PAUT Acceptance standards Table - 341.3.

2 (Below 25 mm Thickness)
Types of Defect Acceptance Standards
Crack, Lack of
fusion, Incomplete ultrasonic examination to have discontinuities that produce
penetration an indication greater than 20% of the reference
Slag Piping Class 1 & 2 Piping Class 3 & 4
inclusion/Tungste Individual length ≤ T w /3 Individual length ≤ 2T w
n inclusion or Individual width ≤ 2.5 mm (3⁄32 in.) and ≤ T w /3 Individual width ≤ 3 mm (1⁄8 in.) and ≤ T w /2
elongated Cumulative length ≤ T w in any 12T w weld length Cumulative length ≤ 4T w in any 150 mm (6 in.) weld
indication (see length
Piping Class 1 & 2

Maximum Size of Acceptable Rounded Indication, mm Maximum Size of Nonrelevant

Thickness, t, mm
indication, mm
Random Isolated
Less than 3 1/4 t 1/3 t 1/10 t
3 0.79 1.07 0.38
Size and 5 1.19 1.6 0.38
Distribution of 6 1.6 2.11 0.38
rounded 8 1.98 2.64 0.79
indications 10 2.31 3.18 0.79
(Porosity) 11 2.77 3.71 0.79
(see note below) 13 3.18 4.27 0.79
14 3.61 4.78 0.79
16 3.96 5.33 0.79
17 3.96 5.84 0.79
19.0 to 50, incl. 3.96 6.35 0.79
Over 50 3.96 9.53 1.6
Piping Class 3 & 4
For T w ≤ 6 mm (1⁄4 in.), limit is same as above
For T w > 6 mm (1⁄4 in.), limit is 1.5 x above
 Piping Class 1 & 2
Height of
For T w, mm (in.) Height, mm (in.)
reinforcement or
≤ 6 (1⁄4) ≤ 1.5 (1 ⁄16)
internal protrusion
> 6 (1⁄4), ≤ 13 (1⁄2) ≤ 3 (1 ⁄8)
(Excess
> 13 (1⁄2), ≤ 25 (1) ≤ 4 (5 ⁄32)
Penetration)
> 25 (1) ≤ 5 (3 ⁄16)