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1 Scope………………........................................ 3
2 Normative References.......................…......... 3
3 Definitions.........................................….......... 5
4 Classification and Designation...................…. 5
5 Information to be Supplied
by the Purchaser.................................... 5
6 Manufacturing................................................. 6
7 Requirements................................................. 8
8 Inspection.....................................……......... 11
9 Marking of the Pipes………………............... 16
10 Coating for Temporary Protection................ 17
11 Material Selection and
Testing Subcommittee.......................... 17
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Introduction
Conflicts and Deviations
1) Any conflicts between this Specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco
Engineering Procedures (SAEPs), Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards (SAESs),
Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Saudi Aramco
Standard Drawings (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be
resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer Representative through the
Manager, Consulting Services Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.
2) Direct all requests to deviate from this Specification in writing to the Company or
Buyer Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302
and forward such requests to the Manager, Consulting Services Department of
Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.
The following paragraph numbers refer to International Standard ISO 3183-3, which is
a part of this specification. The text in each paragraph below is an addition to ISO
3183-3 unless it is noted as a modification. ISO 3183-3 paragraphs that are not listed
below are adopted without modification.
1 Scope [Modification]
This Specification only applies to high frequency welded pipe, outside diameter 114.3
mm (NPS 4) and larger, for use in Saudi Aramco Requirement Class C service (as
defined in SAES-L-136). All pipe produced to this specification must be suitable for
wet, sour service and meet 01-SAMSS-022 Class IV fracture toughness requirements.
Unless stated to the contrary in the purchase requisition and the purchase order, pipe
manufactured to this specification must be suitable for external coating with fusion
bonded epoxy at a later date by the Purchaser. If the pipe will be internally coated, it
shall be so stated in the purchase requisition and the purchase order.
2 Normative References
The following additional references apply to the implementation of this specification:
2.1 Saudi Aramco References
Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure
SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a
Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering
Requirement
Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard
SAES-L-136 Pipe Selection and Restrictions
Saudi Aramco Materials System Specifications
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6.1.2 NDT personnel shall be qualified to ISO 11484 Level 2 or ASNT SNT-TC-
1A Level 2. The primary Level 3 employee shall be certified in accordance
with ASNT CP-189.
6.1.3 A postproduction report shall be submitted to the Company or Buyer
Representative demonstrating adequate process control during the entire
production run for the purchase order.
Commentary Note:
The postproduction report shall include complete production test data such as
SPC charts, hardness, flattening tests, load cell readings, anneal width, etc.
6.2 Steelmaking
6.2.2 The steels shall be treated by calcium addition for sulfide inclusion shape
control. See also paragraph 7.2.2.
6.3 Pipe manufacturing
6.3.1 This specification applies to HFW pipe only. [modification]
6.3.3 Strip shall be rolled from continuously cast slabs that are no less than 150
mm in thickness as cast. Slit slabs or strip shall not be used unless the
Manufacturing Procedure documents that the strip is capable of meeting the
C2; R2; S2 rating after macroetching with ammonium persulfate in
accordance with ASTM E381, or an equivalent procedure approved by Saudi
Aramco. Slit strip shall also be capable of passing sour service testing in
accordance with 01-SAMSS-016 using Solution A. For all pipe produced to
this specification, the strip edges shall be milled or machined before
welding. Automatic seam tracking/position control shall be used for the heat
treatment and NDT stages. [modification]
Process Control [addition]
Verifiable control of process variables is required for all pipe produced. The
welding process shall also be qualified prior to production, in accordance
with this specification. Basic process control requirements for welding are:
1. Qualify the process limits in accordance with Annex B.4.
2. During production, verify maintenance within process limits by
Continuous Electronic Process Control (CEPC), Level 3 (See 3.2.8):
For every pipe length, welding heat input shall be continuously
monitored and shown to be within the qualified process limits (See
Figure 10) by electronic data acquisition. Metal distortion flow angle
shall also be verified metallographically in accordance with 8.2.3.8.2.
CEPC shall immediately identify and segregate for rejection individual
pipe lengths whose qualified process limits have been exceeded.
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3. CEPC, Level 3 shall also be employed for the weld seam heat
treatment temperature control. SPC, as described in 01-SAMSS-332,
paragraph 8.2.3.7.2 and Appendix F, shall be used to control the ID
heat treat width and centering.
