API 650 - Section -7 (Erection) Flashcards
Use of the oxyfuel process is ,,,,,, when impact testing of the material is required
not permitted
All tank welding
shall be performed in accordance with the
requirements of ,,,,
API 650 - Section 9
Section IX of the ASME Code
Welding shall be performed in a manner that ensures ,,,,, with the base metal
complete fusion
IN case of preheat, base metal shall be heated to at least the temperature within ,,,, of the place where welding is to be started and maintained ,,,,,ahead of the arc.
75 mm (3 in.) 75 mm
During the welding operation, plates shall be held in close contact at all ,,,,,
lap joints
Tack welds used during the assembly of vertical joints of tank shells shall be ,,,,,, and shall not ,,,,,, in
the finished joints when the joints are welded ,,,,,,
removed
remain
manually.
,,,,,,, electrodes shall be used for all manual metal-arc welds in ,,,,,,, and shell courses, including the attachment of the first shell course to bottom or annular plates
Low-hydrogen
annular rings
The arc stud welding process is limited to ,,,,,maximum diameter studs or equivalent cross-section.
10 mm (3/8 in.)
The maximum shielded metal arc electrode is limited to ,,,,,, diameter and shall be a low-hydrogen type.
3 mm (1/8 in.)
Capacitor discharge procedures do not require procedure qualification provided the power output is ,,,,,,,,
125 watt-sec or less
The welding of the shell to the bottom shall be practically completed before the welding of ,,,,,,
bottom joints
Misalignment in completed vertical joints for plates greater than 16 mm (5/8 in.) thick shall not exceed ,,,,,
of the plate thickness or ,,,,,,, whichever is less
10 % 3 mm (1/8 in.)
misalignment for plates less than or equal to 16 mm (5/8 in.) thick shall not exceed ,,,,,,
1.5 mm (1/16 in.).
The upper plate at a horizontal butt joint shall have a ,,,,taper when its thickness is more than ,,,,
greater than the lower plate
4:1 3 mm (1/8 in.)
For circumferential and vertical joints in tank shell courses constructed of material more than ,,,,,,.) thick (based on the thickness of the thicker plate at the joint), multipass weld procedures are required, with no pass ,,,, thick permitted
40 mm (11/2 in) over 19 mm (3/4 in.)
Reexamine the repaired welds and a minimum of ,,,,,, to either side
150 mm (6 in.)