Welding Fabrication Procedure API-650 Tank
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PURPOSE AND
REFERENCES
WELDER QUA
WELDING PRE
MATERIALS ..BASE MATERI
BASE MATERI
JOINT FIT-UP
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WELD REPAIR
POST WELD HATTACHMENT
ATTACHMENT
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UALIFICATION
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he welding ohis procedure
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the immediate, dust, or highns. Care shallelded and that. PreheatingPS) may be nhere is reason
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lates to be joihe welding op
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When the baserocedure Spet or above the
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CK WELDS
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tank shells shad manually.
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ed in the Welmponent usingns shall not be
mperature speown below th, prior to resum
its specified oe for referencr documentatirs or approved
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second side tong, or air car
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FOR COMP
permitted; ho overlaps, abr
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urface of weldnd valleys.
be suitable forns when nondhall be prepar
s on both thech a degree th
mask or be able defect.
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s of tank shelof the thickne16 inch is perm
of the plate wihe base metal
n butt joints o
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this procedure
ds shall be su
r the proper indestructive exred as follows
inside and ouhat the radiogr
surface.
e flush with thxceed the amo
lls shall not ex
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nterpretationxaminations ars:
utside shall beraphic contras
he plate or ount shown in
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roject beyondper plate, withpper plates le
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of the plate
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Weld repairs shestore a weld
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ACHMENTBars, clamps, ts the base ma
When applyinhicker materia
When the engiamage the band grind the a
ding FabAPI – 650
hall be perforto an accepta
or porosity in d bead over th
defects in shehining, or air c
ects discovereleast 12 inchetank bottom. ly blanked of
s shall not be until the tank irs shall not briting by the C
HEAT TREAeat treatment accordance wi
T WELDS
temporary attaterial.
ng attachmenal shall govern
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Welding shaff.
attempted onhas been emp
be attempted oClient.
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when indicaith API-650
achments, etc
nts to materian.
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n Procedge Tanks
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joints or roofarea. Other de
hell to bottomouging from o
nk has been fpoint being repall not be perfo
n a tank filledptied, cleanedon a tank that
ated in the W
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f joints may befects or crack
m joints shall bone or both sid
filled with wapaired or with
formed on any
with oil, or od, and freed of
has containe
Welding Proc
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nt thicknesse
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dure Specifica
e repaired by ks in tank bot
be removed bdes of the join
ater for test shh the tank empy tank unless c
n a tank that hf gas or oil red oil, except i
cedure Specif
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applying an ttom joints sh
by chipping, nt and re- wel
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