Change of repair welding electrode
Change of repair welding electrode
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Hello Everyone,
We are SAWH pipe manufacturer, we carryout repair welding of API 5L Gr. X-70 pipes with Electrode E-9018. Please let me know, can we use electrode E-8018 instead of E-9018 on API 5L Gr. X-70 pipes. if yes, is re-qualification required.
Product standard is silent about it.
Regards
Zebmahar
We are SAWH pipe manufacturer, we carryout repair welding of API 5L Gr. X-70 pipes with Electrode E-9018. Please let me know, can we use electrode E-8018 instead of E-9018 on API 5L Gr. X-70 pipes. if yes, is re-qualification required.
Product standard is silent about it.
Regards
Zebmahar





RE: Change of repair welding electrode
As a pipe manufacturer, why would you not re-qualify your repair procedure when changing from E9018 to E8018, especially on high grade piping such as X70? Even of Code allows you to do so, the risk vs. reward seems obvious...
RE: Change of repair welding electrode
RE: Change of repair welding electrode