FORM QEXP-1 TUBE EXPANDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (TEPS)

Company Name: By:

Tube Expanding Procedure Supporting
Specification No. Date TEPQR No.(s)
Revision No. Date
Expanding Process(es) Driver Type(s)
(Rolling, Hydroexpanding, Explosive Expanding, Hybrid Expanding) (Electric, Air, Hydraulic, Hydroexpanded, Explosive)
JOINTS
Measurement and Control of Tube Hole Tube Pitch
Maximum Tube to Hole
Tube Hole Diameter and Tolerance Clearance Before Expanding
Minimum Ratio Drilling
Ratio Tube Diameter/Tube Wall Thickness Pitch/Tube Diameter
Maximum % Wall Reduction Minimum % Wall Reduction
Maximum Permissible Deviation from Maximum Permissible % of
Specified Hole Diameter Holes that Deviate
Details of Tube End Hole Enhancement Minimum Ratio Tubesheet
and/or Tube End Enhancement Thickness/Tube Diameter
Method of Fixing Tubes in Position Length of Expansion
Setback from Front Tubesheet Face Setback from Rear Tubesheet
Before Start of Expanding Face after Expanding
Method of Tube End and Hole
Method of Removing Weld Droop Cleaning
Other Joint Details:

EXPANDING EQUIPMENT
Manufacturer(s), Model No.(s), Range of Tube Diameters and Thicknesses, Maximum Torque Output or Pressure.

Expanding Tool Model and Description

Expanded Length per Application of No. of Applications/
Expanding Mandrel Expanded Length
Torque or Pressure Calibration System Explosive Charge and No.(s)
and Frequency of Applications
PROPERTIES
Range of Tube Elastic Range of Plate Elastic
Modulus Modulus
Range of Tube Yield Stress (Mill Test
Report Values) Min. Max.
Range of Tubesheet Yield Stress (Mill Test
Report Values) Min. Max.
Minimum Tubesheet Yield Stress/Tube
Yield Stress
Note: Values below 0.6 require shear load
testing
TUBES
Thickness Maximum Ratio Tube
Diameter Range Range Diameter/Thickness
Material Specifications
TUBESHEETS
Minimum Ratio of Tubesheet
Thickness Range Thickness to Tube Diameter
Material Specifications
REMARKS
 QEXP-1 TUBE EXPANDING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION (TEPS)
1 Company Name: By:
Tube Expanding Procedure Supporting
2 Specification No. Date TEPQR No.(s)
3 Revision No. Date
Driver Type(s)
4 Expanding Process(es)
JOINTS
Measurement and Control of
5 Tube Hole Tube Pitch
Tube Hole Diameter and Maximum Tube to Hole
6 Tolerance Clearance Before Expanding
Ratio Tube Diameter/Tube Minimum Ratio Drilling
7 Wall Thickness Pitch/Tube Diameter
8 Maximum % Wall Reduction Minimum % Wall Reduction
Maximum Permissible Deviation Maximum Permissible % of
9 from Specified Hole Diameter Holes that Deviate
Details of Tube End Hole Enhancement Minimum Ratio Tubesheet
10 and/or Tube End Enhancement Thickness/Tube Diameter
11 Method of Fixing Tubes in Position Length of Expansion
Setback from Front Tubesheet Face Setback from Rear Tubesheet
12 Before Start of Expanding Face After Expanding
Method of Removing Weld Method of Tube End and Hole
13 Droop Cleaning
Other Joint
14 Details:
EXPANDING EQUIPMENT
Manufacturer(s), Model No.(s), Range of Tube Diameters and Thicknesses, Maximum Torque Output or Pressure.

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16 Expanding Tool Model and Description
Expanded Length per Application of No. of Applications/
17 Expanding Mandrel Expanded Length
Torque or Pressure Calibration System Explosive Charge and No.(s)
18 and Frequency of Applications
PROPERTIES
Range of Tube Range of Plate
19 Elastic Modulus Elastic Modulus
Range of Tube Yield Stress
20 (mill test report values) Min. Max.
Range of Tubesheet Yield
21 Stress (mill test report values) Min. Max.
Minimum Tubesheet Yield Stress/Tube
22 Yield Stress
NOTE: Values below 0.6 require
shear load testing.

TUBES
Thickness Maximum Ratio Tube
23 Diameter Range Range Diameter/Thickness
24 Material Specifications
TUBESHEETS
Minimum Ratio of Tubesheet
25 Thickness Range Thickness to Tube Diameter
26 Material Specifications

27 REMARKS:

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