Base Metal Grouping for Welding Procedure and Performance ...

1 Base MetalGrouping forWelding Procedureand PerformanceQualificationAWS :2005550 LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 AWS :2005 Base Metal Grouping forWelding Procedure andPerformance QualificationPrepared by theAmerican Welding Society (AWS) B2 Committee on Procedure and Performance QualificationUnder the Direction of theAWS Technical Activities CommitteeApproved by theAWS Board of DirectorsAbstractThis document provides the AWS base Metal Grouping for Welding Procedure and Performance qualification and isidentical to Annex IV of AWS :2005, Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Standard Book Number: 0-87171-048-XAmerican Welding Society550 LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 2006 by American Welding Society All rights reservedPrinted in the United States of AmericaPhotocopy Rights. No portion of this standard may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in anyform, including mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the to photocopy items for internal, personal, or educational classroom use only or the internal, personal, oreducational classroom use only of specific clients is granted by the American Welding Society provided that the appropriatefee is paid to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, tel: (978) 750-8400; Internet:< >.

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5 Guests are invited to attend all meetings of the AWS B2 Committee on Procedure and Performance Qualification to express their comments verbally. Procedures for appeal ofan adverse decision concerning all such comments are provided in the Rules of Operation of the Technical ActivitiesCommittee. A copy of these Rules can be obtained from the American Welding Society, 550 LeJeune Road,Miami, FL :2005 This page is intentionally :2005vPersonnelAWS B2 Committee on Procedure and Performance QualificationG. M. Wisbrock, ChairLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control DallasJ. J. Fluckiger, 1st Vice ChairBattelle Energy Alliance Idaho National Laboratory**P. B. Dickerson, 2nd Vice ChairConsultantL. P. Connor, SecretaryAmerican Welding SocietyT. J. AndersonConsultantE. W. BeckmanInternational Training InstituteJ. L. CooleyJ. C. & Associates, IncorporatedW. D. DotyDoty & AssociatesE. H. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionM. HerrleARISE, Incorporated*M. J. HouleWelding Engineering ServicesA.

6 W. JohnsonA. W. Johnson & Associates*N. K. KanayaBEAR Testing LaboratoryR. A. LaFaveElliott Turbomachinery CompanyK. Y. LeeThe Lincoln Electric CompanyB. B. MacDonaldUnited AssociationC. MartinCanadian Welding BureauK. M. McTagueFactory MutualA. S. OlivaresHartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company*G. W. OylerConsultant*J. F. PikeNASA Langley Research CenterW. M. RuofBechtel Plant Machinery, IncorporatedJ. J. SekelyWelding Services, Incorporated*J. B. ShoreBrooks Automation*A. W. SindelSindel & Associates*C. E. Spaeder, Chemical Corporation*W. J. SperkoSperko Engineering Services*R. F. WaiteConsultantR. K. WiswesserWelder Training & Testing Institute*Advisor** DeceasedAWS :2005 This page is intentionally :2005viiTable of ContentsPage v1. 1 Annex IV Base Metal 3 List of TablesTa blePage of Base Metal Specifications ferrous alloys .. 4IV-1 Listing of Base Metal Specifications Nonferrous alloys .. 39IV-2M-Number Listing of Base Metals ferrous alloys .

7 62IV-2M-Number Listing of Base Metals Nonferrous of Base Metal Specifications Iron 176 AWS :2005 This page is intentionally :2005 AWS :20051 Base Metal Grouping forWelding Procedure and Performance Qualification1. ScopeThis publication is an extract of AWS , Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification, and isidentical to Annex IV, Base Metal Grouping , in the 2005 edition of that publication may be referred to by other codes and standards that have Welding Procedure and Performance require-ments in order to avoid duplication of materials tables in those metals and filler metals have been grouped into categories that will minimize the number of qualification testsrequired. Substitution of one base Metal or filler Metal for another, even when within the allowable rules, should only bemade after an evaluation of the factors involved. For some materials, additional tests may be required. Materials notlisted require separate :20052 This page is intentionally :2005IV 1.

