AWS D14.6 (ROTATING ELEMENTS OF EQUIPMENT)

AWS D14.6’s implementation into ProWrite allows users the ability to enter, store, and access their Specification for Welding of rotating elements of equipment documents as well as their welders from within ProWrite Welding Software.

AWS D14.6 is the Specification for Welding of rotating elements of equipment developed by The American Welding Society for construction of these components.

This specification establishes minimum acceptable requirements for weld joint detail and fabrication by welding of rotating elements in new equipment. This specification also applies to the modification or repair by welding of rotating elements in existing equipment. Equipment types covered by this specification include, but are not limited to: crushers, fans, impellers, centrifugal impellers, kilns, pulpers, gears, sheaves, drive trains, crankshafts, flywheels, power transmission shafts, air moving devices, blowers, and rotating elements of hydro electric generating equipment. The intent of this specification is not to include steam or combustion turbine rotors, blading, or camshafts. This specification also applies to such products and procedures that are agreed to by the Manufacturer, Fabricator, or Repair Organization and the Owner. Requirements contained herein are not intended to nullify or void the requirements of any law or governmental agency regulation or other codes applied to components. Additional requirements may be invoked by contract documents. The specification establishes the minimum acceptable practice at the time of its publication. It is not intended to restrict new developments or in any way to inhibit advances in the art and science of welding.

This specification is intended to promote the following:

(1) High quality construction and repair of welded rotating elements of equipment;

(2) Adequate initial and sustained performance of welded rotating elements of equipment;

(3) Personnel safety;

(4) Clear, concise fabrication practices that will be readily understood by the Manufacturer, Fabricator, or Repair Organization, Fabricator, Owner, and user; and

(5) Conservation of human and material resources in the fabrication of welded rotating elements of equipment.