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HARDNESS TESTING (HT) FOR PRESSURE VESSELS, PROCESS PIPING AND STRUCTURE
PROCEDURE

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HARDNESS TESTING (HT) FOR PRESSURE

VESSELS, PROCESS PIPING AND STRUCTURE
PROCEDURE

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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. APPLICATION: 5
2. REFERENCES: 5
3. DEFINITION 5
4. EQUIPMENT: 5
5. METHOD: 5
6. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA: 7
7. REPORTING: 7
8. APPENDICES: 8

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1. APPLICATION:
This procedure outlines the methods and equipment used to perform hardness testing of
material: carbon steel, cast steel and cast iron in RAPID PACKAGE 6E LLDPE PROJECT
at Pengerang & Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia.

2. REFERENCES:
2.1 ASTM A 956-97: Standard Test Method for Equotip Hardness Testing of steel
Products;
2.2 PTS.31.38.01.31: Shop and field fabrication of piping of Petronas;
2.3 PTS 30.10.60.18-Welding of metals 2009 (amendments/supplements to API RP 582)
2.4 RAPID-FE1-TPX-MCI-SPN-0001-0101- Project Specification - Welding of Metals
2.5 ASTM E 110-14: Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic
Materials by Portable Hardness Testers;
2.6 ASTM A 833-08a: Standard Practice for Indentation Hardness of Metallic Materials by
Comparison Hardness Testers;

3. DEFINITION:
NDT/ NDE: Non-Destructive Testing/ Examination
CA: Certifying Authority
ASNT: American Society of Non-destructive Testing
PCN: Personnel Certification of Non-destructive Testing
CSWIP: Certification Scheme for Welding Inspector Personnel
ASTM: American Standard for Testing and Materials
AWS: American Welding Society
ASME: American Society of Mechanical & Engineers
EN standard: European Standard
PTS: Petronas Technical Standard

4. HT PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION:
All personals working in measuring HT shall be trained and familliar with HT equipment and
technical specification of Project in HT.
HT operator shall be qualified and have certificated by Authority Company or HT
Manufacturer in operating HT equipment.

5. EQUIPMENT:
An hardness-testing machine will be used in conjunction with a certified hardness standard
block and various surface preparation equipment. The hardness testing machine shall be
calibrated annually by an authorized third party or whenever repaired.

6. METHOD:
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6.1 Inspection Point:

The areas to be inspected will be chosen by the contractor/client in the absence of such
information on engineering drawings. Hardness shall be done as per project
requirements.
6.2 Surface preparation:
The areas to be inspected will be power brushed to bright metal. The test surface shall
be carefully prepared to avoid any alterations in hardness caused by heating during
machining. Any paint, scale, pits, or other surface coatings shall be completely removed.
The surface to be tested shall be smooth. Failure to provide adequate surface finish will
produce questionable test results. Coarse finishes will tend to lower the measured value.
It is recommended that the test surface be machined or ground and polished to the
following finisher. (The grinding wheel grit size shown for each finish is offered for
guidance in achieving the finish noted).

Impact Device Surface Finish- Ra(max) Grit Size (Approx.)

D 63 in. (2 m) 200

Operating temperature: 00C 500C

6.3 Calibration:
Immediately prior to testing, the hardness tested will be calibrated using the standard
reference block supplied with the equipment. The tolerances of hardness reading should
be published by outside manufacturers, calibration adjustments will be made until
subsequent hardness readings are within the acceptable range. Calibration will be
rechecked every 250 reading or every 4 hours.
Calibration procedure will be performed as following:
1. Check the hardness instrument by making at least three impacts on a standardized
test block.
2. The hardness instrument shall be considered veried if the individual readings fall
within + 6 HL units of the reference value. Any instrument not veried shall not be
used for testing without repair and re-verication.
6.4 Hardness Location:
Production hardness testing of piping production welds shall be carried out after PWHT
or after repair and it is applicable for the weld and to the heat affected zone (HAZ) .
Quantities of HT measures location for weld joint as follows:
1. At least one reading per weld shall be taken on piping of size DN 100 (4) and
smaller;
2. At least two readings per weld shall be taken on piping of size DN 150 (6) through
DN 300 (12);
3. At least one reading every 400 mm of weld length shall be taken on piping over size
DN 300 (12).
The highest hardness for each weld shall be recorded on the spool sheets for review
and record
6.5 Measurement Method:
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Test Method Personnel performing hardness testing shall be familiar with all
testing procedure and technique instruction by Manufacturer.
Alignment - To prevent errors resulting from misalignment, the base support ring
of the impact device shall be held snugly and perpendicular to the surface of the
test piece.
Impact Direction - the relative angle of the probe should also be noted such that a
compensating factor may be applied (if necessary). For newer models
automatically compensate for test direction.
Spacing Indentations - The distance between any two impact points shall not be
less than two diameters edge-to-edge. The distance between the impact point and
a specimen edge shall not be less than three diameters edge-to-edge. No point
shall be impacted more than once.
Reading the Instrument - Hardness values in units are read directly on the
electronic display of the indicator device. The indicated value is automatically
replaced with the next test impact result.
Number of Impacts - Five impacts in an area of approximately 1 in.2 (645 mm2)
shall constitute a measurement. If the material being tested is considered to be
nonhomogeneous (for ex-ample, cast iron) ten impacts in an area shall be made
to constitute a measurement.

7. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:
7.1 For piping:
Final hardness of deposited weld metal and HAZ in carbon steel shall not exceed 200
HBN (210 HV10)/ HAZ 248 HV10.
It will be the sole responsibility of the contractor/client to review the hardness reading
and evaluate the same. If there are areas where hardness reading cause concern it is
strongly recommended that these areas be retest and results recorded.
Hardness measurements for welding procedure qualification shall be performed by the
Vickers method, with hardness traverses in accordance with ISO 9015.Hardness limits
according to RAPID-FE1-TPX-MCI-SPN-0001-0002, API-582 and NACE-SP0472. CS:
weld metal and base material 200 HBN (210 HV10) / HAZ 248 HV10.
7.2 For structure:
Shall not exceed 325 HV10

8. REPORTING:
One hardness test report will be made for each area inspected, the test point within this area
should be clearly shown on a sketch and these points referenced to reading taken.
Each hardness test report will contain the following information:
- Project
- Location of test point
- Sketch of test point location
- Hardness values found on standard reference block.

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- Hardness Values
- Test results shall be report on preformatted report form attached.
Hardness value shall be evaluated against material specifications and those required in
project specifications.
The hardness report shall indicate actual hardness reading for the test method used,
type of hardness tester, personnel conducting hardness tests, type of material, and
calibration.

9. APPENDICES:
Appendix 1: Hardness Test Report

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