8 Base Metal SpecificationsTable IV-1 indexes ASTM, ABS, API, AISI,CSA, AMS, ISO, NACE, and MSS base metals in nu-merical order to provide ease of reference when deter-mining into what Grouping a particular base metalspecification IV-2 groups base metals for Welding procedureand Performance qualification on the basis of mechanicalproperties, chemical composition, and metallurgical com-patibility to minimize the number of Welding qualificationwhere this can logically be 2. M-Number GroupingsBase Metal has been divided into general categories( , M-Numbers 1, 1A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, etc.), and furtherdivided into groups within each general category Grouping does not imply that base met-als may be substituted for other base metals within thesame M-Number without consideration for 3. Iron Castings SpecificationsBase Metal specifications for iron castings are dividedinto AWS IVBase Metal GroupingThis annex has been extracted from AWS :2005, Specification for Welding Procedureand Performance Qualification, and is a duplicate of Annex IV in that.

9 2005 ANNEX IV4 Table IV-1 ferrous alloys (Continued)StandardBase Metal SpecificationMaterial NumberGroupNumberType, Grade, orAlloy DesignationUNSN umberProduct FormSteel and Steel AlloysASTMA3111 Grade BK03100 RivetsASTMA3611A36K02595 PlateASTMA3611A36K02596 Plate & BarsASTMA3611A36K02597 Plate & BarsASTMA3611A36K02598 Plate & BarsASTMA3611A36K02599 Plate & BarsASTMA3611A36K02600 ShapesASTMA5311 Type E, Grade AK02504 Resistance Welded PipeASTMA5311 Type E, Grade BK03005 Resistance Welded PipeASTMA5311 Type F, Grade A Furnace Welded PipeASTMA5311 Type S, Grade AK02504 Seamless PipeASTMA5311 Type S, Grade BK03005 Seamless PipeASTMA10512 K03504 Pipe FlangesASTMA10611 Grade AK02501 Seamless PipeASTMA10611 Grade BK03006 Seamless PipeASTMA10612 Grade CK03501 Seamless PipeASTMA10811 Grade 1015 CWG10150 BarASTMA10811 Grade 1018 CWG10180 BarASTMA10811 Grade 1020 CWG10200 BarASTMA13111 Grade AK02300 StructuralASTMA13111 Grade BK02102 StructuralASTMA13111 Grade CSK01601 StructuralASTMA13111 Grade DK02101 StructuralASTMA13111 Grade DSK01601 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade EK01801 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade AH32K11846 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade AH36K11852 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade DH32K11846 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade DH36K11852 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade EH32K11846 StructuralASTMA13112 Grade EH36K11852 StructuralASTMA13411A36 Welded PipeASTMA13411A283 A Welded PipeASTMA13411A283 B Welded PipeASTMA13411A283 CK02401 Welded PipeASTMA13411A283 DK02702 Welded PipeASTMA13411A285 AK01700 Welded PipeASTMA13411A285 BK02200 Welded PipeASTMA13411A285 CK02801 Welded

10 PipeASTMA13511 Grade A ERW PipeASTMA13511 Grade B ERW PipeASTMA13911 Grade A Welded PipeASTMA13911 Grade BK03003 Welded PipeASTMA13911 Grade CK03004 Welded PipeTable IV-1 Listing of Base Metal Specifications ferrous AlloysANNEX IVAWS :20055 ASTMA13911 Grade DK03010 Welded PipeASTMA13911 Grade EK03012 Welded PipeASTMA14843 Grade 90-60 CastingsASTMA16131 Grade T1K11522 TubeASTMA16111 Low CarbonK01504 Low C TubeASTMA16782 Type 308S30800 Plate, Sheet & StripASTMA16782 Type 309S30900 Plate, Sheet & StripASTMA16782 Type 309SS30908 Plate, Sheet & StripASTMA16782 Type 310S31000 Plate, Sheet & StripASTMA16782 Type 310SS31008 Plate, Sheet & StripASTMA17811 Grade AK01200 ERW TubeASTMA17811 Grade CK03503 ERW TubeASTMA17812 Grade D ERW TubeASTMA17911 K01200 Seamless TubeASTMA18111 Class 60K03502 Pipe FlangesASTMA18112 Class 70K03502 Pipe FlangesASTMA18232 Grade F2K12122 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18232 Grade F1K12822 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18241 Grade F12, Class 1K11562 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18241 Grade F12, Class 2K11564 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18241 Grade F11, Class 2K11572 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18241 Grade F11, Class 3K11572 Pipe Flanges & FittingsASTMA18241 Grade F11.