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  1. welding1

    Piping to ASME B31.3 Low Temperature

    If I can get out of impact test I can increase the design temperature to -48F.
  2. welding1

    Piping to ASME B31.3 Low Temperature

    According to my copy of B31.3, which is only 2004 ed, Section 3 Table 323.2.2 if the material is listed in curves C & D no impact testing is required if you are using impact tested consumables according to AWS. The problem is A333 grade 6 is not assigned to a curve in Table A1 only a...
  3. welding1

    Piping to ASME B31.3 Low Temperature

    Sorry -48 degrees C
  4. welding1

    Piping to ASME B31.3 Low Temperature

    I have pipework made from A333 Grade 6. The code gives it a minimum temperature of -50 degrees C. Are impact tetsts required on the PQR?
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    EN Standards

    I am not sure about P265, but P295 is listed in ASME 2D. Its a basic carbon manganese presssure vessel steel with a minimum tensile strength of about 410N/mm2 with a yield stress of 265N/mm2. According to the British Pressure vessel code PD5500:- P265 has a design strength of 176N/mm2, A516...
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    Looking for PED vessel mfgrs

    Why don't you make the vessels? You don't have to be approved to make vessels to the PED. You may need the services of a notifief body to inspect them, depending on there risk category. You can get a free copy of the PED from http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/ped.pdf Regards John www.gowelding.com
  7. welding1

    ASME Code Sec. VIII Div1 Appendix 13

    I have some information on the desin of square vessels that I can email to any one interested. jd@gowelding.com
  8. welding1

    Push or pull puddle

    You normally push the puddle except for fluxed processes, such as FCAW, SMAW etc. which you must always drag otherwise you get slag in the form of wagon tracks. The slag you drag !! Regards John www.gowelding.com
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    Welding 304L PLate to A500B Tube

    Not sure what an A500B is as I don’t have the spec. However if it were a normal weldable carbon manganese steel you would use a higher alloyed stainless filler wire such as a 309. The problem is dilution, as you mix carbon steel with stainless steel you create a chrome steel which is very...
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    New allowable Stress In ASME Sec. II

    It’s not just ASME, you will find most codes have increased allowable stresses over the years. I suspect that ASME are trying to make their code competitive, so as to keep its lions share of the International market. In fact, pressure vessel design stresses in Europe are fixed by law! under...
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    Welding & Brazing Qualification

    Brazing. Brazer approval BS EN 13133:2000 Brazing. Procedure approval BS EN 13134:2000 Regards John www.gowelding.com
  12. welding1

    slip-on flange vs weld-neck

    Slip on Flanges, because they are fillet welded are not suitable under fatigue conditions and for use at high temperature. I think The British Pressure vessel code, PD5500, limits the maximum temperature for fillet welded flanges to about 370°C. You can't do meaningful NDT on slip one...
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    shrinkage of large girders with stiffeners

    The best way to control distortion is to reduce the amount of welding; use stitch weld instead of continues ones, if possible and use smaller sized welds where possible. The problem with predicting distortion is that it is dependant on so many variables and it will occur in all three...
  14. welding1

    Impact test-codeware compress

    You first check FIG UCS-66, if you are above the graphs no impact testing is required. If you are below the graphs you can apply UCS-66.1, which may lift your temperature above the graphs in UCS-66 and relieve you of impact testing. However you don’t need to use UCS-66.1, you can ignore it and...
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    Air Reciever Corrosion Allowance

    A certain country, renown for its pasta and fast cars, started exporting small air receivers with no corrosion allowance to the UK. The UK inspection authorities got together and said we are going to increase the frequency of inspection on these vessels because of the increase in risk. However...
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    What is the min. distance tobe maintained between two welds in a pipe

    The British Standrd BS2633 for Class 1 pipework states :-The toes of adjacent butt welds shall, whenever possible, be no closer than four times the nominal thickness of the pipe. Because you dont want HAZs clashing. Regards John www.gowelding.com
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    Full faced flange calculation

    I can send a suggested working form for a full face flange to British Standard PD5500. It’s a very simple method that requires huge bolts, which I have never really understood, but it works. It’s for low pressure flanges working below 150PSI. Regards John post@gowelding.com www.gowelding.com
  18. welding1

    Old welding electrode

    I suggest you talk to a good consumable supplier. There are three main types of electrodes:- Basic typical E7018, these electrodes need baking to achieve low hydrogen, which is their purpose. There is a limit to how many times this can be achieved before the coating degrades. Rutile...
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    Lack of Preheat

    The AWS method of calculating pre heat tends to be conservative. The European system tends to give lower temperatures but is much more difficult to apply. I have some info on preheat, including a calculator, which I can E-mail to any one interested. The problem is hydrogen cracking which is...
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    HELP - 10" 304L Stainless Steel Pipe

    According to the ASME code 304L is not suitable for temperatures above 800F. You need 304H to go to the full temperature of 1400F. This is presumably because of the risk of creep, 304H having better creep performance than 304L due to its higher carbon content. And the advantages of using...

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