API 1104

By:
Prof. Dr. Ismail A. Abdallah

API Acceptance Criteria

Defect Type
Misalignment Incomplete Penetration Without HI-LO (IP) Incomplete Penetration With HI-LO (IP)

Acceptance Limits
Not Exceeds 1.59 Mm

Remar ks
7.2 9.3.1.a 9.3.1.b

Individual IP not exceeds 25.4 mm Aggregate IP not exceeds 25.4mm in 30.48 cm weld length
Individual IP not exceeds 50.8 mm Aggregate IP not exceeds 76.2 mm in 30.48 cm weld length

9.3.2.a 9.3.2.b

Individual IF not exceeds 25.4 mm Incomplete Fusion Aggregate IF not exceeds 25.4mm in (IF) 30.48 cm weld length Cold Lap (CL) Individual CL not exceeds 50.8 mm Aggregate CL not exceeds 25.4mm in 30.48 cm weld length The density of the concave area shall not exceed the density of the adjacent of the base metal . And if the density is more the burn through acceptance limits should be applied. Individual BT not exceeds 6.35 mm Aggregate BT not exceeds 12.7 mm in 30.48 cm in weld length

9.3.4.a 9.3.4.b
9.3.5.a 9.3.5.b

Internal Concavity (IC)

9.3.6

Burn Through (BT)

9.3.7.a 9.3.7.b 9.3.7.c

API Acceptance Criteria

Defect Type Acceptance Limits
Individual elongated SI shall not exceed 50.8 mm in length and 1.6 mm in width. Aggregate elongated SI shall not exceed 50.8 mm in length in 30.48 cm weld length. Individual isolated SI shall not exceed 12.7 mm in length and 3.17 mm in width.
Individual pore size shall not exceed 3.17 mm Cluster porosity longest diameter shall not exceed 12.7 mm. And the individual cluster porosity pore diameter shall not exceed 1.59 mm. Aggregate cluster porosity length shall not exceed 12.7 mm in 30.48 cm weld length.

Remar ks
9.3.8.a 9.3.8.b 9.3.8.c 9.3.8.d 9.3.8.e

Slag Inclusion (SI)

Porosity (P)

9.3.9

Hollow Bead (HB)

Individual HB shall not exceeds 12.7 mm length. Aggregate HB shall not exceeds 50.8mm in 30.48 cm in weld length. Only star cracks and crater cracks are permitted with length shall not exceed 3.96 mm. Undercut length shall not exceed 50.8 mm in 30.48 cm weld length.

9.3.9.4

Cracks Undercut (UC)

9.3.10

9.3.11