ASME BPVC IX 2017 ed. Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S T A N D A R D F O R W E L D I N G , B R A Z I N G , A N D F U S I N G P R O C E D U R E S ; W E L D E R S ; B R A Z E R S ; A N D W E L D I N G , B R A Z I N G , A N D F U S I N G O P E R A T O R S

T h i s S e c ti o n c o n ta i n s r e q u i r e m e n ts fo r th e q u a l i fi c a ti o n o f w e l d e r s , w e l d i n g o p e r a to r s , b r a z e r s , b r a z i n g o p e r a to r s , p l a s ti c fu s i n g o p e r a to r s , a n d th e m a te r i a l j o i n i n g p r o c e s s e s t h e y u s e d u r i n g w e l d i n g , b r a z i n g , a n d fu s i n g o p e r a t i o n s fo r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f c o m p o n e n t s u n d e r t h e r u l e s o f t h e A S M E B o i l e r a n d P r e s s u r e V e s s e l C o d e , t h e A S M E B 3 1 C o d e s fo r P r e s s u r e P i p i n g , a n d o t h e r C o d e s , s t a n d a r d s , a n d s p e c i fi c a t i o n s t h a t r e fe r e n c e t h i s S e c ti o n . T h i s S e c ti o n i s d i v i d e d i n to fo u r p a r ts . (1 ) P a r t Q G c o n t a i n s g e n e r a l r e q u i r e m e n t s fo r a l l m a te r i a l j o i n i n g p r o c e s s e s . (2 ) P a r t Q W c o n ta i n s r e q u i r e m e n ts fo r we l d i n g . (3 ) P a r t Q B c o n ta i n s r e q u i r e m e n ts fo r b r a z i n g . (4 ) P a r t Q F c o n ta i n s r e q u i r e m e n ts fo r p l a s ti c fu s i n g . (b ) Wh e n e ve r th e r e fe r e n c i n g C o d e , s ta n d a r d , o r s p e c i fi c a ti o n i m p o s e s r e q u i r e m e n ts d i ffe r e n t th a n th o s e g i ve n i n th i s S e c ti o n , th e r e q u i r e m e n ts o f th e r e fe r e n c i n g C o d e , s ta n d a r d , o r s p e c i fi c a ti o n s h a l l ta ke p r e c e d e n c e o v e r th e r e q u i r e m e n ts o f th i s S e c ti o n . (c) S o m e o f th e m o r e c o m m o n te r m s r e l a ti n g to m a te r i a l j o i n i n g p r o c e s s e s a r e d e fi n e d i n Q G 1 0 9 . W h e n e v e r th e w o r d “ p i p e ” i s u s e d , “ tu b e ” s h a l l a l s o b e a p p l i c a b l e . (d) N e w e d i ti o n s t o S e c ti o n I X m a y b e u s e d b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e d a t e o f i s s u a n c e a n d b e c o m e s m a n d a t o r y 6 m o n th s a fte r th e d a te o f i s s u a n c e . (e ) C o d e C a s e s a r e p e r m i s s i b l e a n d m a y b e u s e d , b e g i n n i n g w i th th e d a te o f a p p r o v a l b y A S M E . O n l y C o d e C a s e s th a t a r e s p e c i fi c a l l y i d e n ti fi e d a s b e i n g a p p l i c a b l e to th i s S e c ti o n m a y b e u s e d . A t th e ti m e a C o d e C a s e i s a p p l i e d , o n l y th e l a te s t r e v i s i o n m a y b e u s e d . C o d e C a s e s th a t h a ve b e e n i n c o r p o r a te d i n to th i s S e c ti o n o r h a ve b e e n a n n u l l e d s h a l l n o t b e u s e d fo r n e w q u a l i fi c a ti o n s , u n l e s s p e r m i tte d b y t h e r e fe r e n c i n g C o d e . Q u a l i fi c a t i o n s u s i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f a C o d e C a s e r e m a i n v a l i d a fte r th e C o d e C a s e i s a n n u l l e d . T h e C o d e C a s e n u m b e r s h a l l b e l i s t e d o n t h e q u a l i fi c a ti o n r e c o r d ( s ) . (f) T h r o u g h o u t t h i s S e c t i o n , r e fe r e n c e s a r e m a d e t o va r i o u s n o n AS M E d o c u m e n ts . U n l e s s a s p e c i fi c d a te i s r e fe r e n c e d , th e la te s t e d i ti o n o f th e r e fe r e n c e d o c u m e n t i n e ffe c t a t th e ti m e o f p e r fo r m a n c e o r p r o c e d u r e q u a l i fi c a ti o n i s to b e u s e d

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A rticleI WeldingGeneralReq irements 1

