AWS D1.3 : 1998 ERRATA 1998

Contents
Personnel
Foreword
Preface
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. General Provisions
    1.1 Scope
         1.1.1 Applicable Materials
         1.1.2 General Stipulations
         1.1.3 Approval
    1.2 Sheet Steel Base Metal
         1.2.1 Specified Base Metals
         1.2.2 Other Base Metals
         1.2.3 Minimum Yield Point
    1.3 Welding Processes
         1.3.1 Approved Processes
         1.3.2 Stud Welding
         1.3.3 Other Processes
    1.4 Weld Metal Requirements
         1.4.1 Matching Filler Metals
         1.4.2 Other Base Metal-Filler Metal Combinations
         1.4.3 Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding
                1.4.4.1 AWS Specification
                1.4.4.2 Low-Hydrogen Electrode Control
                1.4.4.3 Melting Rate
         1.4.5 Submerged Arc Welding
                1.4.5.1 AWS Specification
                1.4.5.2 Flux
         1.4.6 Gas Metal Arc Welding, Flux Cored Arc Welding
                and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Filler Metals
                1.4.6.1 AWS Specification
                1.4.6.2 Shielding Media
    1.5 Weld Types
         1.5.1 Square-Groove Welds in Butt Joints
         1.5.2 Fillet Welds
                1.5.2.1 Fillet Welds in Lap and T-joints
         1.5.3 Flare-Groove Welds
         1.5.4 Arc Spot Welds
         1.5.5 Arceam Welds
         1.5.6 Arc Plug Welds
    1.6 Definitions
    1.7 Welding Symbols
    1.8 Safety Precautions
    1.9 Standard Units of Measurement
2. Design of Welded Connections
Part A - Allowable Load Capacities
    2.1 Base-Metal Stresses
    2.2 Allowable Load Capacities in Weld Joints
         2.2.1 Square-Groove Welds in Butt Joints
         2.2.2 Fillet Welds
         2.2.3 Flare-Groove Welds
         2.2.4 Arc Spot Welds
         2.2.5 Arc Seam Welds
         2.2.6 Arc Plug Welds
Part B - Details of Welded Connection
         2.3.1 General
         2.3.2 Square-Groove Welds
         2.3.3 Fillet Welds
                2.3.3.1 Minimum Length
                2.3.3.2 Leg sizes
         2.3.4 Flare-Groove Welds
                2.3.4.1 Single-Flare-Bevel-Groove Welds
                2.3.4.2 Single-Flare-V-Groove Welds
         2.3.5 Arc Spot Welds
                2.3.5.1 Single or Double Thickness
                2.3.5.2 Minimum Edge Distance
                2.3.5.3 Weld Washers
         2.3.6 Arc Seam Welds
                2.3.6.1 Positions
                2.3.6.2 Minimum Width
                2.3.6.3 Minimum Edge Distance
         2.3.7 Arc Plug Welds
                2.3.7.1 Position and WPS Diameter
                2.3.7.2 Minimum Hole Diameter
                2.3.7.3 Minimum Edge Distance
3. Prequalification of WPSs
    3.0 Scope
    3.1 Joint Details
         3.1.1 Requirements
                3.1.1.1 Joints Meeting These Requirements
         3.1.2 Joints Not Conforming to these Requirements
    3.2 Details of Complete Joint Penetration Groove Welds
    3.3 Details of Fillet Welds
    3.4 Details of Flare-Groove Welds
    3.5 Details of Flare-Bevel Lap Joints
4. Qualification
Part A - General Requirements
    4.1 Preparation of a WPS and PQR
    4.2 Engineer's Approval
    4.3 Responsibility
    4.4 WPS Requirements
Part B - Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
    4.5 Essential Variable Limitations
    4.6 Number of Tests, Testing Methods and Acceptance
         Standards for WPS Qualification
         4.6.1 Square Groove Welds in Butt Joints
         4.6.2 Fillet Welds
                4.6.2.1 Qualification Test Requirements
                4.6.2.2 Test Assemblies
                4.6.2.3 Validity of Qualification
         4.6.3 Flare-Groove Welds
                4.6.3.1 Qualification Test Requirements
