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IXWPS&PQRCheckList
hskweldingsolutions2014

QW402JOINTS
1 ingroovedesign
2 backing
3 backingcomposition
4 ofbackinginsinglesidedweld
5 + backingorchemicalcomposition
10 rootspacing
11 retainers

QW403BASEMETAL
1 PNumber
2 max.Tqualified
4 groupnumber
5 ingroupnumberQW422
6 Tlimitsforimpacttest16mmminT
8 Tqualified
9 tpass>1/2in(13mm)
10 Tlimitsqualified(shortcircuitarc)
11 PNqualified
12 PNumber/meltin

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SMAW

QW406Preheat
1 decrease>100F(55C)
2 preheatmaintenance
3 increase>100F(55C)(IP)

QW407PWHT
1 PWHT(none,<A1,>A3,>A1&<A3or
combination)
2 PWHT(time&temperaturerange)
4 TLimits>A3

S
S
E
E
E

E
E

E
E

S
E
E
S

N
E

E
E
E

E
E

E
E

N
E
S
E

E
N

E

S



E

E
E

N
E
E
N

S
E

N
E
E
E
N

N
S
N

E
S

S
E

S
E

S
E

S
E

S
S

N
N
N

N
E
E




S

E
E
E

E
E

PAW

N
N
N

S
N

S
N

ESW

E
E
E
E

S
S

E
E

S
S

E
E

N
N

OFW

N
N

N
N
N
N

N
N

SAW

S
S

QW405Positions
1 + otherposition
2 positiontovertical
3 Ver calWelding

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GMAW/
FCAW

GTAW

QW404FillerMetals
3 sizeoffillermetal
4 FN
E
5 AN(ferrousmaterialsonly)
E
6 diameterofelectrodes
7 diameter>in(6mm)
9 flux/wireclassification
10 alloyflux
12 AWSclassification
14 filler
17 fluxtypeorcomposition
18 wiretoplate
19 consumguide
22 consumableinsert
23 solidormetalcoredtofluxcoredorvv
24 /supplementalFillerMetal
27 alloyelementsfromsupplementalfiller
29 fluxtradedesignation
30 t
E
32 tlimits(shortcircuitarc)
33 AWSclassification
34 fluxTypeneutral/activeP#1)
35 flux/wireclassification
36 recrushedslag
50 GTAWfluxtoaidpenetration

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QW408GAS
1
2
3
4
5
7
9

SMAW

trailingorcomposition
shieldinggassingle,mixtureor%
shieldingflowrate
composition
backingorcompositionorflow
typefuelgas
backingorcomposition

P4X,P10I,J,KP5XorP6X
10 shieldingortrailingP10I,J,K,P5XorP6X
21 flowrate

QW409ElectricalCharacteristics
1 > heatinput
2 transfermodetoshortcircuitorvv
3 pulsingItoDC
4 ACtoDCorvv,forDCpolarity
5 15%I&Erange
8 Amps&(exceptSMAW&GTAW)volts
range
12 tungstenelectrode

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GMAW/
FCAW

GTAW

N
E

N
N

QW410Technique
1 string/weaveformanualor

semiautomatic
2 flamecharacteristics
3 orificecup,ornozzlesize
4 Technique
5 methodofcleaning
6 methodofbackgouge
7 oscillationformachineorautomatic
8 contacttubetoworkdistance
9 multitosinglepassperside
10 singletomultielectrodesformachine

&automatic
11 closedtooutofchamberweldingfor

PN5X
12 meltintokeyhole
15 electrodespacingmachine&automatic
25 manualorsemiautomatictomachine

orautomatic
26 peening
64 useofthermalprocessforP11A&P11B E

N
N
N

N
N
N
N
N

S N

E
N

S N

N
N

N
N
N
N
N

N

N
N

E

N
N

N
N
N
S N

N
E

N N
E E

S N

N
E

PAW

S N

N
N

E
S N

ESW

N
N

OFW

SAW

E
N

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S N

S
N

LEGEND

>Increase/greaterthan
+Addition
Uphill
Forehand
Change
<Decrease/lessthan
Deletion
Downhill
Backhand

E=EssentialVariableswhichmustbeindicatedonboththeWPSandrecordedonthePQR.
AnychangestothesevariablesrequirerequalificationofWPS
S=SupplementaryEssentialVariablesmustbeindicatedontheWPSandRecordedonthePQRwhenImpactTestingis
required.ChangestothesevariableswhenImpacttestingisperformedrequirerequalificationofWPS.
N=NonessentialvariablesmustbeindicatedontheWPSbutwhenchangeddonotrequirerequalificationofWPS
NOTE1:WPSsaretoindicateallEssential,NonessentialandwhenrequiredSupplementaryEssentialvariablesapplicablefor
theprocess.PQR'saretoindicateallEssentialandwhenrequiredSupplementaryEssentialvariablesapplicableforthe
process.DonotindicatevariableswhicharenotusedasNA,theyareapplicableandshouldbeenteredontheWPSorPQRas
"None"/"Notused"orsimilar.
NOTE2:Becarefulofconvertingatemperaturevalueandatemperaturedifferenceforexample:Apreheatorinterpass
temperatureof200C:(9x200C)/5+32=392Fwithapermitteddecreaseof100Fgives392F100F=292Cconverted
backtoC(292F32)x5/9=144,44C;thedifferenceis200C144,44C=55,56.Thispermitsanincreaseordecreaseof
55,56Cnotaswouldbeassumedfromconverting100F(100F32)x5/9=32,7C

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