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In my possession is a wps that states 1/16" to 3/16" 3 f vertical down, tee joint  qualifies for .030" to .375"  sheet to sheet metal... My question is in a welder qualification test would 1/8" to 1/8" be a qualifying material to test welders on ?  The material specs on the wps says 1/16" Mild steel sheet  to 3/16" mild steel sheet,    is this the only size material that can be used in a welder qualification test?    Ive never seen a wps stating exact materials thicknesses to certify on   please help
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Reply:Yes sir.  D1.3      welding info.  GMAW, 3F TEE JOINT VERT. DWN  QUALIFIES 1F,2F,3F VERT. DWN AND LAP    PQR WAS DONE ON 1/16" TO 3/16"                                               BASE METAL A36 P1 GROUP 1 TO A36 P1 GROUP 1                                              THICKNESS RANGE .0310" TO .375"                                               CAN I CERTIFY TO THE WPS USING THICKNESSES IN THIS RANGE ?   WOULD 1/8" BE OKAY FOR THICKNESS TO QUALIFY TO THIS PROCEDURE
Reply:To my (admittedly limited understanding) you are bound by the WPQR to use the stated plate thicknesses to qualify for the full thickness range.  the thickness qualifies you for 1/2T to 2T .... They qualified those thickness specifically to allow the 0.0310 - 0.375" range.  a 1/8 to 1/8 test plate would only qualify you for 1/16-1/4" range ... not 1/32 - 3/8" range.That is my understanding of the Code.AWS CWI xxxx21711968 SA200  Originally Posted by WelderMike  I hate being bipolar, It's awesome.
Reply:That's my thoughts exactly about the 1/8" material,  I'm bound to the 1/16" to 3/16"   so now my thoughts are how did they get .030 to 3/8" material thicknesses ?  isn't it 1/2 t to 2 t  on thickness of  thinnest material?  looks as they used 1/2 t the thinnest material and doubled the thickest of the thickest material?  I'm not seeing that in D 1.3   thanks for your help and time by the way  its appreciated.
Reply:Originally Posted by MARK8That's my thoughts exactly about the 1/8" material,  I'm bound to the 1/16" to 3/16"   so now my thoughts are how did they get .030 to 3/8" material thicknesses ?  isn't it 1/2 t to 2 t  on thickness of  thinnest material?  looks as they used 1/2 t the thinnest material and doubled the thickest of the thickest material?  I'm not seeing that in D 1.3   thanks for your help and time by the way  its appreciated.
Reply:Yes sir,  I got so many issues with this Wps... It was tested as a tee joint and documented as being bent 180 degrees ? for PQR test results     Thank you. your a good man, Ive proposed to the customer that I believe a new WPS should be created.. But no one likes to hear they need to spend time and money to get there the right way...
Reply:Originally Posted by MARK8Yes sir,  I got so many issues with this Wps... It was tested as a tee joint and documented as being bent 180 degrees ? for PQR test results     Thank you. your a good man, Ive proposed to the customer that I believe a new WPS should be created.. But no one likes to hear they need to spend time and money to get there the right way...