AWS B2.1-00

This universal qualification document is an excellent tool to ensure economical quality. Covers all welding processes and an exhaustive array of materials used in metal fabrication. Indispensable for those who design and manufacture non-code products but who may also be performing to ISO 9000. Experience shows Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification adapts to the requirements of ISO 9000. Spells-out requirements for the qualification of welding procedures and the requirements for the performance qualification of welders and welding operators for manual, semiautomatic, machine and automatic welding. Welding processes include: Oxyfuel Gas Welding Shielded Metal Arc Welding Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Submerged Arc Welding Gas Metal Arc Welding Flux Cored Arc Welding Plasma Arc Welding Electroslag Welding Electrogas Welding Electron Beam Welding Laser Beam Welding Stud Arc Welding B2.1 gives Complete coverage of: Base Metals Filler Metals Qualification Variables Testing Requirements