EUROPEANSTANDARD EN rSO15607

NORMEEUROPEENNE
NORM
EUROPAISCHE D ecember2003

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Specificationand qualificationof weldingproceduresfor metallic

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materials- Generalrules (lSO 15607:2003)

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Descriptif et qualification d'un mode op6ratoire de soudage Anforderung und Qualifizierung von SchweiBverfahren ftlr
pour les mat6riaux m6talliques - R6gles generales (lSO m e t a l l i s c h eW e r k s t o f f e - A l t g e m e i n e R e g e l n ( l S O
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This EuropeanStandardwas approvedby CEN on 7 May 2oo3-

CEN mernbersaro bound to comply with the CEN/CENELECIntemal Regulationswhich stipulatethe conditionsfor gtving this European
Standardthe st;tus of a natiohalstandardwithout any alteration.Up-to-datelists and bibliographicalreferencesconceming such national
standardsmay be obtainedon applicationto the ManagementCentre orto any CEN member.
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Hungary,lceland, lreland, ttaly,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain, Sweden, Switzerlandand United
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Contents
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5 W e l d i n g p r o c e d u r es p e c i f i c a t i o n f o r m a t "
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6 Development and qualification of welding procedures """"'

based on welding procedure test""""""'-""""""""" ""'-""""""-"--"-11

e.Z Qualification
based on tested;;lding consumables ""' """""""12
;.t Qualification
based on previous welding exPerience """"' """"""12
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o.s Quafification based on
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a standard welding procedure """""""""12
based on a pre-Production welding test" ""' '-""""'13
O.e Qualification

- dealing with specification and

Annex A (informative) New numbering system Details ofthe standards
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AnnexB(informative)DifferentphasesinweIdingprocedurequaIification..'.....................16
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Foreword

This document(EN ISO 15607:2003)has been preparedby TechnicalCommifteeCEN/TC 121 "Welding", the
'Welding
secretariatof which is held by DS, in collaborationwith TechnicalCommittee|.SOTC44 and allied

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processes",

ThisEuropeanStandardEN ISO 15607:2003shallbe giventhe statusof a nationalstandard,either by publication

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of an identical text or by endorsement, at lhe latest by June 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawnal the latest by June 2004.

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This document superseiies EN 28a-1:1992.

Annexes A, B and C are informative.

Accordingto the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulalions,the national standards organizationsof the following ,r
countriesare bound to implement this European Standard:Auslria, Belgium, czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, :i
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France,cermany, Greece, Hungary, lceland, lreland, ltaly, Luxembourg, Malta, Nethedands, Norway, Porlugal, :
Slovakia,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
welding procedurespecifications are.neededin orderto providea well definedbasisfor planningof the
operationsand for qualityconlrolduringwelding.wetding is considereda specialpro"""r in welding
in* terminologyof
standardsfor qualitysystems.standardsfor qualitysystemsusuallyrequirethatspecialpro"."...
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accordance with writtenprocedurespecifications.

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Preparationof a weldingprocedurespecification
providesthe necessarybasisfor, but does not in itselfensure that
the welds fulfilthe requiremenls.
Some deviations,notablyimperfections
and distortions,can LL erratratedby non_

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destructivemethodson the finishedproduct.

Metallurgicaldeviationsconstitutea special proble{ri,howev€r,.becausenon-destrucliveevaluationof the

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mechanicalpropertiesis impossibleat the presentlevelof non-destructive technology, tnis nas resuneoin tne
eslablishmentof a set of rulesfor qualification
of the weldingprocedure
priorto the ieleaseoiine slectricationto
actualproduction.This EuropeanStandarddefinestheserules.
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1 Scope
This EuroDeanStandardis part of a seriesof standards.AnnexA gives detailsof this series of standard,annex B
givesa flowchartfor the use of these standardsand Annex C gives a flow diagramfor the development and
of a WPS.
oualification

This standarddefines general rules for the specificationand qualificationof welding procedures for metallic
materials.This standard also refers to several other standardsqqlegardS detailedrules for specific applications.

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Thisstandardis applicableto manual,mechanizedand automaticwelding'

Weldingproceduresare qualified by conforminglo one or more welding procedurequalification records (WPQR).