                4.6.3.2 Qualification Ranges
         4.6.4 Arc Spot Welds
                4.6.4.1 Single or Double Thicknesses
                4.6.4.2 SMAW Melting Rate
                4.6.4.3 Qualification Ranges
                4.6.4.4 Arc Seam Option
         4.6.5 Arc Seam Welds
                4.6.5.1 Single or Double Thicknesses for
                         Steel to Supporting Member
                4.6.5.2 Single Thicknesses for Sheet to
                         Sheet Steel
                4.6.5.3 Testing and Examination
                4.6.5.4 SMAW Melting Rate
                4.6.5.5 Qualification Ranges
                4.6.5.6 Arc Spot Option
         4.6.6 Arc Plug Welds
                4.6.6.1 Single or Multiple Thicknesses for
                         Sheet Steel to Supporting Member
                4.6.6.2 Multiple Thicknesses for Sheet Steel
                4.6.6.3 Testing and Examination
                4.6.6.4 Qualification Ranges
Part C - Welder Performance Qualification
    4.7 Essential Variables
         4.7.1 General
                4.7.1.1 Base Metals
                4.7.1.2 Processes
                4.7.1.3 SMAW Electrodes
                4.7.1.4 Electrodes and Shielding Media
                4.7.1.5 Position
                4.7.1.6 Vertical Welding
         4.7.2 Specific Conditions
    4.8 Number of Tests and Methods for Welder Performance
         Qualification
         4.8.1 General
                4.8.1.1 WPS Status
                4.8.1.2 Welder Qualification through WPS
                         Qualification
                4.8.1.3 Records
         4.8.2 Specific Conditions
    4.9 Duration of Qualification
5. Fabrication
    5.1 General
    5.2 Preparation of Material
    5.3 Assembly
         5.3.1 Joint Detail Positions
         5.3.2 Close Contact
    5.4 Allowable Deviation from WPS for Lower Temperatures
         5.4.1 Arc Spot Welds
         5.4.2 Arc Seam Welds
         5.4.3 Arc Plug Welds
6. Inspection
Part A - Acceptance Criteria
    6.1 Production Weld Acceptance Criteria
         6.1.1 Visual Inspection
                6.1.1.1 No Cracks
                6.1.1.2 Minimum Reinforcement
                6.1.1.3 Undercut
                6.1.1.4 Fillet Weld Face
                6.1.1.5 Contract Document Conformance
Part B - Contractor's Responsibility
    6.2 Inspection of WPS and Welder Qualification
    6.3 Inspection of Work
         6.3.1 Requests
         6.3.2 Work Quality
7. Stud Welding
Annex A - Sample Welding Forms
Annex B - Guidelines for Preparation of Technical Inquiries
          for the Structural Welding Committee
Annex C - Terms and Definitions
Annex D - Gage Numbers and Equivalent Thicknesses
Annex E - Safe Practices
Commentary on Structural Welding Code - Sheet Steel
C1. General Provisions
     C1.1 Scope
           C1.4.4.1 AWS Specification
           C1.4.4.3 Melting Rate
C2. Design of Welded Connections
           C2.2.2 Fillet Welds
           C2.2.4 Arc Spot Welds
C4. Workmanship
     C4.5 Essential Variable Limitations
           C4.6.4 Arc Spot Welds
C5. Technique
     C5.3.1 Joint Detail Positions
     C5.4.1 and C5.4.2 Arc Spot and Arc Seam Welds
Figures
Tables

Applies to the arc welding of sheet steels or strip steels, including cold formed members, 0.18in.(4.6mm) or less in thickness, which may involve these materials being welded to supporting structural members. Coverage includes: sheet steel base metal; standard units of measurement; base metal stresses; allowable loads on welds; preparation of material; quality of welds; filler metal requirements; production weld acceptance criteria; electrodes for shielded metal arc welding; gas metal arc and flux cored arc welding electrodes; proper setting of welding current. Also gives detailed tables.