HARDNESS-EXAMINATION

TEST CODE/YEAR API 1104 Welding of Pipelines and Related Facilities PART/SECTION APPENDIX B In- Service Welding TESTING CRITERIA 1) Two of the four macro test specimens should be prepared for hardness testing in accordance with ASTM Standard E92. A minimum of 5 indentations should be made using a Vickers indenter and a 10-kg load in the coarse-grained HAZ at the weld toe of each specimen. 2) Procedures that produce HAZ hardness values in excess of 350 HV should be evaluated with regard to the risk of hydrogen cracking. REFERENCE B.2.4.4.3 PG 63 B.2.4.4.4

NACE MR0175/ ISO 15156-2 Petroleum and natural gas industries

PART 2: Method : Vickers HV 10 or HV 5 Cracking-resistant carbon and low alloy steels,and the use of cast irons Table A.1 Maximum acceptable hardness value for carbon steel, carbon manganese steel and low alloy steel weld. Fig. 2 Fig. 3 ( all dimension in mm ) Fig. 4

A.2.1.4 PG 19

1) Location: BM, HAZ, and WM (root) as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3 or Fig. 4 Max. value: 250 HV 2) Location: BM, HAZ, and WM (cap) as shown in Fig. 2 or Fig. 4 Max. value: 275 HV* * The maximum shall be 250HV or 70,6 HR 15N unless: i) the equipment user agrees the alternative weld cap hardness limit; and ii) the parent material(s) are over 9mm thick; and iii) the weld cap is not exposed directly to the sour enviroment; and iv) the escape of hydrogen is not impeded, e.g. by cathodic protection.

TEST CODE/YEAR MPDS 29-03-03 Upstream Pressure Vessel and Inspection

PART/SECTION Part 6 Welding Procedure Specification Qualification

TESTING CRITERIA 1) All WPS employed meeting NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 requirements shall have Vickers HV10 microhardness testing performed on the weld test coupon. 2) Hardness traverses shall be made at 1 mm to 2 mm (0.04 in. to 0.08 in.) below the OD and the ID surface and midwall of the test coupon as required by Figure 1. 3) Hardness impressions in the weld metal and base metal shall be spaced 2 mm apart. 4) Hardness impressions in the HAZ shall be in accordance with Figure 1. 5) A minimum of three impressions shall be made in each area (weld metal, HAZ, and base metal oneach side) for each traverse. 6) Hardness values greater than 238 HV10 using a 10 kg (22 lb) load shall be considered unacceptable, and Company shall be notified immediately of all failures.

REFERENCE 6.3 Hardness Testing PG 16 - PG 17

AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code - Steel

3. Prequalification of WPSs

Hardness determination of the HAZ shall be made on the following: 1) Initial macroetch cross sections of a sample test specimen. 2) The surface of the member during the progress of the work. The surface shall be ground prior to hardness testing: i) The frequency of such HAZ testing shall be at least 1 test area per weldment of the thicker metal involved in a joint of each 15m of groove welds or pair of fillet welds. ii) These hardness determinations may be discontinued after the procedure has been established to the satisfaction of the Engineer.

3.5.3.1 Hardness Requirement

TEST CODE/YEAR AS 2205.6.1 (1997) Method for destructive of welds in metal

PART/SECTION Method 6.1 Weld joint hardness test

TESTING CRITERIA 1) Test should be conducted using a nominal force of 49N (HV 5) 2) Maximum hardness exceeds 350 HV, the traverse should be repeated using a nominal force of 98 N (HV 10). 3) Distance between centres of adjacent HV 5 or HV 10 indentations shall be 0.5 0.025 mm. 1) On each macrosection as above, a Vickers hardness test shall be conducted across the Weld Metal (WM), Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) and Base Metal (BM), using a 5 kg load. The hardness survey shall be performed along lines parallel to the material surfaces and the Fusion Line of weld, as in Fig 8.4. The maximum acceptable single hardness value shall be 325 HV5. 2) When hardness in root pass, back pass or capping pass is found to be above 315 HV5, then production tests may be required by the Inspector.

REFERENCE 4. Procedure PG 2

GS EP STR 301 Fabrication of offshore steel structure

Part 8 Welding

8.7.8.5 Vickers hardness test

Prepared by Name Designation Division Date

: __________________ : Mohd Akmal B. Shafie : Material Engineer : Material : 28th May 2012

Approved by Name Designation Date

:_________________ :Zaidi B. Ali :Operation Manager : 28th May 2012