Welding Journal

AWS D1.1/D1.1.M:2025, Structural Welding Code — Steel, marks the 25^th edition of the D1.1 code, and with it comes a new grade of structural steel that’s now the strongest base metal approved for prequalified welding. At a minimum yield strength of 80 ksi and a tensile strength of 95 ksi, A913 Gr80 is the only prequalified base metal in its strength category.

Traditionally, high-strength steels have achieved their desired mechanical properties through the addition of alloying elements, which ..