This standard specifies the general method for inspecting welded joint defects, determining defect location, size, equivalent and defect assessment, and the classification method for inspection results. This standard is applicable to the classification of ultrasonic flaw detection and inspection results of welded joints of butt girth welds of steel pressure pipelines with a wall thickness of 15 to 120mm and a nominal diameter of ≥159mm during the manufacture, installation and maintenance of equipment. This standard does not apply to ultrasonic flaw detection of butt welded joints of cast steel and austenitic stainless steel.
GB/T 15830-1995 history
2008GB/T 15830-2008 Non-destructive testing.Practice for ultrasonic testing of circumferential butt welds in steel pipes and tubes
1995GB/T 15830-1995 Method of ultrasonic inspetion and result classification of circumferential butt welds in steel pipes and tubes