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Acceptance Table

This document provides maximum discontinuity size criteria for various welding codes and standards including ASME, AWS, API, and B31. Crack indications of any size are unacceptable for some codes, while others allow indications up to 1/3 of the material thickness. Elongated indications like incomplete fusion cannot exceed material thickness divided by 3 or 2 inches in length depending on the code. Rounded indications like porosity are generally limited to 1/4 of material thickness or 3/8 inches. Tungsten inclusions and root concavity are evaluated similarly to porosity. Grouped indications cannot exceed material thickness within 12 times the thickness except if spaced more than 6 times the longest indication. Undercut and burn through cannot exceed 0.

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Acceptance Table

This document provides maximum discontinuity size criteria for various welding codes and standards including ASME, AWS, API, and B31. Crack indications of any size are unacceptable for some codes, while others allow indications up to 1/3 of the material thickness. Elongated indications like incomplete fusion cannot exceed material thickness divided by 3 or 2 inches in length depending on the code. Rounded indications like porosity are generally limited to 1/4 of material thickness or 3/8 inches. Tungsten inclusions and root concavity are evaluated similarly to porosity. Grouped indications cannot exceed material thickness within 12 times the thickness except if spaced more than 6 times the longest indication. Undercut and burn through cannot exceed 0.

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RADIOGRAPHIC ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

ASME Sec. IX

Welding
Performance Qualification

AWS D1.1

[This Table Contains Maximum Discontinuity Size Allowe


API 1104
API 620
ASME B31.4
API 650
ASME B31.8

None

None

Any size or location of cracks are


unacceptabe except for shallow
crater or star cracks >4mm

None

None

None

individual length of < 1"

None

None

None

individual length of < 1"

None

3.2mm for t up to 9.5mm inclusive;


1/3t for t over 9.5 to 57mm; 19mm
for t over 57mm

2/3E where E is the weld


size

6mm for t up to 19mm. 1/3t


for pipe OD 2-3/8" the length is
for t from 19 to 57mm
>2" for pipe OD < 2-3/8" 3xtw of
inclusive. 19mm for t over
the thinner thickness joined.
57mm.

T> 2"

size of individual por >25% of


the thinner tw; cluster is
unacceptable if > 1/2" in any
12 inches of weld

1/4t whichever is smaller, except


that an isolated indication
separated from anadjacent
indication by 1 in. or more may
be 1/3t. The length of an
acceptable Clusters shall not
exceed the lesser of 1 in.

Individual tungsten inclusions


are evaluated same as
porosity, elongated tungsten
inlusions is unacceptable.

Individual tungsten inclusions


are evaluated same as
porosity, elongated tungsten
inlusions is unacceptable.

1/4t whichever is smaller, except


that an isolated indication
separated from anadjacent
indication by 1 in. or more may
be 1/3t. The length of an
acceptable Clusters shall not
exceed the lesser of 1 in.

E/3

or

20% of t or 3.2mm whichever is


>1/4" for T 2"
smaller

1/4t whichever is smaller, except that an


isolated indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1 in. or more
may be 1/3t. The length of an
acceptable Clusters shall not exceed
the lesser of 1 in.

3/8" for

any length of RC is acceptable


provided the density image not
exceed that of the thinnest
adjacent base metal.

Aggregate Length greater


than t. in a length of 12t,
except when the distance
between successive
indications exceeds 6L where
L is the longest indication in
the group.

sum lengths of indication > 2" in


any continuous 12" of weld. Sum
lengths of indication > 8% of weld
length.

individual length of < 2"

individual length of < 2"

for pipe OD 2-3/8" maximum


dimension exceeds 6.35mm and
the density image exceeds that of
the thinnest adjacent base metal

s Maximum Discontinuity Size Allowed]


ASME Sec. VIII Div.1
Para_UW-52

ASME Sec. VIII


Div.1 Para_UW-51

ASME B31.3

ASME Sec.I
ASME B31.1

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

2/3t where t is the thickness of


the weld excluding allowed
reinforcement.

6mm for t up to 19mm.


tw/3 individual length;
1/3t for t from 19 to 57mm
tw in any 12tw for
inclusive. 19mm for t over
cumulative length
57mm.

6mm for t up to 19mm.


1/3t for t from 19 to
57mm inclusive. 19mm
for t over 57mm.

Rounded indications are not a


factor unless full radiographic
examination is required.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1 in.
or more may be 1/3t. The
length of an acceptable
Clusters shall not exceed the
lesser of 1 in.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1 in.
or more may be 1/3t. The
length of an acceptable
Clusters shall not exceed the
lesser of 1 in.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1
in. or more may be 1/3t.
The length of an
acceptable Clusters shall
not exceed the lesser of 1
in.

Rounded tungsten inclusions are


to be evaluated as rounded
indication per UW-51. elongated
and aligned tungsten inclusions
are unacceptable.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1 in.
or more may be 1/3t. The
length of an acceptable
Clusters shall not exceed the
lesser of 1 in.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1 in.
or more may be 1/3t. The
length of an acceptable
Clusters shall not exceed the
lesser of 1 in.

1/4t whichever is smaller,


except that an isolated
indication separated from
anadjacent indication by 1
in. or more may be 1/3t.
The length of an
acceptable Clusters shall
not exceed the lesser of 1
in.

tw including reinf., tw

Unacceptable if the
density is greater
than that of the
parent material

Aggregate Length greater


than t. in a length of 12t,
except when the distance
between successive
indications exceeds 6L
where L is the longest
indication in the group.

Aggregate Length
greater than t. in a
length of 12t, except
when the distance
between successive
indications exceeds 6L
where L is the longest
indication in the group.

the sum of the longest dimension


of all such indications is < t in a
length of 6t & the longest
indications are separated by 3L
where L is the length of
acceptable indication shall be
3/4". Any such indication shorter
than 1/4" shall be acceptable for
any plate thickness

Aggregate Length greater


than t. in a length of 12t,
except when the distance
between successive
indications exceeds 6L
where L is the longest
indication in the group.

0.8mm depth

Imperfection

Crack
Incomplete Fusion (IF)
Incomplete
Penetration (IP)

Elongated Indication

Rounded Indication
(Por)

Tungsten Inclusions
(Ti)

Root Concavity (RC)

Group of Aligned
Indications

Undercut
(IUC) (EUC)
Inadequate
Penetration due to
high-low
Inadequate Fusion
due to Cold Lap (IFD)

Burn Through (BT)

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