INSPECTION & TESTING REQUIREMENTS

SAUDI ARAMCO FORM-175

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

TEST and INSPECTION PER: 01-SAMSS-033 , ISO 3183-2 & Specifications As Noted Below. (1) VISUAL INSPECTION / WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1) (2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR (3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER 0010
0010 X

Pre-Fabrication/Production Requirements
Manufacturing Procedure

Specification Details / Notes :

01-SAMSS-332, Annex B: Manufacturing Procedure and Welding Conditions shall be qualified.

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NDE Procedures

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In process inspection & test requirement

Material Test Reports

Specification Details / Notes :

01-SAMSS-332 & ISO 3183-2: Including product analyses.

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Mechanical Properties and Tests:a) Flattening Tests

01-SAMSS-332

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Mechanical Properties and Tests:b) Fracture Toughness Tests Mechanical Properties and Tests:c) Weld Microstructure Test Mechanical Properties and Tests:d) Hardness Tests

Per 01-SAMSS-022 & PO. When specified in P.O.

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01-SAMSS-332 & ASTM E112: check for normalized zone, microstructure, grain size, uniform forged structure, fusion line perpendicular to surface, and measure metal distortion angles. 01-SAMSS-332: maximum 240 HV and ID measurements shall not exceed OD measurement. ISO 3183-2

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Mechanical Properties and Tests:e) Tensile Test

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Hydrogen Induced Cracking Test

01-SAMSS-016 if specified in P.O.

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Hydrostatic Tests

01-SAMSS-332 & ISO 3183-2: seam shall be positioned in upper quadrant. 01-SAMSS-332 & ISO 3183-2: no pipe lengths < 10.0 m.

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Dimensions , Weights and Lengths

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Nondestructive Testing Requirements:a) Ultrasonic examination (UT) ofWeld Nondestructive Testing Requirements:b) Ultrasonic examination (UT) ofSkelp or Pipe Nondestructive Testing Requirements:c) Ultrasonic examination (UT) ofpipe ends Nondestructive Testing Requirements:d) Supplementary NDT Requirements

01-SAMSS-332: UT to be carried out after hydrostatic testing.

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01-SAMSS-332 and 01-SAMSS-016 if applicable.

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01-SAMSS-332 & ISO 11496

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01-SAMSS-332 Annex D

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SAUDI ARAMCO FORM-175

REVISION: 04/25/2002 REPLACES: 12/01/1998

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(1) VISUAL INSPECTION / WITNESSING BY INSPECTOR (Note 1) (2) CERTIFICATES / RECORDS TO BE CHECKED BY INSPECTOR (3) CERTIFICATES / DATA TO BE PROVIDED BY VENDOR / SUPPLIER / MANUFACTURER Specification Details / Notes :
0140 X X Heat Treatment

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Final inspection & test requirements

Coating

Specification Details / Notes :

Pipe shall be supplied w/o mill coating unless otherwise specified in P.O. Per API 5L and 01-SAMSS-332: internal stripe for non-sour pipe.

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Marking

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Handling

Per 01-SAMSS-332 & 01-SAMSS-024.

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Visual Inspection of Final Product

ISO 3183-2, section 8.2.3.9 with acceptance criteria ISO 3183-2, section 7.5

Notes: (1) May only be waived by the responsible Saudi Aramco, ASC, AOC Inspection Offices. (2) See form SA175 000003 for instructions on using this form.

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