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GeneralWeldingDiscontinuitiesThefollowingdiscontinuitiesaretypicalofalltypesofwelding.Coldlapisaconditionwheretheweldfillermetaldoesnotproperlyfusewiththebasemetalorthepreviousweldpassmaterial(interpasscoldlap).Thearcdoesnotmeltthebasemetalsufficientlyandcausestheslightlymoltenpuddletoflowintobasematerialwithoutbonding.Porosity（气孔）istheresultofgasentrapmentinthesolidifyingmetal.Porositycantakemanyshapesonaradiographbutoftenappearsasdarkroundorirregularspotsorspecksappearingsingularly,inclustersorrows.SometimesporosityiselongatedandmayhavetheappearanceofhavingatailThisistheresultofgasattemptingtoescapewhilethemetalisstillinaliquidstateandiscalledwormholeporosity.Allporosityisavoidinthematerialitwillhavearadiographicdensitymorethanthesurroundingarea.Clusterporosity（密集气孔）iscausedwhenfluxcoatedelectrodesarecontaminatedwithmoisture.Themoistureturnsintogaseswhenheatedandbecomestrappedintheweldduringtheweldingprocess.Clusterporosityappearjustlikeregularporosityintheradiographbuttheindicationswillbegroupedclosetogether.Slaginclusions（夹渣）arenonmetallicsolidmaterialentrappedinweldmetalorbetweenweldandbasemetal.Inaradiograph,dark,jaggedasymmetricalshapeswithintheweldoralongtheweldjointareasareindicativeofslaginclusions.Incompletepenetration(IP)orlackofpenetration(LOP)（未焊透）occurswhentheweldmetalfailstopenetratethejoint.Itisoneofthemostobjectionablewelddiscontinuities.Lackofpenetrationallowsanaturalstressriserfromwhichacrackmaypropagate.Theappearanceonaradiographisadarkareawithwell-defined,straightedgesthatfollowsthelandorrootfacedownthecenteroftheweldment.Incompletefusion（未融合）isaconditionwheretheweldfillermetaldoesnotproperlyfusewiththebasemetal.Appearanceonradiograph:usuallyappearsasadarklineorlinesorientedinthedirectionoftheweldseamalongtheweldpreparationorjoiningarea.Internalconcavityorsuckback（内凹）isconditionwheretheweldmetalhascontractedasitcoolsandhasbeendrawnupintotherootoftheweld.Onaradiographitlookssimilartolackofpenetrationbutthelinehasirregularedgesanditisoftenquitewideinthecenteroftheweldimage.Internalorrootundercut（根部咬边）isanerosionofthebasemetalnexttotherootoftheweld.Intheradiographicimageitappearsasadarkirregularlineoffsetfromthecenterlineoftheweldment.UndercuttingisnotasstraightedgedasLOPbecauseitdoesnotfollowagroundedge.Externalorcrownundercut（外咬边）isanerosionofthebasemetalnexttothecrownoftheweld.Intheradiograph,itappearsasadarkirregularlinealongtheoutsideedgeoftheweldarea.Offsetormismatch（错边）aretermsassociatedwithaconditionwheretwopiecesbeingweldedtogetherarenotproperlyaligned.Theradiographicimageisanoticeabledifferenceindensitybetweenthetwopieces.Thedifferenceindensityiscausedbythedifferenceinmaterialthickness.Thedark,straightlineiscausedbyfailureoftheweldmetaltofusewiththelandarea.Inadequateweldreinforcement（未焊满）isanareaofaweldwherethethicknessofweldmetaldepositedislessthanthethicknessofthebasematerial.Itisveryeasytodeterminebyradiographiftheweldhasinadequatereinforcement,becausetheimagedensityintheareaofsuspectedinadequacywillbemore(darker)thantheimagedensityofthesurroundingbasematerial.Excessweldreinforcement（焊缝余高过高）isanareaofaweldthathasweldmetaladdedinexcessofthatspecifiedbyengineeringdrawingsandcodes.Theappearanceonaradiographisalocalized,lighterareaintheweld.Avisualinspectionwilleasilydetermineiftheweldreinforcementisinexcessofthatspecifiedbytheengineeringrequirements.Cracks（裂纹）canbedetectedinaradiographonlywhentheyarepropagatinginadirectionthatproducesachangeinthicknessthatisparalleltothex-raybeam.Crackswillappearasjaggedandoftenveryfaintirregularlines.Crackscansometimesappearastailsoninclusionsorporosity.DiscontinuitiesinTIGweldsThefollowingdiscontinuitiesarepeculiartotheTIGweldingprocess.Thesediscontinuitiesoccurinmostmetalsweldedbytheprocessincludingaluminumandstainlesssteels.TheTIGmethodofweldingproducesacleanhomogeneousweldwhichwhenradiographediseasilyinterpreted.Tungsteninclusions（夹钨）.Tungstenisabrittleandinherentlydensematerialusedintheelectrodeintungsteninertgaswelding.Ifimproperweldingproceduresareused,tungstenmaybeentrappedintheweld.Radiographically,tungstenismoredensethanaluminumorsteel;therefore,itshowsasalighterareawithadistinctoutlineontheradiograph.Oxideinclusionsareusuallyvisibleonthesurfaceofmaterialbeingwelded(especiallyaluminum).Oxideinclusionsarelessdensethanthesurroundingmaterialsand,therefore,appearasdarkirregularlyshapeddiscontinuitiesintheradiograph.DiscontinuitiesinGasMetalArcWelds(GMAW)ThefollowingdiscontinuitiesaremostcommonlyfoundinGMAWwelds.Whiskersareshortlengthsofweldelectrodewire,visibleonthetoporbottomsurfaceoftheweldorcontainedwithintheweld.Onaradiographtheyappearaslight,wirelikeindications.Burn-Through（烧穿）resultswhentoomuchheatcausesexcessiveweldmetaltopenetratetheweldzone.Oftenlumpsofmetalsagthroughtheweldcreatingathickglobularconditiononthebackoftheweld.Theseglobsofmetalarereferredtoasicicles.Onaradiograph,burnthroughappearsasdarkspots,whichareoftensurroundedbylightglobularareas(icicles).RadiographInterpretation–Castings（铸件）Themajorobjectiveofradiographictest