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tre usI ot a particularmelhod of qualificationis often a requirementof an applicationstandard.

euanflcationot pWPS by more than one method is not recomrEeluqq !! is ?sgumed that welding Procedure

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specificationsare used in production by compefentwelders, qualified in accordancewith the relevanl part-of EN
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Zb7or EN ISO 9606 or by competentoperatorsqualified accordancewith EN 1418

2 Normative references
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This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from olher Publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these Publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undaled references the latest edition of the
publicationreferred to aPPlies(including amendments).
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processes - Nomenclature of processes and reference numbers.
EN ISO 4063, Welding and allied
(lSO 4063:1998)
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ENlSO14555, Wetding -Arc stud welding of metallic materials. (lSO 14555:1998)'

- Welding procedure
DrEN ISO 15609-1, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials
'specitication
- Part 1: Arc welding (lSO/DIS 15609-1:2000)-

- Welding procedure
EN ISO 15609-2, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials
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specification - Parl2: Gas welding (lso 156o9-2:2001)-

.15609-3, Specifca tion and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
DrEN ISO
'specification
- Paft 3: Electron beam welding (ISO/Dls 15609-3:2000)'

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prEN ISO j560S-4, Specification and qualification of welding pr-oc,eduresfor metallic materials Welding procedure
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specification - Part 4: Laser beam welding (lSO/DlS 15609-4:200o)'

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prEN ISO 15609-5, Specification and approval of welding proce-tlures for metallic materials Welding procedure
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specification Patl 5: Resistance welding (lSO/DlS 15609-5:2000)'

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EN ISO 15610, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials C)ualification based on
tested welding consumables (lSO 15610:2003).
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EN ISO 1561 1 , Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials Qualification based on
previous welding experience (lSO 1561 1:2a03).)

prEN ISO 15612, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic malerials - Approval by a
standard welding procedure (lSO/DlS 1561 2:2000)-
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EN ISO 15613, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials Qualification based on
Dre-oroduction test (lSO 15613:2000)
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EN ISO 15614-1, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
test - Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steels and arc welding of nickel and nickel a oys (lSo 15614.1:2003).

prEN ISO 15614-2, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
tests - Paft 2: Arc welding of aluminium and its alloys (lSO/DlS 15614-2:2000).

prEN ISO 15614-3, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
tests - Part 3: Welding procedure tests for the arc welding of casts iron (was submitted to CEN Enquiry as prEN
288-12).

- Welding procedure
orEN ISO 156144, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials

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tests Part 4: Finishing welding of aluminium castings (was submifted to CEN Enquiry as prEN 288-13).

- Welding procedure
DrEN ISO 15614-5, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials

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tests Paft 5: Arc welding of litanium, zirconium and their alloys (lso/Dls 15614-5:2000).

prEN ISO 1561+=6; Specification and qualification of welding proceaures toi meiattX materials - Welding procedure

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test - Part 6: Copper and copper alloys.

EN ISO 15614-8, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
test - Part B: Welding of tubes to tube-plate ioints (lSO 15614-8:2OO2).

prEN ISO 15614-9, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
tesb - Pan 9: IJnderwater hyperbaric wet welding (lSO/DlS 15614-9:2000).
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prEN ISO 15614-10, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
test - Part 1O: Hyperbaric dry welding (lSO/DlS 15614-10:2000).

EN ISO 15614-1 1 , Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
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test - Part 11: Electron and laser beam welding (lSO 15614-11:2002).

orEN:lSO
'tests 15614-12, Specification and approval of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure
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I Paft 12: Spot, seam and projection welding (lso/Dls 15614-12:2000).

prEN ISO 15614-13, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding
procedure test - Part 13: Resistance butt and flash welding (lso/Dls 15614-13:2002)-

EN ISO 15620, Welding - Friction welding of metallic materials (lSO 15620:2000)

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ISO 857-'1, Welding and allied processes - Vocabulary - Part 1: Metal welding processes-

3 Terms and definitions

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For the purposes oi this European Standard,the followingterms and definitionsapply.

