This document is part of a series of standards dealing with specification and qualification of welding
procedures. Annex A gives details of this series of standards, Annex B gives a table for the use of these
standards, and Annex C gives a flow diagram for the development and qualification of a WPS.
This document defines general rules for the specification and qualification of welding procedures for
metallic materials. This document also refers to several other standards as regards detailed rules for
specific applications.
This document is applicable to manual, partly mechanized, fully mechanized and automated welding.
Welding procedures are qualified by conforming to one or more welding procedure qualification
records (WPQR). The use of a particular method of qualification is often a requirement of an application
standard.
It is assumed that welding procedure specifications are used in production by competent welders,
qualified in accordance with the relevant part of ISO 9606 or by competent operators qualified in
accordance with ISO 14732.Cross References:ISO 15614 (all parts)ISO 15610ISO 15612ISO 15613ISO 15609 (all parts)ISO 15611ISO/TR 25901 (all parts)ISO 18785-4ISO 9606 (all parts)ISO 11970ISO/TR 20173ISO/TR 20174ISO 15620ISO 14555ISO 14732ISO 25239-4ISO/TR 15608ISO/TR 20172ISO 6520 (all parts)All current amendments available at time of purchase are included with the purchase of this document.