TIANJIN XINYUE INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE CO.,LTD. Document No.

MPS20201224

MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE SPECIFICATION

FOR

SEAMLESS STEEL LINPIPE OF API 5L GR.X52 PSL1

Technical specification API SPEC 5L 45th

Product specification level/grade PSL1 X52
Customer’s specification

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Rev. Reason PREPARED CHECKED APPROVED DATE

1. Scope
This specification establishes the minimum requirement for the manufacturing, testing and
supply of seamless line pipe of API 5L 45th PSL1 X52 manufactured by Tianjin XinYue
Industrial And Trade Co.,LTD, Tianjin, China.

2. Reference Standards
This specification includes by references, either in total or in part, the latest edition of API
standard and customer’s specification unless a specific edition is listed:
API Standard
API Spec5L (45th Edition) Specification for Line pipe

3. Description of products
The products should be as per Order, and the length shall be as per API 5L 45th and the
capacity of Mill.

Item No. OD(mm) WT(mm) Grade Length (M) Delivery Condition pipe end Service
1 273.1 15.09 X52 PSL1 11-12 HOT ROLLED Bevel
Note:

4. Process of Manufacture
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No. Manufacturing Process Function Description & Quality Control Points

1 EAF 150T or 90T or 100T Electric Arc Furnace with foamy slag melting and eccentric
bottom tapping to ensure low phosphorous content for steel melting, fully killed.
*Temperature of melting steel
*Content of P
2 Ladle Furnace Adjusting chemical composition
*Analysis of chemical composition
*Temperature of melting steel
Use deoxidizer or desulfurizing reagent to wipe the oxygen and sulfur off, and
control the inclusion by feeding calcium mixed with silicon and aluminum.
3 Vacuum degassing device Vacuum degassing of melting steel
or RH *Control content of H,O,N less than 5/20/80 PPM respectively;
*Temperature of melting steel
Note: H,O.N content only for TJXY internal control, after steel making, only N
content shall be test and the acceptance shall be less than 0.012%,please refer to
item 5 of MPS.
4 Continuous Casting Casting billets (curved caster, ingot shall not be used)
Machine(CCM) *Ladle analysis of composition
*The molten steel temperature and casting speed and etc, during pouring shall be
specified in steel making technical sheet and available for inspector’s check.
*Electromagnetic string shall be applied to minimize segregating in steel.
5 Chemical composition(wt%) for heat analysis and product analysis: reference standard: API 5L Table 4

Chemical composition (wt%) for heat analysis and product analysis (max)
C Si Mn P S Ni Cr Mo Cu V Nb Ti Al CEIIw CEpcm

X52 0.28 / 1.40 0.030 0.030 0.50 0.50 0.15 0.50 / / / / / /

It is also required:B≤0.001%,V+Ti+Nb≤0.15%

Carbon equivalent formula:

CEIIW=C+Mn/6+(CR+Mo+V)/5+(Cu+Ni)/15, (C%>0.12%)
CEPcm=C+Si/30+(Mn+Cu+Cr)/20+Ni/60+Mo/15+V/10+5B, (C%≤0.12%)

6 Inspection and Inspect and check billet quality confirmation

check of billets *Surface condition: surface of billets shall be free of teeming arrest, slag inclusion, pin hole,
cracks and etc. the depth of guide marks, gouge, dent and depression shall not excess 2.5mm
*Diameter and length inspection of billets
*Heat (Ladle) analysis: I sample/heat per production line
*Non metal inclusion shall be tested after hot rolling.
7 Heating of Heating billets in rotary heating furnace, divided different heats
Billets *Temperature control of heating: heating temperature shall be specified in specific rolling
technique sheet and available for inspector’s check.
8 Pipe piercing Guide disc or guide plate piercing machine makes billets into hollow shell
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*Temperature while piercing

*Dimension of shell
9 Hot rolling Rolling mill roll shell into hollow bloom
*Setting the pipe wall thickness for hot rolling
*Rolling temperature
12’’to be rolled at 250 MPM mill or 460 PQF
10 Sizing Sizing for OD and WT control
*Finished pipe diameter (manual inspection)
*Finished pipe wall thickness (manual inspection)
*Pipe dimension shall conform to Item 17
11 Air cooling Pipe cooling at walking beam cooling bed
12 Saw cutting Round disc saws cut pipes into required length
*Control length of pipes conform to customer’s requirement
13 Straightening Intermediate straightness control (cold rotary straightening)
14 Product 1. Product chemical composition analysis: 2 test/heat; acceptance of product chemical
analysis & Non composition. All elements analysis result shall be reported in mill certificate;
metal inclusion 2. Non metal inclusion according to E45, Acceptance: A,B,C,D heavy and thin service <=1.5
test
15 Visual Visual inspection shall be done on each length of pipe
inspection *Pipe shall be free of surface imperfections that penetrate more than 10% of the nominal wall
thickness or encroach on the minimum wall thickness.
16 Heat Treatment (No requirement)
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17 Inspection & Visual and dimensional inspection

Acceptance *Pipe dimension tolerance shall be as the following table:

item OD (mm) WT (mm)

tolerance pipe body: Pipe end: -12.5%t~+15%t
±2.4mm ±1.6mm

Frequency 5% 100% by online UT tester

item out of roundness straightness Length
tolerance pipe body:2.0% <0.2% L of full length 11000-12000mm
pipe end:1.5% &<=4mm/m in pipe end
frequency 5% one/4 hours/shift 100% by online facility

*Diameter measurements can be made with a circumferential tape. For determining

compliance to diameter tolerances, the pipe diameter is defined as the circumference of the
pipe divided by PI.
*Visual inspection shall be done on the outside and inside surface of each length pipe. Pipe
shall be free of surface imperfections that penetrate more than 5% of the nominal wall
thickness or encroach on the minimum wall thickness inspection for other imperfection on the
pipe outside surface shall conform to API 5L 45th

