Double-Wall Technique. When it is not practical
to use a single-wall technique, one of the following
double-wall techniques shall be used.
(a) Single-Wall Viewing. For materials and for welds in
components, a technique may be used in which the radiation
passes through two walls and only the weld (material)
on the film-side wall is viewed for acceptance on the
radiograph. When complete coverage is required for circumferential
welds (materials), a minimum of three exposures
taken 120 deg to each other shall be made.
(b) Double-Wall Viewing. For materials and for welds in
components 31/2 in. (89 mm) or less in nominal outside
diameter, a technique may be used in which the radiation
passes through two walls and the weld (material) in both
walls is viewed for acceptance on the same radiograph.
For double-wall viewing, only a source-side IQI shall be
used.
(1) For welds, the radiation beam may be offset from
the plane of the weld at an angle sufficient to separate the
images of the source-side and film-side portions of the
weld so that there is no overlap of the areas to be interpreted.
When complete coverage is required, a minimum
of two exposures taken 90 deg to each other shall be
made for each joint.
(2) As an alternative, the weld may be radiographed
with the radiation beam positioned so that the images of
both walls are superimposed. When complete coverage is
required, a minimum of three exposures taken at either
60 deg or 120 deg to each other shall be made for each
joint.
(3) Additional exposures shall be made if the required
radiographic coverage cannot be obtained using
the minimum number of exposures indicated in (1) or (2) above.
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