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WPS (Welding Procedure Specifications) Article II
PQR PQR (Procedure Qualification Records) Article Article II
WPQ (Welder Performance Qualification) Article III
Data (Welding Data) Article IV
SWPS SWPS (Standard Welding Procedure Specifications) Article Article V
SMAW SMAW (Shielded Metal-Arc Welding)
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GMAW (Gas Metal-Arc Welding)
FCAW FCAW (Flux Core-Arc Welding)
SAW SAW (Submerged-Arc Welding)
Section IX specifies the requirements for the qualification of welders and brazers, and the welding and brazing procedure in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
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Note: There is an exception to this requirement for the performance qualification of a welder, for for F-Number 6 filler metals only, in (QW-433)
A-Numbers, are are defined in (QW-404.5) as the chemical composition of the weld deposit. A-numbers are applicable only for the ferrous metals for the qualification of the WPS. They are not a variable for WPQ. A partial listing of A-Numbers by type of weld metal analysis can be found in (QW-442)
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