Thickness Range for PQR?
Thickness Range for PQR?
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i am preparing wps for pipe 6"dia & 10.97mm thickness, with GTAW process at root pass & hot pass, then SMAW process at fill & cap...I would like to know what will be the thickness range of base metal?





RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
Do you have a copy of Section IX? Refer to Article IV, Table QW-451, the minimum thickness is 4.8mm, assuming a coupon thickness of between 10 and 19mm is used.
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
Just a little more, for base metal up to and including
10 mm in thickness, min qualified thickness is 1.5 mm. Over 10 mm, min qualified thickness is 5 mm.
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
So you have two thickness ranges to consider, 'T' for base metal, and 't' for weld deposit. Qualified ranges for your example, per QW 451, are x 2.
If your welder deposits 0.1875" using the GTAW process, you are qualified for up to 0.375" deposit thickness in production. Similarly, if the weld deposit for SMAW is 0.25" thick, you can deposit up to 0.5" thick using that process in production.
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
Qualify on 1.5" or 1.75"
Thickness Range will = 3/16" through 5/8"" without CVN's or 5/8" through 8.0" with CVN's
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RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?
RE: Thickness Range for PQR?