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AWS G2.3M/G2.3 : 2012

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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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GUIDE FOR THE JOINING OF SOLID SOLUTION AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS

Superseded date

28-04-2023

Superseded by

AWS G2.3M/G2.3:2019

Published date

01-01-2012

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Personnel
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. General Requirements
2. Normative References
3. Terms and Definitions
4. General Information
5. Metallurgy
6. Welding and Fabrication Considerations
7. Weldability Considerations
8. Welding Processes
9. Postweld Operations
10. Heat Treatment
11. Storage and Shipping Recommendations
12. Maintenance and Repair
Annex A (Informative) - Suggested Filler Metal Selection Chart
Annex B (Informative) - Informative References
Annex C (Informative) - ASTM Base Metal Specifications
        for Austenitic Stainless Steels
Annex D (Informative) - Estimating the Ferrite Content
        of Cast Base Materials
Annex E (Informative) - Engineering Terms, Common Conversions,
        and SMAW Electrode Diameters
Annex F (Informative) - Guidelines for the Preparation of
        Technical Inquiries
List of AWS Documents on the Joining of Metals and Alloys

Provides a description of solid solution austenitic stainless steels and the most commonly used welding processes and procedures for joining these materials.

Committee
G2
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
American Welding Society
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

AWS WHB.1.9 : 2001 WELDING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH ED., VOL 1
AWS A5.14/A5.14M : 2011 SPECIFICATION FOR NICKEL AND NICKEL-ALLOY BARE WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
ASTM A 988/A988M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Hot Isostatically-Pressed Stainless Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for High Temperature Service
ASTM A 632 : 2004 Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing (Small-Diameter) for General Service
AWS WHB.4.9 : 2010 MATERIALS AND APPLICATION - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOLUME 4
ASTM A 480/A480M : 2017-11 SPECIFICATION FOR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS AND HEAT-RESISTING STEEL PLATE, SHEET, AND STRIP
PFI ES 35 : 0 NONSYMMETRICAL BEVELS AND JOINT CONFIGURATIONS FOR BUTT WELDS
AWS C7.2 : 1998 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR LASER BEAM WELDING, CUTTING AND DRILLING
ASTM A 947M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Textured Stainless Steel Sheet [Metric]
AWS C5.10/C5.10M : 2003 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR SHIELDING GASES FOR WELDING AND CUTTING
ASTM A 376/A376M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
ASTM A 297/A297M : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Iron-Chromium and Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Heat Resistant, for General Application
AWS C5.5/C5.5M : 2003 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDING
ASTM A 733 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe Nipples
ASTM A 688/A688M : 2015-03 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS AND WELDED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FEEDWATER HEATER TUBES
ASTM A 959 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
ASTM A 270/A270M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Seamless and Welded Austenitic and Ferritic/Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing
ASTM A 409/A409M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for Corrosive or High-Temperature Service
ASTM A 666 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar
AWS D10.4:1986 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR WELDING AUSTENITIC CHROMIUM-NICKEL STAINLESS STEEL PIPING AND TUBING
ASTM A 744/A744M : 2013 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
AWS WHB.2.9 : 2004 ERRATA 2004 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 1, WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 2
ASTM A 358/A358M : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service and General Applications
AWS D18.2 : 1999 GUIDE TO WELD DISCOLORATION LEVELS ON INSIDE OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL TUBE
ASTM A 380 : 2006 Standard Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and Systems
AWS C1.1M/C1.1 : 2012 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR RESISTANCE WELDING
AWS A5.8/A5.8M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR FILLER METALS FOR BRAZING AND BRAZE WELDING
ASTM A 351/A351M : 2016-05 SPECIFICATION FOR CASTINGS, AUSTENITIC, FOR PRESSURE-CONTAINING PARTS
AWS WHB.3.8 : 0 MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS - PART 1 - WELDING HANDBOOK, 8TH ED., VOL. 3
AWS D1.6/D1.6M : 2007 STRUCTURAL WELDING CODE - STAINLESS STEEL
AWS A5.11/A5.11M : 2010 SPECIFICATION FOR NICKEL AND NICKEL-ALLOY WELDING ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS A5.22/A5.22M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL FLUX CORED AND METAL CORED WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
ASTM A 774/A774M : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for As-Welded Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Fittings for General Corrosive Service at Low and Moderate Temperatures
AWS A5.4/A5.4M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR STAINLESS STEEL ELECTRODES FOR SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING
AWS BRH:2007 BRAZING HANDBOOK
AWS A5.12M/A5.12 : 2009 SPECIFICATION FOR TUNGSTEN AND OXIDE DISPERSED TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES FOR ARC WELDING AND CUTTING
AWS A5.9/A5.9M : 2012 SPECIFICATION FOR BARE STAINLESS STEEL WELDING ELECTRODES AND RODS
ISO 14175:2008 Welding consumables — Gases and gas mixtures for fusion welding and allied processes
AWS A5.32/A5.32M : 2011 WELDING CONSUMABLES - GASES AND GAS MIXTURES FOR FUSION WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
AWS D10.11M/D10.11:2007 GUIDE FOR ROOT PASS WELDING OF PIPE WITHOUT BACKING
ASTM A 554 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Welded Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
ASTM A 511/A511M : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing and Hollow Bar
ASTM A 312/A312M : 2017-03 SPECIFICATION FOR SEAMLESS, WELDED, AND HEAVILY COLD WORKED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPES
AWS WHB.3.9 : 2007 WELDING PROCESSES - PART 2: WELDING HANDBOOK, 9TH EDITION, VOL. 3
AWS A5.30/A5.30M : 2007 SPECIFICATION FOR CONSUMABLE INSERTS
ISO 8249:2000 Welding Determination of Ferrite Number (FN) in austenitic and duplex ferritic-austenitic Cr-Ni stainless steel weld metals
PFI ES 21 : 0 INTERNAL MACHINING AND FIT-UP OF GTAW ROOT PASS CIRCUMFERENTIAL BUTT WELDS
AWS A5.34/A5.34M : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR NICKEL-ALLOY ELECTRODES FOR FLUX CORED ARC WELDING
AWS A4.2M/A4.2 : 1997 STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR CALIBRATING MAGNETIC INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE THE DELTA FERRITE CONTENT OF AUSTENITIC AND DUPLEX FERRITIC-AUSTENITIC STAINLESS WELD METAL
ASTM A 494/A494M : 2017-03 SPECIFICATION FOR CASTINGS, NICKEL AND NICKEL ALLOY
AWS A3.0M/A3.0 : 2010 STANDARD WELDING TERMS AND DEFINITIONS INCLUDING TERMS FOR ADHESIVE BONDING, BRAZING, SOLDERING, THERMAL CUTTING, AND THERMAL SPRAYING
AWS C7.1M/C7.1 : 2013 RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR ELECTRON BEAM WELDING AND ALLIED PROCESSES
ASME B16.25 : 2012 BUTTWELDING ENDS

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