RT Acceptance Criteria All Code
RT Acceptance Criteria All Code
RT Acceptance Criteria All Code
CODES ASME SEC VIII DIV-1 API-1104 API-650 ANSI/ ASME B 31.3 ASME B 31.1 ASME Sec IX AWS D1.1
Used For Pressure Vessel Cross Country Storage TANKS Chemical Plants Power Boiler For TEST Pieces Structural &
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Transmission Piping Plant, Process Piping
SL Discontinuity
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1 Cracks Not Acceptable Crater & star length <3.9mm Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable
Lack of
2 Penetration Not Acceptable Max 25.4 mm Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable
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Groove, and
Branch
Connection
Welds) < 38 mm in 150 mm
length or 25% of total weld
length, whichever is less
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Category D Fluid Service-Girth
and
Miter
Groove
Welds ≤38 mm (1.5 in.) in any
150 mm (6 in.) weld length
or 25% of total weld length,
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whichever is less
3 Lack of Fussion Not Acceptable Max 25.4 mm Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable
Category D Fluid Service-Girth
and
Miter
Groove
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Welds ≤38 mm (1.5 in.) in any
150 mm (6 in.) weld length
or 25% of total weld length,
whichever is less
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4 Burn Through 2 / 3 T when T is Not exceed 6.35 mm in Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable Not Acceptable
5 Under Cut 0.8mm or 0.1T which Not exceed 1/16th 0.8mm or 0.1T which Depth of undercut 1 mm or T/4 Not Acceptable As per Chart
/
Cumulative length of internal
and external undercut ≤38 mm
(1.5 in.) in any 150 mm (6 in.)
25
weld length
or 25% of total weld length,
ever is lesser is accept weld length ever is lesser is accept whichever is less
6 Slag Inclusion Thk mm Length mm Max Length 50.8 mm Thk mm Length mm 1 / 3T Length Thk mm Length mm thickness - t/3 mm accept Length 6.0mm
(3) above to 57 mm base
metal thickness thickness -
19mm accept
Elongated 0 to 19 6.3 Width 1.59mm, Pipe <60.3 mm 0 to 19 6.3 width 1.59mm thk in 0 to 19 6.3 0 to 19 -6.3mm width 1.5mm
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6 Slag Inclusion 2 / 3T when T is Max Length 12.7mm Max T in a Length of 1 / 3T Length Max T in a Length of 3.0mm Dia - 50mm
Isolated Thickness of Plate width 3.17mm, pipe 12T when distance width 1.59mm thk in 12T when distance 4.5mm Dia - 50-70mm
0<60.3mm 2T max Length between indications 12x weld lenth between indications
7 Porosity The Max size of Isolate max size of individual pore The max size of in 3mm thick the isolated pore
& Pores shall be 1/4T or 3.17mm max of group isolate 1/3T length more No.of rounded 3.0mm dia-50mm
Porosity 4.0mm which ever is 12.7mm individual size pores shall be1/4T width 2.4mm As above Indication shall not 4.5mm dia-50-70mm
cluster lesser if the separation 1.59mm 4.0mm which ever is exceed 12 mm in isolated worm holes
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of two pore is 25.4 mm lesse of the seperation 150 mm of length Length 6.0mm
6.4mm for T > 50.8 max then max size is 1/4T 20% Of T
is 3.5 mm
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