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SCOPE: PIPE: High Frequency Welded Line Pipe, Class B, NPS 4 and larger

TEST AND INSPECTION PER: 01-SAMSS-333, API Spec. 5L 45th Edition.

(1).VISUAL INSPECTION BY BUYER INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE

(2) REVIEW AND VERIFICATION OF MATERIAL CERTIFICATES AND INSPECTION RECORDS
(3) SUBMISSION OF MANUFACTURING, INSPECTION AND QUALITY RECORDS
0010
0010
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H X
Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements
Pre Inspection meeting (PIM)
Specification Details / Notes:
Verify company approval of manufacturer’s Inspection and Test
Plan.

0020 R X Raw Material Verification including coils As per API 5L. The steel coils for ERW pipes (HIC/Non HIC
resistance, as applicable) shall be procured from Saudi Aramco
latest approved steel mills list.

0030 R X Manufacturing Procedure Qualification (MPQ) Approved MPQ per 01-SAMSS-333

0040 R Welding Operator Qualification Records Per API 5L.

0050 R X NDE procedures and Personnel Verify valid personnel qualification and approved procedure.

0020
0010
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W X
In process inspection & test requirement
ERW parameter control
Specification Details / Notes:
Per pre-qualified MPQ, (Conform ERW parameters to be within
MPQ)

0012 Chemical and Mechanical Properties and Tests:

0014 W R Chemical Composition Per 01-SAMSS-333 and API 5L

0020 W R X Mechanical Tests; Tensile, Fracture Toughness, Hardness, Per 01-SAMSS-333 and API Spec 5L, as applicable.
Guided Bends, Flattening, Microstructure

0030 W R X Heat Treatment Per 01-SAMSS-333

0040 W X Hydrogen Induced Cracking Test Per 01-SAMSS-333 Annex H for Sour Service.

0050 W R X Hydrostatic Tests Per 01-SAMSS-333

0060 Nondestructive Testing Requirements:

0070 W R X a)Ultrasonic examination(UT)of Weld UT to be carried out after hydrostatic testing Per
01-SAMSS-333

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(1).VISUAL INSPECTION BY BUYER INSPECTION REPRESENTATIVE
(2) REVIEW AND VERIFICATION OF MATERIAL CERTIFICATES AND INSPECTION RECORDS
(3) SUBMISSION OF MANUFACTURING, INSPECTION AND QUALITY RECORDS
0080 W R X b)Ultrasonic examination(UT) of pipe ends 01-SAMSS-333: Full circumference of the pipe ends shall be
UT inspected.

0090 R X c)Supplementary NDT Requirements Per 01-SAMSS-333 Annex E and Annex K for Sour and/or
Offshore service

0030
0012
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H X
Final inspection & test requirements
Visual and Dimensional Inspection
Specification Details / Notes:
Per 01-SAMSS-333 and API 5L

0014 W X Coating, Marking, and shipment Per 01-SAMSS-333, API 5L and P.O requirement.

0024 R X Product test certificates and records

0034 R X Certificate of compliance

Notes:
(1) Refer detailed instruction sheet SA175 form IR000003 of inspection requirement for ideal use of this form.

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