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Course IIW: 141 - TIG WELDING OF STAINLESS STEEL
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List of content
MODULE 1.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Activity Based Training ..................................................................................................................5
Normative references ...................................................................................................................... 8
MODULE 2........................................................................................................................................ 12
Welding symbols according ISO 2553 (A6) .................................................................................12
Types of butt welds .......................................................................................................................13Types of fillet welds......................................................................................................................13
Supplementary symbols ................................................................................................................14
Joint preparation for butt welds, welded from one side ................................................................14
Joint preparation for T - joints, welded from one side.................................................................21
Role of inspection and quality control (B9) ..................................................................................23
Introduction to ISO 3834 (B9) ......................................................................................................24
Summary comparison of ISO 3834, Parts 2, 3 and 4 .................................................................... 26Stainless steel compared to unalloyed steel and aluminium alloys (PSS1) ..................................30
Definition of stainless steel ...........................................................................................................30
Identification of stainless steel ......................................................................................................30The working environment of the fabrication shop, general hazards, dust, heavy and hot material,
cables (A4) ....................................................................................................................................33
Handling of stainless steel in the workshop and the use of tools for stainless steel (PSS2).........36MODULE 3........................................................................................................................................37
Personal protective equipment and clothing (A3).........................................................................37Noise hazards (A3)........................................................................................................................40
Suitable cutting processes for different types of steel to achieve a suitable cutting surface (A8) 41
Flame cutting, Principle and parameters, cutting blowpipes, cutting machines, quality of cutsurface ........................................................................................................................................... 42
Other cutting processes as: plasma, laser, mechanical cutting......................................................42
Safety precautions for cutting (PSS1) ........................................................................................... 44
Burns and fires, fire prevention, fire fighting (A3) ....................................................................... 44
MODULE 4........................................................................................................................................46Welding procedures and instructions. ........................................................................................... 46
Methods for joint preparations in stainless steel (PSS2)...............................................................50MODULE 5........................................................................................................................................52
Principle of welding consumables and functions of each type of welding consumable (A5) ......52
Shelding gases, backing gases.......................................................................................................54
Selection of Welding Gas .............................................................................................................54Classifications of welding consumables (A5)...............................................................................55
Storage drying and handling (A5) ................................................................................................57
Types of welds and joints, characteristics, size, surface finish (A6) ...........................................57
141 - TIG and 15 - PAW...............................................................................................................57131/135 MIG/MAG...................................................................................................................... 58
136 - FCAW..................................................................................................................................58121 SAW.......................................................................................................................................58
MODULE 6........................................................................................................................................60
Specific rules and regulations (A3) ...............................................................................................60
Electric shock (A3).......................................................................................................................61
Steps to Prevent Electrical Shock .................................................................................................63
Emergency Procedures:.................................................................................................................64
UV- and heat radiation (A3)..........................................................................................................64
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Eye hazards ...................................................................................................................................66
Welding fumes ..............................................................................................................................67Hazardous substances....................................................................................................................70
Removal of hazardous welding dust ............................................................................................. 72
Detectable of internal imperfections of welds (B8) ...................................................................... 75MODULE 7........................................................................................................................................ 78
Inspection and testing.................................................................................................................... 78
Survey of specific weld imperfections and their cause (B5)........................................................80
111 - SMAW troubleshooting .......................................................................................................80
141 - TIG welding .........................................................................................................................81Problems and corrections ..............................................................................................................81
131/135 MIG/MAG...................................................................................................................... 82Weld Discontinuities ..................................................................................................................... 83
Flux Cored Arc Welding (136 - FCAW) Troubleshooting ...........................................................86
111 - SMAW ................................................................................................................................88
Electroslag troubleshooting...........................................................................................................89Oxyfuel gas welding...................................................................................................................... 90
MODULE 8........................................................................................................................................ 92
Introduction to ISO 14731 Welding Coordination (B9) ...............................................................92
Welding related tasks of the welding coordinator.........................................................................93Welding personnel......................................................................................................................... 93
Quality records ..............................................................................................................................95Surface inspection on cracks and other surface imperfections by visual testing (B8) ..................95
Welders qualification and qualification standards ...................................................................... 110
Accredited and none-accredited certification..............................................................................110
Maintenance and prolongation of certificates .............................................................................110
Essential variables for the certificates .........................................................................................111MODULE 9......................................................................................................................................112
Delivery of the product. ..............................................................................................................112
The European Welded Product Directives. .................................................................................113The European Welded Product Standards...................................................................................114
The EN ISO 3834........................................................................................................................116Identification and traceability......................................................................................................118
Quality records ............................................................................................................................118
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MODULE 1
Activity Based Training
Instead of utilizing the traditional methodology whereby the student moves through a traditional
education with theoretical content from A to Z, followed by hands on training, this course will usean Activity Based Training (ATB). With ATB it is understood that the training follow the
production activities according the production path of a predefined structure or product. The course
will also exploit a blended approach whereby different delivery technologies for the content itself
will be used.
The course has been divided into 9 different modules and three of these are modules where the
major part of the hours will be utilized for practical work. This means that the students have toparticipate together in a workshop or laboratory.
This is an important aspect of the methology itself. When working in an industrial environment the
student has to work together with other personnel in order to meet the requirements in quality, time
schedules and so forth. The team building effort, its importance for the final product and itsimportance for the total quality of the production environment must be stressed during the
educational process.
In a welding environment today the students will work together with other persons from different
cultures, with different educational backgrounds and with different practical experience, which willrequire a profound focus on flexibility and open minded attitude towards other people. Few if any
other educational routes will demand such flexibility to the student itself and to the studentsbehaviour on a short and long term basis.
The course will consist of several job-elements. The figure shows how one job-package is built up
of different elements, some are pure theory elements and other is a mixture of theory and hands-ontraining. The training will be carried out in the workshop, shop, or in a laboratory. Video streaming
and/or videoconferencing will be used in Shop/Theory packages.
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Job Package.