4. Qualification of welding conditions shall verify that the primary power
line voltage to the mill, and within the mill, does not fluctuate
significantly. The mill must demonstrate, assure, and maintain
adequate welding power control.
6.4 Delivery condition [modification]
The full width and thickness of the weld seam shall be heat treated after
welding so that the weld microstructure and hardness requirements in
Paragraph 8.2.3.8.2 are met.
Commentary Note:
Advanced weld seam heat treatment capability, such as full body heat
treatment or multiple in-line heat treatments, is desirable and may be
necessary in order to meet the acceptance criteria in 8.2.3.8.2.
7 Requirements
7.2 Chemical composition [modification]
7.2.2 Product Analysis – For all orders, Table 4 applies as modified below:
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For the weld area impact tests required to qualify the Manufacturing
Procedure (B.3) and the Process Limits (B.4), sets of six specimens shall be
tested instead of the usual sets of three specimens. For the impact tests
during pipe production, sets of three specimens shall be used. In all cases,
the average absorbed energy shall not be less than the value specified in the
purchase order for the pipe body. The lowest individual reading shall not be
lower than 75% of the specified value and shall not be lower than 40 J.
Macroetching of specimens shall be used to insure accurate placement of the
V-notch at the seam.
7.3.2 Special requirements for sour service.
7.3.2.1 Acceptance criteria for HIC resistance shall be in accordance with 01-
SAMSS-016. [modification]
7.3.2.3 The results of the tests at 0.90 of actual yield strength (See 8.2.3.10) shall be
described and reported pass/fail, but for information only. The following
acceptance criteria shall be applied to the specimens tested at 0.80 of actual
yield strength and all three specimens must pass:
After removal from the solution, the specimen shall be stressed to more than
actual yield strength. The specimen shall not break and no cracks shall be
visible at 10X magnification.
7.3.3 Special requirements for grooving corrosion resistance.
A test for grooving corrosion resistance shall be performed as part of the
manufacturing procedure qualification (See Annex B). The test method
shall be that described in Section 2 of the PRCI Final Report for PR-15-9306
"Susceptibility of Modern ERW Pipe to Selective Weld Seam Corrosion in
Wet Environments." (See www.prci.com) The test environment shall be
room temperature synthetic seawater (ASTM D1141) in equilibrium with
30 psia CO2. The acceptance criterion is that the grooving factor GF
(weldline corrosion/general corrosion, see Figure 8) shall not exceed 1.5.
original surface
d2
a
d1
Figure 8
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Pipe
Sample
Figure 6-B
8.2.3.7 Flattening test
8.2.3.7.2 [modification]
In the first step of the flattening test, no weld opening shall occur when the
pipe is flattened as follows, and continue flattening to report the height when
a weld opening does occur or until opposite walls of the pipe meet:
D/t H/D
>48 0.3
35-48 0.4
<35 0.5
where, D = specified outside diameter
t = specified wall thickness
H = distance between flattening plates
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Figure 9a
Figure 9b
B1 - Angle of metal flow distortion (Theta in fig. 9a) on OD side
B2 - Angle of metal flow distortion on ID side
A - Angle of fusion line measured from perpendicular to OD surface
WT - Pipe wall thickness
Note: Various techniques can be used for revealing and measuring metal flow distortion.
Some methods that have proven successful individually or in combination include:
1) saturated picric acid etchant in distilled water, 2) taking specimens from a small
pipe sample in which the seam has not been heat treated, 3) use of an optical
comparator or profile projector.
Hardness Tests
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Method 2 is the four point bend test per ISO 7539-2 with machined
specimens. The standard requirements in ISO 3183-3 Paragraph 8.2.3.10
apply except that three samples shall be tested at 0.80 of the actual measured
yield strength and three samples shall be tested at 0.90 of the actual
measured yield strength. See 7.3.2.3 for the acceptance criteria.
