Acceptance criteria as per ASME B 31.

3/Sec-VIII & Sec-IX

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Defect

As per B 31.3
Crack
0
Lack of fusion
Depth- 0.2Tw
Length- 38mm
Incomplete
Depth- 0.2Tw
Penetration
Length- 38mm
* Tightly butted unfused root faces are unacceptable
Length - Tw/3 mm / Width - <= 2.5
mm / Cumulative length <= Tw in any
Slag, Tungsten
12*Tw weld length.
inclusions
Length- 2Tw mm / Width - <= 3 mm
/ Cumulative length <= 4Tw in any 6"
weld length.
1 mm
Depth of under cut 1.5 mm
Depth of root
Total joint thickness+weld
surface concavity reinforcement Tw

Porosity

Sec VIII Div-1 (Appendix-4)

DIN IQI

TYPE
1 ISO 7
6 ISO 12
10 ISO 16

MATERIAL THK.(mm)
above 50 mm
16 to 50 mm
0.1 to 16 mm

As per Sec-VIII
0
0
0
0
0

ASTM IQI

As per Sec-IX
0
0
0
0
0

AS
TM
1A
1B
1C
1D

MATERIAL
THK(mm)
0.1 to 9.54
9.54 to 35
35 to 50
ABOVE 50

Any elongated indications length

(a) 6 mm for 't' up to 19 mm
(b) 1/3t for 't' from 19 to 57 mm

ASTM WIRE DIA (mm)

Any elongated indications length 1A 0.08/0.1/0.13/0.16/0.2/0.25
(a) 3.175 mm for 't' up to 9.5 mm 1B 0.25/0.33/0.4/0.51/0.64/0.81
(b) 1/3t for 't' from 9.5 to 57 mm 1C 0.81/1.02/1.27/1.6/2.03/2.5

() 19 mm for 't' over 57 mm

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"

() 19 mm for 't' over 57 mm

"
"

Density (PM)

Density (PM)
Max non
relevent
1/10t
0.38
0.38
0.38
0.79
max permissible dimension 3.175
0.79
0.79
mm
0.79
0.79
0.79
0.79

thk(mm)
Random
Iso
less than 3
1/4t
1/3t
3
0.788
1.067
5
1.19
1.6
6
1.6
2.11
8
1.98
2.64
10
2.31
3.18
11
2.77
3.71
13
3.18
4.27
14
3.61
4.78
16
3.96
5.33
17
3.96
5.84
19 to 50 &
over
3.96
6.35
0.79
cluster porosity - 1" (or) 2't'
WIRE DIA (mm)
WIRE DIA
RANGE(mm) 1 ISO 7
(3.2 to 0.8)
3.2
(1.0 to 0.25)
2.5
(0.4 to 0.1)
2
1.6
1.25
1

6 ISO 12 10 ISO 16
1
0.4
0.8
0.32
0.63
0.25
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.16
0.32
0.13

1D 2.5/3.2/4.06/5.1/6.4/8

0.8

0.25

0.1

ASTM IQI

WIREDIA (mm)
0.08 to 0.25
0.25 to 0.81
0.81 to 2.5
2.5 to 8

WIRE DIA (mm)

.1/0.13/0.16/0.2/0.25
33/0.4/0.51/0.64/0.81
.02/1.27/1.6/2.03/2.5

/4.06/5.1/6.4/8