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    P-Numbers are alphanumeric designations assigned to groups of materials with similar weldability and mechanical properties. They are used to reduce the number of welding procedure qualifications required. Each P-Number represents a unique group of materials, even if they differ by only a letter. P-Numbers define allowable ranges for variables in welding procedure and welder qualifications. The document provides tables outlining these ranges and lists common material specifications and their associated P-Numbers.

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    P-Numbers are alphanumeric designations assigned to groups of materials with similar weldability and mechanical properties. They are used to reduce the number of welding procedure qualifications required. Each P-Number represents a unique group of materials, even if they differ by only a letter. P-Numbers define allowable ranges for variables in welding procedure and welder qualifications. The document provides tables outlining these ranges and lists common material specifications and their associated P-Numbers.

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    P-Numbers are alphanumeric designations assigned to groups of materials with similar weldability and mechanical properties. They are used to reduce the number of welding procedure qualifications required. Each P-Number represents a unique group of materials, even if they differ by only a letter. P-Numbers define allowable ranges for variables in welding procedure and welder qualifications. The document provides tables outlining these ranges and lists common material specifications and their associated P-Numbers.

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    ASME P-Numbers

    P-Number Groupings per ASME Section IX

    What is a P-Number?

    A P-Number is an alphanumeric designation assigned to a group of materials. These materials


    are grouped based on their similar weldability and mechanical characteristics.

    P-Numbers are assigned to base metals to reduce the number of welding and brazing procedure
    qualifications required to perform work.

    P-Numbers are made of numbers and sometimes include letters. It is important to note that each
    P-Number is considered a separate and unique number. For example, base metals assigned P-No.
    5A are an entirely different group than P-No. 5B.

    Governing Code Nomenclature

    ASME: P-Number (P for Procedure Number)


    ISO: Group Number
    AWS B2.1: M-Number (M for Material Number)
    AWS D1.1, D1.2, D1.6: Group Number

    Code boundaries mainly fall along different industries, and materials unique to those industries
    will sometimes not overlap from one governing code body to the next. For example, some
    carbon steels like I-Beam listed in D1.1 will not be listed in ASME, even though they might both
    be considered to be plain carbon steel.

    Base Metal Alloy Groupings


    P-Numbers have been laid out in such a way that there are some identifiable alloy patterns.

    P-Number List

    The following is the comprehensive list of P-Numbers, their general material description, and
    some typical material specification examples.
    P-Number Range for Weld Procedures (WPS)

    When a procedure is qualified, a PQR or Procedure Qualification Record is created to document


    all of the essential variables. The WPS is then written to include Code allowed ranges based on
    what materials were used on the PQR. A summary of the ranges permitted on the WPS based on
    the PQR P-Number is contained in the following table. The WPS author can restrict these ranges
    or take full advantage of what the Code allows; see ASME Section IX para. QW-424.1 for
    details.

    P-Number Range for Welder Qualification (WPQ)

    When welders take a qualification test, the base metal used during the test is recorded as an
    “Actual Value.” Based on the actual P-Number, the Code specifies a “Range Qualified” that the
    welder is then certified to weld on. P-Number is one of many essential variables listed on the
    WPQ in the Range Qualified column; all must be observed to conform to Code requirements.
    Per ASME Section IX para. QW-423.1 when a base metal shown in the left column is used for
    welder qualification, the welder is qualified to weld all combinations of base metals shown in the
    right column, including unassigned metals of similar chemical composition to these metals. This
    range of values needs to be clearly stated on the WPQ.

    S-Number

    In 2009, S-Numbers were removed from Section IX. S-Numbers were assigned to materials that
    were acceptable for use by the ASME B31 Code or had been deemed acceptable Code Cases
    within the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, but which were not included in ASME Section II.
    They are no longer used, as base metals previously assigned S-Numbers were assigned P-
    Numbers and Group Numbers, and a single system is now used

    Group Number

    Ferrous base metals have been assigned Group Numbers, which create subsets of P-Numbers.
    Group numbers are primarily required when WPS’s are required to be qualified by impact
    testing.

    Specification, Type or Grade

    Both the materials specification and the Type or Grade are essential information in having the
    correct material. The material specification essentially calls out the product form. The Type or
    Grade of that specification is more aligned to the metallurgy of that product form and heavily
    influences the P-Number as well as the Group Number of the material.
    There are some material specifications that are almost exclusively one P-Number, such as SA-
    240 & SA-312, where almost all of the materials in those specifications are P-No. 8. This can
    sometimes lead to the incorrect assumption that the specification alone is a sufficient amount of
    information to determine a material’s P-Number.

    Here are some examples of materials where Type or Grade can change the P-Number of the
    material:

    The following is an example of how Type or Grade can change the Group Number of the
    material:
    Ferrous & Non-Ferrous

    In general, ferrous metals contain iron; non-ferrous metals, on the other hand, do not contain
    iron. ASTM and ASME have created a prefix convention for identifying ferrous and non-ferrous
    materials.

    A/SA is used in the specification to define those materials which are ferrous.

    B/SB is used in the specification to define those materials which are non-ferrous.

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