ISO 15614 - does pipe butt weld qualify plate weld

mirovyaneto · Feb 2, 2023

Hi,
I'm writing my first PQR/WPS and have a question regarding the interpretation of ISO 15614.
The standard states that butt weld on pipe with OD>25 covers all diameters > 0.5D.
Does this mean that it covers butt weld on plate with implied diameter of infinity?
Thanks

kingnero · Feb 2, 2023

Yes.

It literally says so under § 8.3.3
"A butt weld qualification for pipes covers butt welds in plates."

mirovyaneto · Feb 2, 2023

Thanks,
I guess our version of the standard is quite old and that was added recently

kingnero · Feb 2, 2023

It was added in the 2017 version.
The 2004 version did cover plates when testing on pipes, as you correctly stated a plate is a tube with diameter = infinity.

Obviously I would suggest using the latest version, however be careful with the 2004 version as there have been several amendments, some of them with quite important modifications to the original standard.

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