Iso 5817 Practice: L.Srinivasan Cms/Awti
Iso 5817 Practice: L.Srinivasan Cms/Awti
Iso 5817 Practice: L.Srinivasan Cms/Awti
L.SRINIVASAN CMS/AWTI
WELDING INSPECTION METHODS
Ultrasonic
Testing
NDT
D P Testing
MPT,ECT,X-RAY,
Light, LEAK,
Sound
What are the main welding
requirements covered in ISO 3834?
Equipment
Production and testing equipment; Suitability of
equipment; Equipment maintenance
Welding and related activities
Production planning; Welding procedure
specifications (WPS); Process Qualification of the
welding (WPQR); Work instructions;
Welding Consumables
Batch testing; Storage and handling
Storage of parent materials
Avoidence of damage and mixup
Size
Acuity or sharpness or notch effect
Orientation with respect to principal
working stress and residual stress
Location with respect to weld. The
exterior surfaces of the joint and the
critical sections of the weld.
Classification of Defects
• PLANAR DEFECTS / Two dimensional defects -- E.g.
cracks, lack of fusion, lack of penetration, are critical in
nature and are not tolerated to any extent.
• VOLUMINAR DEFECTS / Three dimensional defects --
E.g. slag inclusion, Tungsten inclusions, cavities,
porosities, etc are tolerated to a certain extent depending
on the product class and applicable code.
• GEOMETRIC DEFECTS-- E.g., Misalignment, undercut,
Concavity & convexity, Excessive reinforcement, improper
reinforcement, excess reinforcement, underfill, root
suckback Overlap, burn through, Incomplete penetration,
Lack of fusion, Shrinkage, Surface irregularity & distortion
are also permitted to a certain extent.
• OTHERS:-Arc strike, Oxide films, Spatter, Arc craters
CLASSIFICATION OF DEFECTS IN WELD JOINT
Metallurgical
Cracks or fissures
Cold, Hot or Reheat cracks, Lamellar tears
Porosity
Spherical, Elongated worm holes
Heat affected zone, micro structural alteration
Weld metal and HAZ segregation
Base plate lamination
Design Related
Changes in section and other concentrations
Weld joint type
WELD MEASUREMENT
AIDS TO VISUAL INSPECTION
Where access is restricted for direct visual inspection,
The use of a mirrored boroscope, or a fibre optic viewing system, are
options that may be used - usually by agreement between the contracting
parties.
It may also be necessary to provide auxiliary lighting to give suitable
contrast and relief effect between surface imperfections and the
background.
Temperature Indicators , temperature measuring devices are necessary
to ensure the pre heat and post heat temperatures
Other items of equipment that may be appropriate, to facilitate visual
examination, are:
welding gauges (for checking bevel angles and weld profile, fillet sizing,
measuring undercut depth)
Dedicated weld-gap gauges and linear misalignment (high-low) gauges
Straight edges and measuring tapes
Magnifying lens
ACOUSTICS TESTING
Striking with a
rounded object
Ringing tone if no
defect
• Vernier calipers
• Radius gauge
Measuring instruments –
weld gauges
• Multipurpose gauge
• Gap gauge
Material Thickness
Cambridge Inspection Gage
Bevel Angle
Cambridge Inspection Gage
External Misalignment
Cambridge Inspection Gage
pit or undercut
Cambridge Inspection Gage
Cambridge Inspection Gage
FILLET WELD GAGE
Misalignment/Thickness
G.A.L. Hi Lo Gage