than the base metal when needed for corrosion resistance or
other properties. Use of a filler metal other than that listed in
Table 1 or conforming to the chemical composition specified
for the plate shall be reported and the filler metal identified on
the certificate of tests. When nitrogen is a specified element for
the ordered grade, the method of analysis shall be a matter of
agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer.
8. Heat Analysis
8.1 The chemical analysis of the steel shall be determined
by the plate manufacturer and shall conform to the require-
ments for the particular grade as prescribed in Specification
A240/A240M.
9. Product Analysis
9.1 At the request of the purchaser’s inspector, an analysis
of one length of flat-rolled stock from each heat, or from base
metal and weld deposit from two pipes from each lot, shall be
made by the manufacturer. A lot of pipe shall consist of the
following number of lengths of the same size and wall
thickness from any one heat of steel:
NPS Designator Lengths of Pipe in Lot
Under 2 400 or fraction thereof
2 to 5, incl 200 or fraction thereof
6 and over 100 or fraction thereof
9.2 The results of these analyses shall be reported to the
purchaser or the purchaser’s representative and shall conform
to the requirements specified in Section 7, subject to the
product analysis tolerances of Table 1 in Specification A480/
A480M.
9.3 If the analysis of one of the tests specified in 8.1 or 9.1
does not conform to the requirements specified in Section 7,it
is permitted to obtain an analysis of the base metal and weld
deposit of each pipe from the same heat or lot, and all pipe
conforming to the requirements shall be accepted.
10. Tensile Requirements
10.1 The plate used in making the pipe shall conform to the
requirements as to tensile properties of the applicable specifi-
cations listed in Table 1. Tension tests made by the plate
manufacturer shall qualify the plate material.
10.2 The transverse tension test taken across the welded
joint specimen shall have a tensile strength not less than the
specified minimum tensile strength of the plate.
11. Permissible Variations of Dimensions for Thin-Wall
Pipe
11.1 For thin-wall pipe, defined as pipe having a wall
thickness of 3 % or less of the specified outside diameter, the
diameter tolerance, as listed in Specification A999/A999M,
shall apply only to the mean of the extreme (maximum and
minimum) outside diameter readings in any one cross section.
11.2 For thin-wall pipe, the difference in extreme outside
readings (called the ovality) in any one section shall not exceed
twice the permissible variations in outside diameter for the
specified diameter as listed in Specification A999/A999M.
12. Transverse Guided-Bend Weld Tests
12.1 Two bend test specimens shall be taken transversely
from the pipe. Except as provided in 12.2, one shall be subject
to a face guided-bend test and the second to a root guided-bend
test. One specimen shall be bent with the inside surface of the
pipe against the plunger, and the other with the outside surface
against the plunger.
12.2 For specified wall thicknesses over
3
⁄
8
in. [9.5 mm] but
less than
3
⁄
4
in. [19 mm], side-bend tests may be made instead
of the face and root-bend tests. For specified wall thicknesses
3
⁄
4
in. [19 mm] and over, both specimens shall be subjected to
the side-bend tests. Side-bend specimens shall be bent so that
one of the side surfaces becomes the convex surface of the
bend specimen.
12.3 The bend test shall be acceptable if no cracks or other
defects exceeding
1
⁄
8
in. [3 mm] in any direction are present in
the weld metal or between the weld and the pipe metal after
bending. Cracks that originate along edges of the specimen
during testing, and that are less than
1
⁄
4
in. [6.5 mm] measured
in any direction, shall not be considered.
13. Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance
13.1 The finished pipe shall have a workmanlike finish.
13.2 Repair of Plate Defects by Machining or Grinding—
Pipe showing slivers may be machined or ground inside or
outside to a depth that shall ensure the removal of all included
scale and slivers, providing the wall thickness is not reduced
below the specified minimum wall thickness. Machining or
grinding shall follow inspection of the pipe as rolled, and it
shall be followed by supplementary visual inspection.
13.3 Repair of Plate Defects by Welding—Defects that
violate minimum wall thickness may be repaired by welding,
but only with the approval of the purchaser. Areas shall be
prepared suitably for welding with tightly closed defects
removed by grinding. Open, clean defects, such as pits or
impressions, may require no preparation. All welders, welding
operators, and weld procedures shall be qualified to the ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. Unless the
purchaser specifies otherwise, pipe required to be heat treated
under the provisions of 6.3 shall be heat treated or reheat
treated following repair welding. Repaired lengths, where
repair depth is greater than
1
⁄
4
of the thickness, shall be pressure
tested or repressure tested after repair and heat treatment (if
any). Repair welds shall also be examined by suitable nonde-
structive examination techniques, including any techniques
required specifically of the primary weld.
13.4 The pipe shall be free of scale and contaminating iron
particles. Pickling, blasting, or surface finishing is not manda-
tory when pipe is bright annealed. The purchaser is permitted
to require in the purchase order that a passivating treatment be
applied.
14. Test Specimens and Methods of Testing
14.1 Transverse tension and bend test specimens shall be
taken from the end of the finished pipe; the transverse tension
and bend test specimens shall be flattened cold before final
machining to size.
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