A job package might contain several job elements. A job package is a complete documentation
package of specific activities that must be mastered in the welding industry in order to handle thewhole production process. It contains at least the following information:
i. Drawing of the structure to be fabricatedii. Work description with which methods shall be used in the productioniii. Work description with process description of the work process for reaching the target
and the knowledge required
iv. Quality assurance requirements for the ingoing elementsv. Quality assurance description of the outgoing elementsvi. Work package description for the work to be donevii. Reference to available resources for the work
viii. Reference to environmental resources or requirements or restrictionsix. Requirements for knowledge, prerequisite or knowledge that has to be obtainedx. Cooperation strategy with other in a defined group or to related groups
However, some basic prerequisite knowledge must be mastered by the production staff in order tofollow the knowledge requirements. The knowledge and competence requirements include:
Ability to work in a multicultural environment with the colleagues due to exchange of mobile
personnel across borders and among mechanical industry companies
Ability to understand and communicate the content in the job packages to the colleagues in a
multilingual working environment
Ability to understand his/her responsibility in the production chain and to communicate the needfor knowledge.
Ability to search for relevant learning and training material when needed.
To understand how a process plan might be visualized by utilizing a project plan.
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A general design of a learning element. This element consists of both theoretical content as well as
practical work. We can also see that the practical task, when completed shall be verified by the
student as well as by a 3-part. This will both ensure that the student feel responsible for the partitself, but also be aware of the quality assurance aspect which is very important withing the welding
activities. This is a simplified design where no loops are included in the process flow.
A central philosophy within fabrication is that the person who produce a product shall not be the
one carrying out the quality control of the same product. To establish the same methology ineducation one aims at introducing an alternative production flow whereby the product alternate
between students or student groups.
A product is alternating between students during the fabrication process. When produced by
student A at a certain stage then student B will carry out the quality control of the part. Student Bwill then use the part from A in his own production and then transfer it back to A for the following
quality control.
This means that the students shall be familiar with and use the definitions and actions that are
common in the industry. It will consequently be mandatory to switch the objects for this purpose in
order to avoid that a person verifies himself. If defects or non-conformance is found then the
necessary corrective actions have to be carried out by the student.
The use of objects should reflect the typical industry environment that is domination in the areawhere the course is held in order to create a more relevant training domain. But when this is done,then he other examples and references in the material should be selected from a similar industrial
background in order to make tis relevant fro the student .
Delivery.
The structure described here is a structure that can be used in different environments. The structure
has not been designed for a special delivery method. However, when that has been said, it is
possible to use a highly structured an d rigid structure whereby you may control an verify all steps
of the student,
If that is the correct way of carrying out the course is of course another question.
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The structure that follows is a an idea of which elements that a course should contain, if its running
as a web course or if its running as a face-to face course without having access to the web itself.
Normative referencesIn the following table is a list of some of the European (EN) standards within the welding sector.
This list is not complete.
Bold documents are of special importance
DokNo Name
Year
EN 287-1 Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 1:Steels3.2004
EN ISO 9606-2 Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 2:Aluminium 1.1999
EN ISO 9606-3Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 3; Copper and copperalloys
1.1999
EN ISO 9606-4Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 4: Nickel and nickel
alloys1.1999
EN ISO 9606-5Qualification test of welders - Fusion welding - Part 5: Titanium and
titanium alloys
1.
1999
EN ISO 15607 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallicmaterials - General rules (ISO 15607:2003)
2004
EN ISO 15609-1Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic
materials - Welding procedure specification - Part 1: Arc welding (ISO15609-1:2004)
2004
EN ISO 15614-1
Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic
materials - Welding procedure test - Part 1: Arc and gas welding of steelsand arc welding of nickel and nickel alloys (ISO 15614-1:2004)
2004
EN ISO 15610Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallicmaterials - Qualification based on tested welding consumables (ISO15610:2003)
2004
EN ISO 15611Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallicmaterials - Qualification based on previous welding experience (ISO15611:2003)
2004
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EN ISO 15612Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallicmaterials - Qualification by adoption of a standard welding procedure(ISO 15612:2004)
2004
EN ISO 15613 Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallicmaterials - Qualification based on pre-production welding test (ISO15613:2004)
2004
EN 288-9Part 9: Welding procedure test for pipeline welding on land and offshore
site butt welding of transmission pipelines1999
EN ISO 3834 Welding coordination - Tasks and responsibilities 2005
EN ISO 3834-1Quality requirements for welding - Fusing welding of metallic materials -Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use
2005
EN ISO 3834-2Quality requirements for welding - Fusing welding of metallic materials -Part 2: Comprehensive quality requirements
2005
EN ISO 3834-3Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials -Part 3: Standard quality requirements
2005
EN ISO 3834-4 Quality requirements for welding - Fusion welding of metallic materials -Part 4: Elementary quality requirements 2005
EN 756Welding consumables - Solid wires, solid wireflux and tubular coredelectrode-flux combinations for submerged arc welding of non alloy andfine grain steels - Classification
22004
EN 970 Non-destructive examination of fusion welds - Visual examination 1998
EN 1011-1Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 1:General guidance for arc welding
1998
EN 1011-1/A1Amendment A1 - Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallicmaterials - Part 1: General guidance for arc welding
2002
EN 1011-1/A2Amendment A2 - Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallicmaterials - Part 1: General guidance for arc welding
2004
EN 1011-2Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 2:
Arc welding of ferritic steels2001
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EN 1011-2/A1Amendment A1 - Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallicmaterials - Part 2: Arc welding of ferritic steels
2004
NS-EN 1011-3Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 3:
Arc welding of stainless steels2000
EN 1011-3/A1Amendment A1 - Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallicmaterials - Part 3: Arc welding of stainless steels
2004
EN 1011-5Welding - Recommendations for welding of metallic materials - Part 5:
Welding of clad steel2003
EN 1418Welding personnel - Approval testing of welding operators for fusionwelding and resistance weld setters for fully mechanized and automaticwelding of metallic materials
1998
EN ISO 4063Welding and allied processes - Nomenclature of processes andreference numbers (ISO 4063:1998)
2000
EN ISO 5817Welding - Fusion-welded joints in steel, nickel, titanium and their alloys(beam welding excluded) - Quality levels for imperfections (ISO5817:2003)
2003
EN ISO 6520-1Welding and allied processes - Classification of geometric imperfectionsin metallic materials - Part 1: Fusion welding (ISO 6520-1:1998)
1998
EN ISO 6520-2Welding and allied processes - Classification of geometric imperfections
in metallic materials - Part 2: Welding with pressure (ISO 6520-2:2001)2002
EN ISO 9692-1Welding and allied processes - Recommendations for joint preparation -
Part 1: Manual metal-arc welding, gas-shielded metal-arc welding, gaswelding, TIG welding and beam welding of steels (ISO 9692-1:2003)
2004
EN ISO 9692-2Welding and allied processes - Joint preparation - Part 2: Submerged arcwelding of steels (ISO 9692-2:1998) (Corrigendum AC:1999incorporated)
1998
EN ISO 9692-3Welding and allied processes - Recommendations for joint preparation -
Part 3: Metal inert gas welding and tungsten inert gas welding ofaluminium and its alloys (ISO 9692-3:2000)
2001
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EN ISO 9692-3/A1Amendment A1 - Welding and allied processes - Recommendations forjoint preparation - Part 3: Metal inert gas welding and tungsten inert gaswelding of aluminium and its alloys
2004
EN ISO 9692-4Welding and allied processes - Recommendations for joint preparation -
Part 4: Clad steels (ISO 9692-4:2003)2003
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Table with reference literature to be read in addition to the course documentation for the individualmodules. This table to be compiled according to the national availability of reference literature.