8.2.3.11 Hardness test
8.2.3.11.3 Hardness surveys may be as specified in 8.2.3.8.2 above [modification]
8.2.3.12 Hydrostatic test
The seam shall be positioned in the upper quadrant (approximately 12:00
o'clock) prior to the application of pressure. Any pipe whose seam is not in
the upper quadrant during pressure testing shall be re-tested. At least one
inspection observer shall be present during pressurizing to observe the weld
seam, from a safe location, for leaks that may not register an obvious
pressure drop on the test gauge. Any failing or leaking pipes shall be
rejected and the cause investigated and corrective actions documented.
8.2.3.12.1 The hydrostatic test pressure shall be calculated in accordance with
8.2.3.12.2, but shall be calculated so that a stress of 100% SMYS is reached.
If the manufacturing procedure qualification demonstrates plastic
deformation in the pipe, the pressure may be reduced enough to prevent
deformation. Also, note that if the hydrostatic seal is on the end face of the
pipe by means of a ram, Method B in ISO 3183-3 Para. 8.2.3.12.2 b)
provides for appropriate end load compensation.
8.2.3.13 The lighting in the hydrostatic test area and the area for visual examination
shall provide a minimum illumination of 500 lux. [modification]
9 Marking of the Pipes [Modification]
Marking of pipes shall be in accordance with API SPEC 5L (2004) Section 10 with the
additional requirements listed below. The marking "Spec. 3183-3" shall be used in
place of "Spec. 5L" and the symbol "ERW" shall be substituted for the symbol "E" as
the Process of Manufacture. The grade number shall first be that from API SPEC 5L
followed by the equivalent grade, in parenthesis, from ISO 3183-2.
The size of the lettering shall be commensurate with the diameter of the pipe, but in no
case less than 21 mm in height for API standard markings and 13 mm in height for
shipping markings. Paint stencil marks with white alkyd enamel or equivalent.
Each pipe shall be marked with the port designation as well as the Purchase Order
number and item number.
Example: Saudi Aramco/Dammam
Saudi Aramco D-518-01-3000/Item No. 2.
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Each pipe shall be marked with the Saudi Aramco Material System (SAMS) Catalog
designated stock number (SAP 9CAT number). For pipe purchased for which there is
no assigned SAMS 9CAT stock number, the pipe shall be marked "01-SAMSS-333."
10 Coating for Temporary Protection
Pipe shall be supplied without mill coating unless specified otherwise in the Purchase
Order. Varnish coating of the markings is acceptable provided that the varnish is hard
drying with a maximum dry film thickness of 0.050 mm.
11 Material Selection and Testing Subcommittee
Revision Summary
30 March 2005 Revised the "Next Planned Update". Reaffirmed the contents of the document, and
reissued with minor changes.
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equipment and processes that may not meet the intent of this specification.
Completely describe the strip edge milling, automatic seam tracking, and weld
seam heat treatment process and equipment.
Commentary Note:
Advanced weld seam heat treatment capability, such as full body heat treatment
or multiple in-line heat treatments, is desirable.
B.3 Manufacturing Procedure Qualification Tests
Manufacturing procedure qualification test results to be submitted include:
a) All tests required in Section 8 of ISO 3183-3 and this specification. A
complete series of tests shall be performed on at least one pipe from each
coil described in B.4.3.c. If multiple welding lines will be used for
production the same requirements shall apply to each pipe manufacturing
line.
b) Results of 01-SAMSS-022 impact tests.
c) Results of 01-SAMSS-016 HIC tests.
d) Results of sulfide stress cracking tests.
e) Results of grooving corrosion tests.
f) Qualification of process limits (welding qualification) as specified in
Annex B.4, attached.
g) Complete description of Continuous Electronic Process Control.
h) For the purpose of the first-time qualification only (Para. 6.1.1) the
submittal may be based upon Annex B.1, B.2, mill historical production
data, and the mill's own process control procedures. However, the quantity
and quality of the information submitted must be sufficient to confirm
compliance with the intent of this specification. If a purchase order is
awarded on this basis, the specific qualification tests required by Annex
B.3 and B.4 shall be performed prior to start of main production.
i) Postproduction Process Control Report (see 6.1.1) for a previous order,
either a) the last order, or preferably b) the last order with the same
essential welding variables (see Annex B.4).
B.4 Qualification of Process Limits
1. Essential welding variables:
a. Pipe grade
b. Nominal diameter
c. Specified wall thickness ± 1.0 mm
d. Operation within qualified process limits (Figure 10)
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Figure 10
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