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9.3.8.Elongated & Isolated Slag Inclusions (ESI & ISI) 9.3.8.2. OD >= 60.3mm
9.3.8.Elongated & Isolated Slag Inclusions (ESI & ISI) 9.3.8.3. OD < 60.3mm 9.3.9.Porosity 9.3.9.2.Individual or Scattered (P) 9.3.9.Porosity 9.3.9.3.Cluster (CP) 9.3.9.Porosity 9.3.9.4.Hollow-bead (HB) 9.3.10.Cracks (C) 9.3.11.Cover pass (EU) and Root pass (IU) Undercutting 9.3.12.Accumulation of imperfections (AI), excluding IPD and EU/IU 9.3.13.Pipe or fitting imperfections
L length of indication
The linear indications shall be considered defects should any of the following conditions exist:
a) Linear indications evaluated as crater/star cracks > 4mm in length b) Linear indications evaluated as cracks c) Linear indications evaluated as IF in any continuous 300mm > 25mm, or 8% of weld length Rounded indications shall be evaluated according to the criteria of 9.3.8.2 and 9.3.8.3 as applicable. 9.4.3. Pipe or fitting imperfections the same as 9.3.13
The linear indications shall be considered defects should any of the following conditions exist:
a) Linear indications evaluated as crater/star cracks > 4mm in length b) Linear indications evaluated as cracks c) Linear indications evaluated as IF in any continuous 300mm > 25mm, or 8% of weld length Rounded indications shall be evaluated according to the criteria of 9.3.8.2 and 9.3.8.3 as applicable. 9.5.3. Pipe or fitting imperfections the same as 9.3.13
The imperfection indications shall be considered defects should any of the following conditions exist:
9.6.2.1. Indication determined to be crack (C) defect 9.6.2.2. Linear Surface Indication (LS) a) Aggregate L of LS in any continuous 300mm > 25mm b) Aggregate L of LS > 8% of weld length 9.6.2.3. Linear Buried Indication (LB) a) Aggregate L of LB in any continuous 300mm > 50mm b) Aggregate L of LB > 8% of weld length 9.6.2.4. Transverse indications (T) other than cracks T indications shall be considered and evaluated as volumetric indications. 9.6.2.5. Volumetric Clusters (VC) Maximum dimension of VC > 13mm 9.6.2.6. Volumetric Individual (VI) Maximum dimension of VI in both width & length > 6mm 9.6.2.7. Volumetric Root (VR) a) Maximum Dimension of VR > 6mm b) Total length of VR indications in any 300mm > 13mm 9.6.2.8. Any Accumulation of Relevant Indications (AR) a) Aggregate Length of Indication in any 300mm > 50mm b) Aggregate Length of Indication > 8% of weld length 9.6.3. Pipe or fitting imperfections the same as 9.3.13