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MODULE 2
Welding symbols according ISO 2553 (A6)
The weld joint is where two or more metal parts are joined by welding. The five basic types of
weld joints are the butt, corner, tee, lap, and edge.Special symbols are used on a drawing to specify where welds are to be located, the type of joint to
be used, as well as the size and amount of weld metal to be deposited in the joint.
A standard welding symbol consists of a reference line, an arrow, and a tail. The reference line
becomes the foundation of the welding symbol. It is used to apply weld symbols, dimensions, and
other data to the weld. The arrow simply connects the reference line to the joint or area to be
welded. The direction of the arrow has no bearing on the significance of the reference line. The tail
of the welding symbol is used only when necessary to include a specification, process, or other
reference information.
The term weld symbol refers to the symbol for a specific type of weld: fillet, groove, surfacing,
plug, and slot are all types of welds. Some of basic weld symbols are shown in the next figures.
Types of butt welds
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Single V preparation Double V preparation
Types of fillet welds
The leg length of a fillet weld is located in front of the weld symbol (triangle). The dimension is in
millimeters preceded with the letter Z or by the letter a.
In addition to basic weld symbols, a set of supplementary symbols may be added to a weldingsymbol.
Some of the most common supplementary symbols are shown in the following figure.
Supplementary symbols
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Weld this joint on site Inspect by NDT, Weld, Paint, etc.
Joint preparation for butt welds, welded from one side
Dimensions
R
ef
.
N
o.
Wor
kpiec
e
thick
ness
t
mm
Desi
gnati
on
Sym
bol
ISO
255
3
Cross
section
Angl
e
,
Gap
bmm
Thic
knes
s of
root
face
cmm
Dep
th
of
pre
par
a-
tion
h
mm
Wel
ding
proc
ess
ISO
4063
Illustrat
ion
Re
marks
1.
1 2
Butt
weld
betw
een
plate
s
with
raised
edge
s
- - - -
3
111
141
512
Usual
ly
witho
ut
filler
metal
-1.
2.
1
~ t
3
111
141
13
141
6
b
8
~ t
1
1.
2.
2
4
3 < t
8
15
Squa
re
buttweld
-
0
- -
52
With
temp
orary
backi
ng
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1.55 t
40
Singl
e V
Buttweld
with
broa
d
rootface
~
600
1
b 4
2 c
4-
111
13
141
-
1.6 > 12
Singl
e-Ubutt
weldwith
V
root
e
600
900
80
120
1
b 3
- ~ 4
111
13
141
6
R9
1.7 > 12
Singl
e V
butt
weld
with
V
root
e
60 0
900
100
150
2
b
4
> 2 -
111
13
141
-
1.8 > 12
Singl
e-U
butt
weld
(slop
ingsides
)
80
120
4 3 -
111
13
141
-
3 < t
10
400
600 4
3
111
13141
3 8 < t12
Single V
butt 60 8
0 - 2 -
52
4 > 16
Steep-
flanked
single-V
butt with
backing
50
200
5 b
15- -
111
13
With
perman
t backin
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1.9
.1
1.9
.2
3 < t
10
Singl
e-bevel
butt
weld
350
600
2 b
4
1 c 2
-
111
13
141
-
1116
b
12
1.1
0> 16
Steep
-flank
edsingl
e-
bevelbutt
weld
150
60
0~12
- -13
141
With
permanent
backi
ng
1.1
1> 16
Singl
e J
butt
weld
10 0
200
2
b
4
1 c
2-
111
13
141
-
Dimensions
R
ef
.N
o.
Wor
kpie
ce
thick
ness
t
mm
Desi
gnation
Sym
bol
ISO
255
3
Cross
section
Angl
e
,
Gap
bmm
Thic
knes
s ofroot
face
cmm
Dep
th
of
prepar
a-
tion
h
mm
Wel
ding
proc
essISO
4063
Illustrat
ion
Re
marks
8 ~t/2 111
141 t/213
2.
1 15
Squa
re
butt
weld
-
0
- -
52
111141
2.2
3 t 40
Single-V
~600
3 2 - -
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111
141~
6002.
2
3 t
40
prepa
ratio
n400
600
3 2 -
13
-
~
600
111
141
2.
3> 10
Single-V
buttweld
with
broa
d
root
face
andbacki
ng
run
400
600
1 b
3
2 c
4-
13
-
~
600111
141
2.
4> 10
Double
-V butt
weld
with
broadroot
face
400
600
1
b
4
2 c
6
h 1= h
2 =
13
-
~
600111
141
symme
trical
X
2.
5.
1
~
13
-400
600 111
1411~
600
2~600
2.
5.
2
> 10 asymmetrical
X 400
1
600
400
2
600
1
b 3 2
~
13
-
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1b
3
111
13
2.6 > 12
Singl
e-U
butt
weld
with
backi
ng
run
80
120
3
~ 5 -141
c
Root
runmay
be
necess
ary
2.7 30
Doub
le-U
butt
weld
80
120 3 ~ 3
~ 111
13
141
This
type of
joint
preparat
ion can
also be
produce
d
asymme
tri-cally
in a
similar
manner
to the
asymmetrical X
butt
weld
2.83 t
30
Singl
e-
bevel
butt
350
600
1b
4 2 -
111
13
141
Root
run may
be
necessar
y
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2.
9.
1
2.
9.
2
> 10
T-joint
both
sides
bevell
ed
prepar
ation
350
600
1b 4
2
=
sau
=
111
13
141
This
type of
joint
preparation
can
also be
produc
edasymm
etric-
ally in
a
similar
manne
r to the
asymm
etrical
X
2.
