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PARAGRAPH SMAW 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 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 QW-404 Filler Metals .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 .34 Flux Type .35 Flux/Wire Classification .36 Recrushed Slag .50 Flux QW-405 Positions .1 + Position .2 Position .3 Vertical Welding QW-406 Preheat .1 Decrease > 100F (56C) .2 Preheat maintenance .3 Increase > 100F (56C) (IP) N N N N SAW N N N N GMAW/ FCAW N N N N GTAW N N N N N
S S E E E E E E E E E E
S S E E E E E E
S S E E
S S
E E
N E E N S E E S S E N E E E E N E N E S E N N E N E E N E N E E E E E E S E E N E E N E E
N S N
N S
N S N
N N
E N S
E N S
E N S
E S
N E N N E E E E E
N N N
S E
S N N N N
N N
N N
N N
N N N
N N N N N N N N N N
N N N N N N N E N N N
N N N N N S S N N N N N
S S
S S
N N
LEGEND
+ Addition - Deletion > Increase/greater than < Decrease/less than Uphill Downhill Forehand Backhand Change
E = Essential Variables which must be indicated on both the WPS and recorded on the PQR. Any changes to these variables
require requalification of WPS.
S = Supplementary Essential Variables must be indicated on the WPS and Recorded on the PQR when Impact Testing is
required. Changes to these variables when Impact testing is performed require requalification of WPS.
Nonessential variables must be indicated on the WPS but when changed do not require requalification of WPS.
NOTE: WPSs are to indicate all Essential, Nonessential and Supplementary Essential variables. Do not indicate variables which are not used as NA they are applicable and should be entered on the WPS as None or Not used.