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653 Section 9.6 Repair of Defective welds

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- FKOK
- Post #7
- Jan 16, 2011
- Forum: API (American Petroleum Institute) Code Issues
653 Section 9.6 Repair of Defective welds

Thank you DUWE6, I was sure your explanation would have satisfied our customer, our 653 inspector is saying the same thing. Yet they are not satisfied. Is there any documentation (interpretations) or means to have API provide arbitration? They insist that 9.6.4 is a weld flaw and the...
- FKOK
- Post #5
- Jan 14, 2011
- Forum: API (American Petroleum Institute) Code Issues
653 Section 9.6 Repair of Defective welds

Thank you sir, pardon my ignorance to this media and providing so little info. We are repairing pitting, primarily in the weld and HAZ area of a 650 tank, the pitting per the metallurgical folk is not preferential to the welds, but build up has been attracted to the welds and the mechanism is...
- FKOK
- Post #3
- Jan 13, 2011
- Forum: API (American Petroleum Institute) Code Issues
653 Section 9.6 Repair of Defective welds

Does the repair of pitting in shell plate welds , require 100% final radiography per 12.1.3?
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- Jan 13, 2011
- Replies: 6
- Forum: API (American Petroleum Institute) Code Issues

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