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A Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) is a formal document describing welding procedures. It is an internal document used by welding companies to instruct welders (or welding operators) on how to achieve quality production welds that meet all relevant code requirements.

The detailed information often includes welding process, type and size of filler metal, welding pass sequences, preheat and interpass temperatures, wire feed speed, amperage and voltage. The more detailed the WPS, the better. It also helps communicate expectations.

A WPS and PQR are required documents in the fabrication process when a weld must comply with a certain standard. In simple terms, a WPS is a set of welding instructions and the PQR is a checklist to ensure those instructions were satisfactorily met. The PQR document is created first and is needed to create the WPS.

AWS D1. 1 has prequalified WPSs for carbon and low alloy steels as does D1. 6 for stainless steels. The rub is that neither has prequalified procedures for combinations of carbon or low alloy steels to stainless steels.

A Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) is a code-required document that outlines the parameters and variables so welders can perform a repeatable weld (with known properties).

A Welding Procedure Specification (WPS) is a formal document describing welding procedures. It is an internal document used by welding companies to instruct welders (or welding operators) on how to achieve quality production welds that meet all relevant code requirements.

6 – Structural Stainless Steel Welding. AWS D1. 6 governs the fabrication, assembly, and of welded structures where at least one of the materials being joined is stainless steel.

What is a WPS? A Welding Procedure Specification, or WPS, is a formal written document describing standard welding procedures. Like a recipe for welders, these procedures provide clear direction for your welders to make quality products that are up to code and industry standards.