Q W-1 0 S o e 1

Q W-1 0 WeldOrientatio 1

Q W-1 0 Tes Positio s forGro v eWelds 1

Q W-1 0 Tes Positio s forFi etWelds 1

Q W-1 0 Ty pes a dPurp ses ofTests a d Ex amin tio s 1

Q W-1 0 Tensio Tests 1

Q W-1 0 Guided‐Ben Tests 1

Q W-1 0 To g hnes Tests 1

Q W-1 0 Fi et‐WeldTests 1

Q W-1 0 Othe Testsa dEx amin tio s 2

A rticleI WeldingProced reQualfications 2

Q W-2 0 Gene al 2

Q W-2 0 Pr p ratio ofTes C u o 3

Q W-2 0 Hy brid Weldin Proc d r V aria les 3

Q W-2 0 Weldin Varia les 3

Q W-2 0 Tempe Bea Weldin 6

A rticleI I WeldingPerormanceQualfications 7

Q W-3 0 Gene al 7

Q W-3 0 Qualficatio Tes C u o s 7

Q W-5 0 Pro uctio Use ofSWPSs 2 7

ArticleX I BrazingGeneralReq irements 2 8

Q B-1 0 Tes Positio s forL p,Butt,S arf,orRab etJoints 2 8

Q B-1 0 Types a dPurp ses ofTests a dEx amin tio s 2 9

Q B-1 0 Pe lTests 2 1

ArticleX II BrazingProced reQualfications 2 2

ArticleX II BrazingPer ormanceQualfications 2 8

Q B-3 0 Retestsa dRenewalofQ ualficatio 2 9

Q B-3 0 Brazin Varia les forBraz rs a dBrazin Ope ators 2 9

ArticleX IV BrazingData 2 0

ArticleX X I PlasticFusingGeneralReq irements 2 7

Q F-1 0 F sed JointOrientatio 2 7

Q F-1 0 Ex amin tio sa dTests 2 8

ArticleX X II FusingProced reQualfications 2 3

Nonman atoryA ppen ixB Weldingan Br azingF rms 3 8

Nonman atoryA ppen ixD P‐NumberListing 3 9

Man atoryA ppen ixE PermitedSWPSs 3 8

Man atoryA ppen ixF Stan ardUnitsforUseinE uations 3 1

Nonman atoryA ppen ixG GuidancefortheUseofU.S.C stomaryan SIUnitsintheASMEBoier

an Pres ureVes elCode 3 2

Nonman atoryA ppen ixH WaveformControledWelding 3 5

Man atoryA ppen ixJ GuidelneforReq estingP-NumberAs ig nmentsforBaseMetalsnot

ListedinTableQW/QB-42 3 7

Nonman atoryA ppen ixK GuidanceonInvokingS ctionIXReq irementsinOtherCodes,

Stan-dards,Specifications,an ContractDocuments 3 8

Nonman atoryA ppen ixL Welder an WeldingOperator QualfiedUn erISO9 0 -1:20 2 an

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FIGURES

Q W-4 2.3(b) F c a dRootBen s—L ng itudin l 1 3

Q W-4 2.4(a) Fi etWelds inPlate—Proc d r 1 3

Q W-4 2.4(b) Fi etWelds inPlate—Pe forma c 1 4

Q W-4 2.4(c) Fi etWelds inPipe—Pe forma c 1 4

Q W-4 2.4(d) Fi etWelds inPipe—Proc d r 1 5

Q W-4 2.5(a) C emicalA nalysisa dHard es Spe imenC r osio ‐Resistanta dHard‐F cin Weld

MetalOv erla 1 5

Q W-4 2.5(b) C emicalA naly sisSpe imen,Hard‐F cin Overla Hard es ,a d Mac oTes

L catio ( ) forC r osio ‐Resistanta d Hard‐F cin WeldMetalOverla 1 6

Q W-4 2.5(c) PipeBen Spe imen—C r osio ‐ResistantWeldMetalOv erla 1 7

Q W-4 2.5(d) PlateBen Spe imens—C r osio ‐ResistantWeldMetalOverla 1 8

Q W-4 2.5(e) PlateMac o,Hard es ,a dC emicalA nalysis Spe imens—C r osio ‐Resistanta d

