AWS D14.3 : 1994

Personnel
Foreword
1 General provisions
1.1 Scope
1.2 Definitions
1.3 Symbols
1.4 References
2 Basic weld detail
2.1 General requirements
2.2 Groove welds
2.3 Fillet welds
2.4 Intermittent welds
3 Base metals
3.1 Structural steels and nonferrous metals
3.2 Properties
3.3 Weldability and procedure qualification
4 Welding processes and consumables
4.1 Processes
4.2 Consumables
5 Welding procedure qualification
5.1 Scope
5.2 General requirements
5.3 Method I - Prototype testing
5.4 Method II - Procedure qualification tests
5.5 Method III - Prequalified joint procedure
6 Welding personnel qualification
6.1 Scope
6.2 General
6.3 Welder qualification
6.4 Welding operator qualification
6.5 Operators of automatic welding equipment
6.6 Qualification of tack welders
7 Workmanship and welding quality requirements
7.1 Scope
7.2 General requirements
7.3 Preparation of materials
7.4 Assembly
7.5 Quality of welds
7.6 Repair of weld defects
7.7 Cleaning
7.8 Dimensional tolerance
8 Inspection
9 Field repair
Annexes
A Sample of welding procedure specification and
     qualification test record
B Recommended practices for treatment of shielded
     metal arc electrodes
C Commonly used metric conversions
D Conversions for Fahrenheit-Celsius temperature
     scales
E Guided-bend test jigs
F Safety considerations
List of AWS documents
Tables
1 Procedure qualification tests for complete joint
     penetration groove welds
2 Weldability classification - typical steel products
3 Weldability classification
4 Minimum preheat and interpass temperature for
     prequalified procedures
5 Filler metal requirements for prequalified complete
     joint penetration
6 Maximum Amperages for submerged arc welding
7 Electrode classification groups - welder
     qualification
8 Welding personnel qualification type and position
     limitations
9 Welder qualification tests
10 Electrode classification groups - tack welder
     qualification
11 Workmanship tolerances for groove welds
Figures
1 Skewed groove weld
2 Concave fillet weld profiles
3 Convex fillet weld profiles
4 Skewed T-joint
5 Combination of bevel-groove and fillet weld profile
6 Positions of groove weld
7 Positions of fillet weld
8 Positions of test plates from groove welds
9 Positions of test plates for fillet welds
10 Order of removal of test specimens from welded test
     plate over 3/4 in. (19 mm) thick - procedure
     qualification
11 Order of removal of test specimens from welded test
     plate over 3/8 in. (9.5 mm) thick - procedure
     qualification
12 Order of removal of test specimens from welded test
     plate over 3/4 in. (19 mm) thick - electroslag and
     electrogas - welding procedure qualification
13 Reduced section tension specimen
14 All weld metal or reduced section tension specimen
15 Fillet weld soundness test for procedure
     qualification
16 Complete joint penetration prequalified shielded
     metal arc welded joints
17 Partial joint penetration prequalified shielded
     metal arc welded joints
18 Complete joint penetration prequalified submerged
     arc welded joints
19 Partial joint penetration prequalified submerged
     arc welded joints
20 Complete joint penetration prequalified gas metal
     and flux cored arc welded joints
21 Partial joint penetration prequalified gas metal
     and flux cored arc welded joints
22 Details for prequalified fillet weld of shielded
     metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding
     (GMAW), submerged arc welding (SAW), and flux
     cored arc welding (FCAW)
23 Test plate for unlimited thickness - all position -
     welder qualification
24 Optional test plate for unlimited thickness -
     horizontal position - welder qualification
25 Test plate for limited thickness - all position -
     welder qualification
26 Optional test plate for limited thickness -
     horizontal position - welder qualification
27 Face and root bend specimens
28 Side-bend specimen
29 Fillet weld break & macroetch test plate - welder
     qualification - option 1
30 Fillet weld soundness (guided root bend) test
     plate - welder qualification - option 2
31 Example of workmanship sample
32 Example of workmanship sample
33 Example of workmanship sample
34 Fillet weld break specimen - tack welder
     qualification
35 Method of rupturing specimen - tack welder
     qualification
36 Acceptable and unacceptable weld profiles
E1 Guided-bend test jigs
E2 Alternative roller-equipped guided-bend test jig
     for bottom ejection of test specimen
E3 Alternative wraparound guided-bend test jig
E4 Method of applying load on fillet weld break test
     specimen

Applies to all structural welds used in the manufacture of such equipment reflecting welding practices employed by manufacturers within the industry and including various methods proven successful by individual manufacturers. Coverage includes symbols, groove welds, fillet welds, intermittent welds, properties, welding operator qualification, qualification of tack welders, quality of welds, cleaning, and dimensional tolerances. Also contains detailed definitions, tables and diagrams.