STANDARD WELDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (SWPS) FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL (M-8/P-8/S-8, GROUP 1), 10 THROUGH 18 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 austenitic stainless steel in the thickness range of 18 through 10 gauge, using manual shielded metal arc welding. 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 2002 |
| Committee | B2 |
