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Standard Designation: BPV Section IX
Edition/Addenda:
Para./Fig./Table No:
Subject Description: Section IX, QW-462.2(a) and QW-463.2(a)
Date Issued: 06/23/1978
Record Number: BC-78-194
Interpretation Number : IX-78-81
Question(s) and Reply(ies):
      Question (1): Is it permissible to remove weld reinforcements and backing strips or rings in the preparation of side bend specimens of QW-462.2(a)?

      Reply (1): Weld reinforcements and backing strips and backing rings shall be removed flush with the undisturbed surface of the base material.

      Question (2): Is there any maximum or minimum length required for the performance qualification test plate in QW-463.2(a)?

      Reply (2): The length of the qualification test plate shall be adequate to permit removal of the bend tests specified in QW-452.1 or QW-452.2 and to permit their preparation to meet the dimensional requirements in QW-462 for the appropriate bend test being prepared.




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