WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (WPS)

Company Name:
WPS Number: Standard WPS No. Supporting PQRs:
Revision Number: Revision Date:
Welding Process: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SWAW) Type: Manual
Joints (QW-402)
Joint Design: Single-V Details:
Backing: Required Backing Material Type: Weld Metal/Base Metal
Base Metals (QW-403) Filler Metals (QW-404) Root Balance
P-Number: 8 Group Number: 1 Specification Number (SFA): 5.9 5.4
to P-Number: 8 Group Number: 1 Classification: ERXXX (See below) EXXX-16 (See Below)
Thickness Range F-number: 6 5
Groove Welds: 1/16” to 8” A-Number: 8 8
Fillet Welds: All Maximum Deposited Weld
Pipe Diameter Range Metal Thickness - Groove: 8” 8”
Groove Welds: >1” O.D. - Fillet: All All
Fillet Welds: All Maximum Bead Thickness: 1/8” 3/8”
Flux Trade Name: N/A N/A
Consumable Insert: None N/A
Positions (QW-405) Postweld Heat Treatment Technique (QW-410)
(QW-407)
Welding Positions: All Temp. Range: None String or Weave Bead: Either
Welding Progression: Uphill Time Range: N/A Method of Backgouging: None

Preheat and Interpass Electrical Initial and Interpass Cleaning: Grind to re-
Temperature (QW-406) Characteristics move cutting oxide, solvent clean to remove
(QW-409) cutting oil. Grind or wire brush to remove
Minimum Preheat: 50˚F Current Type: DC slag or silica deposits.
Maximum Interpass: 350˚F* Polarity: See Table Orifice or Gas Cup Size: #4 to #12
Preheat Maintenance: Not Required Amperage: See Table Oscillation: N/A
Gas (QW-408) Electrode Feed Speed: N/A Contact Tube to Work Distance: N/A
Shielding Gas: 100% Argon Voltage: N/A Multiple or Single Pass: Either
Composition: Welding Gr. Travel Speed: See Table Multiple or Single Electrode: N/A
Flow Rate: 8-20 CFH Tungsten Type: 2% Thoria Peening: Not Permitted
Gas Backing: Ar or N at Tungsten Size: 3/32, 1/8” Other:
5-15 CFH Pulsed Current: None When welding different types of 300 series
Trailing Shield: None stainless to each other, select a filler metal
designated for both types.
Filler Metal Current Travel Other
Welding
Weld Layer Volts Speed * Base
Process Class Dia. (in) Type/Polarity Amps Filler Metal
(ipm) Metal
1 GTAW As Above 3/32 or 1/8 DCSP 60-100 2-4 304 308, 308L, 316, 316L
2 GTAW As Above 3/32 or 1/8 DCSP 70-100 2-4 304L 308L, 316, 316L
Balance SMAW As Above 3/32 DCRP 40-80 2-4 316 316, 316L
Balance SMAW As Above 1/8 DCRP 65-110 316L 316L
2-6
Balance SMAW As Above 5/32 DCRP 100-150 321,347 308L, 321
Balance SMAW As Above 3/16 DCRP 120-190 4-8 *These values are recommended
only, not mandatory

The undersigned contractor, a member of the Nation al Certified Pipe Welding Bureau, hereby adopts this
jointly developed procedure as its company Welding Procedure Specification and certifies that this
procedure has been qualified as shown on the attached Procedure Qualification Record.

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