Materials & Welding: RE: [MW:7939] golden weld joint require ments

Saturday, October 30, 2010

RE: [MW:7939] golden weld joint require ments

Dear All,

In pipe line activities the joints which are not hydro tested are generally referred as golden joints.

These joints will come especially making tie-in’s of for 2 hydro test of sections.

I was experienced with the section as follows….

100 % NDT Is must in this case.

Option 1

1. Root 100% DPT

2. Every layer of weld with 100%DPT.

3. Final run 100% DPT.

4. 100 % UT.

Option 2

1. Root 100% DPT

2. 100 % RT

This is my personal experience

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From: materials-welding@googlegroups.com [mailto:materials-welding@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of T. Mahendran
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:42 PM
To: materials-welding@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [MW:7936] golden weld joint require ments

Mr Gulam

I could remember the following things for Golden weld.

a) It means , other than of fabrication shop welding, the balance welding which will be done with only one joint at site welding( or) in a tie -in work process. This type of joints are confirmed by 100% RT or UT (NDT), since there may be a practice problem in the hydro test depends with the pipe length.

b)There is no specific code for Golden joint but most of the companies are follow to perform a "golden weld", with 100% NDT by eliminating hydro test.

c) We can refer ASME 31.4, and it permits a "waiver" of a hydro test on “tie-in” welds between two sections of piping , that the weld has already undergone 100% NDT (see Section 437.1.4 (b) Testing Tie ins, ASME B31.4 2002 Edition).

T.Mahendran
KSA

From: Gulam kader <armvasi@gmail.com>
To: materials-welding@googlegroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 30, 2010 9:42:49 AM
Subject: [MW:7933] golden weld joint require ments

Dear all,

can any one explain the golden joint welding , NDT and inspection requirement with Code references.

Regards,

Gulam Kader

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