TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

VALVES WITH CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY (CRA)

WELD OVERLAY CLADDING






MESC SPE 77/313
February 2012
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PREFACE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS ......... 4
1.3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 4
1.4 CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS EDITION ................................................................... 4
1.5 COMMENTS ON THIS MESC SPE ............................................................................ 4
PART II VALVES WITH CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY (CRA) WELD OVERLAY
CLADDING.................................................................................................................. 5
1 MANUFACTURING .................................................................................................... 5
1.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................... 5
1.2 SERVICE CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 5
2 CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING ........................................................................... 5
2.1 WELDING ................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 FABRICATION PROCEDURES ................................................................................. 5
2.3 DEFECT REMOVAL AND REPAIR ............................................................................ 6
2.4 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ....................................................................................... 6
2.5 THICKNESS OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING ............................................... 7
2.6 SURFACE FINISH OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING ...................................... 7
3 INSPECTION AND TESTING ..................................................................................... 7
3.1 LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION ....................................................................... 7
3.2 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING ............................... 7


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PART I INTRODUCTION
1.1 SCOPE
This specification is applicable for corrosion protection of low temperature valves with a
carbon steel substrate material to: - ASTM A350, Grade LF2, Class 1 (forging) and - ASTM
A352 Grade LCC (casting) and with CRA weld overlay cladding to: - Ni-Cr-Mo-Co (Inconel
625 ) Alloy 625, - Nickel-Iron-Chromium (Incoloy 825 ) Alloy 825 and - Stainless Steel
6% Molybdenum.
The CRA weld overlay cladding applies to the entire wetted area of the valve.
This specification shall apply in addition to the applicable MESC buying descriptions and
the referenced standards..
1.2 DISTRIBUTION, INTENDED USE AND REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
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1.3 DEFINITIONS
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1.4 CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS EDITION
The previous edition of this MESC SPE was dated September 2010. The change is to
update email address of MESC SPE administrator and alternative Cladding for
6Mo.
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PART II VALVES WITH CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY (CRA) WELD OVERLAY CLADDING
1 MANUFACTURING
1.1 GENERAL
In the MESC buying description or data/requisition sheet the Purchaser shall specify the
type of CRA weld overlay cladding to be applied.
1.2 SERVICE CONDITIONS
1.2.1 Areas to be welded (overlay thickness included) and dimensional tolerances shall be shown
on detailed construction drawings, which shall be approved by the purchaser.
1.2.2 The maximum allowable hardness at any location on welded surfaces, after final
machining, shall be less than 35 HRC for Ni-Cr-Mo-Co (Inconel 625 ) Alloy 625 (as
specified in ISO 15156 / NACE MR 01-75).
1.2.3 Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) thickness shall be minimized.
2 CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING
2.1 WELDING
2.1.1 Welding shall be performed in accordance with API RP 582. This includes the requirement
to use a minimum of two layers to overlay. Overlay welding shall be by automatic systems.
Manual overlay shall not be allowed with out Client approval.
Pre-machining of the raw carbon steel castings and forgings may be required before the
application of weld overlay in order to control the iron content, due to dilution of deposited
corrosion resistance weld overlay Alloy 625 by the underlying carbon steel, within
acceptable limit. First weld pass thickness, final weld thickness and final thickness after
machining shall be measured and recorded on a 200 mm square grid, with a minimum of 5
measurements per valve.
2.1.2 The weld overlay shall be in accordance with ASME BPVC section IX (Corrosion protection
weld metal overlay).
2.1.3 For gas shielded processes, depositing Alloy 625 or Alloy 825, the gas shall not contain
nitrogen.
2.1.4 Filler materials shall be batch tested as per schedule H of AWS A5.01 with a batch defined
as:
- Class C3 controlled by heat number for covered electrodes, and
- Class C2 controlled by heat number for bare solid electrodes.
2.1.5 Batch certificates to ISO 10474 level 3.1B or EN 10204 level 3.1 shall be included in the
inspection documents.
2.1.6 Change of filler metal brand name and manufacturing location is an essential variable, in
the context of ASME section IX.
2.2 FABRICATION PROCEDURES
2.1.1 The Procedure Qualification Records (PQR) shall be fully documented and shall cover the
following as a minimum:
- storage, drying and handling of welding consumables;
- cleaning of base metal surfaces to be overlay welded;
- reference to the applicable WPS;
- joint overlay sketch with dimensions;