10> 16
Single
-J butt
weld
with
backing run
100
200
1b
32 -
111
13
141
Root
run
may be
necess
ary
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> 30
2
=
< 2
~
111
13
141
2.
11
170
Doub
le- J
buttweld
for
singl
e
pass
weldi
ng
process
100
200
3
51
This
type of
joint
preparation
can
also be
produc
edasymm
etric-
ally in
a
similar
manne
r to the
asymm
etrical
X
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1200
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141
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Role of inspection and quality control (B9)
To ensure that a product has the right level of quality, some form of inspection is often required.
This can involve such things as measuring the dimensions of a welded part. The measurement result
is then compared with the applicable requirement for the welded part in question. If the
requirements are fulfilled, the part can be approved. If the requirements are not fulfilled, the partwill not be approved. A standard definition of Inspection is: "Measurement, investigation, testing orother classification of one or more characteristics or properties of a product and the comparison of
the results with set requirements to determine whether they are fulfilled".
Accreditation
Within the European system, there are a number of standards (EN 45000 series) that include
regulations for testing the ability of inspection organs. Its aim is to ensure that inspection organs in
Europe carry out equivalent assessments so that the results can be approved by all the member
countries. The inspection organs that are approved according to these requirements become
accredited for a certain task.
The following bodies can be accredited:
1 Laboratories.
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2 Certification organs for products, quality systems, personnel.
3 First, second and third party inspection organs.
Welding is a special process, which requires the coordination of welding operation in order to
establish confidence in welding fabrication and reliable performance in service. The tasks andresponsibilities of personnel involved in welding related activities, e.g. planning, executing,
supervising and inspection, needing to be clearly defined. Welding coordination requirements can
be specified by a manufacturer, contract or an application standard.
Quality controlThe operations of a company are controlled to give products the right level of quality. This means
that the daily activities follow the company's quality system, applying the directions contained inthe quality manual and the instructions that are to be available at each workplace. One example of
quality control is the application of welding procedure specification (WPS) in order to obtain the
right level of quality in welds.
Quality control as applied to welded products includes those activities which monitor the quality ofthe product the operational techniques of checking materials, dimensional checks, inspection
before, during and after welding, non-destructive testing, hydraulic or leak testing in other words,
activities which take place after the event and which check that everything has been carried out
correctly.
Introduction to ISO 3834 (B9)
ISO 3834: Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials
ISO 3834 consists of 5 parts, under the general title Quality requirements for fusion welding of
metallic materials:
-Part 1: Criteria for the selection of the appropriate level of quality requirements
-Part 2: Comprehensive quality requirements-Part 3: Standard quality requirements
-Part 4: Elementary quality requirements
-Part 5: Applicable documents
ISO 3834 is not a quality management system standard replacing ISO 9001:2000 but a useful toolwhen ISO 9001:2000 is applied by welding manufacturers.
ISO 3834 identifies measures that are applicable for different situations. They may be applied in the
following circumstances:
- in contractual situations: specification of welding quality requirements;
- by manufacturers: establishment and maintenance of welding quality requirements;
- by committees drafting manufacturing codes or application standards: specification of welding
quality requirements;
- by organizations assessing welding quality performance, e.g. third parties, customers, ormanufacturers.
ISO 3834 can be used by internal and external organizations, including certification bodies, to
assess the manufacturer's ability to meet customer, regulatory or the manufacturers own
requirements.
ISO 3834 therefore provides a method to demonstrate the capability of a manufacturer to produce
products of the specified quality.
It was prepared such that:
a) it is independent of the type of construction manufactured;
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b) it defines quality requirements for welding in workshops and/or on site;
c) it provides guidance for describing a manufacturer's capability to produce constructions to meetspecified requirements;
d) it provides a basis for assessing a manufacturers welding capability.
ISO 3834 is appropriate when demonstration of a manufacturer's capability to produce welded
constructions, fulfilling specified quality requirements, is specified in one or more of the following:
- a specification;
- a product standard;
- a regulatory requirement.The selection of the appropriate part of ISO 3834 should be in accordance with the product
standard, specification, regulation or contract.
The manufacturer selects one of the three parts specifying quality requirements based on the
following related to products:
- the extent and significance of safety-critical products;- the complexity of manufacture;
- the range of products manufactured;
- the range of different materials used;
- the extent to which metallurgical problems may occur;- the extent to which manufacturing imperfections, e.g. misalignment, distortion or weld
imperfection, affect product performance.
A manufacturer that demonstrates compliance to a level of this document is also considered to have
established compliance to all lower levels without further demonstration (e.g. a manufacturer
compliant to ISO 3834-2 demonstrates compliance with ISO 3834-3 and ISO 3834-4).
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Summary comparison of ISO 3834, Parts 2, 3 and 4
The manufacturer shall review the contractual requirements and any other requirements, together
with any technical data provided by the purchaser when the construction is designed by the
manufacturer. The manufacturer needs to establish that all information necessary to carry out the
manufacturing operations is complete and available prior to the commencement of the work.
The manufacturer shall affirm its capability to meet all requirements and shall ensure adequate
planning of all quality-related activities. A review of requirements shall be carried out by the
manufacturer to verify that the work content is within its capability to perform, that sufficient
resources are available to achieve delivery schedules and that documentation is clear and
unambiguous.
The manufacturer shall ensure that any variations between the contract and any previous quotationare identified and the purchaser notified of any programme, cost or engineering changes that may
result.
Items considered at or before the time of the review of requirements review:
a) The product standard to be used, together with any supplementary requirements;
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b) Statutory and regulatory requirements;
c) Any additional requirement determined by the manufacturer;d) The capability of the manufacturer to meet the prescribed requirements.
Sub-contractingWhen a manufacturer intends to use sub-contracted services or activities (e.g. welding, inspection,
NDT, heat treatment), information necessary to meet applicable requirements shall be supplied by
the manufacturer to the sub-contractor.
The sub-contractor shall provide such records and documentation of his work as may be specified
by the manufacturer.A sub-contractor shall work under the order and responsibility of the manufacturer.
The manufacturer shall ensure that the sub-contractor can comply with the quality requirements asspecified.
The information provided by the manufacturer to the sub-contractor shall include all relevant data
from requirements review and technical review. Additional requirements may be specified as
necessary to assure sub-contractor compliance with technical requirements.