Hard‐F cin WeldMetalOv erla 1 9

Q W-4 2.7.1 Resistanc S amWeldTes C u o 1 9

Q W-4 2.7.2 S amWeldS ctio Spe imenRemov al 2 0

Q W-4 2.7.3 Resistanc WeldNug g etS ctio Tes Spe imens 2 0

Q W-4 2.8.1 Sp tWelds inShe ts 2 1

Q W-4 2.8.2 S amWeldPe lTes Spe imena dMetho 2 2

Q W-4 2.9 Sp tWelds inShe t 2 3

Q W-4 2.1 Nomenclatur forTempe Bea Weldin 2 7

Q W-4 2.1 Measur mentofTempe Bea Ov erla 2 8

Q W-4 3.1(a) Plates—Les Th n

in.(1 mm) Thicknes Proc d r Qualficatio 2 8

QW-4 3.1(c) Plates—L ng itudin lProc d r Qualficatio 2 9

QW-4 3.1(d) Proc d r Q ualficatio 2 9

QW-4 3.1(e) Proc d r Q ualficatio 2 0

QW-4 3.1() To g hnes Tes Spe imenL catio 2 0

QW-4 3.2(a) Plates—Les Th n

in.(1 mm) Thicknes Pe forma c Qualficatio 2 1

QW 4 3.2(c) Plates—L ng itudin lPe forma c Q ualficatio 2 2

QW-4 3.2(d) Pe forma c Qualficatio 2 2

QW-4 3.2(e) Pe forma c Qualficatio 2 3

QW-4 3.2() Pipe—NPS1 (DN2 0) A ssemblyPe forma c Q ualficatio 2 3

QW-4 3.2(g ) NPS6(D 1 0) orNPS8 (D 2 0) As emblyPe forma c Qualficatio 2 4

QW-4 3.2(h) Pe forma c Qualficatio 2 5

QW-4 4.1 Proc d r Q ualficatio Tes C u o a d Tes Spe imens 2 6

QW-4 4.2 Pe forma c Qualficatio Tes C u o s a dTes Spe imens 2 7

QW-4 6.1 Tes JigDimensio s 2 8

QW-4 6.2 Guided‐Ben Role Jig 2 0

QB-4 2.2(b) L ng itudin l Firs a d S co d Surfac Ben s—Plate 2 5

QB-4 2.3 L pJointPe lSpe imen 2 6

QB-4 2.4 L pJointS ctio Spe imen (S eQB-1 1) 2 6

QB-4 2.5 Workma shipC u o s 2 7

QB-4 3.1(a) PlatesProc d r Q ualficatio 2 8

QB-4 3.1(b) PlatesProc d r Q ualficatio 2 8

QB-4 3.1(c) PlatesProc d r Q ualficatio 2 9

QB-4 3.1(d) PlatesProc d r Q ualficatio 2 0

QB-4 3.1(e) Pipe—Proc d r Qualficatio 2 1

QB-4 3.2(a) PlatesPe forma c Q ualficatio 2 2

QB-4 3.2(b) PlatesPe forma c Q ualficatio 2 3

QB-4 3.2(c) PipePe forma c Qualficatio 2 4

QB-4 6.1 Guided‐Ben Jig 2 5

QB-4 6.2 Guided‐Ben Role Jig 2 6

QB-4 6.3 Guided‐Ben Wra A ro n Jig 2 6

QF-2 1.1 Req ir dMinimumMeltBea Siz 2 7

QF-4 1.1 F sin Positio s 2 5

QF-4 1.2 F sin Tes Positio s 2 6

QF-4 2 Cros S ctio ofUpsetBea sforButt-F sedPE Pipe 2 7

QF-4 3 Ben Tes Spe imen Removal,C nfig uratio ,a dTestin 2 8

QF-4 4 HSTITSpe imenC nfig uratio a dDimensio s 2 0

QF-4 5 HSTITSpe imenF iur Ex amples 2 1

QF-4 6 Ele trofusio Crush Tes 2 2

QF-4 7 Ele trofusio Ben Tes 2 3

QF-4 8 F sio Z ne VoidCriteria 2 4

QF-4 9 Ele trofusio Pe lTes 2 5

QF-4 0 Sh rt-Te mHy drostaticTes Spe imen 2 6

T ABLES

QW-2 2 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—Ox y fuel Gas Weldin (OFW) 3

QW-2 2.1 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—Ox y fuel Gas Weldin (OFW) 3

QW-2 3 Weldin Varia lesProc d r Spe ificatio s(WPS)—ShieldedMetal‐A rcWeldin (SMAW) 3

QW-2 3.1 Weldin Varia lesProc d r Spe ificatio s(WPS)—ShieldedMetal‐A rcWeldin (SMAW) 3

QW-2 4 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—Su me g ed‐A rcWeldin (SA W) 3

QW-2 4.1 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—Su me g ed‐A rcWeldin (SA W) 3

QW-2 5 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—GasMetal‐A rcWeldin (GMA Wa d

F A W) 4

QW-2 5.1 Weldin Varia les Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS)—GasMetal‐A rcWeldin (GMA Wa d

F A W) 4

Q W-2 7 Weldin V aria les Proc d r Spe ificatio s —Frictio StirWeldin (FSW) 6

Q W-2 0.4 Weldin V aria les forTempe Bea Proc d r Q ualficatio 6

Q W-3 2 Ox yfuelGasWeldin (OFW) 7

Q W-3 3 ShieldedMetal‐A rcWeldin (SMA W) 7

Q W-3 4 S mia tomaticSu me g ed‐A rcWeldin (SA W) 7

Q W-3 5 S mia tomaticGas Metal‐A rcWeldin (GMAW) 7

Q W-3 6 Ma u la dS mia tomaticGasTu g sten‐A rcWeldin (G A W) 7

Q W-3 7 Ma u la dS mia tomaticPlasma‐A rcWeldin (PAW) 7

Q W-4 6 Weldin V aria les 9

Q W/QB-4 2 Fe ro s a dNo fe ro s P‐Numbe s 9

Q W-4 2 F‐Numbe s 1 4

Q W-4 2 A ‐Numbe s 1 4

Q W-4 1.1 Gro v e‐WeldTensio Testsa dTra sverse‐Ben Tests 1 5

Q W-4 1.2 Gro v e‐WeldTensio Testsa dL ng itu in l‐Ben Tests 1 6

Q W-4 1.3 Fi et ‐WeldTes s 1 6

Q W-4 1.4 Fi etWeldsQ ualfiedb Gro ve‐Weld Tests 1 6

Q W-4 2.1(a) Tes Spe imens 1 7

Q W-4 2.1(b) Thicknes ofWeldMetal Qualfied 1 7

Q W-4 2.3 Gro v e‐WeldDiameterLimit 1 8

Q W-4 2.4 Smal Diamete Fi et ‐WeldTes 1 8

Q W-4 2.5 Fi et ‐WeldTes 1 8

Q W-4 2.6 Fi etQ ualficatio b Gro ve‐WeldTests 1 9

Q W-4 3 Proc d r a dPe forma c Q ualficatio Thicknes Limitsa dTes Spe imensforHard‐

F cin (Wear‐Resis a t)a dC r osio ‐ResistantOverlay s 1 9

Q W-4 1.9 Pe forma c Qualficatio —Positio a dDiamete Limitatio s 1 6

Q W-4 2.1 (a) ShearStreng thReq ir ment forSp torProje tio WeldSpe imens 2 4

Q W-4 2.1 (b) ShearStreng thReq ir ment forSp torProje tio WeldSpe imens 2 5

Q W-4 2.1 (c) ShearStreng thReq ir ment forSp torProje tio WeldSpe imens 2 6

Q W-4 3.3-1 Makeu ofE u tio sforA qu Reg iaa dLepito’s Etch 2 5

Q B-2 2 Tor hBrazin (T ) 2 4

Q B-2 3 F rn c Brazin (FB) 2 5

Q B-2 4 In uctio Brazin (IB) 2 5

Q B-2 5 Resistanc Brazin (RB) 2 6

Q B-2 6 DipBrazin —SaltorFlu Bath(DB) 2 6

Q B-2 7 DipBrazin —MoltenMetalBath(DB) 2 7

QB-4 2 F‐Numbe s 2 2

QB-4 1.1 Tensio Testsa dTra sverse‐Ben Tests—Butta dS arfJoints 2 4

Q B-4 1.2 Tensio Testsa d L ng itu in lBen Tes s —Butta dS arfJoints 2 4

Q B-4 1.3 Tensio Testsa d Pe l Tests—LA PJoints 2 5

Q B-4 1.4 Tensio Testsa d S ctio Tes s—Rab etJoint 2 5

Q B-4 1.5 S ctio Tes s—Workma shipC u o Joint 2 6

QF-4 2(a) Sug g estedF rmat orButt-F sin Proc d r Spe ificatio s(FPS orSFPS) 2 7

QF-4 2(b) Sug g estedF rmat orEle trofusio F sin Proc d r Spe ificatio (FPSorME PS) 2 8

QF-4 3(a) Sug g estedF rmat orButt-F sin Proc d r Qualficatio Records (PQR) 2 9

QF-4 3(b) Sug g estedF rmat orEle trofusio F sin Proc d r Q ualficatio Records(PQR) 3 1

