identification of weld discountinuitie 2

8/7/2019 Identification of Weld Discountinuitie 2

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Causes - welding discontinuities

Base metal, joint design

Welder skill, improper supervision

Welding consumables and shielding gases


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As per ISO 6520-1987 Welding discontinuitiesare divided in following six groups

Group Designated Defect

1 Cracks2 Cavities

3 Solid Inclusions

4 Lack of Fusion &penetration

5 Imperfect Shape

6 Miscellaneous defects


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Weld Discontinuities

1. Crater cracks2. Face cracks3. HAZ cracks4. Longitudinal cracks

5. Root cracks6. Transverse cracks7. Under bead cracks8. Lamination

9.Misalignment10.Concavity11.Excess Cap

12-Overlap13. Slag inclusion14. Lack of fusion15. Lack of penetration

16. Porosity17. Undercut/Under fill18. Spatter19. Tungsten inclusion

20. Arc strike21. Burn through22.Mechanical Damage


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CRACKS Crack is a tight linear separation of metal that

can be very short to very long indications

Cracks are grouped as hot or cold cracks.

Hot cracks usually occur as the metal solidifies

at elevated temperatures.

Cold cracks occur after the metal has cooled to

ambient temperatures ( delayed cracks).


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Solidification Crack

W = Bead Width

P = Bead Depth

W

PP

W

W/P>1 W/P


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Longitudinal Crack


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Center Line Crack

A longitudinal crack located in the weld throat area


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Transverse Crack


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Crater Crack

Joint Line Crater

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Crater crack is generally in the shape of a star in the

center of the terminated weld bead.It is a hot crack


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Causes Remedies

Highly restrained joint Preheat, Stress relief, welding sequence change

Excessive dilution Change welding current & speed, use DC-, buttering

Defective electrodes or

flux

Use new electrodes or flux, check baking cycle

Poor fit up Reduce root opening, build up edges

Small weld bead Increase electrode size, raise welding current, reducespeed

High S in base metal Use low-S filler

Crater cracking Fill crater before extinguishing arc

Angular distortion Change to balanced welding

Causes & Remedies- Weld Cracking


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Porosity appears often as dark round irregular spots in clusters orrows. Sometimes it is elongated and may have an appearance of a

tail. This is the result of gas attempting to escape while the metal is

still in a liquid state & is called wormhole porosity. All porosity is

indeed a void will have a darker density than the surrounding.

Cavities


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Gas pore _ singular.

Blowhole _ singular.

Scattered Porosity.

Cluster Porosity.

Linear Porosity.

Piping.

Worm holes.

Cavities

Fine Severe


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Cluster porosity is caused when electrodes are contaminated withmoisture or hydrocarbon. It appears like regular porosity in a filmbut the indications will be grouped close together.

Cavities


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Cavities


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Causes & Remedies of Porosity

Causes Remedies

Excessive H2,N2,O2 in

welding atmosphere

Use low-H2 electrodes, high deoxider fillers,

increase shielding gas flow

High solidification rate Use preheat or increase heat input

Dirty base metal Clean joint face and adjacent surfaces

Improper arc length.

Welding current or

electrode manipulation

Change welding conditions or techniques

Galvanized steel Use E6010 electrodes and volatilize zinc ahead of

weld pool

Excessive moisture in

electrode

Check baking and storing of electrodes, Preheat

base metal


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Slag Inclusions are the nonmetallic solid materials trapped inweld or between the weld and base metal. In a radiograph, dark,

jagged asymmetrical shapes within the weld or along the weld joint

areas are indicative of slag inclusions.

Solid Inclusions


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Tungsten inclusions.Tungsten is a brittle and dense material used

as an electrode in tungsten inert gas welding. If an incorrect welding

procedures & skill is performed, then only the tungsten gets trapped.

Radiographically, tungsten is more dense than aluminum or steel;

therefore, it shows as a lighter area with a distinct outline on the

radiograph

Solid Inclusions


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Oxide inclusions are usually visible on the surface of a weld mtal

(especially aluminum). Oxide inclusions are less dense than the surr -ounding metals and, thus it appears as dark irregular shaped discon

-tinuity in radiograph. This is also referred as puckering in ISO.

Solid Inclusions


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Lack of Fusion and Penetration

Lack of side wall fusion is a condition where the weld metal doesnot fuse with the base metal. Appearance on radiograph is usually a

darker line or lines oriented in the direction of the weld seam along

the weld joining area.


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Lack of interrun fusion is a condition where the weld metal doesnot fuse with the base metal or the previous weld bead (interpass

cold lap). The arc does not melt the base metal and causes the

molten puddle to flow into the base metal without the proper

bonding.

Lack of Fusion and Penetration


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Imperfect

Undercut is an erosion of the base metal next to the toe of the weldface. It appears in radiograph as a dark irregular line on outer edge

of the weld.

Imperfect Shape


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Root undercut is an erosion of the base metal next to the root of theweld. It appears in radiographic images as a dark irregular line offset

from the centerline of the weldment. Undercutting is not as straight

edged as LOP because it does not follow the straight edge

Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Root concavity or suck backis a condition where the weld metalhas contracted as it cools down & has been drawn up into the root of

the weld. On a film it appears similar to the lack of root penetration

but the line has irregular wide edges and placed in the middle.

Imperfect Shape


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Excessive reinforcement is an area of a weld added in excess ofthat specified by the drawings and codes. The appearance on a

radiograph is a localized & less darker area. A visual examination

will easily determine if the weld reinforcement is in excess.

Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Imperfect Shape


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Misalignment: The radiographic image is a noticeable difference in

density between the two mismatched pieces. The difference in

density is caused by the difference in material thickness. The dark,

straight line is caused by failure of the weld metal to fuse with the

land area.

Imperfect Shape


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Distortion:

Imperfect Shape


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Burn through (icicles) results when too much heat causes weld topierce through. Lumps of weld metal sag through the seam creating

a thick globular condition on the root face. On a radiograph, burn

through appears as dark spots surrounded by light globular areas.

Whiskers are the short lengths of electrode wire, visible onthe top or bottom surfaces of the weld or contained within the

weld. On radiograph they appear as light, "wire like" indications.


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Miscellaneous discontinuities


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Lamellar Tearing:


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Miscellaneous discontinuities

Arc Strike

Spatters

Torn SurfaceGrinding Marks

Chipping Marks

Underflushing

Poor Start

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