Welding personnel
The manufacturer shall have at his disposal sufficient and competent personnel for the planning,
performing and supervising of the welding production according to specified requirements.Welders and welding operators shall be qualified by appropriate tests.
The manufacturer needs to have appropriate welding coordination personnel. The weldingcoordinator shall have sufficient authority to enable any necessary action to be taken.
Inspection and testing personnel
The manufacturer shall have at his disposal sufficient and competent personnel for planning,
performing, and supervising the inspection and testing of the welding production according tospecified requirements.
The non-destructive testing personnel shall be appropriate qualified/certified. When a qualification
test is not required, competence shall be verified by the manufacturer.
Inspection and testing
Applicable inspections and tests shall be implemented at appropriate points in the manufacturing
process to assure conformity with contract requirements. Location and frequency of such
inspections and/or tests will depend on the contract and/or product standard, the welding process
and the type of construction.
Inspection and testing before welding
Before the start of welding, the following shall be checked:
- suitability and validity of welders qualification certificates;
- suitability of welding-procedure specification;- identity of parent material;
- identity of welding consumables;- joint preparation (e.g. shape and dimensions);
- fit-up, jigging and tacking;
- any special requirements in the welding-procedure specification (e.g. prevention of distortion);
- arrangement for any production test;
- suitability of working conditions for welding, including environment.
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Inspection and testing during welding
During welding, the following shall be checked at suitable intervals or by continuous monitoring:- essential welding parameters (e.g. welding current, arc voltage and travel speed);
- preheating/interpass temperature;
- cleaning and shape of runs and layers of weld metal;- back gouging;
- welding sequence;
- correct use and handling of welding consumables;
- control of distortion;
- any intermediate examination (e.g. checking of dimensions).
Inspection and testing after weldingAfter welding, the compliance with relevant acceptance criteria shall be checked:
- by visual inspection;
- by non-destructive testing;
- by destructive testing;- form, shape and dimensions of the construction;
- results and records of post-weld operations (e.g. post-weld heat treatment, ageing).
Inspection and test statusMeasures shall be taken, as appropriate, to indicate, e.g. by marking of the item or a routing card,
the status of inspection and test of the welded construction.
Non-conformance and corrective actions
Measures shall be implemented to control items or activities, which do not conform to specified
requirements in order to prevent their inadvertent acceptance. When repair and/or rectification is
undertaken by the manufacturer, descriptions of appropriate procedures shall be available at allworkstations where repair or rectification is performed. When repair is carried out, the items shall
be re-inspected, tested and examined in accordance with the original requirements. Measures shall
also be implemented to avoid recurrence of non-conformances.
Calibration and validation of measuring, inspection and testing equipment
The manufacturer shall be responsible for the appropriate calibration or validation of measuring,
inspection and testing equipment. All equipment used to assess the quality of the construction shall
be suitably controlled and shall be calibrated or validated at specified intervals.
Identification and traceability
Identification and traceability shall be maintained throughout the manufacturing process, if
required.
Quality records
Quality records shall include, when applicable:- record of requirement/technical review;
- material certificates;
- welding consumable certificates;
- welding-procedure specifications;
- equipment maintenance records;
- welding-procedure qualification records (WPQR);- welder or welding-operator qualification certificates;
- production plan;
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- non-destructive testing personnel certificates;
- heat-treatment procedure specification and records;- non-destructive testing and destructive testing procedures and reports;
- dimensional reports;
- records of repairs and non-conformance reports;- other documents, if required.
Quality records shall be retained for a minimum period of five years in the absence of any other
specified requirements.
Application
Conformity to ISO 3834-2 to 4 shall be claimed by a manufacturer using the normative references
given in this part. Conformity to ISO 3834-2 to 4 may also be claimed by adopting other standardsthat provide equivalent technical conditions.
Where other standards are adopted, they should only be used when they are referenced in product
standards for constructions being made by the manufacturer.
It is the responsibility of the manufacturer to demonstrate technically equivalent conditions whennormative references other than those listed in this part are applied. Certificates issued following
assessment by independent certification organizations or claims of compliance by a manufacturer
with any part of ISO 3834 shall clearly identify the normative references or specifications used by
the manufacturer.
Stainless steel compared to unalloyed steel and aluminium alloys (PSS1)
The consumption of stainless steel is increasing and will continue to do so. The reason of growth is
increasingly demanding environment in the petrochemical industry and the process industry.
Demand for these materials is also growing in industrial sectors such as foodstuffs, electronics,
biochemistry and nuclear power.Stainless steel have also replaced other structural materials in many applications where it has been
realized that stainless steel is cheaper in the long term, if both capital outlay and maintenance costs
are taken into account.Two types of stainless steel have been more and more important: ferrite-austenitic (duplex) and
fully-austenitic steels.The advantages of duplex steel are as follows:
- good weldability- considerably higher yeld strength- good resistance to stress corrosion, above all, but also to general corrosion and
pitting.
Aluminum and aluminum alloys are structural materials with many good properties: with a proper
design they do not corrode, they conduct electricity and they combine strength with low weight.Aluminum is considered to be a very important construction material in the future, especially in the
automotive industry.
Definition of stainless steel
Stainless steels are defined as iron base alloys, which contain at least 11 % chromium.
There are fivetypes of stainless steels depending on the other alloying additions present, and they
range from fully austenitic to fully ferritic.
Identification of stainless steel
The most important property of the high-chromium stainless steels is their corrosion resistance,
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without which they would find little commercial use, as their general level of mechanical properties
and forming characteristics can be equaled or exceeded by many other types of steel at a muchlower cost. A chromium content above 12% also provides a considerable measure of oxidation
resistance.
Thus the stainless steels are used for both corrosion resisting and high-temperature creep resistingand heat resisting applications, the temperature of application usually increasing with increasing
chromium content.
The important factors, which must be considered in the design of the various types of stainless
steels, are:
- corrosion and oxidation resistance in the operating environment- mechanical and physical properties
- fabrication characteristics from the point of view of both hot and cold working- welding - many of the stainless steels are required to be readily weldable, and welding must not
impair the corrosion resistance, creep resistance or general mechanical properties.
There are many different stainless steels, see figure, and the main types are listed below.
a) Ferritic steels, containing 11,5 30% Cr, up to 0,20% carbon, no nickel and often some
molybdenum, niobium or titanium. They are ferritic at all temperatures and, therefore, do nottransform to austenite and are not hard enable by heat treatment.
