WELDING VARIABLES ASME SEC IX ( CLAUSE)

QW-402 : JOINTS .1 in groove design .4 - of backing in single sided weld .5 + of backing and chemical composition .10 in root spacing .11 nonfusing retainers

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QW-403: Base Metal .5 in group number QW-422 .6 T Limits impact .7 T/t Limits > 8 in. (203 mm) .8 T Qualified .9 t pass > 1/2 in. (13 mm) .10 T Limits Qualified (Short Circuit Arc) .11 P-N Qualified .13 P-N 5/9/10

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QW-404 : FILLER MATERIAL .3 Size .4 F-N .5 A-N .6 Diameter .7 Diameter > 1/4 in. (6 mm) .9 Flux/Wire Classification .10 Alloy flux .12 AWS classification .14 Filler .22 Consumable insert .23 Filler metal product form (Solid/metal or flux-cored) .24 Supplemental Filler Metal .25 Supplemental Powder Filler metal .26 > Supplemental Powder Filler metal .27 Alloy elements .29 Flux designation .30 t .32 t Limits (Short Circuit Arc) .33 AWS Classification Page 1 of 3

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WELDING VARIABLES ASME SEC IX ( CLAUSE)

.34 .35 .36 .50 Flux Type Flux/Wire Classification Recrushed Slag Flux

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QW-405 : POSITIONS .1 + Position .2 Position .3 Vertical Welding

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QW-406 : PREHEAT .1 Decrease > 100F (56C) .2 Preheat maintenance .3 Increase > 100F (56C) (IP)

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QW-406 : PWHT .1 PWHT .2 PWHT ( Time & Temperature Range) .4 T Limits

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QW-408 : GAS .1 Trailing or composition .2 Single, mixture or % .3 Flow rate .5 or Backing flow .9 - Backing or composition .10 Shielding or trailing

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QW-409 : ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS .1 > Heat input .2 Transfer Mode .3 Pulsing I .4 Current or Polarity .8 I & E Range .12 Tungsten electrode Page 2 of 3

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WELDING VARIABLES ASME SEC IX ( CLAUSE) SMAW SAW GTAW GMAW

QW-410 : TECHNIQUE .1 String/Weave .3 Orifice cup, or nozzle size .5 Method of cleaning .6 Method of back gouge .7 Oscillation .8 Tube to Work distance .9 Multi to single pass per side .10 Single to multi electrodes .11 Closed to out of chamber welding .15 Electrode spacing .25 Manual or Automatic .26 Peening

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Legend : + Addition , - Deletion > Increased / Greater than < Decrease / Less than Up-hill Down-Hill Forward Backward Change

E: Essential Variables : A parameter that when changed outside its permitted range requires requalification N: Non Essential Variable : A parameter that when changed does not require requalification S: Supplementary Essential Variable : Is an essential variable only when impact testing is required The completed WPS shall describe all of the essential, nonessential, and, when required, supplementary essential variables

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