QW-482 SUGGESTED FORMAT FOR WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)

QW-200.1, Section IX, ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code)

Company Name UniKL- MFI By: Welding Procedure Con
Welding Procedure Specification No. 1 Date 8/3/2011 Supporting PQR No.(s)
Revision No. 10 Date 15/3/2011

Welding Process(es) GMAW Type(s) Robotic Mac

(Automatic, Manual, Machi

JOINTS (QW-402) Details

Joint Design Single Vee Butt Joint
Backing (Yes) Yes (No)
Backing Material (Type) CO2
(Refer to both backing and retainers.)

/ Metal Nonfusing Metal

Nonmetallic Other

Sketches, Production Drawings, Weld Symbols or Written Description should show

the general arrangement of the parts to be welded.Where applicable, the root
spacing and the details of weld groove may be specified.

9mm
(At the option of the Mfgr., sketches may be attached to illustrate joint design, weld
layers and bead sequence, e.g., for notch toughness procedures, for multiple
process procedures, etc.) 150mm

*BASE METALS (QW-403)

P-No. 1 Group No. 1 to P-No. 1 Group No. 1
OR
Specification type and grade SA-36
to Specification type and grade SA-36
OR
Chem. Analysis and Mech. Prop. C, Mn, Si
to Chem. Analysis and Mech. Prop. C, Mn, Si
Thickness Range:
Base Metal: Groove 1/16" - 3/8" (Max 2t) Fillet UNLIMITED
Other

*FILLER METALS (QW-404)

Spec. No. (SFA) SFA A 5.18
AWS No. (Class) A5.18
F-No. 6
A-No. 1
Size of Filler Metals Ø1.2mm
Weld Metal
Thickness Range:
Groove Max 2t
Fillet UNLIMITED
Electrode-Flux (Class) N.A
Flux Trade Name N.A
Consumable Insert ER70S-6
Other

*Each base metal-filler metal combination should be recorded individually.

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WPS No.
POSITIONS (QW-405) POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)
Position(s) of Groove Flat 1G Temperature Range N.A
Welding Progression: Up N.A Down N.A Time Range N.A
Position(s) of Fillet N.A
GAS (QW-408)

PREHEAT (QW-406) Percent Composition

Preheat Temp. Min. N.A Gas(es) (Mixture)
Interpass Temp. Max. N.A Shielding CO2
Preheat Maintenance N.A Trailing N.A
(Continuous or special heating, where applicable, should be recorded) Backing N.A

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)

Current AC or DC DC Polarity SP
Amps (Range) 117-148 Volts (Range) 19-26
(Amps and volts range should be recorded for each electrode size, position,
and thickness, etc. This information may be listed in a tabular form similar to
that shown below.)

Tungsten Electrode Size and Type N.A

(Pure Tungsten, 2% Thoriated, etc.)

Mode of Metal Transfer for GMAW SPRAY ARC

(Spray arc, short circuiting arc, etc.)

Electrode Wire feed speed range 7-10mm/sec

TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
String or Weave Bead STRING
Orifice or Gas Cup Size N.A
Initial and Interpass Cleaning (Brushing, Grinding, etc.) BRUSHING

Method of Back Gouging N.A

Oscillation N.A
Contact Tube to Work Distance 10-12mm
Multiple or Single Pass (per side) MULTIPLE PASS
Multiple or Single Electrodes SINGLE
Travel Speed (Range)
Peening N.A
Other

Filler Metal Current

Travel
Weld Volt
Process Speed
Layer(s) Type Amp Range
Class Dia. Range
Polar. Range

1 GMAW A5.18 Ø1.2mm DCSP 117-130 19-22 5.89mm/sec

2 GMAW A5.18 Ø1.2mm DCSP 130-142 19-26 5.84mm/sec
3 GMAW A5.19 Ø1.2mm DCSP 135-148 19-24 7.52mm/sec
4 GMAW A5.20 Ø1.2mm DCSP 130-145 19-25 7.52mm/sec
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Robotic Machine
Automatic, Manual, Machine, or Semi-Auto.)

Details

UNLIMITED
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NT (QW-407)
N.A
N.A

Percent Composition
(Mixture) Flow Rate
10-13L/MIN

d, etc.)

c, etc.)

HING

Other (e.g., Remarks,

Comments, Hot Wire
Addition,
Technique,Torch Angle,
etc.)
51.75sec
52.19sec
40.53sec
40.54sec