NO.

: WGSRL/LS/QC/WI/16
WELSPUN REV.NO.: 06
GUJARAT STAHL ROHREN LTD. DATE : 25.09.2005
WELSPUN BHARUCH
PAGE NO.: 1 of 4

QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL DEPT.

(LONGITUDINAL SAW PIPE DIVISION)

WORK INSTRUCTION
FOR
TENSILE TEST

ISSUED BY :

ISSUED TO :

COPY NO :

PREPARED BY REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

ENGINEER (LAB) MANAGER (LAB) H O D (QC)

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1.0 PURPOSE:
To establish and maintain the documented procedures to ensure that the testing is ca
2.0 SCOPE:
This work instruction is intended to determine Tensile Test of Base Metal and Weld
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
Manager/ Sr.Engineer / Officer (Lab.) is responsible for testing and maintaining the
4.0 APPLICABLE CODE & TESTING FRQUENCY:
As per API 5L (Latest Edition) / Customer Spec. / any other relevant standards. The
5.0 DESCRIPTION OF MACHINE:
Model: UH-1000 kNI Max. Capacity: 100 tons. (1000 kNI) Sr. No. : 1211041
Grip jaws for rod specimen : ф 12-70 mm
Grip jaws for flat specimen: 0-22mm, 22-44mm, 44-65mm thk.
6.0 TEST SPECIMEN TOLERANCE:
The test specimen prepared from the pipe or plate shall be as per specification A
50010-397-03-01/ 50010-397-05-01/50010-397-08-01 / 50010-397-09-01).
7.0 SAMPLE ORIENTATION:
7.1 Transverse Base Metal Tensile shall be taken at 180° from the Longitudinal Weld Se
7.2 Longitudinal Base metal tensile shall be taken along the direction of the plate rolled
7.3 Transverse Weld Metal Tensile shall be taken from the Weld Seam. All weld Tensile
8.0 PREPARATION OF TEST SAMPLE:
8.1 The Base Metal Transverse specimen may be either strip specimen or round bar spe
are cut, except for round bar tensile specimen.
8.2 For Weld Tensile, specimen shall be taken in transverse direction with the weld at th
Weld reinforcement may be removed (optional).
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8.3 Specimens shall be cold flattened at the hydraulic press. For this we put the sample
This process shall be repeated up to the complete flattening of sample. If required, p

8.4 For strip specimens, the specified width of the reduced section shall be as per releva
8.5 Testing of strip specimens shall be with flat face testing grips.
8.6 Transverse round bar specimens are to be taken from non-flattening pipe sections. T
the 0.350 inch (8.9 mm) diameter round bar specimen shall be used for other sizes
are not permitted as per API 5L (Latest Edition).
9.0 METHOD:
9.1 The preparation of test specimen shall be as per applicable specification.
9.2 Measure the minimum thickness & minimum width of test specimen incase of flat s
area.
9.3 Mark the gauge length as 2 inches for API 5L or 5.65 ÖA for IS: 3589, 1991 or as r
9.4 Check the availability of power and then press the power switch ON.
9.5 Select the proper grip in upper and lower jaw.
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9.6 Press the PUMP ON, wait few minutes for warm up and then press the MENU key
9.7 Select the TEST MODE, press the PARAME mode, select the SPD give the test sa
9.8 Press the GAIN INTEG and select EXT1 for use of extensometer and STROKE fo
9.9 Select the SYSYEM mode select ANALOG I/F activate EXT1 on OUT2 then pre
SET, activate EXT1 for extensometer or activate STROKE for without extensomet

9.10 Select AMPCAL for calibration activate FORCE or EXT1 as required, press E-CAL
9.11 Switch on the PC open TRAPEZIUM 2 from desktop; enter with user name & pass
9.12 Open the proper method, click on specimen key, enter the specimen identification
UTS, %EL, Ratio) click on REPORT, prepare the report as required, click test.
9.13 Fix the sample in grip make ZERO to force, position & ext1. Click on START to sta
9.14 Once the test is over, release the sample from the grip and move the crosshead dow
9.15 Repeat all the tests as per above method and record the results.
9.16 Weld metal test need not include determination of Yield Strength & Elongation unle
10.0 CALIBRATION OF TESTING EQUIPMENT:
The UTM shall be calibrated once a year as specified by API 5L (ie: as per ASTM
agency.
11.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:
As per MPS/QAP/ Process Chart.
12.0 RE-TEST CRITERIA:
As per API 5L (Latest Edition) / Customer specification/ QAP.

13.0 INVALIDATION OF TESTS:

Specimen showing material defects or defective preparation, whether observed
specimens.
14.0 RECORDS:
Test results shall be recorded in Report No: WGSRL/LS/QA/16.
15.0 REFERENCE:
Chapter 4.1 of DPM-LS/QA&C