PDVSA

ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUAL

VOLUME 11

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION

PDVSA N° TITLE

P–202 POSITIVE ALLOY MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION

0 DEC.98 FOR APPROVAL 7 Y.K. A.A. J.E.R.

REV. DATE DESCRIPTION PAG. REV. APPD. APPD.

APPD.BY Alexis Arévalo DATE DEC.98 APPD.BY Jesús E. Rojas DATE DEC.98

E PDVSA, 1983 ESPECIALISTAS

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Index
1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 WRITTEN PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 DEFINITION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.1 Inspection Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.2 Lot Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5.3 Random Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6 LOCATION, EXTENT AND RECORDING OF EXAMINATIONS . . . 4
7 IDENTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 EXAMINATION PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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1 SCOPE
1.1 This specification defines the material, equipment, procedure and identification
required for a program of positive alloy material identification (PMI).

1.2 This specification shall be implemented by Seller to reinforce those procedures

which are normally used to identify alloy materials, when referenced by Purchase
Order, specification, or other controlling document.

2 GENERAL
2.1 Without exception the following alloy (ferrous and nonferrous) items shall have the
chemistry of materials verified and identified in accordance with this specification.
The term alloy refers to all materials other than ASME Section IX QW–422, P–1,
carbon steel.
2.1.1 All pipe, valves (body and bonnets only), flanges, fittings (includes weld–o–lets,
thread–o–lets, etc., but does not include thermo wells) and nozzle necks,
attached to equipment or shipped loose and regardless of use.
2.1.2 Heat exchange tubing.
2.1.3 Heater tubes (includes pipe used for tubing).
2.1.4 Equipment pressure boundary materials.
2.1.5 All items that penetrate pressure containing boundaries.
2.2 The responsible PDVSA’s engineer for each discipline shall identify the need for
PMI for any other items than those listed above on the RFQ and purchase order.
The seller shall include in his quotation a list of all PMI items.

2.3 All material and items requiring PMI shall be noted on shop drawings by the Seller.

2.4 PDVSA reserves the right to audit examinations at any time during or after
fabrication or erection and may at his discretion and expense perform random
examinations on materials, fabricated items or deposited weld metal.

2.5 Welding consumables do not require PMI.

2.6 Positive material identification of welding consumables by the methods outlined

in this specification is not required as they do not represent the chemistry of the
finished weld. Paragraph 2.4 of this specification provides for audit examinations
of deposited weld metal. These audits may be conducted at any time during
fabrication or erection by the PDVSA and should be conducted by Fabricator’s or
Erector’s inspection personnel any time that questionable weld metal is
deposited.
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2.7 All Fabricators and Erectors shall have an established system for positive control
of consumable welding materials, with special emphasis on controlling alloy
materials.

2.8 If at any time, the Fabricator, Erector, or PDVSA’s inspection personnel find that
unidentified welding consumables are being used, they shall immediately place
a hold on all welding fabrication or erection related to the unidentified materials
until such time that positive identification has been established or positive material
identification in accordance with this specification has been made of all welds with
questionable materials.

3 EQUIPMENT
3.1 Instruments or method(s) used for examinations shall be of a type that will provide
quantitative, recordable, elemental composition results for positive identification
of the alloys present. Acceptable methods are listed below:

3.1.1 Portable X–ray fluorescent analyzers. Use is limited to the following instruments
or their equivalents unless prior approval is given by PDVSA’s Engineer:
TN Technologies Alloy Analyzers 9266 or 9277 (The Metallurgist XR)
Outokumpu X–Met 840, or X–Met 880.
3.1.2 Portable optical emission analyzers. Use is limited to the following instruments or
their equivalents unless prior approval is given by PDVSA’s Engineer:
SpectroPORT Model TP–07 or TFO–02
Outokumpu ARC–MET 900
3.1.3 PDVSA approved materials analytical laboratories using X–ray fluorescence
spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, or wet chemical analysis. These methods
may also be used for verification in cases where test results by other methods
differ from Mill Certificate data.

3.2 Chemical spot testing, magnets, alloy sorters and other methods ussing eddy
current or triboelectric testing, such as ferritmeter and thermoelectric tests, are
not acceptable unless specifically approved by PDVSA’s Engineer.

4 WRITTEN PROCEDURES
4.1 The Seller’s PMI examinations shall be performed in accordance with written
procedures. Upon request, these procedures shall be made available for the
PDVSA’s review.
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4.2 Written procedures shall contain, as a minimum, the following information:

a. Name and manufacturer of equipment to be used

b. Description of equipment operating principal
c. Calibration procedure
d. Calibration frequency and date of last calibration
e. Procedure steps in detail
f. Procedure to follow when identification results are inconclusive (Alloy type is
unknown)
g. Radiation Safety Operating and Emergency Procedures, if applicable
h. Method of identifying items that have been accepted via PMI.