18 NDT for pipe Each length of pipe body shall be tested by automatic ultrasonic test after heat treatment
body according to the requirements of Appendix E of API 5L 45th
*Ultrasonic Test
1. Defect test for longitudinal and transverse imperfection
1) Applicable standard; ISO10893-10
2) Reference Standard; longitudinal and transverse N type 5 notch at inside and outside
in accordance with ISO10893-10
3) Acceptance level; U2/C of ISO10893-10
2. Wall thickness measuring in accordance with ISO 10893-12, coverage 25% minimum
3. Acceptance level; the size of any lamination shall not exceed API 5L Annex E Table 8

19 NDT for pipe Pipe end of casing with 200mm shall be examined by Manual/Auto Ultrasonic Test according
end (blind to the requirements of Appendix E of API 5L 45th
areas) 1. Pipe end wall thickness test shall be tested by Auto Ultrasonic Test, or tested 4 points
every 90 degree on each pipe end by manual UT.
2. Detection of Laminar imperfection (defect) for WT≥5mm
1) Applicable standard: ISO10893-8
2) Reference standard: 6mm flat bottomed hole, 1/4-T/2 depth complying with ISO
10893-8
3) Acceptance level; the size of any lamination shall not exceed API 5L Annex E Table 8
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20 Mechanical 1. Tensile test

properties test Test frequency 1pc/lot
longitudinal Min Max
Yield strength (MPa) 360 /
X52 Tensile strength (MPa) 460 /
elongation >27%
YS/TS /

2. Impact test
Test frequency: 1 set (3 specimens)/lot
Test temperature: 0℃
size Test size(V,T) Impact test value(j) Shear Aren (A%)

/ / / /

3. Grain size:
Grain size shall be minimum 7 according to ASTM E112,test frequency: 1 pc/heat for normal
production test and 3 pc with 3 tests for first dry production test.

4. Hardness test
Test method test frequency hardness test
Hardness(Vickers hardness test) / /

5. Microstructure examination (banding test) according to ASTM E1268 shall be performed.

Acceptance criteria: AI<150%,test frequency: 3 pipes shall be selected and tested for each
pipe size. If more than one heat is produced in the first-day production pipes, at least two
heats shall be represented by the test pipes.

6. Frequency of inspection
size The definition of the lot
All the size The same cold-expansion ratio

21 Hydrostatic test Hydrostatic test formula is given below:

P= hydrostatic test pressure (MPa)

D=specified OD,(mm)
S=hoop stress, equal to 85% of the SMYS (Rt0.5 MPa)
T=specified WT(mm)
Hold time no less than 5 seconds
Each length of pipe shall withstand specified pressure, without leakage or deformation.
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22 Beveling The end of each length of pipe shall be beveled in accordance with API 5L
Bevel angel: 30°（-0°~+5°）
Root face: 1.6mm (±0.8mm)
Pipe end squarenss: ≤1.6mm
23 Measuring of *Tolerance of single length weight: -3.5%~+10%
weight and *Car load: -1.75%
length *Lengths: 11-12meter
*Tolerance of delivered lengths: ±5%
24 Marking *Each length of pipe shall be stencil painted at the outside surface according to API 5L with
the following information included:

25 Coating Outside surface of pipe shall be coated by Mill standard External Varnish coating. If varnish
shall not be applied to the body as per customer’s requirements, the marking area shall be
coated by Mill standard External Varnish coating.
26 Residual Residual magnetism measuring shall be made at four points around the circumference of each
magnetism end of the pipe (three pipes per shift), the average of the four readings shall not exceed 20
measuring gauss.
27 pipe ends Plastic pipe end protectors shall applied to both ends of each length of pipe to protect the bevel
protectors from damage.
28 Test certificate Mill test certificate shall be provided in English As per EN 10204 3.1 and conform to
customer’s requirements.
29 Normal Normal production test shall be as per the following table:
Production Test item Test Acceptance Frequency
and Frequency 1 Heat analysis As per section 4 item 5 One pipe/heat
2 Product analysis As per section 4 item 5 Two pipes/heat
3 Tensile test As per section 4 item 20 One pipe/lot
4 Impact test As per section 4 item20 One pipe/lot
5 Hardness test As per section 4 item20 One pipe/lot
6 Grain size As per section 4 item20 One pipe/lot
7 HIC test As per section 4 item21 1 test for every 10 heats
8 NDE See section 4 item 18&19 Each pipe
9 Hydrostatic test As per section 4 item22 Each pipe
10 Dimension inspection As per section 4 item17 At least 10%
11 Visual inspection As per section 4 item17 Each pipe
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30 First day For first day production test, 3 pipes shall be selected. If more than on heat is used in the
Production test first-day production pipes, at least two heats shall be represented by the test pipes. First day
and Frequency Production Test shall be as per the following table:

item Test Acceptance Frequency

1 Heat analysis As per section 4 item 5 /
2 Product analysis As per section 4 item 5 3 pipes
3 Tensile test As per section 4 item 20 3 pipes
4 Impact test As per section 4 item20 3 pipes
5 Hardness test As per section 4 item20 3 pipes
6 Grain size As per section 4 item20 3 pipes
7 NDE See section 4 item 18&19 Each pipe
8 Hydrostatic test As per section 4 item22 Each pipe
9 Dimension inspection As per section 4 item17 Each pipe
10 Visual inspection As per section 4 item17 Each pipe
Note: Samples for Products analysis,Tensile test,impact test,Hardness test,HIC test will be
takes after Heat treatment and NDE.