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WI 3.1
Welding Inspection
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Porosity
Slag
Inclusion
Cap Undercut
Intermittent
Cap Undercut
Intermittent
Arc Strike
Cap Undercut
Intermittent
Arc Strike
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Excess
Penetration
Excess
Penetration
Gas Pore
Linear Misalignment
Root Undercut
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
?Porosity
Lack of Sidewall
Fusion
Surface Slag
Overlap and Excess Cap Height Full Weld Length
Note: Surface slag requires removal and poor toe blending full
weld length
Copyright 2004 TWI Ltd
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
?
Crater Pipe
?
Slag Inclusion
Lack of Root
Penetration
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Cap Undercut
Slag Inclusion
Incomplete Filled
Groove + Lack of
Sidewall Fusion + Cap
Undercut Intermittent
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Burn Through
?Excess Penetration
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Porosity
Incomplete
Filled Groove
Excess Cap
Height
Cap
Undercut
Cap
Undercut
Lack of Sidewall
Fusion
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Mechanical Damage
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Lack of
Sidewall
Fusion
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Excess Root
Penetration
Crater Pipe
Root Undercut
of Root
?Lack
fusion
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
?
?
Crater pipe
Tack Weld
Arc
Strikes
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Arc Strikes
Mechanical Damage +
Lack of Root Fusion
Blow Hole
Lack of
Root
Fusion
Lack of
Root
Fusion
Arc Strikes
Arc Strikes
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Arc Strikes
Arc Strikes
Note: Arc strikes require blending and crack detection, Seek advise
on parent material damage
Copyright 2004 TWI Ltd
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Plate corrosion
Poor Stop/Start
Crater pipe
? slag
Surface
Surface Slag
Linear Misalignment
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Arc Strikes
Arc Strikes
Arc Strikes
Slag Inclusion
Arc Strikes
Cap Undercut
Arc Strikes
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Crater pipe
Poor stop/start
Lack of root fusion
Arc strikes
Arc strikes
Note: Arc strikes require blending and crack detection, Seek advise
on parent material damage
Copyright 2004 TWI Ltd
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Cap undercut
Spatter
Arc strikes
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Burn through
Linear misalignment
Mechanical damage
Arc strike
Poor stop/start
Note: Arc strikes require blending and crack detection, Seek advise
on parent material damage
Copyright 2004 TWI Ltd
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Cap undercut
Arc strikes
Cap undercut
Porosity
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
?
Mechanical damage
? fusion
Lack of root
?
Linear misalignment +
lack of root fusion
Linear misalignment +
lack of root fusion
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Cap undercut
Cap undercut
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Arc strike
Root undercut
intermittent
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Arc strikes
Mechanical
damage
Surface slag
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
?
Arc strike
?
Lack of root
fusion
Spatter
Lack of root
fusion
Lack of root
fusion
Lack of root
fusion
Spatter
M.S.Rogers
TECHNOLOGY
WI 3.1
Any Questions
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