Some of these can be highly corrosion resistance, and being fully ferritic are reasonably formable.
They can in the less severe applications, replace the more expensive austenitic stainless steels.They are characterized by weld and HAZ grain growth, which can result in low toughness of welds.
To weld the ferritic stainless steels, filler metals should be used which match or exceed the Cr levelof the base alloy.
To minimize grain growth, weld heat input should be minimized and preheat should be limited, and
used only if necessary.
b) Martensitic steels containing 11 18% Cr, 0 4% Ni, 0,1 1,2%C, and sometimes additions of
molybdenum, vanadium, niobium, aluminum and copper. These are often alloyed to produce therequired tempering resistance and strength. They are austenitic at temperatures of 950 1000 o C
but transform to martensite on cooling, and the high hardenability makes them martensitic air
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hardenable even in large section sizes.
This can lead to difficulty in softening for machining and fabrication, particularly as they frequentlyalloyed to produce a high degree of tempering resistance.
The steels are usually tempered to produce useful combinations of strength, ductility and toughness,
and may be precipitation hardened.They have a tendency toward weld cracking on cooling when hard brittle martensite is formed.
Chromium and carbon content of the filler metal should generally match these elements in the base
metal.
Preheating and interpass temperature in the 204 to 316 o C range is recommended for most
martensitic stainless steel.Steel with over 0,20 % C often require a post weld heat treatment to soften and toughen the weld.
c) Austenitic steels which contain 16 26% Cr, 8 20% Ni, up to 0,40% C. These steels also often
contain additions of molybdenum, niobium or titanium and are predominantly austenitic at all
temperatures, although depending o the composition and consequent constitution, some delta ferrite
may be present.The austenite may have a varying degree of stability with respect to the formation of martensite,
being transformed by cold work at room temperature in some compositions.
The balance between the Cr and Ni + Mn is normally adjusted to provide a microstructure of 90 -
100% austenite.These alloys are characterized by good strength and high toughness over a wide temperature range
and oxidation resistance to over 538oC.
Filler metal for these alloys should generally match the base metal but for most alloys, provide a
microstructure to avoid hot cracking.
Two problems are associated with welds in the austenitic stainless steels:
- sensitization of the weld heat affected zone
- hot cracking of weld metal.
d)Precipitation hardening stainless steel are martensitic, semiaustenitic and austenitic.
The martensitic stainless steel can be hardened by quenching from the austenitizing temperature(around 1038 o C) then aging between 482 to 621 o C. Since these steels contain less than 0,07% C,
the martensite is not very hard and the main hardening is obtained from the aging (precipitation)reaction.
The semiaustenitic stainless steel will not transform to martensite when cooled from the
austenitizing temperature because the martensite transformation temperature is below room
temperature. These steels must be given a conditioning treatment which consists heating in the
range of 732 to 954 o C to precipitate carbon and/or alloy elements as carbides or intermetallic
compounds.
The austenitic precipitation hardening stainless steel remains austenitic after quenching from the
solutioning temperature even after substantial amounts of cold work. They are hardened only by theaging reaction. This would include solution treating between 982 to 1121 o C, oil or water
quenching and aging at 704 to 732oC for up to 24 hours.
If maximum strength is required in martensitic precipitation hardening stainless steels, matching or
nearly matching filler metal should be used and the component, before welding, should be in the
annealed or solution annealed condition. After welding, a complete solution heat treatment plus an
aging treatment is preferred.
The austenitic precipitation hardening stainless steel are most difficult to weld because of hot
cracking. Welding should preferably be done with the parts in the solution treated condition, underminimum restraint and with minimum heat input.
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e) Duplex stainless steel are the most recently developed group of stainless steel and have a
microstructure of approximately equal amounts of ferrite and austenite.These steels have advantages over the conventional austenitic and ferritic steels in that they offer
higher strength and greater stress corrosion cracking resistance.
The duplex microstructure is attained in steels containing 21 - 25% Cr and 5 7 % Ni by hotworking at 1000 to 1050 o C followed by water quenching. Weld metal of this composition will tend
to be mainly ferritic because the deposit will solidify as ferrite and will transform only partly to
austenite without hot working or annealing.
The alloying elements which appear in stainless steels are classed as ferrite formers and austeniteformers:
Ferrite formers
Chromium - provides basic corrosion resistance Molybdenum - provides high temperature strength and increases corrosion
resistance
Columbium, Titanium - strong carbide formers Phosphorous, Sulfur, Selenium - improves machinability, causes hot cracking
in welds
Austenite formers
Nickel - provides high temperature strength and ductility Carbon - carbide former, strengthener Nitrogen - increases strength, reduces toughness
The working environment of the fabrication shop, general hazards, dust, heavy and hot
material, cables (A4)
The welding processes are characterized by high temperatures, extensive fumes, light and heatradiation and risks from electric power. All these phenomena can endanger welder health, and
potentially they are also dangerous for the environment.
The basic task for health and safety is to eliminate these dangerous aspects of welding.
General Hazards
The general hazards in welding and cutting are:
Fire from sparks and spatter
Explosion and fires from reaction with welding gases
Asphyxiation
Electric shock
Inhaling toxic fumes and gases
Eye injuries from heat rays
There are many regulations regarding safety in welding, which are derived from more general
safety regulations, like 'General rules for hygienic and technical safety measures at work' and'Regulations for personal safety means'. Every welder has the right and obligation to be protected
under these regulations.
The owner/operator is obliged to have a safety inspection performed on the welding equipments at
least once every 12 months.
A safety inspection, by a trained and certified electrician, is prescribed:- after any alterations
- after any modifications or installations of additional components
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- following repairs, care and maintenance
- at least every twelve months.
Measures - technical devices and equipment
When planning a workplace, the working height plays an important part in creating the correctworking position. In this context, positioners and lifting tables can be very useful. The working
position is partly determined by the welders need to have his/her eyes close to the workpiece to be
able to see the molten pool clearly while welding. If the working height is too low, the welder has to
bend to see properly. A chair or stool might then be very useful. Working with the hands in a high
position at or above shoulder level should be avoided whenever possible.In conjunction with heavier welding, the gun and hoses are also heavier and the load on the body is
more static. A balanced load-reduction arm is very useful in this situation. Lifting the hoses off thefloor also protects them from wear and tear, as well as facilitating wire feed.
