PIPE FABRI

Sl No.

Description

1 Material

2 Cutting and Bevelling

3 Fabrication od Pipes

4 Welding

5 Preservation
6 Tolerances

7 NDT

IPE FABRICATION REQUIREMENTS

Requirements

Project spec

a. MTC shall comply ISO10474 or EN10204 with 3.1

certificate
b. Colour coding for piping materilas shall comply DEP 31.38.01.31,
with MSEC
Clause2.3
c. Material Indentification / Traceability shall be
transferred immediately to the cut out pieces.

a. CS can be cut by using Flame or Arc

b. Low alloy steel can be cut using flame and a min
of 2mm shall be grinded
c. SS can be cut only by Plasma or water cutting,
Falme and Arc cutting are prohibitted
d. Griding wheels of SS shall ne Resin or Silicon
DEP 31.38.01.31,
carbide bounded, Rubber bound is prohibitted
clause 3.2
e. SS seperate wire brushed shall be used for
different grade materials. (eg. 304L seperate &
316L seperate)
f. Galvanised materials shall be cold cut only
(Flame, plasma, Arc id prohibitted)

a. Longitudinal welds in two adjacent pipes should

be 180 apart.
B. A gap should be leftbetween the end of pipe and
the STOP of the socket welding component
DEP 31.38.01.31,
c. Pipe spool ends indicating as Field Weld shall
clause 3.3
have 200mm Excess length with plain ends.
D. All spools shall ne idrntified by Line number,
Spool Number with a weather proof paint of 50mm
hight.

a. GTAW shall be used for all ROOT welds of all

pipes.
B. GTAW shall be used for full weld of pipes,Branch
fitting and Flanges with 2" and below.
C. Minmum of 2 weld passes shall be applied for
DEP 31.38.01.31,
socket welds.
clause 3.4
D. Root pass with flat profile of <2mm and NO root
GAP is requires for piping above 6mm thick in CS
material for Sour/Wet H2S service, Corrosive
service.
e. Defects more than 1.6mm deep or defects
extended below the minimum wall thickness are
considered Ijurious.
f. Repeated injurious defects shall not be repaired
without written approval from PMC (KNPC)

a.RT using Gamma ray shall be taken in Ultra-fine grain

Film (Class 1)
b. Branch to run welds with a size <6" of runner pipe
shall have 5% RT
c. PT & MT shall be applied only on Branch to run pipe
weld, Fillet weld of support clip, shoes, bracing &
attachments
d. FN for SS shall be in the range of 4FN to 8FN
e. FN for Duplex SS shall be in the range of 40% to 60%
of Parent metal & HAZ and 30% to 60% for weld metal
f. Hardness shall not exceed 248HV10

S
Inspection Level

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH