WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (WPS)

AWS A5.17 Groove Weld Test Parameters

Company Name: Titus Steel
Authorized By: Steve Usatis
Welding Process(es): SAW Single Electrodes
Types: Mechanized
Date : May 8, 2008
Revision No. 1

Date: May 21, 2008

Butt
V- groove
Single
Steel-1/2 thick x 2 wide
A36
No
N/A

Joint Design Used:

Weld Type:
Single or Double Weld
Backing:
Backing Material:
Back Gouging:
Method:

Position:

None

Heat Treatment:

Position of Groove _____

Weld Progression ______
Other ________________

Flat (1G)
N/A

Temperature _______________
Time______________________
Other

Base Metal:
Material Spec. ASTM
Type or Grade A36
Thickness:
1.0
Diameter (Pipe): N/A

WPS No. SAW-1G-01

Supporting PQR No. N/A

Preheat: See General Notes

to
to

Preheat Temperature _________

Interpass Temperature ________
Other _____________________

Material Spec. ASTM

Type or Grade A36

Shielding Gas
Filler Metals:
AWS Specification ________
AWS Classification _______
Size of Filler Metal _______
Wire Brand
Flux Brand

Gas
Shielding: None
Backing: None

A5.17
F7A2-EM12K
5/32
Lincoln L61
Lincoln 761

Electrical Characteristics:
Current Type___________________________
Mode of Metal Transfer (GMAW)__________
Polarity_______________________________
Tungsten Electrode Size and Type__________

DC
N/A
Positive
None

% Comp.
(Mixture)

70F (ambient)
275 F -300 F

Flow Rate

WPS No. SAW-1G-01 contd

Technique:
String or Weave Bead_________________
Oscillation__________________________
Multi-pass or Single Pass (per side)______
Single or Multiple Electrodes___________
Gas Cup Size________________________
Interpass Cleaning ____________
Peening____________________________
Push or Drag Angle___________________
Transverse electrode angle _____________
Contact tube to work distance___________
Electrode Spacing____________________

String
None
Multi-pass
Single electrodes
N/A
Chipping hammer and/or wire brush
None
0-5 push
90
1-1/4
N/A

Electrode Skew______________________

N/A

Welding Data:
Weld
Size
S
1

Side

Layer

Pass

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
9-10
11-12
13-14
15-17

Filler
Metal
Class
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K
EM12K

Filler
Metal
5/32
5/32
5/32
5/32
5/32
5/32
5/32
5/32

Wire Feed
Speed
(ipm)
40
42
42
42
42
42
42
42

Amps.

Volts
(at feeder)

450-500
500-525
500-525
500-525
500-525
500-525
500-525
500-525

27-28
27-28
27-28
27-28
27-28
27-28
27-28
27-28

Travel
Speed
(ipm)
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16

Max. Heat
Input
(kj/in)
52.5
55.1
55.1
55.1
55.1
55.1
55.1
55.1

General Notes:
1) The point of temperature measurement shall be at the mid-length of the test assembly, 1 from
the weld centerline as shown below.
2) Welding shall start with the material at room temperature. Welding shall continue, bead by
bead, until a temperature within the interpass temperature range is reached. Thereafter,
production of subsequent beads may only begin when the assembly is within the interpass
temperature range of 275 F -300 F.
3) Bead sequence