Horizontal (PC) or Overhead position (PE)?

[deco0404]

Guys,

we are having a little debate in work with relation to weld positions. The attached doc shows the weld prep, which is a two sided butt weld, which is back-gouged after first few passes. The weld is approx 6 feet off the ground. we reckon the position is horizontal, our client reckons it is overhead. The client is not being awkward, and we have a procedure which will cover us anyway, but would like some other opinions anyway

regards & thanks

Declan

 

[hokie66]

Looks overhead to me.

 

[XL83NL]

I'd say overhad, but review ISO 6947:2011 (if it's ISO, but based on your thread-name I believe it is).
Details should be in there to provide you guidance.

The 2011 edt also contains some new positions due to interpretation discussions
that occured amongst her users in the previous edition, regarding certain positions.

 

[Duwe6]

BTW, under AWS / ASME this would be considered a horizontal - "2G" - weld. Weld beads run horizontal, and the vertical member is there to hold these beads up. True overhead -"4G" - has nothing to support the beads against the force of gravity, except the skill of the welder.

 

[vanci]

I would say horizontal. Check ASME Section 9, however if this is truly an EN standard as the title implies - Good Luck.