Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Forms
1. Scope
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. Process Description
5. General Requirements
   5.1 Overview
   5.2 Equipment Requirements
   5.3 Material Requirements
   5.4 Weld Joint Design
6. Welding Procedure Specification (WPS)
   Qualification
   6.1 WPS Qualification Requirement
   6.2 Allowable Parts for WPS Qualification Purposes
   6.3 Examination of Parts Welded to Qualify a WPS
   6.4 Circumstances Mandating Requalification
   6.5 Machine-Specific Nature of a WPS
   6.6 Requalification Procedure Requirements
7. Welding Operator Qualification
   7.1 Overview
   7.2 Safety
   7.3 Operator Qualification Requirements
   7.4 Operator Requalification Requirements
8. Quality Assurance
   8.1 Overview
   8.2 Categories
   8.3 WPS Qualification-Acceptance Criteria
   8.4 Production Quality Assurance
Annex A (Informative) - Safe Practices
Annex B (Informative) - Bibliography
Annex C (Informative) - Sample Forms
Annex D (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
                        Technical Inquiries
List of AWS Documents on Friction Welding

Abstract

Defines the requirements for the manufacture and quality assurance of friction weldments. It also contains requirements for the qualification of welding machines, welding procedures, and welding operators.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
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