Appendix 2: Acronyms Used in This Book

1F: Flat Fillet Test Position

1G: Flat Groove Test Position

2F: Horizontal Fillet Test Position

2G: Horizontal Groove Test Position

3F: Vertical Fillet Test Position

3G: Vertical Groove Test Position

4F: Overhead Fillet Test Position

4G: Overhead Groove Test Position

5F: Multiple Position Fillet Test Position (Pipe axis is horizontal and pipe not rotated)

5G: Horizontal Position Groove Test Fixed Position

6G: Inclined Groove Test Position

6GR: Inclined Groove Test Position with a Restriction Ring

A: Amps

AAC: Air Arc Cutting

ABANA: Artists-Blacksmiths Association of North America

ABS: American Bureau of Shipping

AC: Alternating Current

AD: Anno Domini, medieval latin for in the year of our Lord

AISC: American Institute of Steel Construction

ALARA: As Low As Reasonably Achievable

AM: Additive Manufacturing

ANSI: American National Standards Institute

AOC: United States Architect of the Capitol

API: American Petroleum Institute

ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASNT: American Society of Nondestructive Testing

ASTM: American Society of Testing and Materials

AWS: American Welding Society

BBQ: Barbeque

BHN: Brinell Hardness Number

BLM: Bureau of Land Management

BPVC: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

°C: Degree Centigrade

CAC: Carbon Arc Cutting

CAC-A: Carbon Arc Cutting – Air

CAD: Computer Aided Design

CAW: Carbon Arc Welding

CBO: United States Congressional Budget Office

CC: Constant Current

cm: centimeter

CV: Constant Voltage

CDC: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CFH: Cubic Feet Per Hour

CFM: Cubic Feet per Minute

CFR: US Code of Federal Regulations

CJP: Complete Joint Penetration

CL: Center Line

CLAMS: Current, Arc Length, Angle, Manipulation, and Travel Speed

CNC: Computerized Numerical Control

CP: Constant Potential

CPSC: United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

CTWD: Contact Tip to Work Distance

CWI: Certified Welding Inspector

dB: decibel

DC: Direct Current

DCEN: Direct Current Electrode Negative

DCEP: Direct Current Electrode Positive

DCSP: Direct Current Straight Polarity

DCRP: Direct Current Reverse Polarity

DE: Destructive Examination

DIY: Do It Yourself

DLA: United States Defense Logistics Administration

DOC: United State Department of Commerce

DoD: United States Department of Defense

DOE: United States Department of Energy

DOI: United States Department of the Interior

DOL: United States Department of Labor

DOSH: Division of Occupational Safety and Health

DOT: United State Department of Transportation

DP: Deep

DT: Destructive Testing

EBW: Electron Beam Welding

ECT: Eddy Current Testing

°F: Degree Fahrenheit

FCAW: Flux Cored Arc Welding

FCAW-G: Flux Cored Arc Welding – Gas Shielded

FCAW-S: Flux Cored Arc Welding – Self Shielded

FHWA: Federal Highway Administration

FMA: Fabricators & Manufacturers Association of America

FRP: Fiber Reinforced Plastics

FSW: Friction Stir Welding

ft: feet

FW: Flash Welding

GAWDA: Gas and Welding Distributors Association

GMAW: Gas Metal Arc Welding

GMAW-P: Gas Metal Arc Welding – Pulse Spray Transfer

GMAW-S: Gas Metal Arc Welding – Short Circuit

GTAW: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

HAZ: Heat Affected Zone

HIC: Hydrogen Induced Cracking

Hz: Hertz

IFI: Industrial Fasteners Institute

IIW: International Institute of Welding

INL: Idaho National Laboratory

IPM: Inches Per Minute

IR: Infrared

IQI: Image Quality Indicator

kg: kilogram

ksi: thousand pounds per square inch

L&I: Labor and Industries

LANL: Los Alamos National Laboratory

lbs: pounds

LBW: Laser Beam Welding

LOC: United States Library of Congress

LOF: Lack of Fusion

LLC: Limited Liability Corporation

LLNL: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LT: Leak Testing

m: meter

MAG: Metal Active Gas

MIG: Metal Inert Gas

mm: millimeter

MT: Magnetic Particle Testing

NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASCAR: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

NAVEDTRA: Naval Education and Training Center

NAVSEA: Naval Sea Systems Command

NDE: nondestructive Examination

NDT: nondestructive Testing

NHRA: National Hot Rod Association

NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NPS: National Park Service

NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

NRR: Noise Reduction Rating

OAC: Oxy-acetelyne Cutting

OAW: Oxyacetylene Welding

OFC: Oxy Fuel Cutting

ORNL: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OSHA: United States Occupational Safety and Hazards Administration

PAC: Plasma Arc Cutting

PAPR: Positive Air Purifying Respirator

PAUT: Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing

PAW: Plasma Arc Welding

PJP: Partial Joint Penetration

PNNL: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PPE: personal protective equipment

psi: pounds per square inch

psig: pounds per square inch gauge

PT: Die Penetrant Testing

PW: Projection Welding

PWHT: Post Weld Heat Treatment

pWPS: preliminary Welding Procedure Specification

REA: United States Rural Electrification Administration

RPM: Revolutions per Minute

RSEW: Resistance Seam Welding

RT: Radiographic Testing

RW: REsistance Welding

SAR: Supplied Air Respirator

SAW: Submerged Arc Welding

SDS: Safety Data Sheet

SMAW: Shielded Metal Arc Welding

SS: Stainless Steel

TIG: Tungsten Inert Gas

TSP: Tri Sodium Phosphate

TWA: Time Weighted Average

TYP: Typical

UN: Unless Noted

UNO: Unless Noted Otherwise

USGS: United States Geological Survey

UT: Ultrasonic Testing

UV: Ultraviolet

V: Volts

VT: Visual Testing or Examination

W: Watts

WA: Washington State

WABO: Washington Association of Building Officials

WFS: Wire Feed Speed

WISHA: Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act

WPS: Welding Procedure Specification

WSDOT: Washington State Department of Transportation

WWI: World War I

WWII: World War II