Hello!
I have a
vessel drawing. Outside diameter of a cylindrical shell 1219 mm, a thickness 10 mm (material SA-516 Gr.70).
On a shell weld on a pipe, with outside diameter 60,3 mm, thickness 8,74 mm
(SA-333 Gr.6).
Welded
joint (category D) with a complete penetration as is shown in Fig. UW-16.1 (c).
In the
drawing design engineer has specified, that it a weld seam to test, using – magnetic
particle examination.
Explain,
please, than the design engineer is guided at sampling nondestructive examination
method?
Why it was
impossible to check this welded joint by means of Radiographic examination? Radiographic
examination it is impossible to apply because of that that the connecting pipe
has too small outside diameter (60,3
mm)? Or as the sampling reason magnetic particle examination
method other conditions could serve?