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ASME BPVC.IX-2015
QW-450 SPECIMENS
QW-451 PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION THICKNESS LIMITS AND TEST SPECIMENS
Table QW-451.1
Groove-Weld Tension Tests and Transverse-Bend Tests
Range of Thickness T of
Base Metal, Qualified,
in. (mm) Type and Number of Tests Required (Tension and
[Note (1)] and [Note (2)] Maximum Thickness t of Guided‐Bend Tests) [Note (2)]
Thickness T of Test Deposited Weld Metal, Face Root
Coupon, Welded, Qualified, in. (mm) Tension, Side Bend, Bend, Bend,
in. (mm) Min. Max. [Note (1)] and [Note (2)] QW-150 QW-160 QW-160 QW-160
Less than 1/16 (1.5) T 2T 2t 2 ... 2 2
1 3 1
/16 to /8 (1.5 to 10), incl. /16 (1.5) 2T 2t 2 [Note (5)] 2 2
3
Over /8 (10), but less than 3
3 /16 (5) 2T 2t 2 [Note (5)] 2 2
/4 (19)
3
/4 (19) to less than 11/2 (38) 3
/16 (5) 2T 2t when t < 3/4 (19) 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
3
/4 (19) to less than 11/2 (38) 3
/16 (5) 2T 2T when t ≥ 3/4 (19) 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
11/2 (38) to 6 (150), incl. 3
/16 (5) 8 (200) [Note (3)] 2t when t < 3/4 (19) 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
1 3 8 (200) [Note (3)] when
1 /2 (38) to 6 (150), incl. /16 (5) 8 (200) [Note (3)] 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
t ≥ 3/4 (19)
3
Over 6 (150) [Note (6)] /16 (5) 1.33T 2t when t < 3/4(19) 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
Over 6 (150) [Note (6)] 3
/16 (5) 1.33T 1.33T when t ≥ 3/4 (19) 2 [Note (4)] 4 ... ...
NOTES:
(1) The following variables further restrict the limits shown in this table when they are referenced in QW-250 for the process under con-
sideration: QW-403.9, QW-403.10, QW-404.32, and QW-407.4. Also, QW-202.2, QW-202.3, and QW-202.4 provide exemptions that
supersede the limits of this table.
(2) For combination of welding procedures, see QW-200.4.
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(3) For the SMAW, SAW, GMAW, PAW, and GTAW welding processes only; otherwise per Note (1) or 2T, or 2t , whichever is applicable.
(4) see QW-151.1, QW-151.2, and QW-151.3 for details on multiple specimens when coupon thicknesses are over 1 in. (25 mm).
(5) Four side‐bend tests may be substituted for the required face‐ and root‐bend tests, when thickness T is 3/8 in. (10 mm) and over.
(6) For test coupons over 6 in. (150 mm) thick, the full thickness of the test coupon shall be welded.
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