WELDING

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WELDING INSPECTION
Welding inspection is used to verify that welding
has been performed in accordance with the
appropriate welding procedure and that the result
has produced a compliant weld
Welding inspection techniques include visual
inspection, non-destructive and destructive
testing as well as audits of the process
A defect is a condition of the weld that is out-with
the boundaries of acceptability in relation to the
particular standard
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Linear Misalignment

Manual Metal

Offset or Mismatch

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High-low

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Offset or Mismatch

Manual Metal

with lack of Root

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Fusion

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Cap concavity or
insufficient fill

Manual Metal
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Excessive root
penetration

Manual Metal
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External Undercut

Manual Metal
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Root Undercut

Manual Metal
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Root Concavity
(suck back)

Manual Metal
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Root burn-through

Manual Metal
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Incomplete or lack
of root penetration

Manual Metal
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Inter-pass Slag
Inclusions

Manual Metal
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Elongated Slag lines

(wagon tracks)

Manual Metal
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Lack of side wall

fusion

Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding TIG

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Inter-pass cold laplack of side wall

fusion

Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding TIG

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Scattered Porosity

Manual metal arc

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Cluster Porosity

Manual metal arc

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Root aligned
porosity

Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding TIG

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Transverse cracks

Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding TIG

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Longitudinal crack

TIG/MMA

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Longitudinal root
crack

Manual metal arc

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Tungsten inclusions

Tungsten Inert Gas

Welding TIG

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