Storage tank double wall
Storage tank double wall
(OP)
We have external pitting on the topmost shell course of the outer tank in a double wall refrigerated tank. It is almost all around the periphery at scattered places. Material of construction is ASTM A 131 CS (This specification is obsolete now). Can we go for repair weld overlay at the affected locations instead of providing lap weld patch. Your comments pl.





RE: Storage tank double wall
RE: Storage tank double wall
Fix it in a "workman-like manner", using normal repair methods for low-grade carbon steel. I would use A-36 for the patches, and probably weld with E6010, as that rod is very rust-tolerant [you never get all the rust out of the bottom of pits]. I woud be more inclined to use patches than welding up pitting, as it tends to be more cost effective.