QF-4 4(a) Sug g estedF rmat orButt-F sin MachineOpe atorPe forma c Qualficatio s (FPQ) 3 4

QF-4 4(b) Sug g estedF rmat orEle trofusio F sin Ope atorPe forma c Qualficatio (FPQ ) 3 5

QF-4 5 Sug g estedF rmat orPlasticPipeF sin DataA cq isitio L gReview 3 6

QW-4 2 Sug g estedF rmat orWeldin Proc d r Spe ificatio s (WPS) 3 9

QW-4 3 Sug g estedF rmat orProc d r Q ualficatio Records (PQR) 3 1

QW-4 4A Sug g estedF rmatAforWelde Pe forma c Q ualficatio s (WPQ ) 3 3

QW-4 4B Sug g estedF rmatBforWeldin Ope atorPe forma c Q ualficatio s(WOPQ ) 3 4

QW-4 5 Sug g estedF rmat orDemo stratio ofStan ardWeldin Proc d r Spe ificatio s (SWPS) 3 5

QB-4 2 Sug g estedF rmat oraBrazin Proc d r Spe ificatio (B S) 3 6

QB-4 3 Sug g estedF rmat oraBrazin Proc d r Q ualficatio Record(PQR) 3 7

QB-4 4 Sug g estedF rmat oraBraz r/Brazin Ope atorPe forma c Q ualficatio (B Q ) 3 8

• PartB—No fe ro s MaterialSpe ificatio s

• PartC—Spe ificatio sforWeldin Rods,Ele tro es, a dFi e Metals

• PartD—Pro e ties (C stomary )

• PartD—Pro e ties (Metric)

I Rules forC nstructio ofNuclearF ci tyC mp nents

• Su se tio NCA—Gene al Req ir ments forDiv isio 1a d Div isio 2

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IV RulesforC ns ructio ofHeatin Boie s

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VI Recommen edRulesfortheC r a dOpe atio ofHeatin Boie s

VII Recommen edGuidelnes forthe C r ofPowerBoie s

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• Div isio 1

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IX Welding ,Brazing ,a dF sin Qualficatio s

X Fibe -Reinfor ed PlasticPr s ur Ves els

X I RulesforInse v ic Inspe tio ofNuclearPow erPla tC mp nents

CODE CA SES

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(d)C mmittee o Heatin Boie s (IV)

( )C mmittee o No destructive Ex amin tio (V)

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(g)C mmittee o Welding ,Brazing , a d F sin (IX )

(h)C mmittee o Fibe -Reinfor edPlasticPr s ur Ves els (X )

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ofb ie s,pr s ur ves els,tra sp rt a ks,a dn clearcomp nents,a dtheinse vic inspe tio ofn

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inten Thetech icalco sistencyoftheS ctio sof heC dea dco rdin tio of ta d rdsdevelo mentactiv itiesofthe

C mmitteesis su p rteda dg uidedb theTe h ical Ov ersig htMa ag ementC mmittee.ThisC de d es n ta dr s

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theinse v ic inspe tio ofn clear omp nentsortra sp rttanks.Use softheC desh uldr fe tothepe tinentco es,

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-ments.Informulatin therules,theC mmitteeco side sthene dsofuse s,ma ufactur rs,a dinspe torsofpr s ur

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aspe tsthatar n t pe ificalya dr s edsh uldn tbeco side edpro ibited.TheC deisn tah n b oka dca n t

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spe ificpro ibitio s ofthe C de

formofco structio thatco forms tothe C derules.

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C deC ses,a dr q estsforinterpr tatio s.OnlytheC mmitte h sthea thoritytoprovideoficial nterpr tatio sof

thisC de.Req estsfor ev isio s,newrules,C deC ses,orinterpr tatio ssh l bea dr s edtotheS c etaryinwritin

a dsh l g iveful p rticularsin orde tor c iv eco side atio a dactio ( e Su mittalofTe h icalIn uiries tothe

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invitecommentsfromal inter s edpe so s.A fterp blcr v iewa dfin la provalb ASME,r v isio sar p blshedat

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Ce tificateHolde (Ma ufactur r).In uiriesco c rnin theinterpr tatio oftheC dear tobedir ctedtotheC

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oforg anizatio ssoa th riz d.A norg anizatio h ldin a thorizatio tope formv ario sactiv itiesinac ord nc with

ther q ir mentsoftheC dema statethisca a i tyinit a v ertisin lteratur

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co st ruct ed a d inspe ted incompla c w it h t heASMEBoie a d Pr s ur V es elC de ar is uedCe t ificat es of

A uthorizatio ItistheaimoftheSocietytomaintainthes a din oftheCe tificatio Markforthebenefitoftheuse s,

theenfor ementjurisdictio s,a dtheh lde sof he Ce tificatio Markw hocomplywithal r q ir ments

Basedo theseo je tiv es, the folow in p lcyh sbe nestablshedo the usag eina vertisin of acsimiesofthe

Ce tificatio Mark,Ce tificatesofA uthorizatio ,a dr fe enc toC deco structio TheA me ica SocietyofMe h nical

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state-ment s orimplcat io sthatmig tsoin icat e.An org nizat io h ldin t heCe tificat io Marka d oraCe tificat eof

A uthorizatio ma st at e in a v ertisin lterat ur thatitems, co st ruct io s, oractiv it ies“ar b i t pro uc dorpe

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or“me tthe r q ir mentsoftheA SMEBoie a d Pr s ur Ves elC de.”AnASMEcorp ratelo osh l n tbe used

b a yorg anizatio othe tha A SME

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asociety ,orb ah lde of heCe tificatio Markwhoma alsousethefacsimieina v ertisin tosh wth tclearly

spe-cifieditemsw il car ythe Ce tificatio Mark.Gene al usag eis pe mittedo lyw hen al ofama ufact ur r’s it ems ar

co structed u de therules

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comp nents.Thisinclu esr q ir mentsformaterials,desig n,fa ricatio ,ex amin tio ,inspe tio ,a dstamping Items

