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APISPEC5L
44th edition

SY/T5037
2000

Operator
requirements

ISO11484
or
ASNTSNT TC
1A1, 2nd or
3rd level

X-ray
testing
operator
shall
comply
with
GB/T
9711.11997
Ultrasonic
inspection
personnel shall
comply
with
GB/T
94451999

Nondestructive
testing time

The location of
Submerged arc
welding
steel
pipe
nondestructive
testing
equipment
determined
by
the manufacturer.

X-ray inspection
timing
not
mentioned and
ultrasonic
test
should
be
performed after
the hydrostatic
test.

Submerged arc
welding seam

100% total wall

thickness, total
length of the
ultrasonic
inspection, X-ray
inspection
protocol
(manufacturers
and buyers deal
with
ray
detection instead
of
ultrasonic
testing).

100% total wall

thickness, total
length of the
ultrasonic
inspection, X-ray
inspection
protocol
(manufacturers
and buyers deal
with
ray
detection instead
of
ultrasonic
testing).

Tube
length
inspection with
the
ray
inspection
method, or at
least
the
minimum length
of
203
mm
length
range
using
X-ray
inspection,
the
rest
of
the
ultrasonic
inspection.

100%
weld
ultrasonic testing
and
X-ray
inspection.

Pipe end weld

inspection

When there is a
blind spot (1)
automatic
ultrasonic
inspection
system manual or

Same as above

Ray inspection

Ultrasound
detection
of
longitudinal
defect: according
to SY/T6423.3
and D5.1.1 or

GB/T9711.1
1997

X-ray
testing
operator should
get
trained,
assessed
and
obtain approval
certificates.

GB/T9711.2
1999
Qualified
personnel
according
GB/T9445
1999.

to

the LSAW and

SSAW steel pipe
weld
nondestructive
testing should be
performed after
the hydrostatic
test.

semiautomatic
ultrasonic Angle
method or X-ray
inspection
methods
Blind
spot
inspection;(2) the
application
of
X-ray inspection
method for each
steel pipe end at
least 200 mm
length of weld
inspection,
the
inspection results
shall be recorded
on the medium or
other image on
the film.

radiographic
testing according
to SY/T6423.1
image
quality
level R1, see
D5.5
(except
there
are
otherwise
provisions);Ultra
sound detection
of
transverse
defect: according
to SY/T6423.3 or
radiographic
testing according
to SY/T6423.1,
press
D5.4
acceptance level.

Pipe end layered

inspection

If
agreement,
dealing with steel
tube 25 mm
parent
metal,
ultrasonic
inspection
to
confirm there is
no ring in the
area to the defect
size greater than
6.4
mm
of
stratification.

Require the use

of
appearance
inspection, does
not require the
manufacturer of
the
special
inspection,
except
for
specified in the
purchase order in
the
contract
except
special
nondestructive
testing.

Requirements for
pipe
end
stratified using
surface testing,
not mentioned in
the
nondestructive
flaw detection.

If
there
is
agreement,
should be used
according to the
regulation
of
SY/T6423.7
ultrasonic
detection method
in
pipe
end
within 25 mm
along
the
circumferential
direction is not
allowed to have a
size greater than
6 mm stratified
lacking anything.

Layered
tube
body inspection

If
there
is
agreement,
should
be
recognized
by
ultrasonic
inspection
of
steel strip/plate
or pipe body

Does not require

the manufacturer
of the special
inspection, but
there
are
specified in the
purchase order in
the
contract

Made no mention
of the defect
inspection of the
pipe body.

If
there
is
agreement,
according
to
SY/T6423.5
ultrasonic
detection,
the
acceptance level
B2.

there
is
no
greater
than
ISO12094:1994
acceptance level
for lacking B2
stratified.

except
special
nondestructive
examination.

Steel strip edges

or near the weld
defect layer

If
there
is
agreement, the
ultrasonic
inspection
to
confirm
each
edge of steel
strip/plate 15 mm
or steel pipe weld
width range on
each side there is
no greater than
15 mm range
specified below
defect layers: (1)
such as stratified
check
before
steel
pipe
forming, execute
ISO12094:1994
acceptance level
for E2;(2) or as
layered
inspection after
the steel pipe
welding, the line
ISO13663:1995
acceptance level
of E2.

Ultrasonic testing
according
to
SY/T6423.5 or
SY/T6423.4,
acceptance level
E2.

Remanence
inspection

For D acuity
168.3 mm flat
end of the steel
tube, and adopted
the method of
electromagnetic
inspection,
or
before shipment
by

In the tube before

shipment, within
the
factory
should
adopt
gauss
meter
calibrated
hall
effect
or
equivalent
equipment in the

electromagnetic
equipment
handling all of
the
smaller
diameter
steel
flat end, should
be finished flat
end tube blunt
edge or vertical
cutting surface
longitudinal
magnetic
field
measurement.Eac
h work class
Every 4 h at least
choose a pole,
measure of its
both
ends.
Seamless
steel
pipe each side
along
the
circumferential
direction
are
separated
by
approximately 90
measuring four
readings.When
gauss meter by
using hall effect
measurement,
four
reading
should be the
average of 30 or
less gs, and any
reading should
not be more than
35 gs.

axial
direction
parallel to the
pole to the pipe
end face/groove
surface random
measurement,
each steel pipe
end of remanent
magnetism shall
not exceed 30 gs.