2.7 Federal Standards:
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
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2.8 American Society for Nondestructive Testing Standard:
ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A Personnel
Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing
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3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—Definitions: Refer to ASTM Terminology
B881 for definitions of product terms used in this specification.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 capable of—The term capable of as used in this
specification means that the test need not be performed by the
producer of the material. However, should testing by the
purchaser establish that the material does not meet these
requirements, the material shall be subject to rejection.
4. Ordering Information
4.1 Orders for material to this specification shall include the
following information:
4.1.1 This specification designation (which includes the
number, the year, and the revision letter, if applicable),
4.1.2 Size, shape, and dimensions (8.1),
4.1.3 Quantity in number of pieces,
4.1.4 Alloy (Section 5),
4.1.5 Temper (Section 5),
4.1.6 Class WP***S and WP***W (seamless or welded)
shall be specified.
4.2 Additionally, orders for material to this specification
shall include the following information when required by the
purchaser:
4.2.1 Whether tension tests of finished fittings are required
(9.1),
4.2.2 Whether hydrostatic tests are required (10.2),
4.2.3 Whether inspection or witness of inspection and tests
by the purchaser’s representative is required prior to material
shipment (Section 11),
4.2.4 Whether Practices B660 applies and, if so, the levels
of preservation, packaging, and packing required (14.3), and
4.2.5 Whether certification is required (Section 15).
4.2.6 For civil agencies, whether marking for shipment shall
be in accordance with Fed. Std. No. 123 or ASTM Practice
D3951.
5. Material
5.1 The aluminum or aluminum-alloy material used in the
manufacture of the fittings shall be in accordance with the alloy
and temper specified in the order. The material shall be in the
form of rod, bar, forgings, sheet, plate, seamless pipe or
seamless tube, each of which conforms to all requirements of
the applicable ASTM specifications for the particular form and
alloy involved. The applicable ASTM specifications and alloy
designations are listed in Table 1.
6. Manufacture
6.1 Forging or shaping operations may be performed by
hammering, pressing, piercing, rolling, extruding, upsetting,
bending, fusion welding, machining, or by a combination of
two or more of these operations. The forming procedure shall
be so applied that it will not produce injurious defects in the
fittings.
6.2 Fittings ordered as Class WP***S shall be of seamless
construction and meet all requirements of ASME B16.9.
6.3 Fittings ordered as Class WP***W shall meet the
requirements of ASME B16.9 and shall have full penetration
fusion welds radiographically examined throughout their entire
length in accordance with Paragraph UW-51 of Section VIII,
Division 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The
radiography of this class of fittings may be done either prior to
or after forming at the option of the manufacturer.
6.3.1 All welds shall be made in accordance with proce-
dures by welders or welding operators qualified under the
requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
Section IX.
6.3.2 Personnel performing NDE examinations shall be
qualified in accordance with SNT-TC-1A.
6.4 For welds made in accordance with the ASME Boiler
and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX, the joint shall be
reinforced at the center of the weld by at least
1
⁄
16
in. (1.6 mm)
but not more than
1
⁄
8
in. (3.2 mm). Unless otherwise agreed
upon between the producer and the purchaser, this reinforce-
ment may be removed at the producer’s option. The contour of
the reinforcement shall be smooth, with no valley or groove
along the edge or in the center of the weld, and the deposited
metal shall be fused smoothly and uniformly into the surface of
the original material. The finish of the welded joint shall be
reasonably smooth and free of irregularities, grooves, or
depressions.
7. Responsibility for Quality Assurance
7.1 Responsibility for Inspection and Tests—Unless other-
wise specified in the contract or purchase order, the producer is
responsible for the performance of all inspection and test
requirements specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in
the contract or order, the producer may use his own or any
other suitable facilities for the performance of the inspection
and test requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by
the purchaser. The purchaser shall have the right to perform
any of the inspections and tests set forth in this specification
where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure that
material conforms to prescribed requirements.
7.2 Lot Definition—An inspection lot shall consist of all
fittings of the same alloy, size, shape, and dimensions subjected
to inspection at one time.
8. General Quality
8.1 The sizes, shapes, and dimensions, and, unless other-
wise specified, the end preparation (Note 2), shall be as
specified for fittings covered by ASME B16.9 and B16.11.
NOTE 2—Other types of end preparations have been developed such as
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