BS 4515-1:2000
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Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore Carbon and carbon manganese steel pipelines
Hardcopy , PDF
24-11-2004
English
15-07-2000
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Committees Responsible
Foreword
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Terms and definitions
4. Information to be specified and items to be approved
5. Equipment
6. Welding processes
7. Welding consumables
8. Testing, qualification and approval of welding
procedures for butt welds
9. Testing, qualification and application of weld
procedure for fillet welds
10. Testing, qualification and approval of welders
11. Production welding
12. Inspection and testing of welds
13. Acceptance and rectification of welds
Annex A (informative) Recommendations for hyperbaric
arc welding
Annex B (informative) Recommendation for brazing and
aluminothermic welding of anodic bonding leads
Annex C (informative) Proposed welding procedure
specification
Annex D (informative) Example of a record from for an MMA
welder qualification test
Annex E (informative) Guidance for establishing
preheating requirements
Annex F (informative) Example of a radiographic
specification
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Preparation of fillet weld specimens
Figure B.1 - Recommended locations for hardness traverses
and impressions for brazing and alumino-
thermic welding
Figure C.1 - Example of proposed welding procedure
specification
Figure C.2 - Example of welding procedure specification
for production welding
Figure C.3 - As-run record of welding procedure
qualification test
Figure D.1 - Example of record form for an MMA welder
qualification test
Figure E.1 - Nomogram for preheating requirements
Figure F.1 - Example of a radiographic procedure
specification
Table 1 - Welding procedure specification details and
changes affecting approval
Table 2 - Test specimens for procedure approval tests on
fillet welds
Table 3 - Hardness values
Table 4 - Diameter and thickness ranges for butt joints
and branch connections
Table 5 - Acceptance criteria for welds
Table A.1 Welding procedure specification details and
changes affecting approval
Table A.2 Qualified ranges of chemical analysis
Gives requirements for the welding of carbon manganese, carbon and low alloy steel pipelines with specified minimum yield strengths not exceeding 500 N/mm[2] and designs in accordance with BS 8010-2 and BS 8010-3. Applies to pipes of outside diameter 21.0 mm and larger having a thickness of 3.0 mm or greater.
| Committee |
WEE/21/7
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| DevelopmentNote |
SUPERSEDES BS 4515(1996).
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
36
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| PD 8010-1:2004 | Code of practice for pipelines Steel pipelines on land |
| PD 8010-2:2004 | Code of practice for pipelines Subsea pipelines |
| BS EN ISO 6507-3:2005 | Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test Calibration of reference blocks |
| BS EN ISO 6507-1:2005 | Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test Test method |
| BS EN 1435:1997 | Non-destructive examination of welds. Radiographic examination of welded joints |
| BS EN 970:1997 | Non-destructive examination of fusion welds. Visual examination |
| BS EN 1714:1998 | Non destructive testing of welded joints. Ultrasonic testing of welded joints |
| BS EN ISO 6507-2:2005 | Metallic materials. Vickers hardness test Verification and calibration of testing machines |
| BS 499-1:1991 | Welding terms and symbols Glossary for welding, brazing and thermal cutting |
| BS EN 10160:1999 | Ultrasonic testing of steel flat product of thickness equal or greater than 6 mm (reflection method) |
| BS EN 1321:1997 | Destructive test on welds in metallic materials. Macroscopic and microscopic examination of welds |
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