specimens or, if the wall thickness of the tubular is over 19.1 mm (0.750 in.), a round specimen 12.7 mm (0.

500 in.) in
diameter may be used as shown in Figure D.8.

Tensile test specimens for coupling blanks and pup joint or accessory material heat-treated in coupling blank or
individual lengths shall be removed from the piece as illustrated in Figure D.9. Reduced-section strip specimens may
be used by agreement between purchaser and manufacturer.

10.4.7 Test Method

Tensile properties shall be determined by tests on longitudinal specimens conforming to the requirements of 10.4.5,
ISO 6892-1 or ASTM A370, and 10.4.6 for Grades C110 and Q125 products covered therein. Tensile tests shall be
made with the specimens at room temperature. The strain rate during tensile testing shall be in accordance with the
requirements of ISO 6892-1 or ASTM A370.

Tensile test machines shall have been calibrated within the 15 months preceding any test in accordance with the
procedures of ISO 7500-1 or ASTM E4. Extensometers shall be calibrated within 15 months preceding any test in
accordance with the procedures of ISO 9513 or ASTM E83. Records retention shall be in accordance with 13.4.

10.4.8 Invalidation of Tests

Any test specimen that shows defective preparation or material imperfections unrelated to the test’s intent, observed
before or after testing, may be discarded and replaced by another specimen from the same length of product.

10.4.9 Retests—All Products (except coupling blanks, coupling stock, coupling material, pup joints or
accessory material—Grades C90, T95, C110, and Q125)

If a tensile test representing a lot fails to conform to the specified requirements, the manufacturer may elect to make
retests on three additional lengths from the same lot.

If all of the retests conform to the requirements, the lot shall be accepted, except the failed length.

If more than one of the original test specimens fails or one or more of the retest specimens fails to conform to the
specified requirements, the manufacturer may elect to test each of the remaining lengths in the lot. Specimens for
retests shall be taken in the same manner as specified in 10.4.5 and 10.4.6. For Grades L80 and R95, the tensile
retest specimens shall be taken from the same end as the original test specimen.

Rejected lots may be reheat-treated and tested as new lots.

10.4.10 Retests—Coupling Blanks, Coupling Stock, Coupling Material, Pup Joints or Accessory Material in
Grades C90, T95, C110, and Q125

For material heat-treated in tube lengths, if a tensile specimen fails to conform to the specified requirements, the
manufacturer shall either make tests on both ends of the tube in question or reject the length. No other additional
testing shall be allowed to qualify a length of coupling stock, coupling material, pup joint or accessory material. Both
test results shall conform to the specified requirements or the length shall be rejected. Rejected lengths may be
reheat-treated and tested as new lots.

For material heat-treated in coupling blank or individual product lengths, if a tensile specimen fails to conform to the
specified requirements the manufacturer shall either reject the lot or make three additional tests from the lot. If one or
more of the additional tests fail, the lot shall be rejected. Rejected lots may be reheat-treated and tested as new lots.
10.5 Flattening Test

10.5.1 General Requirement for Testing

Flattening tests shall be made for all welded pipe with D t ratios as shown in Table C.22 or Table E.22.

In 10.5.2 to 10.5.7, the 0° position shall have the weld contacting the parallel plate (defined as 12 o’clock or 6 o’clock).
The 90° position shall have the weld positioned at 3 o’clock or 9 o’clock.

10.5.2 Frequency of Testing

The frequency of testing shall be in accordance with Table C.41 or Table E.41.

10.5.3 Test Specimens

Test specimens shall be rings or crop ends not less than 63.5 mm (2 1/2 in.) long.

On pipe cut from multiple lengths of a coil, the test on one end of one piece shall represent a test on the adjacent end
of the next piece of pipe. If the pipe is intended to be upset, the test specimen shall be taken from the tube prior to
upsetting.

The test specimens may be cut before heat treating and given the same type heat treatment as the pipe represented.
If lot testing is used, precaution shall be taken so that the test specimens can be identified with respect to the length of
pipe from which they are cut. Each heat in each lot shall be subjected to a flattening test.

For electric-welded pipe that is full-body, full-length normalized, including pipe that is processed through a hot-stretch
mill in accordance with the requirements in 6.2.1, flattening test specimens shall be obtained either prior to or after
such treatment at the option of the manufacturer.

10.5.4 Test Method for Grades H40, J55, K55, N80 (All Types), R95, and L80 (Type 1)

Test specimens shall be flattened between parallel plates. From each pair of flattening test specimens, one shall be
flattened with the weld located in the 90° position and the other with the weld located in the 0° position. Test
specimens shall be flattened until opposite walls of the pipe meet. No cracks or breaks shall occur anywhere in the
specimen until the distance between the plates is less than that specified in Table C.22 or Table E.22; nor shall
evidence of poor texture, incomplete fusion in the weld, laminations, burnt metal or extruded metal develop during the
entire flattening process.

10.5.5 Test Method for Grade P110 Pipe and Grade Q125 Casing

The requirements in K.6 (SR 11) shall apply when EW pipe and K.6 (SR 11) are specified in the purchase agreement
(see 6.1).

10.5.6 Invalidation of Tests

A test specimen that shows defective preparation or material imperfections unrelated to the intent of the test, whether
observed before or after testing, may be discarded and be replaced by another specimen from the same length of
product.

