Assessment of the smoothness transition a[ong the longitudinal seam
Smoothness transition - Is basically measured in the cross section of the welded
joint and it is mainly the angle between the surface of the
base metal and the tangent to the surface of the weld
metal, drawn at a point corresponding to the fusion line
as illustrated below.
˟ на рисунке риска упора 2 совмещена с диаметром 325 мм
positioning the welding gauge
● Pull the fillet arm 2 out of the maingauge plate 1, matching the marks with the value corresponding to the diameter of the pipe being monitored
● Lock the fillet arm's at this position by tightening the fillet arm rivet 6.
● For greater stability of TapiRUS during measurement takings, use the pivots
measurement taking
- Position the welding gauge so that the appropriate main gauge corner of either the 120⁰ or 150⁰ is maximally moved towards the weld.
- A smooth transition is ensured if the welding gauge makes contact with a point corresponding to the fusion line see the illustration