It is also a good thing if the workpiece is placed in a positioner and is positioned to ensure the best
accessibility and height. A more comfortable working position can be created and, at the same time,
welding can be facilitated as the joint is in the best welding position.Roller beds can be used for welding tubes or other cylindrical items. A hook or some other device
on which the welding gun can be placed when it is not in use is another valuable piece of
equipment.
Hot work exposes workers to:- Molten metal
- Toxic gases- Fumes and vapors
- Harmful radiation
- Excessive noise
- Electrical shock- Fire hazards.
Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be selected to protect the worker from these
hazards. Fire watches in the area are required.
Hot work operations include:- Gas Welding and Cutting
- Electric Arc Welding
- Carbon Arcing or Plasma Arc Cutting
Each of these operations may present unique hazards.
Electro- magnetic effectsCurrent gives rise to a magnetic field around the conductor. The magnetic field is stronger closer to
the conductor and rapidly subsides as the distance increases. A magnetic field is created around thewelding cable and earth cable when welding is in process.
Studies have indicated that one should not be exposed to strong magnetic fields. However, there is
no evidence of any injuries. No limits have been yet set.
Recommendations: You should make sure that as little as possible of the welding cable is directly
adjacent to your body when welding. If you are right-handed, the welding machine should be placed
on your right-hand side to avoid laying the welding cable on your lap or around your body. It is not
a good idea to rest the welding cable around your body while erection welding (with the weldingmachine on the ground).
Do not forget that MAGNETIC FIELDS can affect pacemakers and hearing aids.
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Recommendations:- Pacemaker wearers keep away.
- Wearers should consult their doctor before going near arc welding, gouging, or spot welding
operations.
Ancillary measures for preventing EMC problems:
a) Mains supply
- If electromagnetic interference still occurs, despite the fact that the mains connection is in
accordance with the regulations, take additional measures (e.g. use a suitable mains filter).
b) Welding cables- Keep these as short as possible
- Arrange them so that they run close together (to prevent EMI problems as well)
- Lay them well away from other leads.
c) Equipotential bondingd) Workpiece grounding (earthing)
- where necessary, run the connection to ground (earth) via suitable capacitors.
e) Shielding, where necessary
- Shield other equipment in the vicinity
Shield the entire welding installation.
Handling of stainless steel in the workshop and the use of tools for stainless steel (PSS2)
For welding of stainless steels we have to respect following:- welding will be made in special arranged spaces, where no other type of steel or material or
alloys will be welded;
- the necessary tools and devices for welding and cleaning must be form stainless steel inorder to avoid surfaces pollution elements welded;
- an accentuate cleaning of the elements and equipments has to be maintained; touching of thecomponents will be made only with white cotton gloves in order to avoid surfaces
degradation through impurities, dust ,metallic powder, oils;
- components manipulation will be carefully realized to avoid the damaging of the surfaces;- in welding spaces air currents have to be avoid;- welding has to be stopped if the outside temperature is bellow than + 5 C.
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Example of stocking pipes and fittings, separating steel and stainless steel .
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MODULE 3
Personal protective equipment and clothing (A3)
Personal protective equipment especially designed for the task at hand must always be used when
arc welding. Protective clothing must not be heavily soiled or torn.
1.Head Protection
This provides protectiona) against falls (e.g. crash helmets, cycle helmets, climbing helmets)
b) against falling objects or against striking fixed objects
c) against striking fixed objects (e.g. objects in confined spaces).
2. Eye Protection
Welding helmet
A welding helmet must always be worn when welding to protect the eyes and face from radiation
and welding spatter.The welding helmet can be lowered in front of the face. The lens should be lowered using one hand
instead of the "chin-up" method as repeated nodding can cause neck injuries.
Welding lenses
Welding helmets and welding lenses both have dark glass, so-called welding lenses. The welding
lens is used to filter out UV and IR radiation. Only visible light is allowed to pass the lens.
Lens protector
Lens protectors are used in welding helmets and shields to protect the welding lens from spatter.
Automatic welding lenses
Automatic anti-dazzle welding lenses are also available. This type of welding lens darkens
automatically the moment the arc is ignited and becomes lighter again when the arc is extinguished.Automatic welding lens can be set to different densities.
Welding helmet with fresh-air supply
Equipment is available for supplying fresh and cool air to the welding helmet. The positive pressure
created inside the welding helmet prevents weld smoke from mixing with the air the welder inhales.
Comfort is also enhanced and mist is prevented from forming on the welding lens.
Relevant standards:
a) EN169 welding filters
b) EN175 welding eye protectors
Always choose eye protection appropriate to the hazard and ensure that fits properly and is
comfortable.Dirty lenses impair vision, causing eye fatigue and leading to accidents. The plastic lenses of eye
protectors should be wet cleaned to avoid scratching; scratched lenses should be replaced, as should
face shields if they become crazed or brittle with age.
Safety spectacles and goggles should be issued on a personal basis and should be thoroughly
cleaned before issue to someone else.
3. Foot Protection
Safety footwear should comply with EN 345 (with toe protection of 200 or 100 joules). Footwear
with anti-static or slip resistant properties should conform to EN 347.The choice of safety footwear should first be made on the basis of the protection required, but
comfort is a significant issue and should not be ignored. Care should be taken in the choice of anti-static and conductive footwear. Both give protection against the hazard of static electricity and anti-
static footwear also gives some protection against electric shock. However conductive footwear
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Welder equipped with personal protection equipment.
In addition to the general protective clothing for welding and cutting operations, arc welding
requires the following extra clothing: Wear clothes made of materials heavy enough to protect against ultraviolet rays.
Wear dry welders gloves to protect against shock and electrocution.
Noise hazards (A3)
Noise is usually defined as undesirable sound and is a health hazard. Noise can cause hearing
damage. Disturbing noise levels in combination with requisite ear defenders can make it difficult to
communicate, which may lower the level of enjoyment in the workplace. Psychological well-being
is also affected by noise.
Noise abatement
Sources of noise in a welding workshop are grinding, slagging and beating. This kind of work must
be minimized. When grinding or hammering must be performed the use of equipment and aids thatgive the lowest possible noise levels is requested.
Clang dampers
It is the workpiece that generates most noise during grinding, slagging and beating. Using clang
dampers will reduce the noise level considerably. Clang dampers are elastic dampers with a
magnetic layer for fastening on the workpiece.
