Acceptance Criteria for Location Points 17, 18, and 19 in Ref Part 2 Figure 2 Butt Weld Survey Method for Vickers Hardness Measurement

This webpage provides a question about the acceptance criteria for location points 17, 18, and 19 in Ref Part 2 Figure 2 Butt Weld Survey method for Vickers Hardness Measurement. As Table A.1 only provides acceptance levels for the Weld Cap and Root, and this area is not exposed, the questioner asks if the acceptance level should be 275 HV 10.

The answer states that since these points are not at the cap, the acceptance level should be 250 HV 10, unless it can be proven that it can be relaxed. Currently, no evidence shows that the 250 HV limit can be relaxed at location points 17, 18, and 19 of Part 2 Figure 2.

This question pertains to NACE MR0175/ISO 15156-2 Clause 7.3.3, Figure 2, and Table A.1.

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