LR Rule Finder-Requirements for Welded Construction-Specific

Requirements for ship hull structure & Machinery

Table 13.2.5 Acceptance criteria for radiographic testing

Discontinuity Classification Acceptance criteria for radiographic

according to ISO testing, see Note 1
6520-1
Crack 100 Not accepted
Lack of fusion 401 Continuous maximum length t/2 or 25
mm, whichever is the less, see Note 2
Intermittent cumulative length maximum
t or 50 mm, whichever is less, see Note 3
Lack of root fusion 4013 Not accepted in butt joints welded from
one side
Incomplete root 4021 Not accepted in butt joint welded from
penetration one side
Continuous maximum length t/2 or 25
mm, whichever is lesser, see Note 2
Intermittent cumulative maximum length
t or 50 mm, whichever is less, see Note 3
Slag inclusion 301 Continuous maximum length t or 50
mm, whichever is less, see Note 2
Intermittent cumulative length maximum
2t or 100 mm, whichever is less, see
Notes 3 and 4
Gas pore 2011 Maximum dimension for a single pore:
d ≤ 0,2t, max. 4,0 mm
see Note 5
Uniformly distributed 2012 Maximum dimension of the area of
porosity imperfections:
For single run welds: ≤ 1,5%
For multi-run welds: ≤ 3%
see Notes 6 and 7
Clustered (localised) 2013 Maximum dimension of the summation
porosity of the projected area of the imperfection:
≤ 8%
see Notes 6 and 7
Elongated cavity 2015 h ≤ 0,3t, max. 3,0 mm
l ≤ t, max. 50 mm
see Notes 8 and 9
Wormholes 2016 h ≤ 0,3t, max. 3,0 mm
l ≤ t, max. 50 mm
see Notes 8 and 9
Metallic inclusions 304 h ≤ 0,3t, max. 3,0 mm
other than copper see Note 8
Copper inclusions 3042 Not permitted
Note 1. t is the thickness of the thinnest plate.

Note 2. Two adjacent individual discontinuities of length ld 1 and ld 2 situated on a line and
where the distance ld between them is shorter than the shortest discontinuity are to be
regarded as a continuous discontinuity of length ld 1+ld+ld 2

Note 3. Sum of the length of individual continuous discontinuities.

Note 4. Parallel inclusions not separated by more than 3 times the width of the largest
inclusion are to be regarded as one continuous discontinuity.

Note 5. d is the diameter of the gas pore.

Note 6. The limits for the maximum single gas pore within this group still apply.

Note 7. Further reference to porosity limits may be obtained in ISO 5817:2007.

Note 8. h is the width of the imperfection.

Note 9. l is the length of the imperfection.