2011a SECTION IX

QW-253
WELDING VARIABLES PROCEDURE SPECIFICATIONS (WPS)
Shielded Metal-Arc Welding (SMAW)
Paragraph

QW-402
Joints

QW-403
Base
Metals

QW-404
Filler
Metals

QW-405
Positions

Brief of Variables

Groove design

.4

Backing

.10

Root spacing

.11

Retainers

.5

Group Number

.6
.8
.9

QW-410
Technique

T Qualified

t Pass > 12 in. (13 mm)

P-No. qualified

.4

F-Number

.5

A-Number

.6

Diameter

.7

Diameter > 4 in. (6 mm)

.12

Classification

.30

.33

Classification

.1

+ Position

.2

Position

.3

Vertical welding

.2

X
X

Decrease > 100F (55C)

Preheat maint.

Increase > 100F (55C) (IP)

.1

PWHT

.2

PWHT (T & T range)

X
X
X

T Limits

.1

> Heat input

.4

Current or polarity

.8

I & E range

.1

String/weave

.5

Method cleaning

.6

Method back gouge

.9

Multiple to single pass/side

X
X

.25

Manual or automatic

.26

Peening

.64

Legend:
+ Addition
Deletion

.11

.4
QW-409
Electrical
Characteristics

T Limits impact

.3
QW-407
PWHT

Nonessential

.1

.1
QW-406
Preheat

Supplementary
Essential

Essential

Use of thermal processes

> Increase/greater than

< Decrease/less than

Uphill
Downhill

Forehand
Backhand

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