Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
of procedure:
To prove a joint can meet design procedure - consistency
Instruction for welder
Ensure repeatability
Weld procedures are approved to ensure they are functional and fulfil the physic
al and mechanical properties necessary to reach the required standard (to establ
ish the essential variables for contractual obligations).
Welders are approved to ensure a particular welder is capable of welding to a p
rocedure and obtaining a result that meets specification.
The task of collecting the data and drafting the documentation is often referred
to as writing a weld procedure. In many ways this is an unfortunate term as the w
riting of documents is the last in a sequence of tasks.
Producing a weld procedure involves;
Planning the tasks
Collecting the data
Writing a procedure for use or for trial
Making test welds
Evaluating the results of the tests
Approving the procedure of the relevant code
Preparing the documentation
In each code reference is made to how the procedures are to be devised and wheth
er approval of these procedures is required. In most codes approval is mandatory
and tests to confirm the skill of the welder are specified. Details are also gi
ven of acceptance criteria for the finished joint.
The approach used depends on the code, for example:
BS 2633 (Class 1 arc welding of ferritic steel pipe work for carrying fluids) pr
ovides general comments on various aspects of a suitable weld procedure.
AWS D.1.1 (Structural welding code - steel) favours more specific instructions f
or different joints and processes that are, in effect, pre-qualified procedures.
Other codes do not deal specifically with the details of the weld procedure but
refer to published documentation, e.g. BS 5135 process of arc welding carbon and
carbon manganese steels .