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APISPECIFICATION5LFORTY-SIXTHEDITION APRIL2018
APIMONOGRAMPROGRAMEFFECTIVEDATE:NOVEMBER1 2018
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
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1.1 Coverage Scope1.2 Application of the API Monogram .2 Normative References3 3.1 Terms and Definitions. Terms Definitions Symbols and Abbreviations 4 43.3 3.2 Symbols Abbreviations. 134 Conformity 144.1 Units of Measurement. Rounding 144.2 5 Compliance to This Specification . 14 145.1 Quality.... .145.2 5.3 References to Annexes. Other Terms and Definitions 15 156 Pipe Grades and Steel Grades and Delivery Condition.. 166.2 6.1 Pipe Grades and Steel Grades. Delivery Condition. 16 167 Information to Be Supplied by the Purchaser 187.1 General Information Additional Information 18 188 Manufacturing 228.1 Process of Manufacture Processes Requiring Validation 228.2 8.3 Starting Material. 24 248.4 8.5 Tack Welds Weld Seams in COW Pipe. 25 268.6 Weld Seams in Double-seam Pipe. Weld Seams in SAW Pipe . 268.7 8.8 Treatment of Weld Seams in EW and LW Pipe. 26 268.10 Coil/Plate End Welds. 8.9 Cold Sizing and Cold Expansion. 27 268.12 Heat Treatment. 27 2718 279 Acceptance Criteria. 879.1 9.2 Chemical Composition . General 28 289.3 6 Tensile Properties Hydrostatic Test. 31 339.5 Bend Test 339.6 9.7 Flattening Test pq-p 33 339.9 DWT Test for PSL 2 Welded Pipe. 86 CVN Impact Test for PSL 2 Pipe. 34 35
9.10 Surface Conditions Imperfections and Defects. 9.11 Dimensions Mass and Tolerances. 37 369.12 Finish of Pipe Ends . 9.13 Tolerances for the Weld Seam ... 42 449.14 Tolerances for Mass 479.15 Weldability of PSL 2 Pipe . 10Inspection. 4810.1 Types of Inspection and Inspection Documents . 48 4810.2 Specific Inspection ....11.1 General 11 74 7411.2 Pipe Markings 11.3 Coupling Markings 75 7711.4 Marking of Pipe to Multiple Grades. 7811.6 Pipe Processor Markings. 11.5 Thread Identification and Certification . . 78 7812 Coatings and Thread Protectors 7912.1 Coatings and Linings 12.2 Thread Protectors 79 7913 Retention of Records 7914Pipe Loading 80Annex A (informative) API Monogram Program: Use of th 81Annex B (normative) Manufacturing Procedure Qualification for PSL 2 Pipe 85Annex C (normative) Treatment of Surface Imperfections and Defects 90Annex D (normative) Repair Welding Procedure. 92Annex E (normative) Nondestructive Inspection for Pipe Not Required to Meet Annex H J or N.Annex G (normative) PSL 2 Pipe with Resistance to Ductile Fracture Propagation Annex F (normative) Requirements for Couplings (PSL 1 Only) 115 112Annex H (normative) PSL 2 Pipe Ordered for Sour Service 122Annex I (normative) Pipe Ordered as TFL Pipe 136Annex J (normative) PSL 2 Pipe Ordered for Offshore Service . 851Annex K (normative) Nondestructive Inspection for Pipe Ordered for Sour Service Offshore Service and/or Service Requiring Longitudinal Plastic Strain Capacity. .. 153Annex M (normative) Specification for Welded Jointers Annex L (informative) Steel Designations. . 160 -. 158Annex N (normative) PSL 2 Pipe Ordered for Applications Requiring Longitudinal Plastic Strain Capacity. 162Annex O (informative) Aditional Information for Use of the API Monogr am by Licensees. . . .179
