NO for at least one

YES for all of six

Standard for Design Control (Scope of Piping Engineers)
1 . PWHT is required for orifice tap to orifice flange round welds.
2 . Weld neck flange shall be adopted basically.
3 . If

socket type flanges are used, the maximum rating and maximum
diameter size shall be notified to QC Engineers.

4 . The shape of

As per general hardness control, required by the project

Six Conditions to use this specifications:

1. Welding of piping at field site
2. Carbon steel piping, including LTCS
3. Sour service or with hardness limit
4. No PWHT
5. Other than butt joint
6. GTAW process only

seal welds shall be notified to QC Engineers.

5 . No special control is required for olet, valve and fitting.

Standard for Welding Procedure Control

(Scope of QC Engineers)

Control before Production Welding

(Scope of QC Engineers)

1.

GTAW Rod ER70S-3 is recommendable.

Brand name shall be specified in WPS.

Five conditions shall be stated in the project

specification.

2.

Fillet welds shall be 2 pass minimum.

Sub-contractors WPS shall be confirmed.

3.

Preheat temp. shall be 250 deg.C.

Mock-up test shall be performed (as per 3.3).

4.

Leg length and throat thickness shall be

confirmed.

5.

Rapid cooling after welding shall be

prevented.

Control during Production Welding

(Scope of QC Engineers)

Welding at site shall be monitored strictly.

SV, inspectors, welders shall be educated.

Standard for Inspection (Scope of QC Engineers)

1.

MIC10 hardness tester is recommendable.

2.

MIC2010 probe (equiv. HV10) is recommendable.

3.

Test location shall be ground smooth by #320 Hi-lap stone or finer.

4.

MIC10 inspector and Hi-lap grinder shall be trained well.

5.

Hardness measurement shall be applied to 100 % of the applicable welds.

6.

Acceptance criteria shall be 248HV maximum.

Data will be collected in the future to review this standard.