Provides rules for the welding of a wide range of welded stainless steel fabrications other than pressure vessels and pressure piping, and it applies to statically and dynamically loaded welds. It specifies materials of construction, weld preparations and weld qualities, surface finish, heat treatment, qualification of welding procedures and welding personnel, and fabrications and inspection requirements for welds related to stainless steel fabrications made up of combinations of stainless steel plate, sheet, sections (including hollow sections and built-up sections), castings and forgings, by arc welding processes.