API 5L8 : 1996 : R2015
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW LINE PIPE
Hardcopy , PDF
English
22-05-2015
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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.
| DevelopmentNote |
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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| DocumentType |
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 |
Current
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| Supersedes |
| API 5T1 : 2017 | IMPERFECTION AND DEFECT TERMINOLOGY |
| ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 | TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL |
| API 5L : 2012 | LINE PIPE |
| ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers |
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