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1 INT RODUCT ION

(a)Thefolow in informatio prov ides g id nc t oC de use s forsu mitt in tech ical n uiries tothe a plca le

Boie a dPr s ur Ves el(B V) Stan ards C mmittee (he ein fterr fe r dtoastheC mmitte ).S e theg uidelnes

o a provalofnewmaterialsu de theA SMEBoie a dPr s ur Ves elC deinS ctio I ,PartDfor eq ir mentsfor

r q eststhatinv olvea din newmaterialstotheC de.S etheg uidelneso a provalofneww eldin a dbrazin

ma-ter ialsinS ctio I ,PartCforr q ir mentsfor eq eststhatinvolv ea din neww eldin a dbrazin materials(co

-suma les ) totheC de

Te h ical n uiriesca inclu er q estsfor evisio sora ditio stotheC der q ir ments,r q estsforC deC ses,

orr q es sforC deInterpr tatio s, asdesc ibedbelow:

( )CodeR evision C der visio s ar co side edtoac ommo atetech olog icaldev elo ments,toa dr s a

min-is rativ er q ir ments,toincorp rate C deC ses,ortoclarifyC de inten

(2)CodeCases.C deC sesr pr sentaltern tiv esora ditio stoex istin C der q ir ments.C deC sesar

writ-tenasaQ uestio a dReply ,a dar usu lyinten edtobeincorp ratedintotheC deatalaterd te.Whenused,C de

C sespr sc ibema d toryr q ir mentsinthesamesenseasthetex toftheC de.However,use sar ca tio edthat

n tal r g lators, jurisdictio s, orOw ne sa t omat icalyac eptC deC ses Themos commo a plcatio sforC de

C sesar as folows:

(-a) tope mitearlyimplementatio ofa a prov edC der v isio b sedo a urg entne d

(-b) tope mituseofanewmaterialforC de co s ructio

(-c) tog ainex pe ienc withnewmaterialsoraltern tiver q ir ments priortoincorp ratio dir ctlyintothe

C de

(3)CodeInte pr tations

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-sentedinIn uirya dReplyformat.Interpr tatio s d n tintro uc newr q ir ments

(-b) Ifexis in C de textd es n tfulyco v eythemea in thatwas int en ed,orco v eysco flct in r q ir

-ments,a dr v isio ofther q ir mentsisr q ir dtosu p rttheInte pr tatio ,a IntentInte pr tatio wil beis ued

inp ralel withar v isio totheC de

(b)C der q ir ments,C deC ses,a dC deInterpr tatio sestablshedb theC mmitteear n ttobeco side ed

asa prov ing , r commen ing ,c rtify ing , oren orsin a ypro rietaryorspe ificdesig n,oraslmitin in a ywaythe

fr ed mofma ufactur rs,co structors,orOw ne s toch ose a ymetho ofdesig ora yformofco st ructio that

co forms totheC der q ir ment

(c)In uiriesthatd n tcomplyw iththefolowin g uid nc orthatd n tprov idesuficientinformatio fortheC

m-mittee’sful u de s a din ma r sultinther q es bein r turnedtothe In uir rwithn actio

pr sentatio ataC mmitte me ting ,theIn uir rsh uldprov idea v anc n tic totheC mmitte S c etary ,toensur

timewil bealottedforthepr sentatio intheme tin ag en a.TheIn uir rsh uldco side thene dfora ditio al

a diovisu l eq ipmentthatmig htn tothe w isebeprov idedb the C mmittee Withsuficienta v anc n tic tothe

C mmitteeS c etary ,sucheq ipmentma bema eav aia le

3 CODE REV ISIONSOR A DDIT IONS

Req estsforC de r v isio s ora ditio s sh uldinclu ethefolow in informatio :

(a)R eq estedR evisionsorA dition F rr q ested r v isio s,theIn uir rsh uld identifythoser q ir mentsofthe

C dethattheybelev esh uldber v ised,a dsh uldsu mitaco yof,or elev antex tract from,thea pro riater q ir

-mentsastheya pearintheC de,markedu withther q esedr visio F rr q esteda ditio stotheC de,the

In-q ir rsh uldprov idether commen edwordin a dsh uldclearlyin icatew he etheybelev ethea ditio s h uldbe

located in theC der q ir ments

(b)Statemento Ne d.TheIn uir rsh uldprovide abriefex pla atio ofthene dforther v isio ora ditio

(c) B ackgro ndInormation.TheIn uir rsh uldprovideb ckg ro n informatio tosu p rt her v isio ora ditio ,

inclu in a yd taorch ng esintech olog ythat ormtheb sisforther q est,thatw il alowtheC mmitteetoa

e-q atelyev alu tether q estedr visio ora ditio Sketches,tables,fig ur s,a dg ra hssh uldbesu mitted,asa

pro-priate.TheIn uir rsh uldidentifya ype tinentp rtio softheC deth twouldbeafe tedb ther v isio ora ditio

a da yp rtio s of he C dethatr fe enc ther q estedr v isedora dedp rag ra hs

Req estsforC deC sessh uldbeac omp niedb astatementofne da db ckg ro n informatio simiartoth t

-de wayorimminen newproc d r )sh uldbedesc ibed.Ina ditio ,itisimp rtantthatther q es isinco ne tio

witheq ipment h tw il beartheCe tificatio Mark,w iththeex ceptio ofS ctio X Ia plcatio s.Thepro osedC de

C sesh uldidentifytheC deS ctio a dDiv isio ,a dsh uldbew rittenasaQ uestio a daReply ,inthesameformat

asex istin C deC ses.Req estsforC deC sessh uldalsoin icatethea plca leC deE itio sa dA dden a(ifa

-plca le)towhichther q ested C deC se a ples

5 CODEINT ERPRET A T IONS

(a)Req estsforC deInterpr tatio s sh uldbeac omp niedb thefolow in informatio :

