×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

PWHT and Hardness Testing

PWHT and Hardness Testing

PWHT and Hardness Testing

(OP)
Hi everyone,
I need someone's advise regarding hardness testing.
I am finalizing the requirements for an enquiry, and I was stuck by the requirement of the licensor.
The licensor is UOP, and the requirement states that;
"When PWHT is required, one Brinell hardness reading shall be taken on the inside (except in lined portion of the vessel) and on the outside of each shell section, head, and nozzle, and each longitudinal, girth and nozzle weld."

My question is, how the hardness testing can be performed. Will it be done on the vessel wall, for example in case of shell section. What is the engineering practice in this regard?

Thank you for your help.
DorbsDee

RE: PWHT and Hardness Testing

There is no short reply, so ask your friendly NDT inspector. It's relatively easy to do those tests.
Cheers,
gr2vessels

RE: PWHT and Hardness Testing

The requirement for hardness testing being supplied by UOP should have an internal specification or internal procedure to ensure hardness test results are obtained correctly. Go back and clarify with UOP.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources