,INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 15614-1
Second edition
2017-06
Specification and qualification of
welding procedures for metallic
materials — Welding procedure test —
Part 1:
Arc and gas welding of steels and arc
welding of nickel and nickel alloys
Descriptif et qualification d’un mode opératoire de soudage pour
les matériaux métalliques — Épreuve de qualification d’un mode
opératoire de soudage —
Partie 1: Soudage à l’arc et aux gaz des aciers et soudage à l’arc du
nickel et des alliages de nickel
Reference number
ISO 15614-1:2017(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ v
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... vi
1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 2
3 Terms and definitions .......................................................................................................................... 3
4 Preliminary welding procedure specification (pWPS) ................................................................. 3
5 Welding procedure test ....................................................................................................................... 3
6 Test piece ................................................................................................................................................ 3
6.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
6.2 Shape and dimensions of test pieces ........................................................................................................... 4
6.2.1 General.................................................................................................................................................... 4
6.2.2 Butt joint in plate with full penetration..................................................................................... 4
6.2.3 Butt joint in pipe with full penetration ...................................................................................... 4
6.2.4 T-joint ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
6.2.5 Branch connection ............................................................................................................................. 4
6.3 Welding of test pieces ........................................................................................................................................ 4
7 Examination and testing ..................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 Type and extent of testing .......................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Location and taking of test specimens ........................................................................................................ 9
7.3 Non-destructive testing .................................................................................................................................. 13
7.4 Destructive testing ........................................................................................................................................... 13
7.4.1 Transverse tensile test................................................................................................................... 13
7.4.2 Bend test ............................................................................................................................................. 13
7.4.3 Macroscopic examination ............................................................................................................ 13
7.4.4 Impact testing ................................................................................................................................... 14
7.4.5 Hardness testing .............................................................................................................................. 14
7.5 Acceptance levels.............................................................................................................................................. 15
7.6 Re-testing ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
8 Range of qualification ....................................................................................................................... 16
8.1 General .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
8.2 Related to the manufacturer ........................................................................................................................ 16
8.3 Related to the parent material..................................................................................................................... 17
8.3.1 Parent material grouping ............................................................................................................. 17
8.3.2 Material thickness ........................................................................................................................... 19
8.3.3 Diameter of pipes and branch connections .......................................................................... 21
8.3.4 Angle of branch connection......................................................................................................... 21
8.4 Common to all welding procedures........................................................................................................... 22
8.4.1 Welding processes .......................................................................................................................... 22
8.4.2 Welding positions ............................................................................................................................ 22
8.4.3 Type of joint/weld .....................................................................................................23
8.4.4 Filler material, manufacturer/trade name, designation ..........................................24
8.4.5 Filler material size........................................................................................................................... 24
8.4.6 Type of current...........................................................................................................25
8.4.7 Heat input (arc energy) ..............................................................................................25
8.4.8 Preheat temperature ...................................................................................................................... 25
8.4.9 Interpass temperature .................................................................................................................. 25
8.4.10 Post-heating for hydrogen release .............................................................................26
8.4.11 Heat-treatment................................................................................................................................. 26
8.5 Specific to processes .................................................................................................................26
8.5.1 Submerged arc welding (process 12)...................................................................................... 26
8.5.2 Gas-shielded metal arc welding (process 13) ...................................................................... 27
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STANDARD 15614-1
Second edition
2017-06
Specification and qualification of
welding procedures for metallic
materials — Welding procedure test —
Part 1:
Arc and gas welding of steels and arc
welding of nickel and nickel alloys
Descriptif et qualification d’un mode opératoire de soudage pour
les matériaux métalliques — Épreuve de qualification d’un mode
opératoire de soudage —
Partie 1: Soudage à l’arc et aux gaz des aciers et soudage à l’arc du
nickel et des alliages de nickel
Reference number
ISO 15614-1:2017(E)
© ISO 2017
,ISO 15614-1:2017(E)
COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
© ISO 2017, Published in Switzerland
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior
written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of
the requester.
ISO copyright office
Ch. de Blandonnet 8 • CP 401
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel. +41 22 749 01 11
Fax +41 22 749 09 47
www.iso.org
ii © ISO 2017 – All rights reserved
, ISO 15614-1:2017(E)
Contents Page
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ v
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... vi
1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 2
3 Terms and definitions .......................................................................................................................... 3
4 Preliminary welding procedure specification (pWPS) ................................................................. 3
5 Welding procedure test ....................................................................................................................... 3
6 Test piece ................................................................................................................................................ 3
6.1 General ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
6.2 Shape and dimensions of test pieces ........................................................................................................... 4
6.2.1 General.................................................................................................................................................... 4
6.2.2 Butt joint in plate with full penetration..................................................................................... 4
6.2.3 Butt joint in pipe with full penetration ...................................................................................... 4
6.2.4 T-joint ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
6.2.5 Branch connection ............................................................................................................................. 4
6.3 Welding of test pieces ........................................................................................................................................ 4
7 Examination and testing ..................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 Type and extent of testing .......................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Location and taking of test specimens ........................................................................................................ 9
7.3 Non-destructive testing .................................................................................................................................. 13
7.4 Destructive testing ........................................................................................................................................... 13
7.4.1 Transverse tensile test................................................................................................................... 13
7.4.2 Bend test ............................................................................................................................................. 13
7.4.3 Macroscopic examination ............................................................................................................ 13
7.4.4 Impact testing ................................................................................................................................... 14
7.4.5 Hardness testing .............................................................................................................................. 14
7.5 Acceptance levels.............................................................................................................................................. 15
7.6 Re-testing ............................................................................................................................................................. 16
8 Range of qualification ....................................................................................................................... 16
8.1 General .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
8.2 Related to the manufacturer ........................................................................................................................ 16
8.3 Related to the parent material..................................................................................................................... 17
8.3.1 Parent material grouping ............................................................................................................. 17
8.3.2 Material thickness ........................................................................................................................... 19
8.3.3 Diameter of pipes and branch connections .......................................................................... 21
8.3.4 Angle of branch connection......................................................................................................... 21
8.4 Common to all welding procedures........................................................................................................... 22
8.4.1 Welding processes .......................................................................................................................... 22
8.4.2 Welding positions ............................................................................................................................ 22
8.4.3 Type of joint/weld .....................................................................................................23
8.4.4 Filler material, manufacturer/trade name, designation ..........................................24
8.4.5 Filler material size........................................................................................................................... 24
8.4.6 Type of current...........................................................................................................25
8.4.7 Heat input (arc energy) ..............................................................................................25
8.4.8 Preheat temperature ...................................................................................................................... 25
8.4.9 Interpass temperature .................................................................................................................. 25
8.4.10 Post-heating for hydrogen release .............................................................................26
8.4.11 Heat-treatment................................................................................................................................. 26
8.5 Specific to processes .................................................................................................................26
8.5.1 Submerged arc welding (process 12)...................................................................................... 26
8.5.2 Gas-shielded metal arc welding (process 13) ...................................................................... 27
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