5 DEFINITION
5.1 Inspection Lot
A group of identical items presented for inspection that are all from the same heat
of material, have been processed through the same manufacturing process and
have had the same heat treatment and/or plating operations.

5.2 Lot Size

Number of pieces available in the inspection lot at the time of inspection.

5.3 Random Sample

A sample selected in such a way that each unit of the population has an equal
chance of being selected.

6 LOCATION, EXTENT AND RECORDING OF EXAMINATIONS

6.1 Examinations may be conducted at the mill, supplier, fabricator or manufacturer,
provided the requirements of this specification are complied with, the
examinations are fully documented and results of examinations are made
available to the PDVSA for review at any time during fabrication or at final end item
acceptance. It is recommended that PMI be performed prior to fabrication to verify
Certified Material Test Reports and again after installation of the item into the
fabricated equipment.

6.2 Results of all examinations shall be recorded on report forms similar to

Attachment “A”. Report forms shall indicate as a minimum for each lot examined:
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the mill certification number, heat number, lot size, number of pieces or item(s)
examined, statement that material has been identified per Section 7.0. A copy of
material specifications shall be included and will be part of the report to be
submitted to the PDVSA.

6.3 Verification examinations shall be performed using the following sampling plans:

6.3.1 For lots of five (5) or less – 100 percent.

6.3.2 For lots greater than five (5) – 5 or 5 percent, whichever is greater.
6.3.3 This is a zero defect sampling plan, therefore if any sample is rejected, then the
remainder of that lot shall be examined 100 percent.

6.4 When an inspection lot is rejected, then the next two lots of material from the same
supplier shall be examined 100 percent. If both lots are acceptable (or until such
time that two successive lots are found to be acceptable), then the sampling plan
outlined in 6.3 may be resumed.

6.5 In all cases when traceability of a lot or item cannot be established back to a heat
number, mill certification, or other positive means of identity, that lot of items,
regardless of quantity, shall be examined 100 percent.

7 IDENTIFICATION
7.1 After acceptance has been established for a “lot,” each piece in that lot shall have
the material designation ink stamped on the piece. The Code letters PMI (Positive
Material Identification) shall precede each set of designation, in letters at least 1/3
inch high. As an example: PMI 1–1/4 Cr, PMI 1–1/4 Cr, PMI 1–1/4 Cr.
Note: On all Cr alloy pipe and fittings the PMI identification shall be applied over
a color code (green) band of paint for pipe and color code (green) spots for fittings.
This marking is in addition to those normally required by applicable code(s).

7.2 Ink used for identification shall be of a type whose chemistry will not be detrimental
to the material being identified (i.e., no chlorides on stainless steel) and of an
“indelible” type or one which is not easily removed.

7.3 Identification may be applied by pen, stamp or decal.

7.4 Other items shall have each piece identified a sufficient number of times and at
different locations to insure visibility of identification during the fabrication or
erection cycle.
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7.5 Materials examined and approved must remain identified until such time as their
identity is necessarily obliterated by processing (painting, insulation or plant
operations).

7.6 Materials awaiting additional testing shall be segregated from already tested
materials.

7.7 Controls shall be established to prevent the inadvertent use of materials failing to
pass examinations or materials whose identification does not have the Code
letters PMI preceding material type.

8 EXAMINATION PERSONNEL
8.1 Procedures shall contain a statement of personnel competency in the techniques
of material identification by the methods listed in 3.0 of this specification.

8.2 If at any time in the judgement of PDVSA’s representatives, assigned personnel

do not appear to be qualified to perform examinations, PDVSA reserves the right
to have a PDVSA’s Nondestructive Testing Level III Examiner evaluate the
proficiency of personnel and to prohibit those personnel judged unqualified from
performing examinations.
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To fill the data sheet, click here

ATTACHMENT A
POSITIVE ALLOY MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION REQUEST/REPORT FORM
To Be Filled in by Originator of Request or by The Inspector Prior to Examination

PMI REQUESTED BY: PURCHASE ORDER NO.:

SIGNATURE:

DATE: / /
SELLER REFERENCE NO.:

PMI PERFORMED BY: PMI (WILL BE) (WAS) PERFORMED AT:

SIGNATURE: DATE: / /

ITEM OR LOT TYPE OF ITEM DESCRIPTION

TAG SIZE MATERIAL
NUMBER

EAMINATION RESULTS
ITEM OR NO. NO. NO. MATERIAL ADDITIONAL NO. NO. TOTAL
TAG PIECES PIECES PIECES ANALYZED NO. PIECES PIECES PIECES NO.
NUMBER EXAM ACCEPT REJECT AS EXAMINED ACCEPT REJECT REJECT
DUE TO
REJECTION

ADDRESS OF SUPPLIER RESPONSIBLE FOR REJECTION (S)

ADADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Manhours and Loss Incurred from rejections, etc.