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LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED

HED HAZIRA WORKS Quality Control & Inspection

Procedure for Inspection of Pipe Fittings

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First issue REVISION DETAILS

22-06-03 DATE

HPP PREP. BY

SPG/PR/PDL APPR. BY

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Procedure For Inspection Of Pipe Fittings 1. Scope: This procedure covers visual inspection, dimensional inspection and verification of test reports of carbon steel, low alloy steel and all types of stainless steel pipefitting, procured for specific project. 2. Documents: The following documents shall be referred: Incoming material record (IMR) Purchase order (PO) Test certificates (TC) Additional Requirement of Material (ARM) - if any Dimension report - if any Position No. against BaaN Item No. - for Identification 3. Applicable Specification/Code/Standard: The Spec./Code/Std. stated below shall be referred and applied, if the applicable drawing/ code of construction/material spec. called for: ASME SEC IIA* ASME SEC VII Dv 2* ASME B16.5* ASME B16.9* ASME B16.11* ASME B16.28* MSS SP-25* Customer specification * Use the latest edition, If not specified in drawing 4. Measuring Instruments: Any one or more of the following instruments shall be used. Steel Rule Measuring Tape
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Procedure For Inspection Of Pipe Fittings Vernier Caliper Thread Gauge 5. Inspection: 5.1 TC Verification & Confirmation: Verify identification marking on material and Test Certificate. Review Test Certificate as per material spec./code/ARM/PO/drawing. Chemical & mechanical test results and heat treatment undergone shall be confirmed to be in accordance with the requirements and limits of applicable spec./code/ARM/PO/drawing. 5.2 Visual Inspection: The following shall be checked and confirmed on the material/identification marking. Size Class (Rating) Material Specification Heat no./Batch no. Manufacturers Name/Trademark Third party stamp - if applicable Project No./Position No. Drawing No. - for non-standard fittings Absence of surface imperfection 5.3 Dimensional measurement: The dimension shall be checked and confirmed in accordance with the requirement stated below: Partial checks wherever specified shall be resorted to 100%, if any unacceptable dimension is noticed.
Type of Fittings Standard Elbow, Reducer, Tee, Cross, Cap, Coupling, Plug & Bushing having size less than 20 Standard/Fabricated Elbow, Reducer, Tee, Cross, Cap, Coupling, Plug & Bushing having size 20 and above Non-standard Fabricated Elbow, Reducer, Tee, Cross, Cap, Coupling, Plug & Bushing of any size Dimensions to be checked Dimension as specified in Standard/Specification Dimension as specified in Standard/Specification Dimension as specified in Standard/Specification Extent of Check 5% of the lot with min. 1 No. for each size 10% of the lot with min. 1 No. for each size 100%

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Procedure For Inspection Of Pipe Fittings

Remarks: Material shall be made available in Shop/LEMF for dimensional inspection. Wherever required layout shall be made for checking dimensions

6. Additional Checks: The following additional checks shall be done on material procured from traders. Random checks wherever specified, shall be resorted to 100%, if unacceptable result is revealed. 6.1 Positive Alloy Metal Identification (PAMI) Positive alloy metal identification shall be performed with Arc Met 930 Spectro analyzer in accordance with the requirements specified below. The chemical analysis shall meet the requirements of material spec./ARM. 6.1.1 6.1.2 A 25% random check per heat per size of all LAS and HAS including austenetic stainless steel fittings of 12 inches in size and below. 100% check on all fittings of LAS and HAS including austenetic stainless steel, above 12 inches in size.

7. Inspection Ruling: 7.1 Unacceptable fittings shall be rejected and documented in the respective IMR. 7.2 Non-conformities and incomplete test reports, if any, shall be reported to the purchaser concerned in a NCR / discrepancy report for further action. 7.3 All acceptable fittings shall be cleared on the respective IMR and recorded in Material Clearance Record (MCR). The inspector shall affix his stamps on cleared material and release them for further work.

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