QW-352 QW-353 QW-354 (Note (2) ) QW-355 QW-356 QW-357 (Note (1) )

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ASME BPVC.

IX-2019 (Page No: 94)


Table QW-416
Welding Variables
Welder Performance
Essential
GMAW
Paragraph OFW SMAW SAW GTAW PAW
Brief of Variables [Note (2)]
[Note (1)] Table Table Table Table Table
Table
QW-352 QW-353 QW-354 QW-356 QW-357
QW-355
QW-402 .4 − Backing X X X X
Joints .7 + Backing X
QW-403 .2 Maximum qualified X
Base .16 ϕ Pipe diameter X X X X X
Metal .18 ϕ P‐Number X X X X X X
.14 ± Filler X
.15 ϕ F‐Number X X X X X X
QW-404 .22 ± Inserts X X
Filler .23 ϕ Filler metal product form X X
Metals .30 ϕ t Weld deposit X X X X X
.31 ϕ t Weld deposit X
.32 t Limit (s. cir. arc) X
QW-405 .1 + Position X X X X X X
Positions .3 ϕ ↑↓ Vert. welding X X X X
QW-408 .7 ϕ Type fuel gas X
Gas .8 − Inert backing X X X
QW-409 .2 ϕ Transfer mode X
Electrical .4 ϕ Current or polarity X
Welding Processes:
OFW Oxyfuel gas welding.
SMAW Shielded metal-arc welding.
SAW Submerged-arc welding.
GMAW Gas metal-arc welding.
GTAW Gas tungsten-arc welding.
PAW Plasma-arc welding.
Legend:
ϕ Change + Addition − Deletion t Thickness ↑ Uphill ↓ Downhill

NOTES:
(1) For description, see Article IV.
(2) Flux‐cored arc welding as shown in Table QW‐355, with or without additional shielding from an
externally supplied gas or gas mixture, is included.

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