CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation > CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Parts 105–199) > SUBCHAPTER C—HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS (Parts 171–181) > PART 179—SPECIFICATIONS FOR TANK CARS > SUBPART D—Specifications for Non-Pressure Tank Car Tanks (Classes DOT-111AW and 115AW) (§179.200 to §179.221-1) > 179.220-10—Welding.

179.220-10—Welding.

(a) All joints must be fusion welded in compliance with AAR Specifications for Tank Cars, appendix W (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter). Welding procedures, welders, and fabricators shall be approved.
(b) Radioscopy of the outer shell is not a specification requirement.
(c) Welding is not permitted on or to ductile iron or malleable iron fittings.
[Amdt. 179-9, 36 FR 21341, Nov. 6, 1971, as amended at 68 FR 75762, Dec. 31, 2003]