Interpretation Detail

Standard Designation:

BPV Section IX

Edition/Addenda:

Para./Fig./Table No:

Subject Description:

Section IX, QW-200.4

Date Issued:

09/19/1983

Record Number:

BC83-388

Interpretation Number :

IX-83-80

Question(s) and Reply(ies):

      Question: Do the requirements of Section IX allow the welding of combined production joints when the individual processes are qualified separately but one process has a qualified base metal maximum thickness less than the production base metal thickness?

      Reply: No. See QW-200.4.



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