Pipe Expansion is identified by API 5L as a process that requires validation. You need to implement a measurement frequency sufficient to maintain process control. Per API 5L, Table 18, most mechanical properties are based on a frequency of once per test unit having the same expansion ratio...
We are producing ASTM A671-CC60-CL22 pipe from A516-60 plate. We will have a stress-relieving heat treatment done by an outside facility. It's our interpretation that, per Section 8.1.1 of the specification, tensile tests after heat treatment are nor required on grade CC. The spec states...
We have a customer referring to “Procedure for Qualifying New Steels” in ASME Section VIII, Div 3, "Alternative Rules for Construction of High Pressure Vessels". I have a 2015 version of the ASME Section VIII, Div 3 Specification and cannot locate requirements for qualification of new steels...
