The document outlines acceptance criteria for discontinuities in pipe welding according to API 1104, including maximum sizes and lengths for issues like inadequate penetration, incomplete fusion, cracks, slag inclusions, porosity, undercuts, and accumulations of imperfections. Discontinuities are acceptable if they are below certain size thresholds and do not exceed a specified percentage of the weld length or a maximum continuous length in the weld. All criteria reference API 1104 as the governing standard.
The document outlines acceptance criteria for discontinuities in pipe welding according to API 1104, including maximum sizes and lengths for issues like inadequate penetration, incomplete fusion, cracks, slag inclusions, porosity, undercuts, and accumulations of imperfections. Discontinuities are acceptable if they are below certain size thresholds and do not exceed a specified percentage of the weld length or a maximum continuous length in the weld. All criteria reference API 1104 as the governing standard.
The document outlines acceptance criteria for discontinuities in pipe welding according to API 1104, including maximum sizes and lengths for issues like inadequate penetration, incomplete fusion, cracks, slag inclusions, porosity, undercuts, and accumulations of imperfections. Discontinuities are acceptable if they are below certain size thresholds and do not exceed a specified percentage of the weld length or a maximum continuous length in the weld. All criteria reference API 1104 as the governing standard.
POGC Acceptance Criteria For PipeLine & WQT Discontinuity Acceptance Criteria Reference • L < 25mm IP (inadequate penetration) • LT < 25mm In 300mm Continuous Weld Length. API 1104 without high-low • LT < 8% Length Of Weld In Any Weld Less Than 300mm Length. IP (inadequate penetration) • L < 50mm API 1104 due to high-low • LT < 75mm In 300mm Continuous Weld Length. For Construction: ICP (inadequate cross • L < 50mm API 1104 penetration) • LT < 50mm In 300mm Continuous Weld Length. • L < 25mm IF (incomplete fusion at root of • LT < 25mm In 300mm Continuous Weld Length. API 1104 bead or top) • LT < 8% Length Of Weld In Any Weld Less Than 300mm Length. • L < 50mm IFD • LT < 50mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. API 1104 (incomplete fusion due to cold lap) • LT < 8% Length Of Weld Length. IF (incomplete fusion except • L < 25mm incomplete fusion in root bead & • LT < 25mm In 300mm Weld Length. API 1104 incomplete fusion due to cold lap) • LT < 8% Length Of Weld In Any Weld Less Than 300mm Length. IC (internal concavity) • Depth < 1.2mm And Not Associated With LOF. API 1104 • Maximum Dimension < 6mm & Density Of BT's Image < Density Of Thinnest Adjacent Parent Material. • Maximum Dimension < Nominal Wall Thickness Of Thinner & Density Of BT's Image < Density Of Thinnest BT (burn through) API 1104 Adjacent Parent Material. • Sum Of Maximum Dimensions Of Separate BT's Whose Image Density Exceeds That Of The Thinnest Adjacent Parent Material Less Than 13mm In Any Continuous 300mm Length Of Weld Or Total Length Whichever Is Less. • The Crack Of Any Size Or Location In The Weld Is Not A Shallow Crater Crack Or Star Crack. Cracks API 1104 • The Crack Is A Shallow Crater Or Star Crack With A Length Exceeds 4mm. • Imperfection In The Pipe Or Fittings Detected By RT Pipe To Fitting Imperfection API 1104 Shall Be Reported To Company. • LT (Internal & External Undercuts) < 50mm In Any Undercuts Continuous 300mm Weld Length. API 1104 • LT (Internal & External Undercuts) < 1/6 Weld Length. ESI (Elongated Slag Inclusions) • L < 50mm • LT < 50mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. • Width < 1/6 mm Isolated Slag Inclusion Slag Inclusion API 1104 • LT < 13mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. • Width < 3mm • Less Than 4 Indications With The Maximum Width Of 3mm In Any Continuous 300mm Length Of Weld. • LT < (ESI & ISI) < 8% Length Of Weld. Scattered Porosity / Individual Porosity • Size < 3mm • Size < 25% Nominal Wall Thikness Of Thinner Member Of API 1104. Cluster Porosity • Diameter < 13mm Porosity • LT < 13mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. API 1104 • Individual Pore Within A Cluster < 2mm Hollow-Bead Porosity • L < 13mm • LT < 50mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. • Individual Indications < 6mm (Separated By Less Than 50mm). • LT < 8% Length Of Weld. Excluding Undercutting Any Accumulation Of Imperfection Accumulation Of Imperfections • LT < 50mm In Any Continuous 300mm Weld Length. API 1104 Accumulation Of Imperfections API 1104 • LT < 8% Length Of Weld. Reference