limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure
limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure
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I have a butt weld procedure (asme IX), this procedure let me make fillet weld , my question is: i have limits to make that fillet weld ( diameters, thicknesses )
Thanks
I have a butt weld procedure (asme IX), this procedure let me make fillet weld , my question is: i have limits to make that fillet weld ( diameters, thicknesses )
Thanks





RE: limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure
Mike McCann, PE, SE
RE: limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure
"I have a Welding Procedure Specification that was qualified using a groove-weld test. Can I use this Welding Procedure Specification for fillet welds on all thicknesses of base material, on all diameters of pipe?"
If that is a similar question, I would take a look at QW-202.2(c) Qualification of Fillet Welds.
It is important to know the basis if you are allowing work to be performed using that WPS, but the short answer is no, you don't have any limits for thickness or diameter for fillet welds.
-Erik
RE: limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure
Yes.
(c) Qualification for Fillet Welds. WPS qualification for
fillet welds may be made on groove‐weld test coupons
using test specimens specified in (a) or (b). Fillet‐weld
procedures so qualified may be used for welding all
thicknesses of base metal for all sizes of fillet welds,
and all diameters of pipe or tube in accordance with
Table QW-451.4.
RE: limits to fillet weld with butt weld procedure