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- details of metal base material;
- filler metal welding method;
- pre-heat- and interpass temperatures;
- post heat treatment requirements;
- welding method with operator mode and parameter description;
- testing requirements (e.g. tensile test, bend test, fillet weld test);
- the maximum thickness of the first pass/layer shall be an essential variable, in the
context of ASME section IX;
- the thickness of the first pass shall not vary by more than the maximum and not less
than 0.3mm of that recorded and qualified during the PQR.
2.2.2 The fabrication shall only start after Principals approval of the relevant Procedure
Qualification Records (PQR) and Welding Procedure Specification (WPS).
2.2.3 Weld production and qualification test shall be performed in accordance with ASME BPVC
section IX.
2.2.4 Only welders having satisfactory passed a performance qualification test shall conduct the
production of welded pieces.
2.2.5 Welding consumables used for fabrication shall conform to the description shown in the
relevant WPS.
2.3 DEFECT REMOVAL AND REPAIR
2.3.1 Weld defects in excess of the acceptance standard shall be removed and shall be repaired
by re-welding.
2.3.2 All excavations shall be dye penetrant inspected prior to the start of repair welding, in order
to confirm the complete removal of the defects.
2.3.3 Repair by re-welding shall be performed in accordance with a repair welding procedure,
which shall be qualified and approved by the principal.
2.3.4 The repair welding procedure shall include the following:
- Method of removal of the defects;
- Requirements related to the shape of the excavation;
- Applicable welding procedure and qualification tests;
- Inspection after welding.
2.4 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
2.4.1 Where alloy 625 has been specified for the whole system:
- The Ni-Cr-Mo-Co (Inconel 625 ) CRA-625 weld overlay cladding shall conform to
ASTM B443 UNS N06625;
- The maximum allowable iron content due to dilution of deposited weld metal taken at
location listed in clause 3.2 shall be no more than 5%. This may require that welding
consumable purchase specifications restrict the iron content to as low as possible;
- ASME IX QW-462.5(a) shall be complied with.
2.4.2 Where alloy 825 has been specified for the whole system:
- Any weld overlay cladding shall use alloy 625 welding consumable;
- Other metallurgical cladding technique (roll bonding) may use alloy 825; The Nickel-
Iron-Chromium (Incoloy 825 ) CRA-825 such (roll bonding) cladding shall conform to
ASTM B424 UNS N08825.

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- The Ni-Cr-Mo-Co (Inconel 625 ) CRA-625 weld overlay cladding shall conform to
ASTM B443 UNS N06625;
- The maximum allowable iron content due to dilution of deposited weld metal taken at
location listed in clause 3.2 shall be no more than 10%.
2.4.3 Where Stainless Steel 6 Molybdenum has been specified for the whole system:
- The CRA weld overlay cladding to Stainless Steel 6% Molybdenum shall conform to
ASTM A240 Grades UNS S31254 and UNS N08367, or ASTM B625 UNS N08925;
The nitrogen content for ASTM B625 UNS N08925 cladding shall be 0.18 N 0.22%.
- As an alternative to stainless steel 6 Molybdenum, alloy 625 welding consumable
may be used. In this case:
- The Ni-Cr-Mo-Co (Inconel 625 ) CRA-625 weld overlay cladding shall conform
to ASTM B443 UNS N06625;
- The maximum allowable iron content due to dilution of deposited weld metal
taken at location listed in clause 3.2 shall be no more than 10%.
2.5 THICKNESS OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING
The CRA layer shall be applied in two welding passes and have a minimum thickness of
3.0 mm with tolerance +2.0, -0.0 mm in the final machined condition at all areas. Minimum
thickness of 3.0 mm is taken from the original material surface. (Detailed as fusion face in
ASME BPV section IX, QW-462.5(a)).
2.6 SURFACE FINISH OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING
The surface of the CRA weld overlay cladding shall be pickled and cleaned in accordance
with ASTM A380, followed by thorough drying. The final surface finish of all sealing areas
shall be 150 microns maximum.
3 INSPECTION AND TESTING
3.1 LIQUID PENETRANT EXAMINATION
3.1.1 On all (CRA) weld overlay cladding and interface lines liquid penetrant examination shall be
performed in accordance with ASTM E165
3.1.2 The acceptance criteria shall be in accordance with ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1,
Appendix 8.
3.2 CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CRA WELD OVERLAY CLADDING
3.2.1 During the PQR qualification, chemical analysis shall be carried out at 1 mm below the
minimum specified weld overlay CRA thickness, which is equal to 2 mm from the original
material surface ((Detailed as fusion face in ASME BPV section IX, QW-462.5(a)).
3.2.2 During production overlay welding, production quality control checks shall be carried out on
the finished surface. This could either be on the as welded surface or on the machined
finished surface.
3.2.3 Each CRA overlay welding pass shall be analysed separately.

