs each
Combustion boat containing magnesium
perchlorate
Figure 9.2.1 Testing equipment
2.2 Procedure
2.2.1 The procedure is as follows:
(a) The blank value for the apparatus is determined under normal operating conditions with an empty boat in the combustion
tube. Normal blank values are in the range 0,1 to 0,2 mg H2O per hour; blanks higher than 0,5 mg H2O per hour indicate that
oxygen purification is required.
(b) Before sampling, the backing may be subjected to a drying treatment not exceeding in either temperature or time the
minimum standard recommendations of the manufacturer. This should be in the manufacturer's published literature on the
specific backing material.
(c) A sample of sufficient size for three separate determinations (about 15 g total) is to be taken by means of pliers or other
suitable tools. In the case of backing materials consisting of layers of different materials, it is suggested that only the material
within 5 mm of the surface to be in contact with the back of the weld need be sampled. The sample is to be transferred to a
glass-stoppered weighing bottle immediately; the operation of weighing is to be performed with the stopper in position.
(d) A sample of about 5 g is transferred from the weighing bottle to a previously ignited boat, care being taken to avoid
unnecessary exposure to the atmosphere during the process of transfer. The boat is placed in the combustion zone without
delay and left there for 30 minutes in a stream of oxygen.
(e) The increase in mass of the absorption bulb is determined on an analytical balance, and the blank correction is subtracted.
The net increase is reported as grams of total water per 100 g of sample.
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Contents Chapter 10


GUARANTEE (MUG)


GLYCERINE METHOD


CHAPTER 10 PROCEDURE 12-1 - APPROVAL OF A WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF

FABRICATED STEEL SECTIONS
SECTION 2 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
SECTION 3 APPROVAL TEST PROGRAMME
SECTION 4 APPROVAL TESTS
SECTION 5 VALIDITY OF APPROVAL CERTIFICATE
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Procedure 12-1 - Approval of a Works for the Chapter 10

Manufacture of Fabricated Steel Sections Section 1
Section
1 Introduction
2 Information required for approval
3 Approval test programme
4 Approval tests
5 Validity of approval certificate
n Section 1
Introduction
1.1.1 In order that consideration may be given to approval of a works for the fabrication of steel sections, the local Surveyors
are to submit a report to the Materials specialist, giving the information listed in Ch 10, 2 Information required for approval and Ch
10, 3 Approval test programme and the results of approval tests carried out under their survey.
1.1.2 The names of approved works will appear in LR's List of Approved Manufacturers of Materials which is published on the
internet.
1.1.3 Approved works will be subject to periodic inspection in accordance with section Ch 10, 5.3 Re-approval of works.
1.2 Scope
1.2.1 This procedure gives guidance relating to the approval of a works for the fabrication of steel sections. These are items
which are used in place of rolled sections and are not to be regarded as sub-assemblies.
1.3 Related Rules

1.3.1 LR's Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships.
1.3.2 LR's Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials and in particular Ch 13, 3 Specific requirements
for fabricated steel sections.
n Section 2
Information required for approval
2.1 General
2.1.1 Electronic or scanned copies of the information listed in Ch 10, 2.2 Works and product details and Ch 10, 2.3 Details of
facilities and procedures are to be sent to the Materials specialist.
2.2 Works and product details

2.2.1 The manufacturer is to provide the following product-related details:
(a) Name and address and brief statement of background indicating whether the works is new or long established.
(b) Types and grades of steel used in general fabrication.
(c) Types and grades of steel for which approval is required.
(d) Maximum thicknesses of steel plate to be used for both webs and flanges in fabrications for which approval is required.
(e) Estimated total annual production of fabricated sections.
(f) Usual sources of supply of plates or wide flats.
(g) Usual sources of supply of welding consumables.
(h) Details of the systems used for identification and storage of plates, wide flats and sections at all stages of fabrication.
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2.3 Details of facilities and procedures

2.3.1 The manufacturer is to provide the following information:
(a) Facilities available for the preparation and inspection of cut edges of plates.
(b) Brief details of equipment used for pre-heating the plate assemblies, including facilities for temperature measurement and
control.
(c) Brief details of the equipment and facilities available for welding, including storage of welding consumables.
(d) Brief details of any post-weld heat treatment equipment, including dimensions, and facilities for temperature measurement
and control.
(e) Facilities available for chemical analysis and metallographic examination.
(f) Facilities available for non-destructive examinations. These are to include a description of on-line ultrasonic testing, including
calibration standards, if full penetration welding is to be involved.
(g) Facilities available for mechanical testing. Details are to include the manufacturer's name, serial number, capacity and
calibration status for all tensile and impact testing machines.
(h) Details of the inspection and quality control systems established in the works. These are to include the name and
qualifications of the Quality Manager, person with overall responsibility for welding and the number and qualifications of staff
employed on inspection and quality control activities. The lines of responsibility of the Quality Manager, person with overall
responsibility for welding and the Production Manager are to be indicated, preferably in the form of an organisation chart
showing the senior management positions to whom they report.
(i) Copy of the manufacturing specification, with the inclusion as a minimum of the items listed in the Rules for the Manufacture,
Testing and Certification of Materials, Ch 13, 3.3 Identification of products.
n Section 3
Approval test programme
3.1 Range of approval
3.1.1 Approval tests are to be carried out on at least three fabricated sections. Sections are to involve different batches of
incoming materials, are to be representative of the range of steel grades and plate thicknesses for which approval is requested and
are to be welded using LR approved welding consumables.
3.1.2 For each section selected for approval tests the manufacturer is to provide the following information:
(a) Dimensions and plate thicknesses involved.
(b) Grade(s) of steel and actual chemical compositions. (Mill certificates to be attached).
(c) Details of the welding method.
(d) Type, composition, grade, make and diameter of the approved welding consumables.
(e) Method of edge preparation.
(f) Root gap.
(g) Welding position.
(h) Welding current, voltage, welding speed and polarity.
(i) Number of weld runs.
(j) Throat thickness and leg length.
(k) Pre-heat and interpass temperatures.
n Section 4
Approval tests
4.1 Test samples and specimens
4.1.1 The dimensions of test specimens and mechanical testing procedures are to be in accordance with the Rules for the
Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Material, Ch 2 Testing Procedures for Metallic Materials.
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4.1.2 The following tests and examinations are to be carried out on each fabricated section:
(a) Visual examination and magnetic particle or dye penetrant inspection of the whole of each weld in accordance with Rules for
the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Ch 13, 2.12 Non-destructive examination of welds.
(b) A fracture test as described in the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Ch 12, 2.8 Stud welding
2.8.2, except that the two samples should be taken from each end of the fabricated section.
(c) Two macro sections in the way of the welds prepared in accordance with the Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and
Certification of Materials, Ch 12, 2.8 Stud welding 2.8.3.
(d) On one macro section from each fabricated section a hardness survey is to be performed in accordance with Rules for the
Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Ch 12, 2.8 Stud welding 2.8.4.
(e) Photomicrographs at x100 magnification of a representative weld including weld, heat affected zone and parent material.
Observed metallurgical phases should be reported for information.
4.1.3 If approval is to include the use of full penetration butt welds, all such welds in the sections submitted for approval
tests, together with associated areas potentially subject to lamellar tearing are additionally to be inspected by ultrasonic
examination and should be assessed in accordance with Rules for the Manufacture, Testing and Certification of Materials, Table
13.2.7 Acceptance criteria for ultrasonic testing.
4.1.4 Where full penetration welds are included, and where applicable, the following mechanical tests are to be made on a
representative sample:
(a) A transverse tensile test.
(b) Face and root bend tests.
(c) Charpy V-notch impact tests on a set of three specimens taken transverse to the weld and with the notches at the weld
centre and heat affected zone (fusion line, fusion line +2 mm , and fusion line +5 mm if high heat input, e.g. heat input greater
than 5,0 kJ/mm).
n Section 5
Validity of approval certificate
5.1 Initial approval
5.1.1 On satisfactory review of the submitted approval test report the Materials specialist will enter the manufacturer onto the
List of Approved Manufacturers and an initial approval certificate will be issued.
5.1.2 The approval certificate will state the approved product type (i.e. fabricated section), the steel grade and the maximum
thickness.
5.1.3 The initial approval certificate will be valid for three years.
5.2 Extension of the scope of approval

5.2.1 Manufacturers who intend to extend their scope of approval will be required to carry out additional testing to cover the
extended scope. The test plan is to be agreed between the manufacturer and LR.
5.3 Re-approval of works

