STANDARD WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (SWPS) FOR GAS METAL ARC WELDING (SHORT CIRCUITING TRANSFER MODE) OF CARBON STEEL TO AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL (M-1 TO M-8, P-8, OR S-8), 18 THROUGH 10 GAUGE, IN THE AS-WELDED CONDITION, WITH OR WITHOUT BACKING
American Welding Society
Foreword
Requirements for Application of SWPSs
Annex A - Guidelines for the Preparation
of Technical Inquiries
List of AWS Documents on Welding Procedure
and Performance Qualification
Contains the essential welding variables for welding carbon steel to austenitic stainless steel in the thickness range of 18 through 10 gauge, using semiautomatic gas metal arc welding (short circuiting transfer mode). It cites the base metals and operating conditions necessary to make the weldment, the filler metal specifications, and the allowable joint designs for fillet welds and groove welds.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | American Welding Society |
| ProductNote | Reconfirmed 2013 |
| Committee | B2 |
