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WPS N° CR 01-05/15
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APPLICATION Carbon Steel Piping and related facilities - Welding procedure qualification - NAWARA GAS TRETMENT PLANT (NAWGTP)
TYPE OF WELDING CUT AND REPLACEMENT MANUAL WELDING REPAIR of Groove Joint
WELDING PROCESS GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) and SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding)
STANDARD REFERENCE ASME IX Ed. 2013: Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications
PREPARATION AND ALIGNMENT BEVEL DESIGN WELDING SEQUENCE

Type of Joint CUT AND REPLACEMENT MANUAL WELDING REPAIR of Butt

Joints

Backing N.A

Backing Material N.A

t= 1,5 to 22,26 s= 1 to 2 mm
α= 30° to 35° g= 2 to 4 mm
BASE MATERIAL PRE-Heat
Type Pipe Pipe PRE-Heat [T min] 25°C
A 333 Gr 6 or A 333 Gr 6 or
Specification, type & grade equivalent equivalent Heating N.A

Group N° 1 1 PRE-Heat maintenance N.A

PIPE DIAMETER RANGE - DN All All Interpass [T max] 200°C
GTAW 1,5 to 6 mm
THICKNESS RANGE -t Measurement N.A
SMAW 1,5 to 16,26 mm
FILLER MATERIAL POSTWELD HEAT TREATMENT
Process GTAW SMAW Temperature N.A
SFA Specification AWS A 5.18 AWS A 5.5 Time range N.A
AWS Classification ER70S-3 E7018 Procedure N° N.A
F number 6 4 TECNIQUE
A number 1 1 Position - Direction All position
Trade Name N.A N.A Single or Multi-layer Single or Multiple
Fille Metal Diameter Ø 2.4 2,5 or 3,2 mm Single or multiple electrodes Single
Coating/Flux N.A N.A Type of Passes String
Consomable Insert N.A N.A Method of back gouging N.A
Other N.A N.A Initial and interpass cleaning Re-beveling pipe / grinding
GAS Orifice or gas cap size N.A
Side Shielding Pass Class. AWS Composition Rate (l/min) Type - Transfer Mode N.A
ROOT & HOT 1&2 - Argon 99,99 % 18 (± 2) Oscillation N.A
FILL/CAP N.A N.A N.A N.A Contact tube to work distance N.A
BACKING N.A N.A N.A N.A Tungsten Electrode size 2 mm
WELDING PARAMETERS

Position and Ø Filler Current & Amperage Voltage Travel Speed Wire Speed H.I.
Layer Process Direction Material Polarity (A) (V) (mm/min) (m/min) (KJ/mm)

Root GTAW All 2,4 mm DC - 110 To 130 9 To 11 85 To 110 N.A 0.70 To 0.78

Hot GTAW All 2,4 mm DC - 140 To 160 9 To 12 120 To 140 N.A 0.63 To 0.82

Fill SMAW All 2,5 or 3,2 DC + 100 To 140 24 To 30 120 To 150 N.A 1.20 To 1.68

Cap SMAW All 2,5 or 3,2 DC + 100 To 140 24 To 30 120 To 150 N.A 1.20 To 1.68

SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTOR COMPANY THIRD PARTY

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DATE 11/12/2015