aa» Designation: A 422 - 64 (Reapproved 1985) Standard Specification for Butt Welds ii “his standard is ied under the xed dein Still Tubes for Refinery Service’ ‘A422 the number immediately flowing the asgation indieaes the year of. anginal adoption or, the ease of evasion, he ear fla reison. A aumaber i parents ina he year ost reappova. A Supersepeepilon () indiates an eda change sce the las revision or reaporoal 1. Scope LLL This specification covers requirements for butt welds Joining lengths of still tubes. It is intended for use in conjunction with an applicable specification for still tubes which determines when butt welds are permissible, See Section | of Specification A 161, Specification A200, and Specification A 271 1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are 10 be regarded as the standard 2, Referenced Documents 2 ASTM Standards ‘A161 Specification for Seamless Low-Carbon and Car bon-Molybdenum Steel Still Tubes for Refinery Service® ‘A200 Specification for Seamiess Intermediate Alloy-Stee! ‘Still Tubes for Refinery Service? A211 Specification for Seamless Austenitic Chromium- Nickel Stee! Still Tubes for Refinery Service® 2.2 ANSI Standard: ANSI B31.1 Code for Pressure Piping® 2.3 ASME: Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code: Section IX Welding Qualifications* 3. General Requirements 3.1 Only one butt weid shall be used unless additional ‘welds have been approved by the purchaser. No piece to be joined shall be less than 3 ft (0.9 m) in length except for tubes ‘being “safe-ended,” 3.2 Tubes intended for butt welding shall meet all the requirements of the specifications that cover the tubes prior to welding, except that the hydrostatic test may be performed after welding. 3.3 The weld may be made by the electricresistance flash-welding process, by a manual or automatic electric-are process, or by the inert-gas arc or similar process, It is intended that alloy content (chromium, nickel, molyb- denum) of the deposited weld metal shall approach the jominal content of the base metal. The manufacturer shall obiain written approval to deposit substantially higher alloy content welds, for the use of dissimilar metals, or for the use of any other welding process. "This specifeton it under the ursicxon of ASTM Commitee Alon Ste Suinlew Stee, and Related Alloys, and is the direct responsiiy of Subeom. ree A010 98 Tubing. ‘Cumest edition approved Nov. 9, 1968, Originally published as A422 ~ $87. {as previous ecto A22~82 7. 5 final Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.01 \avalaie rom Amercan National Stndars tasttate, 11 West 42nd St. 1504 Floor, New York, NY 10036, “ avalale fom the American Sosiy of Mechanical Engneen. 345 E4Tch Si, New York, NY 10017 294 3.4. Welding operators employed on manual or automatic lectricrare processes shall be qualified under Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The period of Effectiveness and Qualification Records shall be in accor- dance with Paragraphs Q211 and Q212 of the Code. 3.5 The welding procedure shall be qualified under Sec- tion IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 3.6 ANSI B31.) maybe used for welder and procedure qualification as well as mechanical tests instead of the ASME. Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. 4. Mechanical Tests 4.1 One test weld using short lengths of tubing if desired shall be made for each jot of 50 welded tubes or less of each tube diameter and thickness welded for an order by any operator doing manual or automatic welding or by any ‘machine welder. This test weld shall be made at the same time and by the same procedure as production welds. Tension and bend tests of this weld shall be made in accordance with Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Bend test specimens for tubes under 3 in..(76.2 mm) in outside diameter shall be bent cold in full section through 180° around cylindrical mandrel, the diameter of which is 8 times the nominal outside diameter of the tube, 5. Retests 5.1. If the results of the tests of any lot do not conform to the above requirements, retests of any two additional welds from that lot shall be made, all of which shall conform to the specified requirements. If any ofthese fail, the entre lot shia be rejected. 6. Acceptability Standards 6.1 The tube ends to be welded shall be fitted together 50 ‘that the finished tube is reasonably straight after completing the weld. The wal thickness at the weld shall not be less than the specified minimum of the parent tube. The inside of the tube end may be tapered for inside diameter alignment and uniform land, providing the minimum wall thickness is ‘maintained at all points, 6.2 The butt welds shall have full fasion and penetration without undercut or burned through areas. Any inside projection of the weld at the root shall be removed by grinding or other means so as to permit passing the tube plug gage. For the butt-welded section, the plug gage diameter ‘Shall be reduced by 1 %. 6.3 If a backup ring is used, it shall be completely removed afier the weld is made. The tube end shall not be machined to receive a back-up ring. A consumable ringGh aaza wich becomes part of the weld may be used at the purchaser’ option 64 The tolerance on length shall be the same as that given in the applicable tube specification. 65 The outside diameter of the weld shall be ground or machined to a maximum of Yiein."(1.6-mm) crown and stall be free from undercut. Closer tolerances on weld crown shall be a matter of agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser. 6.6 The minimum outside diameter of the tbe for a distance of 3 in. (76.2 mm) on either side of the weld shall not be more than 1 % under the original minimum diameter as result of shrinkage during welding. 6.7 The welded tube, or the welded seam and its heat- affected area, after completion of the welding shall be given such heat treatment as the manufacturer deems necessary to obtain a hardness of 241 HB, maximum (for lght wall tubes, a hardness of 100 HRB, maximum), when checked at the center ofthe weld. 68 Each butt-welded tube shall be hydrostatcally tested in accordance with the requirements of the specification covering the parent tube. 7. Weld Quality 7. One weld from each lot of twenty welds from each diameter and thickness on each order shall be examined by radiography with a minimum of two welds being examined. Welds to be radiographed shall be selected by the inspector. Tubes shall be considered of the same thickness when the difference in the specified thickness is ¥52 in. (0,8 mm) or less. 7.2 The radiographic technique shall be in accordance with Paragraph UW-S1, Section VIII of the ASME Code. Sections of the weld that are shown by radiography to have imperfections as described in Paragraph UW-51 of the ASME Code shall be judged unacceptable and shall be repaired, 7.3 When unacceptable welding is found in any lot of tubes represented by the weld radiographed, two additional welds in that lot shall be radiographed. If either of these welds contain unacceptable defects, the welds in the entire lot shall be fully radiographed. 7.4 Radiographic methods of inspection have not been found Suitable for inspection of flash welds, Interpretation of radiographs or requirements for additional or alternative inspection, or both, stall be by agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaer, if flash welding is used. The American Society fo Tsing acd Maori ites 20 pasion respecting ho vty ct any tart rights assortea in conection wn any tar meioned nth staerd. 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