RADIOGRAPHICTESTING

ACCEPTANCE STANDARD ASME Section VIII

Indications shown on the radiographs of welds and characterized as imperfections are unacceptable under the following conditions:

a) Any indication characterized as a crack or zone of incomplete fusion or penetration.

b) Any other elongated indication which has a length greater than;

1. ¼ in.(6.35mm) for t upto ¾ in. (19.05mm) inclusive.

2. 1/3t for t from ¾ in (19.05mm). to 2¼ in. (57.15mm) inclusive.
3. ¾ in. (19.05mm) for t over 2¼ in. (57.15mm).
Where t is the thickness of the thinner portion of the weld.
c) Internal root weld conditions are acceptable when the density change as indicated in the radiograph is not abrupt; elongated
indications on the radiograph at either edge of such conditions shall be unacceptable, as provided in (b) above.
d) Any group of aligned indications having an aggregate length greater than t in a length of 12t unless the minimum distance
between successive indications exceeds 6L, in which case the aggregate length is unlimited, L being the length of the largest
indication.
e) Rounded indications in excess of that shown as acceptable in appendix VI. (See table on next page )

Table 4-11(Division-1) and Table 8-1 (Division 2)

Maximum size of acceptable rounded indications

S. No. Maximum size of acceptable rounded indications Maximum size of nonrelevant

Thickness t Random Isolated
indications
in. mm in. mm in. mm in. mm
1 > 1/8 > 3.175 ¼t 1/3 t 1/10 t
2 > 1/8 > 3.175 0.031 0.80 0.042 1.07 0.015 0.38
3 > 3/16 > 4.76 0.047 1.20 0.063 1.60 0.015 0.38
4 >¼ > 6.35 0.063 1.60 0.083 2.11 0.015 0.38
5 > 5/16 > 7.94 0.078 1.98 0.104 2.64 0.031 0.79
6 > 3/8 > 9.525 0.091 2.31 0.125 3.18 0.031 0.79
7 > 7/16 > 11.11 0.109 2.77 0.146 3.71 0.031 0.79
8 >½ > 12.7 0.125 3.18 0.168 4.27 0.031 0.79
9 > 9/16 > 14.30 0.142 3.61 0.188 4.78 0.031 0.79
10 > 5/8 > 15.90 0.156 3.96 0.210 5.34 0.031 0.79
11 > 11/16 > 17.50 0.156 3.96 0.230 5.85 0.031 0.79
12 ¾ to 2, incl. 19.05 to 50.8 0.156 3.96 0.250 6.35 0.031 0.79
13 <2 < 50.80 0.156 3.96 0.375 9.53 0.063 1.60