Radiography Testing of more than 500 pip weld joints is to be done as per contract and is taking a lot of time. Can we adopt Ultrasonic Testing in place of RT? Following are the details of the weld joints:
1) Line sizes : 6" to 28"
2) Pipe materials : CS and SS
3) Type of welded joints : Butt welded and fillet welded joints
4) Service fluids : Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Air & Water
5) Working pressures : 1 barg to 52 barg
6) Working temperatures : + 40 Deg C to -196 Deg C
Kindly give your views on
a) Whether UT is acceptable in place of RT.
b) Any prerequisites for UT.
c) Any limitations of UT.