Temperatures
25-250 °F
S527
50-125 °F
120°F
2150°F
150 — 400 °F
30°F
300°F
450 °F
700-1070 °F
800 °F
900 °F
1100 °F
1100 ~ 1270 °F
Line Sizes:
SNPS
>1NPS
<2NPS
2NPS
2NPS
3.NPS
> 14NPS
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CUL affects Carbon Stee! (Temperature Range)
'B31.3 Recommended Minimum Preheat Temps become Required
Standard temperature range for a PT exam.
‘Minimum flash point of hydrocarbons used for leak testing,
‘Temp when UT readings should be compensated for temperature
CUI affects Stainless Stee! (Temperature Range)
Minimum pre-heat temperature when performing pre-heat in lieu of a
PWHT
‘Minimum pre-heat temperature when performing a local PWHT in liew
of a full encirclement PWHT
Starting temperature of Sulfidation on Carbon Steel (sulfur content >
0.5% by weight) Per API570
Operating temperature which causes temper-embrittlement of low
chromes (temperature range)
Graphitization begins for Carbon Steel materials
Creep begins in 1-1/4% Chrome materials
‘Maximum temperature for UT transducers with special delay lines (Per
API 574)
Carbon Steel PWHT temperature
Excluded from the Scope of API 570
Pipe size where UT is generally used for thickness readings
‘Small bore piping
Maximum pipe-size normally allowed for threaded pipe
‘Maximum pipe-size normally allowed for socket-weld pipe
‘Maximum pipe size for performing an elliptical shot (double-wall
technique, double-wall viewing
Pipe size where pipe OD is equal to pipe size (NPS)
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Reference Documents:
APISI0
APIS78
APIS79
API S80
API 598
APL651
API2201
ASME Sect V
ASME Sect VIII
ASME SeciIX
ASME SectlX
ASNT SNT-TC-1A
Materials:
Low Chromes
ss
ss
ss
Percentages:
-15t0 430%
100%
100%
110%
110%
120%
Code to follow when performing an intemal inspection on pipe
Positive Material Identification (PMI)
Fitness for Service (FFS)
Risked Based Inspection (RBI)
Valve Inspection & Testing
Cathodic Protection
‘Welding on In-Service Equipment containing Flammables
NDE Procedure Guidelines
Design code for fabrication of piping relief devices
Welder Qualification
Weld Procedure Qualification
‘NDE Personnel Qualification
Subject to temper-embrittlement
Subject to chloride stress-corrosion cracking
‘Must use low chloride hydrotest water & must be dried after hydro
‘Subject to polytheonic acid stress-corrosion cracking
RT film density limits of weld as compared to the IQI (range)
Mill Tolerance of Seamless Pipe
‘% of H2S in process causing pipe to be classified as Class 1 Pipe
% of welds to RT when fabricating Normal Service Pipe
% of welds to VT (visual) when fabricating Normal Service Pipe
% of welds to Brinnell after PWHT in furnace (only if BHN are
required)
% of welds to Brinnell after a local PWHT (only if BHN are required)
% of RT & Visual required when fabricating Severe Cyclic Pipe
Pneumatic test pressure, % of design pressure
Leak test pressure of underground pipe, % of operating pressure
Maximum set pressure of thermal relief valves, % of design pressure
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-0.010”
o
125-250 micro-inch
ws”
er
vs”
1s”
r
»
”
”
e
6-12"
12”
ro
12")
24"
36" (3 ft)
6-8
% Diameter
Greater of: 12" or3
Diameters
10 Diameters
1" Direction Chg +25°
or Direction Chg
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Mill tolerance for rolled and welded pipe
Maximum allowed length of Crack or Lack of Fusion in new welds
Typical flange face finish
‘When mating flanges, the maximum amount of unparallel allowed (per
diameter of flange in feet)
Minimum size of fillet weld on socket-weld pipe
Maximum offset for bolt-holes for mating flanges (two-hole)
‘Maximum allowed size of open discontinuity in a Bend Test
Preheat Zone ~ Distance from toe of weld
PWHT Zone ~ Distance from toe of weld
Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when
performing a PT examination
‘Minimum distance beyond the area to be examined to clean a part when
performing a MT examination
Minimum Radius on patches (both fillet & flush)
Maximum diameter of TML test point for lines < 10 NPS
Maximum diameter of TML test point for lines > 10 NPS
Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welder with RT
Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welding operator with RT of a
test coupon
Limits of Soil-to-Air area — distance in air away from interface
Distance to dig when inspecting for Soil-to-Air corrosion
Limits of Soil-to-Air area ~ distance in soil away from interface.
‘Minimum upstream limit of intensive examination of injection point
circuit
Minimum overlap when performing PWHT using multiple heats
‘Max. distance between examiner’s eye & component during VT exam
Minimum length of RT when qualifying a welding operator with RT of
first production weld
‘Minimum length of buried pipe to expose when excavating for inspection
‘Maximum size of fillet weld patch on pipe
Minimum upstream limit of injection point circuit
Minimum downstream limit of intensive examination of injection point
circuit
‘Minimum downstream limit of injection point circuit
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