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Article T-1 Testing Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

AT-100 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-110 Requirements for Sample Test Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-111 Heat Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-112 Provision of Sample Test Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-113 Heat Treating of Sample Test Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-114 Operations Not Considered as Heat Treatment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-115 Exemptions From Requirement of Sample Test Coupons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-115.1 For Standard Pressure Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-115.2 For P-No. 1 Materials When Postweld Heat Treated Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-115.3 For Materials When PWHT to Table AF-402.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
AT-115.4 Re-Austenitized Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Article T-2 Impact Testing of Welds and Vessel Test Plates of Ferrous Materials . . . . . . . . 258
AT-200 Impact Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
AT-201 Location, Orientation, Temperature, and Values of Weld Impact Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . 258
AT-202 Impact Tests for Welding Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
AT-202.1 Variables for Impact Tested Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AT-202.2 Thickness Qualified When Lower Critical Temperature Is Exceeded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AT-202.3 Test Plate Material for Carbon and Low Alloy Steels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AT-203 Impact Tests of Vessel Test Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AT-203.1 Number of Vessel Impact Test Plates Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AT-203.2 Rejection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Article T-3 Hydrostatic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

AT-300 Hydrostatic Tests Based on Vessel Design Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-301 Hydrostatic Tests Based on Calculated Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-302 Upper Limit of Hydrostatic Test Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-310 Hydrostatic Tests of Combination Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-310.1 Pressure Chambers Designed to Operate Independently. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-310.2 Common Elements Designed for a Maximum Differential Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-310.3 Adjacent Chambers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-310.4 Special Stamping and Data Report Requirements for Combination
Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
AT-320 Vessels Designed for Vacuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-330 Enameled Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-340 Painted/Coated/Lined Vessels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-350 Hydrostatic Testing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-351 Provision of Vents at High Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-352 Fluid Media and Temperatures for Hydrostatic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-353 Check of Test Equipment Before Applying Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
AT-355 Examination for Leakage After Application of Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

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 Article T-4 Pneumatic Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-400 When Pneumatic Tests May Be Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-400.1 For Vessels That Cannot Be Safely Filled With Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-400.2 For Vessels in Which Traces of Testing Liquid Cannot Be Tolerated . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-410 Required Pneumatic Test Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-411 Upper Limit of Pneumatic Test Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-420 Pneumatic Testing Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-421 Check of Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-422 Temperature of Vessel and Testing Medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
AT-423 Rate of Applying Test Pressure and Examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Article T-5 Pressure Test Gages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

AT-500 Requirements for Pressure Test Gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
AT-501 Type and Number of Gages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
AT-502 Pressure Range of Test Gages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
AT-510 Calibration of Test Gages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

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 ARTICLE T-1
TESTING REQUIREMENTS
AT-100 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The tests to be made relative to vessels covered by
this Division shall be performed in accordance with
the rules in this Part AT.
AT-110 REQUIREMENTS FOR SAMPLE
TEST COUPONS
AT-111 Heat Treatment
Heat treatment as used in this Section shall include
all thermal treatments of the material during fabrication
at 900°F (482°C) and above.
AT-112 Provision of Sample Test Coupons
When material is subjected to heat treatment during
fabrication, the test specimens required by the applicable
specification shall be obtained from sample coupons
which have been heat treated in the same manner as
the material, including such heat treatments as were
applied by the material producer before shipment. The
required tests may be performed by the material pro-
ducer or the fabricator (see AM-202).
AT-113 Heat Treating of Sample Test
Coupons
The material used in the vessel shall be represented
by test specimens which have been subjected to the
same manner of heat treatment, including postweld heat
treatment. The kind and number of tests and test results
shall be as required by the material specification. The
vessel Manufacturer shall specify the temperature, time,
and cooling rates to which the material will be subject
during fabrication. Material from which the specimens
are prepared shall be heated at the specified temperature
within the tolerances established by the Manufacturer
for use in actual fabrication. The total time at tempera-
ture shall be at least 80% of the total time at temperature
during actual heat treatment of the product and may
be performed in a single cycle. Simulation of postweld
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heat treatment may be applied to the test specimen
blanks.
AT-114 Operations Not Considered as Heat
Treatment
Heat treatment of material is not intended to include
such local heating as flame or arc cutting, preheating,
welding, or heating below the critical range of tubing
and pipe for bending or sizing.
AT-115 Exemptions From Requirement of
Sample Test Coupons
AT-115.1 For Standard Pressure Parts. An excep-
tion to the requirements of AT-112 and AT-113 shall
apply to standard items such as described in AM-105.
These may be subjected to postweld heat treatment
with the vessel or vessel part without the same treatment
being required of the test specimens. This exception
shall not apply to specially designed cast or wrought
fittings.
AT-115.2 For P-No. 1 Materials When Postweld
Heat Treated Only. Materials conforming to one of
the specifications listed in P-No. 1, Groups 1 and 2
of QW/QB-422 of Section IX are exempt from the
requirements of AT-112 and AT-113 when the heat
treatment during fabrication consists only of postweld
heat treatment below the lower transformation tempera-
ture of the steel.
AT-115.3 For Materials When PWHT to Table
AF-402.2. Materials listed in QW/QB-422 as P-No. 1,
Group 3 and P-No. 3, Groups 1 and 2 that are certified
in accordance with AT-112 and AT-113 from test
specimens subjected to the PWHT requirements of
Table AF-402.1 need not be recertified if subjected to
the alternative PWHT conditions permitted in Table
AF-402.2.
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AT-115.4 Re-Austenitized Materials. All thermal

treatments which precede a thermal treatment that fully
austenitizes the material need not be accounted for by
the specimen heat treatments, provided the austenitizing
temperature is at least as high as any of the preceding
thermal treatments.

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