TEST AND INSPECTION PER: 01-SAMSS-333, API Spec. 5L/ISO 3183 & Specifications As Noted Below.
PSL2 HFW PIPE: High Frequency Welded Steel Line Pipe, Classes B & C, outside diameter 114.3 mm (NPS 4) and larger | INSPECTION & TESTING
Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements |
Specification Details / Notes: |
| Inspection & Testing Plan (ITP) | Vendor shall present ITP to SA Inspection Representative for Approval |
| Raw Material Verification | 01-SAMSS-333 and ISO3183/API5L |
| CEPC System Verification | CEPC shall be capable of continuous monitoring and recording of heat input and seam heat treatment variables with alarm and automatic pipe marking for all pipes produced |
| Manufacturing Procedure Qualification (MPQ) | Review Company approval status of MPQ and welding process control limits. See 01-SAMSS-333; Annex B |
| In process inspection & test requirement | Specification Details / Notes: |
| Material Test Reports | The certificates to be provided are of the ISO 10474 Type 3.1.B including product analysis. |
| Heat Treatment of Weld Seam | Verify heat treatment graph and records. Full width and thickness of the weld seam shall be heat treated. |
| Chemical Composition: Heat & Product Analysis | 01-SAMSS-333 Section 9.2 And API5L/ISO3183 table 5 and annex H and/or J as applicable |
| Mechanical Properties and Tests: | |
| a) Flattening Tests | 01-SAMSS-333 Section 9.6; Classes B & C requirements. |
| b) Fracture Toughness Tests (CVN & DWT) | The CVN energy values for class IV services shall be as specified in the purchase orders. DWT test is only required for Class IV service for all line pipe grades having diameter ? 20″. |
| c) Weld Microstructure Test Frequency and Preparation. | 01-SAMSS-333 Section 10.2.5 & ASTM E112 |
| d) Hardness Tests | Only Vickers Hardness Testers shall be used. Maximum acceptable hardness is 240 HV using a 10 Kg load. |
| e) Tensile Test | 01-SAMSS-333 & API Spec 5L/ISO3183 |
| Hydrogen Induced Cracking Test | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex H. Follow IR010210 |
| Sulfide Stress Cracking Test | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex H, Required only for Class C service. |
| Grooving Corrosion Resistance Test | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex H, Required only for Class C service. |
| Hydrostatic Tests | Required test pressure shall be determined using minimum wall thickness and a hoop stress of at least 95% (100% for Class C services) of the SMYS of pipe. |
| Guided-Bend Test | 01-SAMSS-333, Required only for Class C service. |
| Nondestructive Testing Requirements: | |
| a) Ultrasonic examination (UT) of Weld Seam | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex E or K (where applicable), UT to be carried out after hydrostatic testing. |
| b) Ultrasonic examination (UT) of Skelp or Pipe Body | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex E or K (where applicable) |
| c) Ultrasonic examination (UT) of Pipe ends | 01-SAMSS-333; Annex E or K (where applicable), Full circumference of the pipe ends shall be UT inspected. |
| d) Laminar imperfections along the strip edges or areas adjacent to the weld seam | API5L/ISO3183 annex E or K as applicable |
Final inspection & test requirements |
Specification Details / Notes: |
| Dimensions , Mass and Lengths | 01-SAMSS-333 and API Spec.5L/SO 3183 |
| Visual Inspection | 01-SAMSS-333 and API Spec.5L/SO 3183 |
| Coating | Pipe shall be supplied w/o mill coating unless otherwise specified in P.O. |
| Marking | 01-SAMSS-333 Section 11. |
| Handling | 01-SAMSS-333 & 01-SAMSS-024. |
| API Certificate |
Notes:
- May only be waived by the responsible Saudi Aramco, ASC, or AOC Inspection
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