welding procedure
specified course of action to be followed in making a weld, including the welding process(es), reference to
materials, welding consumables, preparation,prehealing (if necessary),method and control ol welding and post-
weld heat treatment (if relevant),and necessaryequipment to be used

weldinq process
f o r t h e w e l d i n g p r o c e s s e s t, h e n o m e n c l a t u r ea n d d e f i n i t i o n sg i v e n i n I S O 8 5 7 - 1 a r e f o l l o w e di n t h i s s t a n d a r d T
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preliminarywelding proGedurespecification (pWPS)

a documenlcontainingthe requiredvariablesof the weldingprocedurewhich has to be qualifiedhas to be qualified
usingone of the methodsdescribedin accordancewilh clause6

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welding proceduresPecifiGation(WPS)
a documenlthat has been qualifiedby one of the methodsdescribedin clause 6 and provides the required
duringproduclionwelding.
variablesof thewetdingprocedureto ensurerepeatability

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work instruction
of the weldingprocedure,suitablefor directapplicationin the workshoP
simplifiedspecification

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- welding procedure qualification record (WPQR)
- - reeordcomprisingall.necessarydata neededforqualification of€ preliminarywelding procedure specification- ---

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welding proceduretest
test piece,as indicaledin the pWPS,in orderto qualifya weldingprocedure
makingana testingof a standardized

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pre-itoduction welding test
welding test having the same function as a welding procedure test, but based on a non-standard test piece
reordlentativeof the productionconditions

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standardwelding procedure specification
welding procedurespeciticationwhich has been qualifiedby a welding procedure test nol related to the
manufacturerand qualifiedby an examineror examiningbody
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NOTE A standard welding procedure may then be made available to any manufacturer'

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previous welding experience
when it can be shown by authenticated test data that the manufacturer's established production welding
procedureshave been capable of consistentlyproducing welds of acceptable quality over a Period of time
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tested welding consumable
welding consumable or consumable combinalion tested according to appropriate standards for testing of welding
consumaDles
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wetding consumable
materiaisconsumed in the making of a weld, includingfiller metals and auxiliary malerials

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e s s e n t i a lv a r i a b l e
welding conditionthat requires qualification

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n o n e s s e n t i a lv a r i a b l e
welding conditionaddressed in the WPS but not requiringqualification

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range of qualification
extent of qualjficationfor an essentialwelding variable
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parent material
material(s)to be joined by welding

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test piece
weldedassemblywhich is usedfor testingpurposes

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test specimen
part oi portion cut from the test piece in order to performa specifieddestructivetest

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wetdeJ.jointin which the weld metaland parentmaterialhave no significantdifferencesin mechanicalproperties
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NOTE homogeneous-
A weldedjointmadeof similarparentmaterialswilhoutflllermetalis considered
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properties
welded-joint in whicn the weld metal and parent malerial have significant differences in mechanical
and/or chemical comPosition
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dissimilar material joint
properties and/or chemical
welded joint in whic-hthe parenl materials have significantdifferencesin mechanical
composition
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imperfection
discontinuity in the weld or a deviation from the intended geometry. lmperfections are, e.g. cracks, lack of
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penetration,porosity,slag inclusions

NoTEEN|So6520-landEN|So6520-2conlaincomprehensive|istsofimperfections.

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manufacturer
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person or organizationresponsiblefor the welding production

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examiner
perdon who has been appointed to verify compliancewith the applicablestandard
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NOIE examinercan be required

In certaincases,an externalindependent

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examining body
organisatiSnthai has been appointed to verify compliancewith the applicablestandard

NOTE In cedaincases,an externalindependent bodycan be requtred

exarnining

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manufacturer of consumables
p a r t y w h o m a n u f a c t u r e st h e c o n s u m a b l e st o t a l l yo r p e r f o r m st h e f i n a l p a r t o f p r o d u c t i o nw
, h i c h d e t e r m i n e sl h e
q u a l i t yo f t h e c o n s u m ab l e s

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w e l d i n g c o - o r di n a t i on P e r s on n e l
p e r s o n n ewl h o h a v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i ei ns t h e m a n u f a c t u r i n og p e r a t i o nf o f w e l d i n ga n d w e l d i r r gr e l a t e da c t j v i t i e sw h o s ' - '
c o m p e t e n c ea n d k n o w l e d g eh a s b e e n d e r n o n s l r a t e .bJy e . g . t r a i n n g e d L r c a t i o n i l n d / o r r e l e v a n tn r a n t l f a c t u r i n g
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heat input
ener gy int r odu c e di n to th e w e l d re g i o n d u ri n g w el di ng