Silenced machines
Quieter hand-held machines have been developed during the last few years. Pneumatic slag picks
and grinding machines are now fitted with silencers. Quieter grinding discs have been developed.
Using modern equipment will reduce the noise level considerably.Noise absorbing screens
Screens made of porous material such as mineral wool erected between the welding areas can limit
the noise in many cases. The screen must be high and wide and located as close as possible to the
source of the noise. By erecting absorbers above and beside the screen, noise can be reduced at
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longer distances.
Ear defendersIn many welding shops the noise level is so high that ear defenders must always be used. Wearing
ear defenders of down or earplugs will provide basic protection against background noise and
unexpected sound. The noise level when slagging and beating is so high that ear cups are required.It is essential to wear ear defenders all the time in extremely noisy environments. Even short
periods without protection can risk damaging your hearing. A hearing impairment cannot be cured.
Resume: Noise of 85 db (A) or higher might lead to hearing damage
Safety measures:
- noisy techniques to be substituted by quieter ones- protection from sound waves - isolation- spatial division
- marking noisy areas- personal safety equipment (ear phones)- medical prevention and ambulanceIf the 85 db (A) level is reached - one must posses personal hearing protection equipment
Above the level >90 db (A), standard noise protection is required for all employees.
Suitable cutting processes for different types of steel to achieve a suitable cutting surface (A8)
The three thermal cutting methods: flame cutting, plasma cutting and laser cutting are widespread
and well known to most people.
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Flame cutting, Principle and parameters, cutting blowpipes, cutting machines, quality of cutsurface
Flame cutting is the traditional and clearly predominant method, but its use is slightly declining
because of the increase in laser cutting and plasma cutting. Flame cutting remains a very usefulcutting method, partly owing to its versatility. It covers the entire thicknesses range from 3 to 300
mm for unalloyed steels. By using special torches the field of application can be extended to
thicknesses of up to 1000 mm or even more. The quality of cut is excellent when the cutting
parameters are correctly set. In economic terms, flame cutting is clearly an alternative where
numerically-controlled machines are used in conjunction with several torches in order to increasethe productivity per employee.
Other cutting processes as: plasma, laser, mechanical cuttingLaser cutting give a high-quality cut, narrow kerfs and low heat transfer to the workpiece. The
economic thickness for unalloyed steel is 2 to 3 mm. The use of laser cutting will increase, mainly
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due to increased laser power output, which will enable thicker material thicknesses to be cut.
The economic material thickness range for plasma cutting is 3 to about 20 mm. In this range plasmais faster then laser, but the quality of cut is not comparable. In an effort to compete with laser
cutting, recent developments in plasma cutting have aimed to produce a system which is capable of
producing cuts with completely square edges and narrow kerf width to enable higher cuttingaccuracy to be achieved.
The resulting systems are commonly known as high tolerance plasma cutting and are characterized
by torches having high current density cutting arcs.
Smaller sets intended for manual cutting are usually air plasma, whilst larger mechanized
installation use oxygen, nitrogen or argon mixtures as the plasma gas. Plasma power sources above300 amps never use air.
In connection with subsequent welding of air-plasma cut edges, weldability problems like poreformation and lack of fusion have been noticed. Investigations have shown that high concentrations
of nitrogen in the cut edges are responsible for the problems. There are different ways to avoid the
problems. One is to grind off the thin layer of the cut surface that has a high nitrogen concentration.
This is an expensive method and it will reduce the productivity. Another way is to cut with oxygenplasma.
An alternative to the thermal cutting methods is water jet cutting. The method emerged during the
1970s, when it was used to cut composites. Since then it has been developed to cut metals. This wasmade possible by adding abrasives to the jet, a technique known as abrasive water jet cutting. Using
water jet cutting without abrasives it is possible to cut, in addition to composites, materials such asleather, rubber, textiles, wood, mineral wool and frozen foodstuffs. Abrasive water jet cutting can
be used to cut sheet metal in gouges up to 50 mm, concrete up to 200 mm, stone and ceramics.
Abrasive water jet cutting competes to some extent with the thermal methods, but as figure 1
shows, the cutting speed is very low, so the method is only competitive where some particular
technical advantage can be exploited. Examples of such advantages are that the quality of cut isvery good and that no heat is transferred into the workpiece the latter feature means that there are no
deformation of the workpiece. Abrasive water jet cutting is also a suitable method for cutting
surface treated materials like Zn, AlZn or polymer coated sheet metal, since this cutting method willminimize destruction of surface treatment.
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Safety precautions for cutting (PSS1)
In the table 1 are presented the representative cutting speed for different cutting methods.
Cutting speed (mm/min)
Materials
Plate
thicknesses
(mm)Flamecutting
Plasmacutting
Lasercutting
Abrasivewater jet
cutting
Steel
Steel
Stainless
steel
Stainless
steelAluminum
Aluminum
5
20
3
402
40
850
660
-
--
-
4500A
2000A
5000B
500B>6000B
1200B
2200 C
-
6500
-1000 C
-
200
50
200
10-20800
80
A - Nitrogen plasma with water injected, 500 A
B - Gas plasma (Ar/H2), 240 A
C - Carbon dioxide laser 1000W, with oxygen as cutting gas
Table 2 showsthe cutting methods for different materials.
Table 2
Material
Cutting method Mild steels Stainless
steels
Aluminum Titanium
Flame
Plasma
Laser
MechanicalWater jet
+++
+++
+++
++++
+++
+++
++++
+++
++
+++++
++
++
+++
++++
+++ well suited
++ suited
+ possible
Burns and fires, fire prevention, fire fighting (A3)
The basic precautions for fire prevention in welding or cutting work are:Cutting or welding must be permitted only in areas that are or have been made fire safe.
When work cannot be moved practically, as in most construction work, the area must be made safeby removing combustibles or protecting combustibles from ignition sources.
If the object to be welded or cut cannot readily be moved, all movable fire hazards in the vicinity
must be taken to a safe place.
If the object to be welded or cut cannot be moved and if all the fire hazards cannot be removed, then
guards must be used to confine the heat, sparks, and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards.
If these requirements cannot be followed then welding and cutting must not be performed.Suitable fire extinguishing equipment must be maintained in a state of readiness for instant use.
Such equipment may consist of pails of water, buckets of sand, hose or portable extinguishers
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depending upon the nature and quantity of the combustible material exposed.
Fire watchers must have fire-extinguishing equi