( ) n uiry.TheIn uir rsh uldpro oseaco denseda dpr ciseIn uiry,omittin su e flu usb ckg ro n

infor-matio a d,w henp s ible,comp sin theIn uiryinsuchawaythata“yes ora“n ”Reply , withbrieflmitatio s or

co ditio s,ifne ded, ca beprov idedb theC mmittee.The pro osed q estio sh uldbe tech icalya dedit orialy

cor re t

(2)R eply.TheIn uir rsh uldpro ose aReplyth tclearlya dco ciselya swers the pro osed In uiryq estio

Pr fe a ly,theReplysh uld be“yes or“n ,”withbrieflmitatio sorco ditio s,ifne ded

(3)B ackgro ndInormation.TheIn uir rsh uldprovidea yne dorb ckg ro n informatio ,suchasdesc ibedin

6 SUBMIT T A LS

(a)S bmittal.Req es s orC deInterpr tatio sh uldpr fe a lybesu mittedthro g htheo lneInterpr tatio Su

-mit talF rm.Theformis ac es ibleathtt p:/ g o.asme.org /Interpr t atio Req est Up n su mitt al oftheform,the

In-q ir rwi r c ive a a tomatice-mai co firmin r c ipt If he In uir ris u a le to use the o l ne form, the

In uir rma mai ther q es tothe folow in a dr s :

S c etary

A SMEBoie a d Pr s ur V es el C mmittee

TwoParkA ven e

NewYork,NY1 0 6-5 9

A llothe In uiries h uldbemaiedtotheS c etaryoftheB VC mmitteeatthea dr s a ove.In uiriesar u lkely

tor c ivear sp nseiftheyar n tw ritteninclear,leg ibleE g lish.Theymus alsoinclu ethen meoftheIn uir ra d

thecomp n theyr pr sentorar employedby ,ifa plca le,a dtheIn uir r’sa dr s ,telep o en mbe ,fa n

m-be ,a de-mai a dr s , ifav aia le

(b)R espo se.TheS c etaryofthea pro riateC mmitteewil provideawrittenr sp nse,v ialetteror -mai,asa

-pro riate,totheIn uir r,u o completio ofther q estedactio b theC mmittee.In uir rsma trackthestatusof

theirInterpr tatio Req es athttp:/ g o.asme.org /Interpr tatio s

TE HNICA LOVERSIGHTMA NA GEMEN COMMIT E (T MC)

J.E.Batey ,Co tributin Memb r

HO ORA RYMEMBERS(MA INCOMMIT E )

D.A Douin—Ohio,Sec reta y

M.J.A dams—Ontario,Canada

J.T.Amato—Min esota

C.Dautich—NorthCarolna

R.Delury—Manitoba,Canada

P.L.Dodg —NovaS otia,Canada

D.Easman—Newfou dlan an

Labrador,Canada

J.J.Esch—Delawar e

A G.Fraier—Florida

T.J.Gran emanI —Oklahoma

D.R.Han on—A rkansas

E.G.Hiton—V irg inia

C.Ja kson—CityofDetr oit,

Teritories,Canada

D.E.Malory—NewHampshire

W.McGivney—CityofNewYork,

NewYork

S.V.Nelson—Colorado

A K.Oda—Washing ton

M.Po hlman —A lbera,Canada

J.F.Porc la—Wes Virg inia

C.F.Reyes—CityofLosA ng eles,

Calfornia

M.J.Ryan—CityofC icg o,

I nois

D.S n fos —Nev ada

M.H.S nsone—NewYor k

A S.S hol —British olumbia,

Canada

T.S.S ime—NorhDakota

C.S.S lng er—S skatchewan,

Canada

J.E.Shar ier—Ohio

N.Smith—Pen sylv ania

R.Spiker—NorhCarolna

D.J.Stenr ose—Michig an

T.Wald i g—Wisc nsin

M.Washing ton—NewJer ey

Y.Li,Dele ate

H.Micha l,Dele ate

C.F.Je ring s,Co tributingMemb r

S.V.Torkidson,Co tributing

M.Gold,Co tributingMembr

W.Hofelner,Co tributin Memb r

M.Katcher,Co tributin Memb r

M.L.Nay yar,Co tributingMemb r

E.G.Nisbett ,Co tributingMemb r

D.T.Peter ,Co tributingMemb r

B.W.Rober ,Co tributing

Memb r

E.T omas,Co tributingMemb r

E.Upitis,Co tributingMemb r

M.Katcher,Co tributin Memb r

C.H.Sturg eon,Co tributing

M.Gold,Co tributingMembr

M.Nair,Co tributingMemb r

A N.Nguyen,Co tributingMemb r

N.J.Shah,Co tributingMemb r

E.A Wais,Co tributingMemb r

D.S.Grifin,Co tributingMemb r

W.J.K oves,Co tributingMemb r

D.L.Mar riott,Co tributing

Su g ro po Ge eralReq ireme ts(BPVI )

C.A Spletter,Co tributingMemb r

Sp cialW orkin Gro po Ge er alReq ir eme tsC nsold tio

H.Micha l,Dele ate

R.W.Barnes,Co tributingMemb r

Wor kin Gro po Gra hitea dC mp siteMaterials(SG-MF )

B.Haug er,Co tributingMemb r

JointA CIA SMEC mmite o C ncr eteC mp n ntsforNucle r

S.Dia ,Co tributingMemb r

A Isar,Co tributingMemb r

B.R.Laskew itz,Co tributin

Memb r

B.B.Sott,Co tributingMemb r

Z.Shang ,Co tributingMemb r

M.Sircr,Co tributingMemb r

W or kin Gr ou o Materials,F br icatio ,a dEx amin tio

J.G tiere ,Co tributingMemb r

B.B.Sott,Co tributingMemb r

Z.Shang ,Co tributingMemb r

Sp cialWor kin Gro po Mo ernizatio (BPVI -2)

S.Dia ,Co tributingMemb r

J.-B.Domag e,Co tributingMemb r

F.Lin,Co tributingMemb r

N.Sto v a,Co tributingMemb r

Su g r ou o C ntainme tSystemsfor p ntNucle rF ela d

High-L velRadio ctiveMater ial(BPVI )

W orkin Gr ou o Mater ials(BPVI -4)

M.Poron,Ch ir P.Mum ery

W or kin Gro po Vacu mVesels(BPVI -4)

