Document Responsibility: Materials and Corrosion Control Standards Committee

02-SAMSS-011
Issue Date: 15 June 2013
Next Planned Update: 9 January 2018
Forged Steel and Alloy Flanges

Table 4 Number of Tests Required for NDE

Type of Test

Number and Frequency of Testing

MT

100% for the following classes:

If less than Class 900

perform as per Table-1

API 6A, all ratings

ASME/ANSI Class 900 and larger
Table 1 for all other classes

PT
UT

Same as MT
100% for the following sizes and larger:
ASME/ANSI

100% UT & MT is
not applicable to
our P.O as per this
table. But the table
is referring to
perform MT & UT
as per Table-1
which is applicable
for our P.O
10

If less than these class and sizes

perform as per Table-1

Class 600 - 26
Class 900 - 20
Class 1500 - 10
Class 2500 - 6

API 6A Type 6B
2000 psi 16 3/4
3000 psi 13 5/8
5000 psi 5 1/8
Table 1 for all other sizes

Special Machine Finish for Raised Face (RF) Flanges

As-machined roughness of the raised face shall be 3.2 to 6.4 micro-meters Ra;
see ASME/ANSI B46.1. Stockists shall not be permitted to remachine the sealing face
of any flange, especially prior to marking.
Smoother surface finish not exceeding 3.2 m Ra may be specified in special cases and
shall be clearly indicated in the purchase order.
Commentary Note:
It is not permissible for any Stockist or Contractor to remachine, thus changing the
configuration, any flange and remark the flange as a new product. For example, a
Stockist is not permitted to remachine the sealing face from ring joint to flat face, or vice
versa, and mark or remark the flange for a different service. This would be considered
counterfeit material. The original manufacturer is the only company permitted to machine
and mark flanges covered by this specification.

11

Repairs
Weld repair is not permitted for any flange covered by this specification.

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Document Responsibility: Materials and Corrosion Control Standards Committee

02-SAMSS-011
Issue Date: 15 June 2013
Next Planned Update: 9 January 2018
Forged Steel and Alloy Flanges

Table 1 Sampling Plan Based on Lot Size

Depending on the lot of

your production, if
batch is between 2-8
Pcs then 2 of them
should be MT & UT.
Similarly if 9-15 then 3
of them should be MT
& UT.

4.6

Lot Size

Sample Size

28

9 15

16 25

26 50

51 90

13

91 150

20

151 280

32

281 500

50

501 1200

80

1201 3200

125

Special Designs
Flanges not covered by the ASME/ANSI, API or Saudi Aramco standard
drawings shall be designed in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, Appendix 2.
These special designs shall be submitted to Saudi Aramco for approval prior to
manufacture.

Materials
Flange materials shall be carbon steel, high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel, low alloy
steel, stainless steel and corrosion resistant alloys as specified in Table 5.
Pipeline anchor flanges shall be of materials shown for F60 or stronger flanges of the
same class and size shown in Table 6.
Rings for swivel ring flanges shall be of the same strength level as the welding ends or
hubs. ASTM A694 can be used for the swivel ring but not for the welding end.
Alternatively, swivel rings can be manufactured from the same material as the welding
end or hub.
5.1

Steel Manufacture
5.1.1

All steel grades shall be fully killed, vacuum degassed and melted to fine
grain practice

5.1.2

Treatment for inclusion shape-control by addition of calcium is not

required for any flanges manufactured to this specification.
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