API 1104

By:
VISAKHA INSTITUTE OF
WELDING & NDT
API Acceptance Criteria

Remar
Acceptance Limits Defect Type
ks
7.2 Not Exceeds 1.59 Mm Misalignment
Incomplete
Individual IP not exceeds 25.4 mm
9.3.1.a Penetration
Aggregate IP not exceeds 25.4mm in
9.3.1.b Without HI-LO
30.48 cm weld length
(IP)
Individual IP not exceeds 50.8 mm Incomplete
9.3.2.a
Aggregate IP not exceeds 76.2 mm in Penetration With
9.3.2.b
30.48 cm weld length HI-LO (IP)
Individual IF not exceeds 25.4 mm
9.3.4.a Incomplete Fusion
Aggregate IF not exceeds 25.4mm in
9.3.4.b (IF)
30.48 cm weld length
Individual CL not exceeds 50.8 mm
9.3.5.a
Aggregate CL not exceeds 25.4mm in Cold Lap (CL)
9.3.5.b
30.48 cm weld length
The density of the concave area shall
not exceed the density of the adjacent
of the base metal . Internal Concavity
9.3.6
And if the density is more the burn (IC)
through acceptance limits should be
applied.
9.3.7.a Individual BT not exceeds 6.35 mm
Burn Through
9.3.7.b Aggregate BT not exceeds 12.7 mm in
(BT)
9.3.7.c 30.48 cm in weld length
API Acceptance Criteria
Remar
Acceptance Limits Defect Type
ks
Individual elongated SI shall not exceed
9.3.8.a 50.8 mm in length and 1.6 mm in width.
9.3.8.b Aggregate elongated SI shall not exceed
Slag Inclusion
9.3.8.c 50.8 mm in length in 30.48 cm weld
(SI)
9.3.8.d length.
9.3.8.e Individual isolated SI shall not exceed 12.7
mm in length and 3.17 mm in width.
Individual pore size shall not exceed 3.17 mm
Cluster porosity longest diameter shall not
exceed 12.7 mm.
9.3.9 And the individual cluster porosity pore Porosity (P)
diameter shall not exceed 1.59 mm.
Aggregate cluster porosity length shall not
exceed 12.7 mm in 30.48 cm weld length.
Individual HB shall not exceeds 12.7 mm
length. Hollow Bead
9.3.9.4
Aggregate HB shall not exceeds 50.8mm (HB)
in 30.48 cm in weld length.
Only star cracks and crater cracks are
9.3.10 permitted with length shall not exceed 3.96 Cracks
mm.
Undercut length shall not exceed 50.8 mm
9.3.11 Undercut (UC)
in 30.48 cm weld length.