API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks welded joint
Inspection of weld and micro crack of API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks: the inner and outer surface of API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks, weld and heat affected zone shall be observed by naked eyes first. 100% ultrasonic testing or 100% penetrant testing are carried out for butt welds of API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks. For the defects found by 100% magnetic particle inspection, dye detection, 100% ultrasonic inspection or 100% penetrant inspection, the radiographic inspection shall be used again to ensure the accuracy of the test results.Impact Test Requirements for Oil Storage Tanks Primary ComponentsAll API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks primary components of 9% or 5% nickel steel shall be impact tested in accordance with Q.2.2.2 through Q.2.2.4. Impact testing is not required for primary components of austenitic stainless steel, nickel alloy, and aluminum materials. Welds in high-alloy (austenitic) stainless steel shall be impact tested if required by Q.6.3.Impact testing of plates, including structural members made of plate, shall comply with the following:a)Impact test specimens shall be taken transverse to the direction of final plate rolling. b)Charpy V-notch specimens shall be cooled to a temperature of –320°F for A353, A553, and A645 steels for impact testing.Lateral braces between outer bay rafters must be provided if asymmetrical structural shapes are used for rafters and if the API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks API 650 tanks are located in areas subject to earthquakes. The bracing must be adequately sized for the seismic zone specified.The company attaches great importance to the value of iron and steel, constantly improving itself in terms of attitude, innovation, human resources, etc., integrating the value of iron and steel into the company's philosophy, showing the spirit of fighting for API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks iron and steel, forging iron and steel enterprise, creating steel market, establishing iron and steel team, and attaching importance to the sustainable development of iron and steel industry, so as to make iron and steel our permanent cause.We are a professional exporter of JIS 3101 SS 540 steel and a steel stockist in China. We stock more than 1000 tons of JIS 3101 SS 540 steel every month. If you want to get the price of JIS 3101 SS 540 steel, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please feel free to contact us by email or phone at any time if you have any need for the API Std 650 aboveground welded storage tanks chemical composition and mechanical properties of JIS 3101 SS 540.
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