QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

MS for Dye penetrant test for MS &

GI pipe welded joints
DOC.No: VKBS/HPCL/HVAC/015

PROJECT HPGRDC

EMPLOYER HPCL

PMC EIL

CONTRACTOR VK Building Services Pvt. Ltd

METHOD STATEMENT FOR DYE PENETRANT TEST FOR

MS & GI PIPE WELDED JOINTS

VKBS EIL

Signature:

Date:

Name: M V S Nagu Binod Davis Mohan

Organization: VKBS VKBS VKBS

HVAC Work Method Statement 1

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MS for Dye penetrant test for MS &
GI pipe welded joints
DOC.No: VKBS/HPCL/HVAC/015

INDEX

1. PURPOSE
2. REFERENCE
3. TOOLS & EQUIPMENTS
4. MATERIALS REQUIRED
5. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
6. PRINCIPLE OF TEST
7. METHOD
8. RECORDS

HVAC Work Method Statement 2

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MS for Dye penetrant test for MS &
GI pipe welded joints
DOC.No: VKBS/HPCL/HVAC/015

1.0 Purpose

Purpose of this method statement is to define the procedure for dye penetrant test for MS and
GI piping welded joints.

2.0 References

 Approved Shop drawings.

 IS 3658:1999, code for practice for liquid penetration flow detection.

3.0 Tools & Equipment

 Welding machines
 Angle grinders

4.0 Materials required

 Surface cleaner ORION 115PR

 Penetrant ORION 115P
 Developer ORION 115D

5.0 Safety requirements for cleaner, penetrant and developer

 The manufactures instructions should be read before using the products.

 Use the products in adequate ventilation.
 Do not use in vicinity of naked flames.
 Do not store the products in direct sunlight.
 The products are not to be disposed in fire.
 The cans should never be punctured when empty.

6.0 Principle of test

A suitable liquid penetrant is applied to the surface of the component under examination and
is permitted to remain there for sufficient time to allow the liquid to penetrant into any
defects open at the surface. After the penetrant time, the excess penetrant, which remain on
the surface, is removed. Then a light coloured, powder absorbent called a developer is
applied to the surface. This developer acts as a blotter and draws out a portion of the
penetrant which had previously seeped into the surface openings. As the penetrant is drawn
out, it diffuses into the coating of the developer, forming indications of the surface
discontinuities and flaws.

HVAC Work Method Statement 3

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GI pipe welded joints
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7.0 Method

 The surface to be examined and all adjacent areas within at least 25mm to be cleaned by
cloths and cleaner.
 It is essential that parts be thoroughly dried after cleaning.
 After the part has been thoroughly cleaned, apply the penetrant to the surface to be
inspected. Where only a local area of a component is to be tested, the penetrant may be
applied by a brush or spray. Regardless of how it is applied, it is important that all
surfaces are wet by the penetrant. The temperature of the surface shall be 5oC to 52oC.
 After allowing for necessary penetrant time for 15 minutes, the surface film of penetrant
on the part is removed by cleaning with cloth and cleaner. The rinsing must be through
and complete so that the penetrant within the discontinuities of the part alone is intact.
 After cleaning off the surface penetrant in the rinsing operation, apply developer to the
part to blot back to the surface any penetrant that may have penetrated into discontinuities.
 A developing time of 10 minutes should be allowed before final inspection of the part to
allow the developer to bring back to the surface the penetrant that may be in
discontinuities.
 Usually a crack or similar opening will show a line and tight crack or a partially welded
lap will show a broken line. Gross porosity may produce large indications covering an
entire area. Very fine porosity will be indicated by random dots.
 Depth of surface discontinuities may be correlated with the richness of colour and speed
of bleeding. Wiping the first layer, of developer and immediately spraying the second coat
may help in judging the depth of flaw by observing speed and intensity of second
bleeding.
 Start observation as soon developer is applied and with visible dye penetrant, surface
defects are indicated by bleeding out penetrant, which is normally of deep red color
against a white background.
 Retest must be done from cleaning stage in case if any error in procedure was noticed, or
when a difficulty was found to ascertain whether the indicated pattern is due to actual flaw
or an apparent one.
 Thorough cleaning of joints shall be carried out after inspection to ensure that no
corrosive action takes place, on the same due to penetrant chemicals.

8.0 Records

 Signed off inspection report for dye penetrant test.

HVAC Work Method Statement 4