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Steel
GOOD PRACTICES / NOTES
▪ Welding area should be free of dust or other material to facilitate inspection. Metallic
brush can be used to clean locally a determined area.
▪ Hammer can be used to heat welding in order to determine lack of integrity by hit
sound.
▪ Non destructive test (NDT) should be carried out on welding of critical structures if
their integrity cannot be confirmed.
EXAMPLES OF CATEGORIZATION
Undercut Porosity Incomplete fusion
Overlap Underfill Spatter
Excessive reinforcement Incomplete penetration Excessive penetration
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