24 API STANDARD 1104

See Note 1

Wall thickness
t

1
»8 in. (3 mm) maximum
Approximately 9 in. (230 mm)
radius on all corners

See Note 2 Width of

1»2 in. (13 mm) t specimen

Wall thickness

NOTE 1 The weld reinforcement is removed from both faces flush with the surface of the specimen.

NOTE 2 Specimens may be machine cut to a width of ½ in. (13 mm), or they may be oxygen cut to a width of approximately ¾ in. (19 mm)
and then machined or ground smooth to a width of ½ in. (13 mm). Cut surfaces are smooth and parallel.

Figure 9—Side Bend Test Specimen: Wall Thicknesses Greater than 0.500 in. (12.7 mm)

5.8 Testing of Welded Joints—Fillet Welds

5.8.1 Preparation

To test the fillet-welded joint, test specimens shall be cut from the joint at the locations shown in Figure 10. At least
four specimens shall be taken and prepared as shown in Figure 11. The specimens may be machine cut or oxygen
cut. They should be at least 1 in. (25 mm) wide and long enough so that they can be broken in the weld. For pipes
less than 2.375 in. (60.3 mm) in OD, specimens shall be cut from the same general location. It may be necessary to
make two test welds to obtain the required number of test specimens; two specimens shall be removed from each of
two test welds. The specimens shall be air cooled to ambient temperature prior to testing.

5.8.2 Method

The fillet weld specimens shall be broken in the weld by any convenient method.

5.8.3 Requirements

The exposed surfaces of each fillet weld specimen shall show complete penetration and fusion, and

a) the greatest dimension of any gas pocket shall not exceed 1/16 in. (1.6 mm);

b) the combined area of all gas pockets shall not exceed 2 % of the exposed surface area;

c) slag inclusions shall not be more than 1/32 in. (0.8 mm) in depth and shall not be more than 1/8 in. (3 mm) or one-
half the specified wall thickness in length, whichever is smaller; and

d) there shall be at least 1/2 in. (13 mm) separation between adjacent slag inclusions.

The dimensions should be measured as shown in Figure 6.