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par ent m at er i a l th i c k n e s s
nom inalt hic k n e s so f th e m a te ri a l sto b e w e l ded

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weld m et al t hi c k n e s s
t hic k nes sof t h e w e l d m e ta l e x c l u d i n ga n y re i nforcement

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4 Abbreviations

For the purposes of qualificatlonof w_eldingprocedures,the abbreviationslisted in Table-1_?PPIY. _

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Table 1 - Abbreviations

Ab b re v i a ti o n D escri pti on

pwPS P rel i mi naryW el di ng P rocedureS peci fi cation

WPQR
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WPS Welding Procedure Specification

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' l5609-3, prEN ISO 15609-4 and prEN ISO 15609-5 define a
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prEN ISO 15609-1, EN lSO 15609-2, prEN lSO

iormat for the welding procedure specificalionsfor the followingwelding processes:

- arc welding:

- gas welding;
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- electron beam weldingi

- laser beam welding;

- resistancewelding.
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WpS for other welding processes and for special applicatlonsmay be covered by specific standards, for example :.

f o r s t u dw e l d i n g ,s e e E N I S O 1 4 5 5 5 ;

f o r f r i c t i o nw e l d i n g ,s e e E N I S O 1 5 6 2 0 ..

W p S s h a l l b e c l a s s i f i e da s p W P S u n t i lq u a l i f i e du s i n ga n a p p r o p r i a t em e t h o d i n a c c o r d a n c ew i t h c l a u s e6 .

6 t n d q u a l i f i c a t i o no f w e l d i n g p r o c e d u r e s
Devetopmena

6 . 1G e n e r a l

e u a l i f i c a t i o no f w e l d i n gp r o c e d u r e ss h a l l b e p e r f o r m e dp r i o rt o a c t u a lw e l d i n gi n p r o d u c t i o n .

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The manufacturershall preparea pwPS and shall ensurethat it is applicablefor the actual production,
experiencefrom previousproductionsand the generalfundof knowledgeof wetoingtectrnotogy.- using

EachpWPS shallbe usedas a basisfor establishment

of WPQRqualiliedaccordingto one of the methods listed
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Table 2 - Methods of qual i fi cati on

M et h o d b a s e d o n Application

W eldin g Pro c e d u re
test Can always be applied, unless the procedure test does not adequately
c o rre s p o n dto the j oi nt geometry,restrai nt,accessi bi l i tyof the actual w elds.
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Ap p l i c a ti o ni s l i mi ted to w el di ng proceduresusi ng consumabl es.
Tested welding T h e te s ti n g o f the consumabl es shal l cover the parent materi al used in
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( s ee 6. 3 ) Further limitations as regards material and other parameters are specified in
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P r e v i o u sw e l d i n g A p p l i c a t i o ni s l i m i t e d t o p r o c e d u r e s u s e d p r e v i o u s l y f o r a l a r g e n u m b e r o f
experience w e l d s i n c o m parabl e i t e m s , j o i n t s a n d m a t e r i a l s . R e q u i r e m e n t s a r e s p e c i f i e d
( s ee 6. 4 ) i n E N I S O 1 5 6 11 .

S t anda rdw e l d i n g
S i mi l a r to w el di ng procedure test and l i mi tati ons are speci f ied in
procedure
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D r E NI S O 1 5 6 1 2 .
( s ee 6.5 )
P r e- pr o d u c ti o n C a n a l w a y s be appl i ed i n pri nci pl ebut requi res manufacture of a test piece
weldin g te s t u n d e r p ro d u c ti oncondi ti ons.S ui tabl efor mass producti on.R equi reme nt s ar e
(see6.6) s p e c i f i e di n E N I S O 1 5 6 1 3 .
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lf the quatification involves welding of test pieces, then the test pieces shall be welded in accordance with the
pWPS.

The WPQR shall comprise all variables (essential and non essenlial)as well as the specified ranges of qualification
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given in the appropriatestandard. On basis of the WPQR, the WPS for production welding is developed under the
responsibilityof the manufacturerunless otherwise required (see annex B).

