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Longitudin
ASME B 31.3 96 TABLE 341.3.2 ACC.

Girth and

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API 1104 Visual Test weld shall be: API 650 Visual Test:

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CRITERIA for Visual test

Miter

Fillet
Free of crack, inadequate penetration, Depth of undercut mm(in) Crack Zero Zero Zero Zero

burn through, and must present a neat Vertical joint < 0.4 ( 1/64 ) Lack of fusion Zero Zero Zero Zero
workman-like appearance. Horinzental joint < 0.8 (1/32 ) Incomplete Penetration B , Zero Zero NA B , Zero

Depht of undercut < 1/32 in or 12.5% Porosity: Undercutting H , Zero Zero H , ZERO H ,Zero

of wall thickness, whichever is smaller One cluster in any 4in. Diameter of Surface Porosity or exposed Slag Inclusion Zero Zero Zero Zero

total length of undercut 2 in. in 12in. weld length. each cluster < 2.5 (3/32) Concave root surface K K NA K

Permitted Hi-Lo 3(1/8). Max height reinforcment1.6(1/16) Rainforcement or internal protrusion L L L L

Plate thick Max. reinforce.
Max width of cap is 3(1/8) more than original groove. B : Depth of incomplete penetration(in normal fluid service) < 1/32 in. & <0.2T
Undercut mm (in) Thick mm (in) Cumulation length of Incomplete Penetration < 1.5 In. in any 6 In. weld length
Depth in(mm) lengh in(mm) Vert. Hot H : Depth of Undercut (in normal fluid service) < 1/32 in. & T/4
> 1/32 (08) or >12.5% Not acceptable <13( 1/2) 2.5(3/32) 3(1/8) K : Depth of root surface concavity Total joint thikness , incl, weld reinf ; >T
ofwall-thic >13 to 25 3(1/8) 5(3/16) L : Height of reinforcement or internal protrusion in any For T mm (in.) Height mm (in.)
>1/64 (04) or >6% 2 (50) in continuos >25 5(3/16) 6(1/4) plane through the weld shall be within limits of the < 6 (1/4) < 1.5 ( 1/16)
12(300)or1/6 weld length < 13 (1/2) 1-1/2 ( 1/16 ) applicable height value in the tabulation at right > 6 ( 1/4 ),< 13 ( 1/2 in.) < 3 ( 1/8 )
< 1/64 (0.4) Acceptable > 13 to 25 (1) 2-1/2 ( 3/32 )
Weld metal shall merge smoothly into the component > 13 ( 1/2 ) , < 25 ( 1 ) < 4 ( 5/32 )
> 25 (1) 3 ( 1/8 ) surfaces . > 25 ( 1 ) < 5 ( 3/16 )