‘Nathan Larie _ Engineering Administrator “Technical Inquiry Committes ana) 7 705-7005 codes pad Standards August 6, 1995 Fie Ameringn Basialyot ‘Mechanical Enginsms | Mr. R.. Gopalakrishnan . ? Technical Director ; Metallic Bellows, Ltd. 7 East Coast Road Vettuvankeni Village Injambakkam Madras 600 041 INDIA Subject: File #: Reference: Note: + Section Ili, Division |, Welding - Radiography Requirements NIg5-02 © Your letter of July 14, 1995 This letter replaces the letter of July 6, 1995 in its entirety Dear Mr. Gopalakrishnan: Our understanding of the question in your inquiry and our reply are as follows: Question: Reply: Sincerely, sue Does the subsection NE Para NE 5710(b) require radiography for stainless steel bellows made from sheet not exceeding 1/8" thickness? if “No.NESGrONESTIB. raade 6m all such edges that remain exposed. Where he material is nonmagnetic, only liquid penetrant methods shall be used. E5700 EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPANSION JOINTS - NES7I0 BELLOWS EXPANSION JOINTS ‘The examinations stipulated in’ (a) through (Q) below are required to verify the integrity of bellows expansion joints for installation in quclear contain- mentsystems: * wo (a) The formed bellows shall be determined by visual examination to be free of injurious defects, such as notches, crevices, material’ buildup or ‘upsetting, and weld spatter which may serve'as-points of local stress concentration. Suspect surface areas shall be further examined by liquid penetrant exami- nation in gecordance with NE-5110, (0) The longitudinal seam weld joints in the bellows shall be examined by the liquid penetrant method in accordance with NE-5110 after the bellows is formed. When the individual ply thickness exceeds Yin, (3.2 min), the weld shall also be sadiographed in accord. ance with NE-SI10, Thess examinations may be SECTION 111, DIVISION 138 J = SUDSECTION ne performed either before or after the bellows ig formed. * (e) “The circumferential attachment weld betmesn the bellows and weld ends or flanges shai be Igurd penetrant examined in accordance with NESiap when the total bellows thickness is ¥4 in. (6 eam) or less. When the total thickness exceeds this limit, the weld shall be radiographed'in accordance with NE 5110 except where radiography is not meaningful, ix. when the weld thickness constitutes less than 20%0 the total thickness being cadiographed, liquid pene- {rant examination may be substituted, (d) In the case’of liquid penetrant examination of bellows weld joints, unacceptable indications are: sit Cfacks,and linear indic&tions, four or more goundad indications in-line separated se in. (1.6 mm) or less edge to edge. Up to five randomly distributed rounded indications, each sot exccedifig %s in. (08 ma) diameter, ace permitted in any 6 in, (152 min) length of weld. 7 : fe) The examination of all other welds in the expansion joint shall comply with NE-S000, (Q The variation of the cylindrical end thickness Of the formed beliows fromthe nominal or specified thickness shall not exceed. the values given in Table 2 of SA-430, Thinning of the bellows material during forming shall’ be considered in whe design and Selection of material thickness but need nat be liuited to values specified in Table 2 of SA-4BD, * 5 Stes!