X Li,Co tributingMemb r

L.Shi,Co tributingMemb r

W or kin Gro po Hig hTemp ratureGas-C ole Reactor s

T.L.Bede ux,Vic eCh ir

G.Moino,Sta Secretay

A S.Birks,Co tributingMemb r

J.Ben ett,Alte ate

G.M.Gatti,Dele ate

A S.Bir ks,Co tributingMemb r

G.M.Gatti,Dele ate

W orkin Gro po A co sticEmis io s(SG- VM) BPVV)

G.Gob i,Co tributingMembe r

G.Pontigg ia,Co tributingMemb r

COM IT E O PRES UR EVES E S(BPVVII)

R.J.Basie,Ch ir

S.C.Roberts,ViceCh ir

E.Law son,Sta Secreta y

S.J.Ros i,Sta Secretay

P.A McGow an,Dele ate

H.Micha l,Dele ate

K.Oy amada,Dele ate

M.E.Pap onetti,Dele ate

X Tang,Dele ate

M.Gold,Co tributingMemb r

W.S.Ja obs,Co tributingMemb r

K.Mok tarian,Co tributing

D.A rnett,Co tributingMemb r

Su g r ou o F bricatio a dE amin tio (BPVVII)

J.P.Sw ezy,Jr.,Ch ir

D.I.Moris,Vic eCh ir

E.A Whitle,Vic eCh ir

B.R.Morelok ,Sec retay

R.Uebel,Co tributin Memb r

Su g ro po Ge eralReq ireme ts(BPVVII)

K.K.Tam,Co tributingMemb r

Su g r ou o He tTra sferE uipme t BPVVI )

I.Garcia,Co tributin Memb r

J.Mauritz,Co tributingMemb r

T.W.Nor ton,Co tributingMemb r

F.Oswei er,Co tributin Memb r

J.Pasek,Co tributin Memb r

R.Tiw ari,Co tributin Memb r

S.Yokel,Co tributingMemb r

G.Gob i,Co tributin Memb r

Sp cialW orkin Gr ou o Bolte Fla g edJoints(BPVVII)

E.H.Per ez,Ho oa yMemb r

W or kin Gro po Materials(BPVVII Div.3)

T.P.Pasor,Co tributingMemb r

COMMIT E O WELDIN ,BRA ZIN ,A NDFUSIN (BPVIX)

M.Conson i,Co tributingMemb r

M.Deg an,Co tributingMemb r

ItalyInter natio alW orkin Gr ou (BPVIX )

C.Ye,Dele ate

R.E.Gimple,Co tributingMemb r

R.D.Ker,Co tributingMemb r

B.R.Newton,Co tributingMemb r

R.A West,Co tributingMemb r

R.A Yonekawa,Co tributing

Membe r

M.L.Benson,Alten te

J.T.Lin ber g,Alte ate

R.O.McGi ,Alte ate

C.J.Wirz,Alte ate

C.D.Cowfer ,Ho oa yMemb r

F.E.Gre or,Ho o ayMemb r

O.F.Hed en,Ho oayMemb r

P.C.Ricardela,Ho oa yMemb r

A r g entin Inter natio alWorkin Gr ou (BPVX I)

O.Martine,Sta Sec retay

T.Weav er,Co tributingMemb r

Workin Gro po FlawEv alu tio (SG-ES) BPVX I)

A E.Fre d,Sec reta y

V.Marhan am,Sec reta y

N.Faren aug h C.J.Wirtz

Workin Gr ou o Pr oce ur eQ ualficatio a dVolumetr ic

E amin tio (SG-N E) BPVXI)

G.A.Lofh s,Ch ir

J.Har ison,Sec reta y

G.R.Per kins,Sec reta y

S.Walden,Alte ate

T.J.Herity ,Alten te

J.A Byer ,Co tributingMemb r

R.Mey er,Co tributingMemb r

J.Z eng,Co tributingMemb r

Su gro po F bricatio ,Insp ctio ,a dC ntin e Ser vice

S.E.Benet,Co tributin Memb r

J.A Byer ,Co tributingMemb r

A.S.Olvar es,Co tributing

Memb r

L.H.Stouse,Co tributingMemb r

S.V.Voorhe s,Co tributing

Memb r

M.R.Ward,Co tributin Memb r

COM IT E O OVERPRES UREPROTE TIO (BPVXI )

COMMIT E O B IL RA DPRES UREVES E CO FORMIT

A SSES MEN (CBPVCA )

P.D.E wards,Ch ir

L.E.McDonald,ViceCh ir

K.I.Baron,Sta Sec reta y

M.Vazq e,Sta Sec retay

B.L.Krasiu ,Alte ate

D.W.Linaweav er,Alten te

P.F.Marin,Alten te

I.Pow el,Alte ate

Thefolowin isprovidedasabriefintro uctio toS ctio IX ,a dca n tbeco side edasasu stitutefortheactual

r viewofthed cumen How ev er,thisintro uctio isinten edtog iv ether a e abetteru de stan in ofthep rp se

a dorg anizatio ofS ctio IX

S ctio IXoftheA SMEBoie a dPr s ur V es elC der latestotheq alficatio ofwelde s,weldin o e ators,

bra-z r s,brazin o e ators,a dfusin o e ators,a dtheproc d r semploy edinwelding ,brazing ,orplasticfusin in

ac-cor da c withtheA SMEBoie a dPr s ur V es elC dea dtheA SMEB3 C deforPr s ur Piping A ssuch,thisisa

activ ed cument u je t oco stantr view,interpr tatio , a dimprov ementtor cog niz newdev elo ment a dr

-sear hd ta.S ctio IXisad cumentr fe enc dfortheq alficatio ofmaterial oinin proc s esb vario sco s

ruc-tio co essuchasS ctio I,I ,IV ,VII,X II,etc.Thesep rticular o structio co esa plytospe ifictypesof a ricatio

a dma imp se a ditio alr q ir mentsorexempt io s toS ctio IXq alficatio s.Q ualficatio inac ord nc w ith

