990 001

STD. DWG.
9 9 0 0 0 1
METRIC
NOTES:
HARDNESS TESTING FOR
WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATIONS
BASE METAL
WELD METAL
A - SINGLE-SIDED BUTT WELD
3-6mm
(TYP)
H
A
Z
H
A
Z
2 3 5 6 7 8 10 1
4 9
14
12
13
15 16 18
19
20
17
11
BASE METAL
WELD METAL
3-6mm
(TYP)
H
A
Z
H
A
Z
2 3 5 6 7 8 10 1
4 9
WELD METAL
11
12
13
14
15 16 17 18
19
20
NEW DRAWING DIGITIZED INTO
CADD DATABASE.
2 3
1 4
BASE METAL
6
3-6mm
(TYP)
WELD METAL
H
A
Z
5
7
8
10
9
SEE DETAIL "2"
BASE
METAL
OR
C - FILLET WELD
SEE DETAIL "1"
(TYP)
SEE DETAIL "1"
1
10
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
17 18 19 20
BASE METAL
BASE
METAL
WELD METAL
WELD METAL
D - TEE JOINT
HAZ
HAZ
SEE DETAIL "2"
(TYP)
(TYP)
0.5-1.0mm
(TYP)
(TYP)
(TYP)
1mm (TYP)
DETAIL "1"
7 8
9
6
(TYP)
(TYP)
(TYP)
(T
Y
P
)
1mm (TYP)
DETAIL "2"
7 8
9 0.5-1.0mm
(TYP)
1. THE TESTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED USING THE
VICKERS METHOD, USING A 5 KG. OR 10 KG. LOAD,
BASE METAL
HAZ
BASE METAL
HAZ
WELD
METAL
WELD
METAL
JAN90 ASC 01
AB-036386 W 01
A B - 0 3 6 3 8 6W 0 1
MANDATORY DRAWING
B - DOUBLE-SIDED BUTT WELD OR BACKWELDED JOINT
GENERAL ORIENTATION AND LOCATION OF HARDNESS INDENTATIONS
1-3mm
1
-
3
m
m
6
CADD





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PLANT NO. INDEX DRAWING NO. SHT. NO. REV. NO.
CERTIFIED
DATE
DRAWN BY
DATE STARTED
CHECKED BY SCALE:
DATE COMPLETED
CONSTRUCTION OR FOR ORDERING
MATERIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED AND DATED
REV.
NO.
DATE BY DESCRIPTION CHKD CERT. APPD.
THIS DRAWING IS NOT TO BE USED FOR
OPRG. DEPT.
APPD. FOR CONSTR.
ENG. DEPT.
P L A N T N O . I N D E X D R A W I N G N O . S H T . N O . R E V . N O .
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
0.2mm MAX.
0.5-1.0mm
0.5-1.0mm
0.2mm MAX.
0.5-1.0mm
(ACROSS FINAL
PASS)
0.5-1.0mm
(ACROSS FINAL
PASS)
0.5-1.0mm
(TYP)
0.5-1.0mm
(TYP)
(ACROSS FINAL
PASS)
BASE METAL
E - OVERLAY
WELD METAL (TOP LAYER)
WELD METAL
(FIRST LAYER)
10 11 12
1 2 3
4 5 6
HAZ 7 8 9
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E92. LIGHTER LOADS
MAY BE USED IF APPROVED BY ARAMCO. OTHER
HARDNESS TESTING METHODS, SUCH AS ROCKWELL
OR BRINELL, ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
FROM LOCATIONS 25 mm (1 IN.) FROM THE ENDS
OF THE WELD FOR PLATE SPECIMENS.
A FINISH OBTAINED FROM A 600 GRIT OR FINER
b. THE CROSS-SECTIONS SHALL BE POLISHED TO
a. TESTS SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON WELD CROSS-
SECTIONS REMOVED FROM NEAR THE 6 AND 12
4. HARDNESS TESTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS FOLLOWS:
3. WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION TESTS SHALL
INCLUDE HARDNESS TESTING OF THE BASE METAL,
WELD METAL AND THE RELATED HEAT-AFFECTED
ZONE (HAZ) ON A CROSS-SECTION AS PART OF
THE WELDING PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION AS
ILLUSTRATED.
OCLOCK POSITIONS FOR PIPE SPECIMENS OR
FOR ANY CONVERSIONS BETWEEN HARDNESS SCALES.
IF THE CONVERSION IS NOT DIRECT, THEN THE
CONVERSION VALUE SHALL BE SPECIFIED BY CSD.
HARDNESS SHALL BE USED. ASTM E140 SHALL BE USED
THE VICKERS EQUIVALENT OF THE SPECIFIED
2. IF THE SPECIFIED HARDNESS IS LISTED USING
ANY OTHER SCALE BESIDES VICKERS, THEN
SILICON CARBIDE PAPER. THE FINISH SHALL
MICROSTRUCTURES AFTER ETCHING.
PERMIT ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF RELEVANT
(WELD METAL DEPOSIT).
d. HARDNESS TRAVERSES SHALL BE PERFORMED AS
QUALIFICATION RECORD (PQR) AND SHALL BE
IDENTIFIED FOR THE TYPE OF WELD JOINT AND
e. HARDNESS TRAVERSES SHALL BE MADE APPROXIMATELY
REVEAL THE WELD HAZ AND THE FUSION ZONE
c. THE CROSS-SECTIONS SHALL BE ETCHED TO
SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE WELDING PROCEDURE
LOCATION OF INDENTATIONS AS SHOWN.
ILLUSTRATED. ALL THE HARDNESS READINGS
0.5 TO 1.0 mm (0.02 TO 0.04 IN.) BELOW EACH
SURFACE. THE TRAVERSE SHALL BE LOCATED TO
INCLUDE THE FINAL WELD PASS. IF UNUSUALLY
SHALL BE MADE 0.5-1.0 mm (0.02-0.04 IN.)
BEYOND THE DECARBURIZED REGION.
DEEP DECARBURIZATION IS NOTED, INDENTATIONS
OR MORE OF THE RETEST READINGS ARE FOUND TO
OF THREE (3) ADDITIONAL INDENTATIONS SHALL BE
THREE (3) RETESTS ARE BELOW THE SPECIFIED
MADE NEAR THE ORIGINAL HIGH READING. IF ALL
LIMIT BY NO MORE THAN VHN 10, THEN A MINIMUM
PROCEDURE SHALL BE CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE.
INCLUDING ALL OTHER QUALIFICATION TESTS.
NEW PROCEDURE QUALIFICATION TEST JOINT TO
BE FABRICATED AND NEW TESTS PERFORMED,
EXCEED THE SPECIFIED LIMIT, THEN THE WELDING
LIMIT, THEN THE JOINT IS ACCEPTABLE. IF ONE
6. ANY UNACCEPTABLE READINGS SHALL REQUIRE A
7. THE COMPLETED TEST SPECIMENS SHALL BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO SAUDI ARAMCO FOR
EXAMINATION.
0.2mm MAX.
(TYP)
5. IN CASE ANY READING EXCEEDS THE SPECIFIED
(TYP)
0.5-1.0mm
(ACROSS FINAL
PASS)
(ACROSS FINAL PASS)
0.2mm MAX.
0
.5
-
1
.0
m
m
0.2mm MAX.
(ACROSS FINAL PASS)