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shall be qualified separately on plates or pipes with similar welding parameters

including combined thickness.
c. Notch Toughness (Charpy V Impact) Test:
The following shall replace testing required by ISO 15614-1/ASME Section IX/base
material:
Four sets of 3 transverse specimens, maximum 2mm below surface of parent
metal and all with the notch perpendicular to the surface shall be performed. The
location of each set of specimens shall be as follows:
i.

The notch on the weld centre line

ii.

The notch crossing the fusion line (FL) symmetrically

iii.

FL+2mm

iv.

FL+5mm

The testing temperature shall be the same as required for the base material in the
maximum thickness qualified for by the procedure test. For sub-size specimen,
test temperature reduction shall be as per ASME B31.3 for piping.
Additional testing of the weld root area is required for procedures covering
thickness above 50mm. Notch location shall be as specified in ISO 15614-1.
d. Crack Tip Opening Displacement Test (CTOD) Test:
i.

CTOD testing shall be performed, in addition to Charpy V Impact test, if

required by relevant technical standard for structural base materials. The
testing shall be performed in compliance with the requirements of BS
7448: Fracture Mechanics Toughness Tests. Three test specimens shall
be extracted from the WM in full section thickness. The specimens shall
have a through thickness notch on the weld centre line and perpendicular
to the original plate thickness. The testing shall be performed at the lowest
design temperature, as specified in the Basis of Design.

ii.

Specimens may be subject to 0.5% pre-compression on each face in the

notch region prior to fatigue cracking, to induce a straight crack front
within the requirements of BS 7448.

iii.

Hydrogen removal treatment at a temperature below 200qC shall be

permitted.

iv.

CTOD results shall be calculated using appropriate values of yield stresses.

e. Heat Tint:
For CRA alloys, the root side shall be visually inspected and recorded for heat tint
as per Force Report 94.34.
f.

Corrosion Test:
i.

Corrosion test according to ASTM G48: Standard Test Methods for Pitting
and Crevice Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels and Related Alloys by
Use of Ferric Chloride Solutions, method A shall be included for Austenitic
SS type 6Mo, Duplex SS (22Cr and 25Cr). The test specimen shall be cut
from the test weld, 25mm along the weld and 50mm across the weld.

ii.

The root face and cap face shall be treated to the same condition as will be
applied for the production welding. This treatment shall be performed on
the entire test weld before cutting any welding procedure test specimens.

iii.

If required to perform the production welding with a high quality backing

gas system and to leave the root as welded, this shall also be the state
subjected to ASTM G48 testing. If required to perform the production
welding with an inferior quality of backing gas and subsequently to pickle,
the same pickling procedure shall be applied to the inside of the entire test

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