B2 Committee on Procedure & Performance Qualification
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B2 Committee on Procedure & Performance Qualification
B2 Committee on Procedure & Performance Qualification
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Responsible for creating and revising standards on procedure and performance qualification.
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The B2 Committee seeks volunteers to participate in its standards development process. The committee is recruiting all types of members as well as members with specific interests (Educators and General Interest) in regard to the committee’s scope. Contact Jennifer "Jen" Padron to learn more about this committee’s work and/or complete the Technical Committee Application.
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PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS
AWS B2.1/B2.1M:2026
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification
This specification provides the requirements for qualification of welding procedure specifications, welders, and welding operators for manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, and automatic welding. The welding processes included are electrogas welding, electron beam welding, electroslag welding, flux cored arc welding, gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, laser beam welding, oxyfuel gas welding, plasma arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, stud arc welding, and submerged arc welding. Base metals, filler metals, qualification variables, welding designs, and testing requirements are also included.
AWS B2.2/B2.2M:2026
Specification for Brazing Procedure and Performance Qualification
This specification provides the requirements for qualification of brazing procedure specifications, brazers, and brazing operators for manual, mechanized, and automatic brazing. The brazing processes included are torch brazing, furnace brazing, diffusion brazing, resistance brazing, dip brazing, infrared brazing, and induction brazing. Base metals, brazing, filler metals, brazing fluxes, brazing atmospheres, and brazing joint clearances are also included.
AWS B2.3/B2.3M:2026
Specification for Soldering Procedure and Performance Qualification
This specification provides the requirements for qualification of soldering procedure specifications, solderers, and soldering operators for manual, mechanized, and automatic soldering. The soldering processes included are torch soldering, furnace soldering, induction soldering, resistance soldering, dip soldering, iron soldering, and infrared soldering. Base metals, soldering filler metals, soldering fluxes, soldering atmospheres, and soldering joint clearances are also included.
AWS B2.4:2023
Specification for Welding Procedure and Performance Qualification for Thermoplastics
This specification provides the requirements for qualification of welding procedure specifications and welders for manual, semiautomatic, mechanized, and automatic welding. The welding processes included are electrofusion, hot gas, socket fusion, butt contact fusion, infrared, extrusion welding, flow fusion welding, and solvent cement welding. Base materials, filler materials, qualification variables, and testing requirements are also included.
AWS B2.5/B2.5M:2021
Specification for Measurement of Welding Power Source Output for Calculation of Welding Procedure Heat Input
This document provides methods for determination of welding heat input, both in the case of traditional welding systems and those employing waveform-controlled welding. It is intended that this specification be referenced by other qualification and fabrication welding standards requiring the measurement and calculation of heat input for maintenance of distortion and weldment properties such as strength, toughness, and corrosion-resistance.
List of Subcommittees
AWS B2A Subcommittee on Brazing Qualification
Chair: Terry Mueller, Motion Engineering, Ltd.
AWS B2B Subcommittee on Welding Qualification
Chair: Tracy Davenport, PRL Industries, LLC
AWS B2C Subcommittee Materials
Chair: Mike Bermasek, C-SPEC
AWS B2D Subcommittee on Standard Welding Procedure Specifications
Chair: Jim Sekely, Consultant
AWS B2E Subcommittee on Soldering Qualification
Chair: Terry Mueller, Motion Engineering, Ltd.
AWS B2F Subcommittee on Plastic Welding Qualification
Chair: Leah Dockter, Wegener Welding, LLC
AWS B2G Subcommittee on Procedure Qualification Records
Chair: Jim Sekely, Consultant
AWS B2H Subcommittee on Arc Energy
Chair: Terry Mueller, Motion Engineering, Ltd.