AWS Supporting PQRs

Date 01-09-2011 12:12 Edited 01-10-2011 07:41

We are going to submit a SWPS According to AWS B2-1-1-022-94, Please help us in these Cases:

1- Some Supporting PQR Numbers are Specified in the Code, How could we find Welding Research Council PQRs (to be attached with the SWPS) as noted in the Code such as:001001, 001009, 001021 & etc.

2- Could We Find these PQRs in ASME Code?

By MBSims

Date 01-09-2011 16:29

1. Contact AWS to discuss availability. The referenced PQRs were catalogued by the WRC for AWS.

2. The PQRs are not in the ASME Code. If you wish to use a SWPS for ASME Code work, you do not need to have a copy of the supporting PQRs. You only need to do the SWPS demonstration and document the demonstration as described in ASME IX.

By jon20013 (*****)

Date 01-10-2011 02:37

Marty is dead on the button. If you'd like some additional information The Chair of ASME IX has some information on his website about using SWPS along with some precautions in using them. Please check www.sperkoengineering.com

Walt Sperko has several great articles in his website on welding and brazing and he also has summary notes for each years changes and addenda to ASME IX. A very good site that he's obviously put a lot of work into.

By fschweighardt (***)

Date 01-11-2011 02:39

Im pretty sure they don't give out the actual PQR's for the SWPS's.