5.3.1 For the validity to be renewed for a further three years the Surveyors should undertake a periodic inspection in
accordance with Ch 1 Procedure 1-1 - Periodic Inspection of Approved Works in Book B. To ensure continuity, this should be
carried out within six months previous to the approval expiry date.
5.3.2 Manufacturers that have not produced products under LR survey during the approval period must either conduct new
approval tests (according to Ch 10, 3 Approval test programme and Ch 10, 4 Approval tests) or contact LR to agree on any
additional requirements to continue approval.
5.3.3 Where a manufacturer physically moves the location of an approved works from the approved location to a new site, the
manufacturer will be required to follow the initial approval process in full unless they can present a satisfactory case to the
Materials specialist that this would not be necessary.
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CHAPTER 1 PROCEDURE 11-1 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

SECTION 2 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL

SECTION 3 NOTES ON FORM 6223

CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURE 11-2 - ANNUAL RE-APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE 11-3 - ACCEPTANCE OF A QA SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF APPROVAL

CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE 11-4 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES MANUFACTURED UNDER

CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURE 11-5 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES FOR COMPANIES

CHAPTER 6 PROCEDURE 11-6 - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CERTIFIED WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 7 PROCEDURE 11-7 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL USING THE

CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURE 11-8 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL: - ADAPTATION OF

CHAPTER 9 PROCEDURE 11-9 - LOW HYDROGEN APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY BACKING MATERIAL

CHAPTER 10 PROCEDURE 12-1 - APPROVAL OF A WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED

Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables Chapter 1

2 Information required for approval

3 Notes on Form 6223

1.3 Related Rules

Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables Chapter 1

(e) Storage facilities.

2.2 Product details and tests

Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables Chapter 1

Procedure 11-1 - Approval of Welding Consumables Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 PROCEDURE 11-1 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURE 11-2 - ANNUAL RE-APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

SECTION 2 REPORT SUBMISSION

SECTION 3 RE-APPROVAL PROCEDURE

SECTION 4 NOTES ON FORMS

CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE 11-3 - ACCEPTANCE OF A QA SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF APPROVAL

CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE 11-4 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES MANUFACTURED UNDER

CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURE 11-5 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES FOR COMPANIES

CHAPTER 6 PROCEDURE 11-6 - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CERTIFIED WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 7 PROCEDURE 11-7 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL USING THE

CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURE 11-8 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL: - ADAPTATION OF

CHAPTER 9 PROCEDURE 11-9 - LOW HYDROGEN APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY BACKING MATERIAL

CHAPTER 10 PROCEDURE 12-1 - APPROVAL OF A WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED

Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Chapter 2

1.2 Related Rules

Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Chapter 2

(d) The Surveyor’s Statement of Inspection.

4.2 Notes on Form 6224

4.3 Notes on Form 6226

Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Chapter 2

Elongation (A) - to the nearest 1 per cent

4.4 Notes on Form 6227

Procedure 11-2 - Annual Re-approval of Welding Chapter 2

CHAPTER 1 PROCEDURE 11-1 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURE 11-2 - ANNUAL RE-APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 3 PROCEDURE 11-3 - ACCEPTANCE OF A QA SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE OF

SECTION 2 ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE

SECTION 3 THE QUALITY SYSTEM

SECTION 5 QUALITY CONTROL

SECTION 6 QUALITY AUDITS

SECTION 7 ANNUAL STATEMENT

CHAPTER 4 PROCEDURE 11-4 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES MANUFACTURED UNDER

CHAPTER 5 PROCEDURE 11-5 - APPROVAL OF WELDING CONSUMABLES FOR COMPANIES

CHAPTER 6 PROCEDURE 11-6 - SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF CERTIFIED WELDING CONSUMABLES

CHAPTER 7 PROCEDURE 11-7 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL USING THE

CHAPTER 8 PROCEDURE 11-8 - DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN IN WELD METAL: - ADAPTATION OF

CHAPTER 9 PROCEDURE 11-9 - LOW HYDROGEN APPROVAL OF TEMPORARY BACKING MATERIAL

CHAPTER 10 PROCEDURE 12-1 - APPROVAL OF A WORKS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED

Procedure 11-3 - Acceptance of a QA System for Chapter 3

3 The quality system