S ctio IXisn tag uara teethatproc d r sa dpe forma c q alficatio sw il beac eptabletoap rticular o s

ruc-tio co e

S ctio IXd esn tco tainrulesforpro uctio joining ,n rd esitco tainrulestocoveral factorsafe tin pro

uc-tio material oinin pro e tiesu de al cir umstanc s.Whe esuchfactorsar determinedb theorg anizatio toafe t

material oinin pro e ties,theorg anizatio sh l a dr s thosefactorsintheProc d r Spe ificatio toensur thatthe

r q ir dpro e ties ar achiev edinthepro uctio mate ial oinin proc s

Thep rp seoftheProc d r Spe ificatio a d the Proc d r Q ualficatio Record(PQ R) istoensur the material

joinin proc s pro osedforco st ruct io isca a le ofpro ucin joint s h v in t her q ir d me h nical pro e t ies

fortheinten eda plcatio Pe so nelpe formin thematerial oinin proc d r q alficatio tes sh l besuficiently

ski ed.Thep rp seof heproc d r q alficatio tes istoestablshtheme h nicalpro e tiesofthejointpro uc db

themat erial oinin proc s a dn tthesk il ofthepe so nelusin thematerial oinin proc s In a dit io , spe ial

co side atio isg ivenwhentoug hnes testin isr q ir db othe S ctio softheC de.Thetoug hnes su plementary

es entialv aria les d n ta plyu les r fe enc db theco structio co es

Thep rp seofPe forma c Q ualficatio istodeterminethea i tyofthepe so usin amaterial oinin proc s to

pro uc aso n join In Ope atorPe forma c Q ualficatio ,theb sicc iterio istodeterminethea i tyoftheo

-e atortopro e lyo e atethe eq ipmenttopro uc aso n join

Indev elo in S ctio IX , eachmaterial oinin proc s thatisinclu edw as r v iew ed withr g rdt othosefactors

(caledvaria les) w hichh vea efe tu o thematerial oinin o e at io s as a pledtoproc d r orpe forma c

c iteria

Theuse ofS ctio IXsh uldbeawar ofh wS ctio IXisorg aniz d.Itis div idedintofo rParts:g ene alr q ir

-ments,welding ,brazing ,a dplasticfusing E chParta dr s in amaterial oinin proc s isthendividedintoA rticles

The A rticles foreachmaterial oinin proc s dealw iththefolowing :

(a)g ene alr q ir mentsspe ificalya plca letothematerial oinin proc s (A rticleIWelding ,A rticleX IBrazing ,

(b)proc d r q alficatio s (A rticleI Welding , Article X IIBrazing ,a dArticleX X IIPlas icF sing )

(c)pe forma c q alficatio s(A rticleI IWelding , A rticle X II Brazing ,a dA rticleX X II PlasticF sing )

(d)d ta(A rticleIVWelding ,ArticleX IVBrazing ,a dA rticleX X IVPlasticF sing )

Ina ditio tocoverin v ario sproc s es,the ear alsorulesforproc d r q alficatio ofcor osio -r sistantweld

metalov erla a d h rd-facin weldmetal ov erlay

Beg in in w iththe 2 0 Ad en a, the use ofSt an ard Weldin Proc d r Spe ificatio s (SWPSs) waspe mitt ed

forusear lstedinMa d toryAp en ixE

Inthe2 0 E itio ,rulesfortempe bea weldin w er a ded

Withtheincorp ratio ofthenewCr ep-Streng thE h nc dFe ritic(CSE )aloy sinthe1 8 E itio ,usin theex

-istin P-Numbe g ro ping stospe ifyPWHTp rametersca lea tov ariatio sinheat r atmentsthatma sig nifica tly

deg ra etheme h nicalpro e tiesof hesealoy s.CSE aloysar afamiyof e riticsteelsw hosec e pstreng this

en-h nc db thec eatio ofapr ciseco dit io ofmic ostructur ,spe ificalymartensit eorb init e, whichis stabi z d

d rin tempe in b co troled pr cipitatio oftempe -r sis a tcarbides,carb -nitrides,orothe stablep ases

Inthe2 0 E itio oftheC de,o lyP-No.5B,Gro p2b semetals metthisdefinitio a dwer a prov edforC de

co structio L okin forw ard,an mbe ofCSE aloy sar alr a yinuseinC deC sesa ddrawin neartoincorp

ra-tio Tofaci tatea dr s in theirspe ialr q ir ment , P-No.1 Athro g hP-No.1 Fh vebe nestablshedforCSE

aloys

Inthe2 1 E itio ,PartQ GGene alReq ir ments a d PartQ FPlasticF sin wer a ded

PERFORMA NCE QUA LIFICA T IONS

Thesearticles ls sep ratelythev ario sproc s esw iththees entialv aria les thata plytothepe forma c q al

-ficatio sofeach proc s Thepe forma c q alficatio s ar lmitedb es ential v aria les

Thepe forma c q alficatio articlesh ven me o sp rag ra hsdesc ibin g ene ala plca lev aria les oral

o e ators

Gene aly ,awelde orw eldin o e atorma beq alfiedb me h nicalben in tests,orvolumetricNDE ofates

co p n,ortheinitialpro uctio weld.Braz rsorbrazin o e atorsa dfusin o e atorsma n tbeq alfiedb

volu-metricNDE

WELDING, BRA ZING, A ND FUSING DA T A

Thed taarticlesinclu ethevaria lesg ro pedintocateg oriessuchasjoints,b sematerialsa dfi e materials,p

si-tio s,pr heat/ ostweldheattreatmen g as,ele tricalch racte is ics,a dtech iq e.Theyar r fe enc d fromothe

articlesastheya plytoeach proc s

Thesearticlesar fr q entlymisusedb sele tin varia lesthatd n ta plytoap rticularproc s Varia leso ly

X I orX I Iforplastic fusin The use ofS ct io IXsh uldn ta plya yv aria le t hatisn tr fe enc d fort hat

proc s

These articles also inclu e as ig ment ofweldin a d brazin P-Numbe s to p rticularb se mate ials a d