I will also appoligize, but rude describes your post exactly. The "AMERICAN" Weldng Society has no less than 18 International Sections located around the world. In addition, many of us are involved in Internation business and run into specifications, terms and definitions for all over that we are not familiar with. In business, the definition of "AMERICAN" sometimes gets blurred. Some people won't drive a foreign car (BMW built in S. Carolina) but insist in an American car (Ford built in Mexico).
Enough said, I hope you understand where I am coming from on this.
Regards
By Stephan 
Date 11-10-2008 15:38
Edited 11-10-2008 15:41
Fredspoppy,
I love the forum, yes I really do and answers like yours are the reason; and if not somebody else had given you a "3", I would have!
Best regards,
Stephan
P.S. However, as Jon has mentioned already - but nonetheless has replied the post excellently once again - the same query has been asked a time back:
http://www.aws.org/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?pid=126845#pid126845P.P.S. No offense Superflux!
Superflux,
www.ultrasonic.de
is a great site with a good forum frequented by folks from all over the globe. Plus lots of conference proceedings, articles.
Hope you find it interesting
By jon20013 
Date 11-10-2008 06:43
Edited 11-10-2008 15:35
This question was asked, and answered before in here.
See ISO 6947.
Essentially, PA is flat butt weld, PB is horizontal fillet, PC is horizontal butt weld, PD is overhead fillet, PE is overhead butt, PF is vertical fillet, progression up, PG is vertical fillet, progression down.
In AWS standards, 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F. Edit: Tubulars may also follow same 2G, 5G etc as ASME
In ASME we throw in 5G, 6G, 5R, etc. EDIT: Sorry, I had listed 6GR here but that seems to be from AWS for tubulars!
Hope this helps/
