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WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (WPS) Date: 18/05/2014

Welding procedure specification no. QC/WPS/08 Revision no. 0 Date 18/05/2014
Supporting PQR no. Revision no. Date
Welding process GTAW+SMAW Type(s) MANUAL
CODE: ASME IX API 1104 AWS D1.1 Others (ASME B31.3,B31.4)
BASE METALS (QW-403)
P. No. 8 Group no. 1 to P. No. 8 Group no. 1

Specification type and grade A312, TP316/316L or EQUIVALENT
To specification type and grade A312, TP316/316L or EQUIVALENT
Or
Chemical Analysis and Mech. Prop.
To Chemical Analysis and Mech. Prop.
Thickness Range:
Base Metal Groove 1.5mm 21.94 mm Fillet Unlimited
Pipe Dia. Range Groove All Fillet Unlimited
Other Deposited Weld metal thickness range: GTAW: Max. 8.4mm, SMAW: Max. 13.54mm
JOINTS (QW-402)
Joint Design Single bevel, V, J, or U groove
Backing Gas backing Type Argon, 99.9%
Details

A 35 2
B 10.97
C 1.5 0.5
D 3.2 0.8
FILLER METALS (QW-404)
F. No. GTAW: 6, SMAW: 4 Other None A. No. 8 Other none
Spec No. (SFA) GTAW: 5.9, SMAW: 5.4
AWS No. (Class) ER316L / E316-16
Size of filler metals GTAW: 2.4mm, SMAW: 2.4mm & 3.2mm
Electrode flux (class) N/A
Consumable insert
N/A
TECHNICAL APPROVAL
Prepared by
Al JALHAMI CONT. & TRAD. CO.
Approved by KJO(AGOC/KGOC)

Signature Signature
Date Date

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All Dimensions are in mm

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WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (WPS) Date: 18/02/2014
POSITION (QW-405) POST WELD HEAT TREATMENT (QW-407)
POSITION(S) or groove All Positions Temperature range None
Welding progression Up Down Time range N/A
position(s) of Fillet All Positions Heating rate N/A cooling rate N/A

PREHEAT (QW-406) GAS (QW-408)
Preheat Temp. min. 10C Shielding gas(es) Argon
Interpass Temp. max. 250C % composition
(mixtures)
99.9%
Preheat maintenamce N/A Flow rate lp
Gas backing 5 10 lpm
Trailing shielding gas
composition
N/A
* Gas purging should be done until hot pass is completed
TECHNIQUE (QW-410)
String or Weaving Bead Root: String, Fill/Cap: Weave Max. weave width 3 times of core wire dia.
Orifice or Gas Cup Size N/A
Initial And Interpass Cleaning Brushing and/or Grinding
Method of Back Gouging N/A
Oscillation N/A
Contact Tube to Work Distance N/A
Multiple or Single Pass (Per Side) Multiple
Multiple or Single Electrodes Single
Travel Speed (Range) 90 120 mm/min
Peening N/A
Other N/A
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (QW-409)
Current AC or DC DC Polarity GTAW : EN, SMAW: EP
AMPS (range) 90 to 180 Amps Volt(range) 15 - 35 Volts

Tungsten electrode size and type 2.4 mm, EWTH - 2% Thoriated
Mode of metal transfer for GMAW N/A
Electrode wire feed speed range N/A
Weld
Layer
Process
Filler
metal
Current Volt
range
Travel
speed
(mm/min)
Other
Class Dia. (mm) Type Amp
Root GTAW ER70S-2 2.4 DCEN 80-115 15 - 20 90 - 120
Hot GTAW ER70S-2 2.4 DCEN 95-120 18 - 27 90 - 120
Fill SMAW E316-16 3.2 DCEP 90-120 23 - 35 70 - 90
Cap SMAW E316-16 2.4 DCEP 70-120 20 - 32 100 -120