The Society of Naval Architects of Japan

60TH ANNIVERSARY SERIES

VOLUME 7

NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF
WELDS AND THEIR STRENGTH

By
Hiroshi KIHARA Yoshiaki TADA
Masaki WATANABE Yiigoro ISHii

The Society of Naval Architects of Japan

Tokyo, 1960
 CONTENTS

Foreword •
Preface.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
§ 1-1. Necessity of Study on the Relation between Results of Nondestructive
Testing of Welds and their Mechanical Strength and Difficulty of
Such Study 1
§ 1-2. Classification of Defectiveness of Flaw i n Welds by Nondestructive
Inspection 2

CHAPTER 2
E F F E C T OF F L A W S I N W E L D S ON T H E I R S T R E N G T H
§ 2-1. Stress Concentration due to Shape of Welds and Defects 6
§ 2-2. Relation between Flaws i n Welds and Tensile Static Strength 10
§2-3. Relation between Flaws i n Welds and Bending Strength 31
§ 2-4. Relation between Flaws i n Welds of M i l d Steel and Impact Bending
Strength 86
§ 2-5. Relation between Flaws i n Welds and Impact Tensile Strength 48
§ 2-6. Relation between Flaws i n Welds and Bending Fatigue Strength 55
§ 2-7. Relation between Flaws i n Welds and Pulsating Tensile Strength 60
§ 2-8. Relation between the Depth of Undercut of Mild Steel Welded Specimens
and Bending as well as Pulsating Tensile Fatigue Strength 77

CHAPTER 3 N O N D E S T R U C T I V E T E S T I N G OF W E L D S
§ 3-1. Introduction 80
§ 3-2. Nondestructive Testing of Welds by Radiographic Methods 80
§ 3-3. Ultrasonic Methods 86
§ 3-4. Magnetic Particle Inspection 88

CHAPTER 4 SUMMARY
§ 4-1. Relation between Flaws i n Welds of M i l d Steel and their Mechanical
Strength 90
§ 4-2. Relation between Flaws i n Welds of Aluminium Alloy and their
Mechanical Strength 92
§ 4-3. Nondestructive Testing of Welds 94

References 95