10.5.7 Retests

If either test specimen representing a single length of pipe fails to meet the requirements specified, the manufacturer
may elect to make additional tests on specimens cut from the same end of the same length of pipe, until the
requirements are met, except that the finished pipe shall not be shorter than 80 % of its length after the initial
cropping. If any test specimen from a length of pipe representing a lot fails to conform to the requirements specified,
the manufacturer may elect to repeat the tests on specimens cut from two additional lengths of pipe from the same
lot. If such specimens conform to the specified requirements, all the lengths in the lot shall be accepted except the
length initially selected for the test. If any of the retest specimens fails to pass the specified requirements, the
manufacturer may elect to test specimens cut from the individual lengths remaining in the lot. Specimens for retests
shall be taken in the same manner as specified in 10.5.3. At the option of the manufacturer, any lot of pipe may be
reheat-treated and tested as a new lot.

10.6 Hardness Test

10.6.1 PSL Requirements

Additional requirements for PSL-3 products are given in Annex H for Grades N80Q, R95, and P110.

10.6.2 Frequency of Testing-General

The frequency of hardness testing for all products is specified in Table C.40 or Table E.40. When more than one test
is required, the test specimens shall be from different lengths, except for a single piece lot where the test specimens
may be taken from both ends of one length.

Additional hardness testing on the outside surface and through-wall hardness testing of pipe and upsets may be
carried out as agreed between purchaser and manufacturer. Test procedures for this additional testing shall be
agreed between purchaser and manufacturer.

No test is required for pup joints, coupling blanks or accessory material manufactured from a length of Grades L80,
C90, T95, C110, or Q125 pipe, coupling stock, coupling material, or accessory material previously tested, provided
there is no subsequent heat treatment.

10.6.3 Frequency of Testing—Heat-control Tests—Grade L80

A product test block from each heat-control tensile test specimen shall be through-wall hardness-tested to verify
conformance with hardness requirements.

A heat-control hardness test made on a product may also be considered as a product test for the lot being tested.

10.6.4 Frequency of Testing—Grade L80

On pipe, coupling stock, coupling blanks, coupling material and accessory material, hardness testing shall be carried
out at the same frequency as tensile testing for each of these products. Additional requirements for PSL-3 products
are specified in Annex H.

10.6.5 Frequency of Testing and Test Specimen Location—Non-upset Pipe-Grades C90, T95, and C110

a) For Grades C90 and T95, one through-wall hardness test in one quadrant shall be made on each length from one
end of each pipe. Approximately 50 % of these test rings shall be cut from the front ends and approximately 50 %
from the back ends of the pipe.

b) For Grade C110, one through-wall hardness test in one quadrant shall be made on each length from both ends of
each pipe. If the manufacturer applies a process control plan which has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of
the purchaser to be sufficient to ensure that the entire length of the pipe has homogeneous hardness properties,
the testing frequency may be reduced to the frequency applicable for Grades C90 and T95 in a).

Additional requirements for PSL-3 products are given in Annex H.

10.6.6 Frequency of Testing and Test Specimen Location—Upset Pipe—Grades C90 and T95

The pipe body of each length tensile-tested as required by 10.4.3 shall also be through-wall hardness-tested in all
four quadrants to verify conformance to the requirements. The test frequency of the upset shall be one in every 20
lengths within each lot. One through-wall hardness test in four quadrants shall be made on one upset from that length
in the section of that upset with the maximum wall thickness.

In addition to the through-wall hardness tests, an external-surface Brinell or Rockwell C-scale test shall be made on
the pipe body and one upset of each length.

10.6.7 Frequency of Testing and Test Specimen Location—Coupling Blanks, Coupling Stock, Coupling
Material, Pup Joints, and Accessory Material-Grades C90, T95, and C110

For thick-wall tube used for making more than one coupling blank, pup joint or accessory, through-wall hardness tests
shall be made on each of two test rings, one from each end.

For coupling blanks, pup joints, and accessory material heat-treated in individual lengths, the piece having the highest
surface hardness in the lot shall be selected for through-wall testing.

For individually heat-treated coupling blanks, the hardness test ring shall be removed from the piece as shown in
Figure D.9. The hardness test ring shall be removed at mid-length position of individually heat-treated coupling
blanks. For individually heat-treated pup joints and accessory material, the hardness test ring shall be removed from
either the mid-length, as shown in Figure D.9, or from a prolongation.

Through-wall hardness tests shall be made in four quadrants.

10.6.8 Frequency of Testing—Grade Q125

For casing, through-wall hardness tests shall be made on three lengths per lot. The lengths for testing shall be
selected at random, provided the selection procedure provides samples representing the start and end of the heat-
treat cycle and front and back ends of the tubes.

For coupling stock, coupling material, pup joint, or accessory material heat-treated in tube length, one end of each
length shall be through-wall hardness tested (approximately 50 % each end).

For coupling blanks, pup joints or accessory material heat-treated in coupling blank or individual length, one piece
from each lot shall be through-wall hardness tested.

Through-wall hardness tests shall be made in one quadrant.

Additional requirements for PSL-3 products are given in Annex H.

10.6.9 Test Specimens

Test specimens for hardness testing shall be removed from products according to locations shown in Figure D.9, or
removed from the end of the length or from a prolongation as specified in this standard. For all grades, through-wall
hardness tests shall be made on either rings or product test blocks.

Through-wall hardness tests for one quadrant shall be made on a product test block or a ring. Through-wall hardness
tests for four quadrants shall be made on a ring or on product test blocks cut from a ring. Through-wall hardness test
rings shall be prepared as specified in Figure D.10 in either one or four quadrants.

Hardness test surfaces shall be ground parallel and smooth, and shall be free from oxide scale, foreign matter and
lubricants.