25,ButtweldingEnds
ANSI/ASMEB16.25Standardcoversthepreparationofbuttweldingendsofpipingcomponentstobejoinedintoa
pipingsystembywelding.Itincludesrequirementsforweldingbevels,forexternalandinternalshapingofheavywall
components,andforpreparationofinternalends(includingdimensionsandtolerances).
Coverageincludespreparationforjointswiththefollowing:
(a)nobackingrings
(b)splitornoncontinuousbackingrings
(c)solidorcontinuousbackingrings
(d)consumableinsertrings
(e)gastungstenarcwelding(GTAW)oftherootpassDetailsofpreparationforanybackingringmustbe
specifiedwhenorderingthecomponent.
ANSI/ASMEB16.25Standardappliestoanymetallicmaterialsforwhichaweldingprocedurecanbesatisfactorily
qualified,butdoesnotprescribespecificweldingprocessesorprocedures.Unlessotherwisespecifiedbythepurchaser,
itdoesnotapplytoweldingendsconformingtoASMEB16.5,B16.9,orB16.47.