Hello Payam,

Please see the extract from API-RP-577, which provides explanations to your query. Ladle or
heat analysis is the composition at the and of the melt. Product analysis is the composition at
the end of finished processing.

What matters most in the MTR is the product analysis.

Thanks

Pradip Goswami, P.Eng,IWE

Welding & Metallurgical Specialist
Ontario, Canada
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10.8 MATERIAL TEST REPORTS

Materials test reports, sometimes can be a very valuable tool for the inspector and welding engineer. These
are typically notarized statements and are legally binding. There are typically two types of test reports, a heat
analysis and a product analysis. A heat analysis, or mill certificate, is a statement of the chemical analysis and
weight percent of the chemical elements present in an ingot or a billet. An ingot and a billet are the customary
shapes into which a molten metal is cast.
These shapes are the starting points for the manufacture of wrought shapes by the metal-forming process,
such as rolling, drawing forging or extrusion. A product analysis is a statement of the chemical analysis of the
end product and is supplied by the manufacturer of the material. These reports can be supplied for any form
of material, including wrought products, such as plate, pipe, fittings or tubing, castings and weld filler metals.
The product analysis is more useful to the inspector and engineer since it provides a more reliable
identification of the actual material being used for new fabrication or repair of existing equipment.