Dear friends, Can we repair a weld with SMAW WPS which was initially welded by a GMAW process.We have qualified wps for gmaw and smaw separately. Please advise based on asme sec ix code.
You must use the welding process that was qualified by testing.
If the original weld was deposited using GMAW, but you have a WPS qualified for SMAW, you should be fine to proceed with SMAW assuming it is for the same P number, F number, etc.
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