Appendix A C A-1

Appendix A

Welding Procedure and Welders' Qualification Tests

for Propellers made of Cast Copper Alloys

A. General ≈ 280
A
10 10

6
Testing shall be carried out using the same welding
method, filler metal, the same preheating and stress- Welding edge

30
relieving heat treatment as is to be employed for the
actual repair.

6
R50
Dimension in (mm)
B
B. Test Pieces
Fig. A.3 Tensile test specimen

C. Tests
A test piece at least 30 mm thick shall be welded in the
C
downhand position (cf. Fig. A.1). The dimensions of the
1. Non-destructive test
test specimens to be taken from said test piece are given
in Figures A.2 and A.3. Following welding, the joint shall be subjected to a
100 % dye penetrant test. Cracks are not allowed. The
evaluation standard for Zone "A" given in Section 16,
≈ 280 Table 16.3 shall apply.

2. Macrostructure test
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Three macrostructure test specimens must be prepared
Macrostructure test and etched as shown in Fig. A.2. An etching medium
specimen with the following constituents would be suitable for
this purpose:
Tensile test
specimen – 5g ferric (III) chloride
≈ 250

Macrostructure test – 30 ml hydrochloric acid

specimen – 100 ml distilled water
Tensile test Voids larger than 3 mm and cracks are not permitted.
specimen
3. Mechanical test
Macrostructure test
specimen Two tensile test specimens shall be prepared as shown
in Fig. A.3.
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During testing, the requirements set out in Table A.1
must be satisfied. Other forms of tensile test specimen
conforming to recognized standards may be used.
Fig. A.1 Test piece
Table A.1 Tensile strength requirements

Surface etched Tensile strength [N/mm2]

Grade of casting
min.
30

CU1 370
Dimension in mm CU2 410
CU3 500
Fig. A.2 Macrostructure test specimen CU4 550