What is preheating? Heating the base metal (parent metal) to a specific desired temperature prior to starting welding a joint i...

The ASME Section VIII is the construction code for pressure vessel and it covers design, manufacturing, inspection, and testing ...

This article provides you details about the dimensional requirements in pressure vessel construction and pressure vessel inspecti...

This article provides you the definition and boundaries of pressure vessel as per ASME Code Section VIII and API Standard 510. D...

Magnetic Particle Testing Magnetic particle testing is a non-destructive testing method for the detection of surface and subsurfac...

This British standard (BS EN 1011-2) is the adoption of European Standard, which deals with the Recommendations for welding of fer...

The next few posts will look at the tests that enable fracture toughness to be accurately measured in a quantitative manner by ...

The pump guides articles provide guidance and reviews on different types of pumps. A pump is a device used to transfer or the fl...

During welding, cracks may occur in some type of steels due to the presence of Hydrogen. The technical name for this type of cracki...