Welding and Brazing Processes

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Last updated: Jul 24, 2017

ProWrite supported Processes

ASME Section 9 (S9) & AWS D1.1 Standard Welding Processes

GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (AKA Tig , Tungsten Inert Gas )

SMAW: Shielded Metal Arc Welding  (AKA Stick , MMA , MMAW , Manual Metal Arc , FSAW , Flux Shielded Arc Welding )

GMAW: Gas Metal Arc Welding (AKA Mig , Metal Inert Gas , MAG , Metal Active Gas )

FCAW: Flux-Cored Arc Welding (AKA FCA , Flux Cored Arc )

SAW: Submerged Arc Welding

 

ASME Section 9 (S9) Extended Welding Processes

PAW: Plasma Arc Welding

OFW: Oxy-Fuel Welding (AKA OAW , OxyAcetylene Welding , Oxy Welding , Gas Welding )

EGW: Electro-Gas Welding

ESW: Electro-Slag Welding

 

ASME Section 9 (S9) Brazing

TB: Torch Brazing

FB: Furnace Brazing

IB: Induction Brazing

RB: Resistance Brazing

DB: Dip Brazing

 

Notes:

Argon Welding is sometimes used as a term for GTAW, GMAW, FCAW or PAW or any Arc Welding process as it is a common inert shielding gas.

GMAW-S is GMAW with the Short-Circuiting Arc Transfer Mode and is supported in both ASME Section 9 and AWS D1.1.

GMAW-P is GMAW with the Pulsed Arc Transfer Mode and is supported in ASME Section 9 only.

 

ProWrite presently supports a maximum of 3 welding configurations/processes on a given ASME Section 9 PQR, WPS, & WPQ or AWS D1.1 PQR or WPS. Brazing documents and AWS D1.1 WPQs are limited to a single process given code specifications.