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02-SAMSS-011
Issue Date: 15 June 2013
Next Planned Update: 9 January 2018
Forged Steel and Alloy Flanges
MT
PT
UT
Same as MT
100% for the following sizes and larger:
ASME/ANSI
100% UT & MT is
not applicable to
our P.O as per this
table. But the table
is referring to
perform MT & UT
as per Table-1
which is applicable
for our P.O
10
Class 600 - 26
Class 900 - 20
Class 1500 - 10
Class 2500 - 6
API 6A Type 6B
2000 psi 16 3/4
3000 psi 13 5/8
5000 psi 5 1/8
Table 1 for all other sizes
11
Repairs
Weld repair is not permitted for any flange covered by this specification.
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4.6
Lot Size
Sample Size
28
9 15
16 25
26 50
51 90
13
91 150
20
151 280
32
281 500
50
501 1200
80
1201 3200
125
Special Designs
Flanges not covered by the ASME/ANSI, API or Saudi Aramco standard
drawings shall be designed in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, Appendix 2.
These special designs shall be submitted to Saudi Aramco for approval prior to
manufacture.
Materials
Flange materials shall be carbon steel, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel, low alloy
steel, stainless steel and corrosion resistant alloys as specified in Table 5.
Pipeline anchor flanges shall be of materials shown for F60 or stronger flanges of the
same class and size shown in Table 6.
Rings for swivel ring flanges shall be of the same strength level as the welding ends or
hubs. ASTM A694 can be used for the swivel ring but not for the welding end.
Alternatively, swivel rings can be manufactured from the same material as the welding
end or hub.
5.1
Steel Manufacture
5.1.1
All steel grades shall be fully killed, vacuum degassed and melted to fine
grain practice
5.1.2