CSWIP 3.

1 Welding Inspection

Material Imperfections

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Course Reference WIS 5
Course notes section reference 7
 Material Inspection

All materials arriving on site should be inspected for:

• Size / dimensions
• Condition
• Type / specification
In addition other elements may need to be considered depending on
the materials form or shape

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 Pipe Inspection
Condition
(Corrosion, Damage, Wall thickness Ovality, Laminations & Seam)

Specification LP5

Welded Size
seam

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Other checks may need to be made such as: distortion tolerance,
number of plates and storage.
 Plate Inspection

Condition
(Corrosion, Mechanical damage, Laps, Bands &
Laminations)

Specification
5L
Size

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Other checks may need to be made such as: distortion
tolerance, number of plates and storage.
 Rolling Imperfections

Direction of rolling

Cold Laps

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Laminations
Segregation
 Parent Material Imperfections
Mechanical damage Lap

Lamination

Segregation line
Laminations are caused in the parent plate by the steel making

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process, originating from ingot casting defects.
Segregation bands occur in the centre of the plate and are low
melting point impurities such as sulphur and phosphorous.
Laps are caused during rolling when overlapping metal does not
fuse to the base material.
 Lapping

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 Lapping

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 Lapping

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 Lamination

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Laminations

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Plate Lamination
 Material imperfections

Any Questions

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