API 5L8 : 1996 : R2015
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RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW LINE PIPE
English
01-12-1996
28-10-2025
1. SCOPE AND APPLICATION
2. REFERENCES
3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE
5. QUALIFICATION OF INSPECTION PERSONNEL
6. GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE
7. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA, DISPOSITION, AND
RESPONSIBILITY
8. VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION
9. HARDNESS TESTING
10. MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION (MPI)
11. ELECTROMAGNETIC INSPECTION
12. RESIDUAL MAGNETISM AND DEMAGNETIZATION
13. GAMMA RAY WALL THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
14. ELECTROMAGNETIC GRADE COMPARISON
15. ULTRASONIC INSPECTION
16. EVALUATION OF IMPERFECTIONS AND DEVIATIONS
17. MARKING
APPENDIX A - ORDERING INFORMATION
Gives practices recommended for use in the inspection of new line pipe subsequent to production by the manufacturer.
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Also available in RUSSIAN version, see API 5L8 RUSSIAN. (03/2012) Also available in Kazakh version, see API 5L8 KAZAKH. (09/2014)
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Standard
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| Pages |
48
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| ProductNote |
Reconfirmed 2015 This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
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| PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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