Mill tolerance for rolled and welded pipe

-0.010"

Maximum allowed length of crack or lack of fusion in
new welds
0"

Typical flange face finish
125-250 micro-inch

When mating flanges, the maximum amount of
unparallel allowed (per diameter of flange in feet)
1/16"/ft

Minimum size of fillet weld on socket-weld pipe
1/8"

Maximum offset for bolt-holes for mating flanges (two
hole)
1/8"

Maximum allowed size of open discontinutity in a bend
test
1/8"

Pre-heat zone- distance from toe of weld
1"

PWHT zone- distance from toe weld
1"

Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to
clean a part when performing a PT examination
1"

Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to
clean a part when performing a MT examination
1"

Minimum radius on patches (both fillet & flush)
1"

Maximum diameter of TML test ponts for line < than =
to 10 NPS
2"

Maximum diameter of TML test points for lines > 10
NPS
3"

Minimum length of spot RT
6"

Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welder with
RT
6"

Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welding
operator with RT of a test coupon
6"

Limits of soil to air area- distance in air away from
interface
6"

Distance to dig when inspectng for soil to air corrosion
6-12"

Limits of soil to air area- distance in soil away from
interface
12"

Minimum upstream limits of intensive examination of
injection point circuit
12"

Minimum overlap when performing PWHT using
multiple heats
12"

max. distance between examiner's eye & component
during VT exam
24"

Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welding
operator with RT of first production weld
36" (3 ft)

Minimum length of buried pipe to expose when
excavating for inspection
6-8'

Maximum size of fillet weld patch on pipe
1/2 diameter

Minimum upstream limit of injection point circuit
greater of: 12" or 3 diameter

Minimum downstream limit of intensive examination
of injection point circuit
10 diameters

Minimum downstream limit of injection point circuit
lesser: 1st direction chg+25' or 2nd direction chg