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Examples of Failing Welds: Sample #1 (Destructive Testing) : Cold Welds Hot Welds

This document compares cold welds and hot welds and provides examples of failing and passing welds. Cold welds failed at the weld with a small bead radius and little heat discoloration. Hot welds failed where the thickness was very small with extreme heat discoloration. The examples of failing welds showed inconsistent fusion lines and beads that did not adequately fuse the tubes. The examples of passing welds did not fail at the weld and had beads approximately the same thickness as the tubes with moderate heat discoloration and clearly defined fusion lines.

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Examples of Failing Welds: Sample #1 (Destructive Testing) : Cold Welds Hot Welds

This document compares cold welds and hot welds and provides examples of failing and passing welds. Cold welds failed at the weld with a small bead radius and little heat discoloration. Hot welds failed where the thickness was very small with extreme heat discoloration. The examples of failing welds showed inconsistent fusion lines and beads that did not adequately fuse the tubes. The examples of passing welds did not fail at the weld and had beads approximately the same thickness as the tubes with moderate heat discoloration and clearly defined fusion lines.

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Cold Welds Hot Welds

Failure was as the


weld

Poor fusion of the
filler rod / wire to
the tubes

Weld bead radius is
smaller than tube
wall thickness

Little to no heat
discoloration

The fitted / coped
edges of the tube
are visible after
separation
Failure was at the
weld

Weld / tube
thickness was very
small at point of
failure

Weld bead radius is
distinctly larger
than tube wall
thickness

Extreme heat
discoloration




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Examples of Failing Welds: Sample #1 (Destructive Testing)
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Inconsistent and unclearly
defined fusion line




Weld bead radius is smaller
than tube wall thickness




Weld bead does not
adequately contact and fuse
the both tubes
Examples of Failing Welds: Sample #2 (Destructive Inspection)
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Examples of Passing Welds
Sample #1 Destructive Testing Sample #2 Destructive Inspections
Failure was not at the weld
Weld bead radius is approximately the
same as tube wall thickness
Moderate Heat Discoloration
Moderate Heat Discoloration
Weld bead radius is approximately the
same as tube wall thickness
Clearly defined and substantially uniform
width fusion line, no burn - through

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