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American Welding Society: 550 NW Lejeune Road Miami, Florida 33126

The document is an interpretation from the American Welding Society (AWS) regarding limitations on prequalified welding procedure specifications (WPS) variables in AWS D1.1:2008. It addresses three inquiries: [1] how to select values from the ranges provided by electrode manufacturers to generate required ranges for the WPS, [2] if a mean value can be used to establish a narrower range, and [3] if the full manufacturer range can be listed on the WPS. The AWS response is that: [1] contractors can select parameters at their discretion within manufacturer limits and code clauses, [2] establishing a narrower range using a mean value is acceptable, and [3] multiple WPS entries listing

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American Welding Society: 550 NW Lejeune Road Miami, Florida 33126

The document is an interpretation from the American Welding Society (AWS) regarding limitations on prequalified welding procedure specifications (WPS) variables in AWS D1.1:2008. It addresses three inquiries: [1] how to select values from the ranges provided by electrode manufacturers to generate required ranges for the WPS, [2] if a mean value can be used to establish a narrower range, and [3] if the full manufacturer range can be listed on the WPS. The AWS response is that: [1] contractors can select parameters at their discretion within manufacturer limits and code clauses, [2] establishing a narrower range using a mean value is acceptable, and [3] multiple WPS entries listing

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American Welding Society

550 NW LeJeune Road Miami, Florida 33126

AWS D1.1 Interpretation

Subject: Limitation of Prequalified WPS Variables


Code Edition: D1.1:2008
Code Provision: Clause 3.6 and Table 4.5
AWS Log: D1.1-08-I01

Inquiry: (1) If the 4 variables are listed on the Prequalified WPS without qualification testing how does one
select the value to be used to generate the required range?

(2) Should a mean value be selected based on the wide ranges given by the electrode
manufacturer, and known by the user to produce sound welding performance in their shop, after
which the ranges required by Table 4.5 may be developed and listed on the prequalified WPS?

(3) Or may we use the full range recommended by the manufacture for a given size electrode and
list that on our prequalified WPS and allow the shop to determine how to apply those wide ranges
to the welding applications?

Response: (1) Selection of the parameters listed in AWS D1.1:2008 Clause 3.6(1), (2), (3), and (4) for use on
the WPS is at the discretion of the contractor. The parameters listed on the WPS shall be within
the recommendations of the electrode manufacturer and any other limits put forth by Clause 3 and
Clause 5 of this code.

(2) A range may be established as described in Inquiry (2) or a narrower range may be specified.

(3) It is not the intent of AWS D1.1:2008 Clause 3.6 that a single entry on the WPS include the
full range recommended by the manufacture for a given size electrode. Multiple entries each
including compatible welding parameter ranges in compliance with Table 4.5 and within the
manufacture recommendations may be necessary.

AWS D1.1, Structural Welding Code—Steel, is prepared by the AWS Structural Welding Committee. Because the Code is written in the
form of a specification, it cannot present background material or discuss the committee’s intent.
Since the publication of the first edition of the Code, the nature of inquiries directed to the American Welding Society and the Structural
Welding Committee has indicated that there are some requirements in the Code that are either difficult to understand or not sufficiently specific,
and other that appear to be overly conservative.
It should be recognized that the fundamental premise of the Code is to provide general stipulations applicable to any situation and to leave
sufficient latitude for the exercise of engineering judgment. Another point to be recognized is that the Code represents the collective experience
of the committee; and, while some provisions may seem overly conservative, they have been based on sound engineering practice.

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