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Api 1104

API 1104 outlines the standards for gas and arc welding of various weld types in carbon and low alloy steel piping used in petroleum-related applications. It includes specifications for equipment, materials, and procedures for qualifying welders and welding procedures, as well as guidelines for inspection, testing, and acceptance standards. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining detailed procedure specifications and records to ensure weld quality and compliance.

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Api 1104

API 1104 outlines the standards for gas and arc welding of various weld types in carbon and low alloy steel piping used in petroleum-related applications. It includes specifications for equipment, materials, and procedures for qualifying welders and welding procedures, as well as guidelines for inspection, testing, and acceptance standards. The document emphasizes the importance of maintaining detailed procedure specifications and records to ensure weld quality and compliance.

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API 1104

API 1104
• Covers the gas and arc welding of butt, fillet
and socket welds in carbon and low alloy steel
piping used in the compression, pumping and
transmission of crude petroleum, petroleum
products, fuel gases, carbon dioxide and
nitrogen.
• Covers welding on distribution systems
Contents
1. Specifications
2. Qualification of welding procedures for welds
containing Filler-Metal additives
3. Qualification Of Welders
4. Design and Preparation of joint for
Production Welding
5. Inspection and Testing of Production Welding
6. Acceptance standards for Non-Destructive
Testing
7. Repair and Removal of Defects
8. Procedures for Non Destructive Testing
9. Automatic Welding
10. Automatic Welding without filler metal
addition.
1. Specifications
• Equipment :

1. Arc Welding Equipment : shall be


operated within amperage and voltage ranges

2. Gas Welding Equipment : shall be


operated with the flame characteristics and tip
sizes given in Qualified Welding Procedure
• Materials :

1. Pipe and fittings : conforming to


• API Specification 5L
• Applicable ASTM specifications
• Materials with chemical and mechanical
properties that specify to one of the above
specifications
2. Filler Metal : conforming to any of the
following specifications
• AWS A5.1
• AWS A5.2
• AWS A5.5
• AWS A5.17
• AWS A5.18
• AWS A5.20
• AWS A5.28
• AWS A5.29
Qualification of Welding Procedures for Welds
containing Filler-Metal Additives

• Procedure Qualification
1. Before starting of production welding a detailed
procedure specification shall be established.
2. The Procedure specification shall be qualified to
demonstrate that welds with suitable
mechanical properties and soundness can be
made.
3. The quality of welds shall be determined by
destructive testing.
• Records :

Sample Procedure
Specification Form
• Procedure Specification :
1. Process : (manual, semiautomatic or automatic)
2. Pipe and Fitting Materials :
3. Diameter and Wall Thicknesses
4. Joint Design
5. Filler Metal and number of beads
6. Electrical characteristics
7. Flame Characteristics
8. Position
9. Direction of Welding
10. Time between passes
11. Type and removal of lineup clamp
12. Cleaning and/or grinding: (power tools/hand tools)
13. Pre- and Post-Heat treatment
14. Shielding Gas and Flow Rate
15. Shielding Flux
16. Speed of Travel
• Essential Variables : (Changes Requiring
Requalification)
1. Welding Process
2. Base Material : Material Groups –
a. Specified Minimum Yield Strength less than or
equal to 42,000 psi (290 MPa).
b. 42,000 psi (290 MPa) < Specified Minimum
Yield Strength < 65,000 psi (448 MPa).
c. For materials with Specified Minimum Yield
Strength greater than or equal to 65,000 psi, each
grade shall receive a separate qualification test
3. Joint Design : Major changes (e.g. ‘V groove’ to
‘U groove’ )
4. Position
5. Wall Thickness
6. Filler Metal :
• A change from one filler-metal group to another
• For pipe materials with a specified minimum
yield strength greater than or equal to 65,000
psi(448 MPa), a change in AWS classification of
the filler metal
7. Electrical Characteristics :
• DC Electrode Positive to DC Electrode
Negative or vice versa
• Change in current from DC to AC or vice versa
8. Time between passes :
Increase in maximum time between completion
of root bead and the start of the second bead
9. Direction of Welding :
A change in the direction of welding from
vertical uphill to vertical downhill and vice versa.
10. Shielding Gas and flow rate
11. Shielding flux
12. Speed of Travel :
13. Preheat : decrease in the specified minimum
preheat temperature
14. Post –Weld Heat Treatment(PWHT) :
Addition of PWHT or a change from the ranges
or values specified in the procedure.

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