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BS 4515-1:2000

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Specification for welding of steel pipelines on land and offshore Carbon and carbon manganese steel pipelines
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-24-2004

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-15-2000

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
DevelopmentNote
SUPERSEDES BS 4515(1996).
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
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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