6.2Qualificationbasedon weldingproceduretest
This method specifies how a welding procedure can be qualifiedby the welding and testing of a standardized test
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prece.

A welding procedure test may be required whenever the propertiesof the material in the weld metal and the heat
affected zone are criticalfor the application.

The different parts of prEN ISO 15614 define the welding proceduretests for the following welding processes:

- arc welding;

- gas welding;

electron beam welding;

laserbeamwelding;

r e s i s t a n c ew e l d i n o .

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processes
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apprications
maybe coveredby speciric
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- for studwetding,see EN ISO j4555;

- for frictionwelding,see EN ISO 15620.

6.3 Qualification based on tested welding consumables

This melhodspecifieshow a weldingprocedure

can be qualifiedby usingtestedweldingconsumabtes.

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by usingtestedwerdingconsumabres
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- arc welding;

- gas welding.

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may be coveredby specific

6,4 Qualification based on previous welding experience

specifieshow a weldingprocedurecan be qualifiedby

demonstration
of previoussatrsfactory
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1l,yIS lYalified experiencein werdingon conditionthat
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only welding procedures known from experienceto be reliable
should be used in such cases.
EN lso 15611 defines the method of qualificationby reference
' to previous werding
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experience
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w e l d i n gp r o c e s s e s :
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- arc welding;

- gas welding;
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- electron beam welding;

- taser beam welding;

resistancewelding.

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processes
androrspeciar
appricarions
maybe arsocoveredby
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- f o rs t u dw e l d i n gs, e e E N I S O 1 4 5 5 5 ;

f o rf r i c l i o n
w e l d i n gs, e e E N I S O 1 5 6 2 0 .

6 . 5 Q u a l i f i c a t i o nb a s e d o n a s t a n d a r d w e l d i n g p r o c e o u r e

Thisnrethodspecifieshow a weldinl]procedrrre
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A pWPS preparedby a manufactureris qualifiedif the rangesfor all variablesare within the range permittedbv a
standardweldingprocedure.

A standardwelding procedureshall be issuedas a specificationin the format of a WPS or WPQR based on a

to the relevantpart of prEN ISO '15614for weldingproceduretests.lssueand amendment of standard
qualification
welding proceduresshall be made by the examiner or examiningbody taking responsibilityfor the initial
oualification.

of a standardweldingprocedureis also subjectto conditionsto be satisfiedby the user.

Application

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s t andar ds .

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This method specifies how a welding procedure can be qualified by pre-productionwelding tests.

This method is the only reliable method of qualification for some welding procedures, in which the resultino
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propertiesof the weld strongly depend on certain conditions such as; component, special reslraint conditions, heat
sinks elc., which cannot be reproduced by standardized test pieces.

Qualificationby a pre-production welding test may be used where the shape and dimensions of standardized
pieces do not adequately represent the joint to be welded, e.9. attachmentweld to thin pipe. In such cases, one or
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more special test pieces shall be made to simulate the production joint in all essential features. The test shall be
carriedout prior and under the conditionsto be used in produclion.

Inspection and testing of the test piece shall be carried out in accordance with the appropriate standard for
procedure testing, but this testing may need to be supplemented or replaced by special tests according to the
'15613defines the method of qualification pre-production
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the followingwelding processes:

arcwelding;

gas welding;

e l e c t r o nb e a m w e l d i n g ;

l a s e rb e a mw e l d i n g ;

- resistancewelding.

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AnnexB
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Differentphases in weldingprocedurequalification

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method validity based on the relevant and, if applicable,
standard of quaf ification examiner/examining body
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Annex C
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Flow diagramfor the developmentand qualificationof a WPS

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A p p l i c a b l ep a r t o f
, N I S O 1 5 6 1 1 ,E N I S O 1 5 6 1 2 E
EN tSO15610E , N ISO15613 p r E No r E N 1 5 6 1 4 ,
EN tSO 14555,
EN tSO 15620
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W P Q R b y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e ro r , i f a p p l i c a b l e b
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W P S p r e p a r e db y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r

( i f n e c e s s a r y p) r e p a r e db y t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r
R e l e a s ef o r p r o d u c t i o n: W P S o r w o r k i n s t r u c t i o n

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