Swps Asme Ix

The following is a heads-up for those who use AWS Standard Welding Procedures as permitted by Section IX, Article V; readers are advised that the opinions expressed in this presentation are those ofMr. Sperko and not the official opinion of Subcommittee IX.
Standard Welding Procedure Specifications
One of the 2000 Addenda changes, -- Standard Welding Procedure Specifications (SWPSs) -- hascaused some confusion in the industry and is worth discussing briefly.
Section IX, Article V, requires the potential user of an SWPS to make a “Demonstration Test Weld” following that SWPS beforeusing it in production welding; the objective of this demonstration weld is to show that the manufacturer has the ability to follow the SWPS exactly as the SWPS is written. A manufacturer who does notfollow the SWPS exactly fails the demonstration -- and should not be permitted to use any SWPS until he demonstrates his ability to follow the SWPS exactly as it is written. The following are someexamples of failures to meet this requirement.
An SWPS was submitted to an engineer for review with a welder qualification record as the demonstration test record; although the welder qualification wasacceptable, it was incomplete as a demonstration of the manufacturer’s ability to follow the SWPS since all the information required by QW-510(d) was not recorded:
• The applicable fabricationdocuments were not identified on the SWPSs
• The groove design was not recorded
• The method of cleaning was not recorded
• The electrode size was not recorded
• The preheat temperature was notrecorded
• The deposit thickness for each electrode type was not recorded
• The interpass temperature was not recorded
• Whether or not PWHT was done was not recorded
• The demonstration testidentification number was not recorded on the SWPS (QW-540)
In another case, a contractor submitted SWPS B2.1-8-025-94 that is not among those SWPSs listed in Section IX, Appendix E. In addition, the same...