1、Qualification of Distributors of Metallic Materials for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas IndustriesAPI STANDARD 20JFIRST EDITION, MAY 2017Special NotesAPI publications necessarily address problems of a general nature. With respect to particular circumstances, local,state, and federal laws and re
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16、d to the Standards Department, API, 1220 L Street, NW,Washington, DC 20005, standardsapi.org.iiiContentsPage1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Purpose . . . .
17、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Applicability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18、. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.3 Distributor Qualification Level (DQL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 Terms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 Abbreviations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Distributor Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.2 Facilities and Equipment . . .
22、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.3 Distributor Qualification Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.4 Records of
23、 Qualification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Responsibilities and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24、 . . . 56 Personnel Training and Competency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Distributor Process Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25、. 67.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.2 Review of Order Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.3 Control of Mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.4 Control of Sub-Distributors and Service Suppliers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 Distributor Performed Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117.6 Sampling for Material Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.7 Inspection Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127.8 Identification and Traceability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.9 Nonconforming Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.10 Customer-supplied Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.11 Preservation of the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.12 Measuring and Testing Equipment . .
31、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Management of Change (MOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Activities Performed by the Distrib
32、utor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1510 Records and Document Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Annex A (informative)Mill Technical
33、 Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Tables1 Guidance
34、for Distributor Qualification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Service Supplier Qualification Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Distributor Performed Proc
35、esses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Process Activities Performed by the Distributor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15vQualification of Distributors o
36、f Metallic Materials for Use in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries 1 Scope 1.1 Purpose This API standard specifies requirements for the qualification of distributors of metallic materials used in the petroleum and natural gas industries. 1.2 Applicability This standard is applicable to distrib
37、utors of metallic bar, plate, and tubular products where API product standards require such services or are otherwise specified as a requirement for compliance. For organizations that manufacture and distribute metallic material, this standard only addresses the distribution portion of their process
38、es. NOTE This standard does not limit the responsibility of any manufacturer of commercial products utilizing metallic materials and manufactured to an API Standard from its responsibility for compliance with all applicable requirements of that API Standard. 1.3 Distributor Qualification Level (DQL)
39、 This API standard establishes the requirements for two distributor qualification levels (DQL). These DQL levels define different levels of distributor quality controls and qualification requirements. 2 Normative References The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of
40、this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies, except that new editions may be used on issue and shall become mandatory upon the effective date specified by the publisher,
41、or six months from the date of the revision (where no effective date is specified). API Specification Q1, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry API Standard 20D, Nondestructive Examination Services for Equi
42、pment Used in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry API Standard 20H, Heat Treatment Services Batch Type for Equipment used in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry AMS 2750, Pyrometry ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories 3 Terms, Definitio
43、ns, and Abbreviations 3.1 Terms and Definitions 3.1.1 acceptance criteria Defined limits placed on characteristics of materials, products, or services 2 API STANDARD 20J 3.1.2 calibration Comparison and adjustment to a standard of known accuracy 3.1.3 chemical analysis Determination of the chemical
44、composition of material 3.1.4 conformance Meeting specified requirements 3.1.5 distributor An organization that maintains and provides metallic bar, plate, and tubular products for resale 3.1.6 heat treatment A specified, timed sequence of controlled heating and cooling of materials for the purpose
45、of changing physical or mechanical properties 3.1.7 metallic material Any product included in the scope of this standard 3.1.8 mill A factory in which metals are hot worked, cold worked, or melted and cast into standard shapes suitable for secondary fabrication into commercial product 3.1.9 off-site
46、 A related facility of the organization, operating under the same Quality Management System as the identified distributor of the product 3.1.10 on-site The distributors facility 3.1.11 outsourced A function or process that is performed by an external supplier on behalf of the distributor 3.1.12 proc
47、esses that require validation Processes where resulting output cannot be verified by subsequent monitoring or measurement 3.1.13 receiving verification The process of ensuring the product received meets purchase requirements QUALIFICATION OF DISTRIBUTORS OF METALLIC MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE PETROLEU
48、M AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES 3 3.1.14 remote technical assessment A technical assessment of capabilities performed using a method other than an on-site audit. This includes but is not limited to a checklist or a survey. 3.1.15 rough machining An intermediate machining activity not intended as a fina
49、l dimension 3.1.16 service supplier An organization that performs activities on behalf of the distributor 3.1.17 sub-distributor An organization that is a supplier to the distributor 3.1.18 traceability The ability to verify the history and delivery location of an item by means of documented record identification 3.1.19 validation Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence generated from testing, that specific requirements have been fulfilled 3.1.20 verification Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specific requirements have been fulfilled NOT
