API 1104 DEFECT ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

Defect
Reinforcement Height
Reinforcement Appearance
Incomplete Filled Groove
Incomplete fusion

Section
7.8.2
7.8.2
7.8.2
9.3.4

Page
20
20
20
22

Cold Lap

9.3.5

22

Inadequate Weld Width

7.8.2

20

Slag Inclusions

9.3.8

22

Undercut

9.3.11

24

Porosity

9.3.9

24

Cracks
Lack of Fusion

9.3.10
9.3.4

24
22

Arc Strike/Arc Burn

A5.3

55

7.2

19

Mechanical Damage
Lamination
Linear Misalignment
Longitudinal Seams
Excess Penetration
Lack of Root Penetration

9.3.1/.2 21

Lack of Root Fusion

9.3.4

22

Concave Root

9.3.6

22

Burn Through

9.3.7

22

MSR API 1104 19 addition WDA date 02/11/04 issue 1

Acceptance
Max 1.6 mm (1/16)''.
Shall be uniform
Not permitted
The length of an individual indication exceeds 25mm
The aggregate length of indications in any continuous 300mm length
of weld exceeds 25mm
The aggregate length of indications exceeds 8% of the weld length in
any weld less than 300mm in length
The length of an individual indication exceeds 50mm
The aggregate length of indications in any continuous 300mm length
of weld exceeds 50mm
The aggregate length of indications exceeds 8% of the weld length
The competed weld should be approximately 3mm wider than the
original groove
Pipe outside dia 60.3mm and above
Slag line: 50mm max length, 1.6mm (1/16') max width
Isolated Slag: Max length aggregate 13mm, 3mm (1/8') max width
Pipe outside diameter less than 60.3mm
Slag line: max length 3 times the thinner of the wall thickness, max
width 1.6mm (1/16')
Isolated Slag: Max length aggregate 2 times the thinner of the wall
thickness, max width 1/2 the thinner of the wall thickness
Depth
Length
>0.8mm or >12% of pipe wall
Not Acceptable
thickness whichever is the
> 0.4mm or >6%-12% of pipe
50mm in a continuous 300mm weld
wall thickness, whichever is the length or one-sixth the weld length,
smaller.
whichever is smaller
<0.4mm or < 6% of pipewall
Acceptable, regardless of length
thickness, whichever is smaller
Max pore diameter individual in cluster 2mm. Individual pore 3mm
Max diameter of cluster 13mm (1/2'')
Not permitted, crater cracks 4mm (5/32'') max length in any direction
Max length 25mm (1''), max length 8% of the weld length if weld length
is less than 300mm (12'')
Measured Dimension
Acceptable Limit
Width
Lesser of thickness or 8mm (5/16'')
Length (any direction)
Lesser of thickness or 8mm (5/16'')
Depth (to bottom crater)
1.6mm (1/16'')
NOT REFERENCED
NOT REFERENCED
Max off-set 3mm (1/8'')
NOT REFERENCED
NOT REFERENCED
Without misalignment
Max length 50mm (2'') or 8% of the weld length less than 300mm
With misalignment
Max length 50mm (2''), the max aggregate length in any continuous
300mm weld length 76mm (3"")
Max length 25mm (1''), max length 8% of the weld length if weld length
is less than 300mm (12'')
Any length of concavity is acceptable, provided the density of the
radiographic image of the internal concavity does not exceed that of
the thinnest adjacent parent material, the criteria for a burn through is
then applicable.
Max dimension 6mm (1/4'')