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PART III REFERENCES

In this MESC SPE, reference is made to the following publications:
NOTES:
1. Unless specifically designated by date, the latest edition of each publication shall be used, together with any
amendments/supplements/revisions thereto.
2. Most of the referenced external standards are available to Shell staff on the SWW (Shell Wide Web) at
http://sww05.europe.shell.com/standards.

AMERICAN STANDARDS
Welding Guidelines for the Chemical, Oil, and Gas
Industries - Second Edition
API RP 582
Issued by:
American Petroleum Institute
Publications and Distribution Section
1220 L Street Northwest
Washington DC 20005
USA

ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII,
Division 1: Rules for construction of pressure vessels.
Methods for Liquid Penetrant Examination (PT)
ASME BPVC section VIII,
Division 1, Appendix 8
ASME BPVC section IX ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code, Section IX.
Corrosion protection weld
metal overlay
Issued by:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASME International
Three Park Avenue, M/S 10E
New York, NY 10016
USA

Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled Alloy
and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings,
and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature
Service
ASTM A182
Standard Specification for Chromium and
Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and
Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General
Applications
ASTM A240
Standard specification for carbon and low alloy steel
forgings, requiring notch toughness testing for piping
components
ASTM A350
Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Ferritic and
Martensitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for
Low-Temperature Service
ASTM A352
Standard Practice for Cleaning, Descaling, and
Passivation of Stainless Steel Parts, Equipment, and
Systems
ASTM A380
Standard specification for Ni-Fe-Cr-Mo-Cu Alloy (UNS
N08825 and UNS N08821) Plate, Sheet and Strip
ASTM B424

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Standard specification for Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-
Columbium Alloy (UNS N06625 and UNS N06852) and
Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum-Silicon Alloy (UNS
N06219) Plate, Sheet, and Strip
ASTM B443
Standard Specification for UNS N08904, UNS N08925,
UNS N08031, UNS N08932, UNS N08926, UNS N08354,
and UNS R20033 Plate, Sheet, and Strip
ASTM B625
Test method for liquid penetrant examination ASTM E165
Issued by:
American Society for Testing and Materials
100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken
PA 19428-2959
USA

Filler Metal Procurement Guidelines AWS A 5.01
Issued by:
American Welding Society
550 North LeJeune Road
PO Box 351040,
Miami, FL 33136
USA

Petroleum and natural gas industries Materials for use in
H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production
NACE MR 0175
Issued by:
NACE International
1440 South Creek Drive
Houston, Texas 77084
USA.

EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Metallic Products Types of inspection documents EN 10204
Issued by:
Commit Europen de Normalisation
Secrtariat Central
Rue de Stassart 36
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium

Copies can also be obtained from national standards
organizations.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Steel and Steel products Inspection documents. ISO 10474
Petroleum and natural gas industries - Materials for use in
H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production
ISO 15156 (all parts)
Issued by:
ISO Central Secretariat
1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse
Case postale 56
CH-1211 Genve 20
Switzerland
Copies can also be obtained from national standards organizations.