ACEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR VISUAL AND MACRO TESTING

(*FOR EDUCATION PURPOSE ONLY)

No Defect type Acceptance criteria of visual inspection for plate and pipe Acceptance for
macro only
Remarks Maximum allowance Remarks
1 Excess weld At no point shall the excess weld Excess weld metal will not exceed H = 3 As for plate and
metal metal fall below the outside surface mm in any area on the base metal, pipe
of the bases metal. showing smooth transition at weld toes.
All weld runs shall blend smoothly.
2 Inclusion Slag inclusions are defined as non- The length of the slag inclusion shall not Slag and silica
metallic inclusions trapped in the exceed 50 mm continuous or inclusion are not
weed metal or between the weld intermittent. permitted.
metal and the base metal Accumulative total shall not exceed 50
mm.
3 Undercut Undercut is defined as groove No sharp indications, smooth blend No sharp
melted into the parent metal, at the required. indications.
toes of the weld excess metal, root The length of any undercut shall not Smooth blend
or adjacent weld metal exceed 50 mm continuous or required.
intermittent.
Accumulative totals shall not exceed 50
mm.
Max depth D=1 mm for the capping
weld metal.
Root undercut is not permitted.
4 Gas cavities or Trapped gas, in weld metal, Individual pores ≤ 1.5 mm, max. Cluster porosity
porosity elongated, individual pores, cluster Cluster porosity maximum 50 mm2 total not permitted.
porosity, piping or wormhole area. Individual pores
porosity. Elongated, piping or wormholes 15 mm are acceptable.
max length continuous or intermittent.
5 Cracks or Transverse, longitudinal, star or Not permitted. Not permitted
laminations crater cracks.
6 Incomplete Incomplete fusion between the weld Surface breaking incomplete fusion Not permitted
fusion metal and base metal, incomplete continuous or intermittent not to exceed
fusion between weld metal. 15 mm.
Accumulative totals not to exceed 15
mm over a 300 mm length of weld.
7 Arc strikes Damage to the base metal or weld Not permitted Not permitted
metal, from an unintentional
touchdown of electrode or arcing
from poor connections in the
welding circuit.
8 Mechanical Damage to the base metal or weld No stray tacks weld permitted. Not permitted
damage metal, internal or external resulting Base metal must be smoothly blended.
from any activities. General corrosion permitted.
Max depth D=1.5mm.
Only 1 location allowed.
9 Misalignment Mismatch between the welded or Max H = 1.5 mm As for plate and
unwelded joint. pipe
10 Excessive Excess weld metal, above the base Max H ≤ 3 mm As for plate and
penetration metal in the root of the joint. pipe
11 Incomplete The absence of weld metal in the Not permitted. Not permitted
penetration root area, two root faces showing.
Inadeguate cross penetration of one
root face
12 Burn through Excessive penetration, collapse of Not permitted Not permitted
the weld root
13 Angular Distortion due to weld contraction. Max 5 mm. Plate only. Accept
distortion
14 Root concavity Weld metal below the surface of Max length L=50 mm, max depth D=3 Accept
both base metals. mm.