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14、 to the Standards Department, API, 1220 L Street, NW,Washington DC 20005, or standardsapi.org.iiiContentsPage1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Normative Refere
15、nces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.1 Ter
16、ms and Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 Abbreviated Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17、 . . . . . . . . . . 24 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.2 Welding Requirements Identified in API Product Specificati
19、ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.3 API Specification Q1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.4 API Monogram Program Advisories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20、. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.5 Oil and Gas Industry-Related Welding Activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.6 Welding Performed After Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.7 The Use of National Welding Codes b) welding processes already identified within the specifications;c) different types of welding processes identified between the specifications. The members of TG 6 were experienced profession
22、als, with welding, materials, and/or engineering experience,background, and knowledge.The following is the charge provided by Subcommittee 18 to TG 6:“To review all API Product Specifications and Recommended Practices and to cross-functionally identify requirementsfor welding, brazing, and soldering
23、; the purpose is to identify criteria to be recommended for use in where theseprocesses are required.”Additionally, further clarification was provided to TG 6:To identify for the API Monogram Program Product Specification Subcommittee chairpersons the following for theiruse in the future revision of
24、 API Product Specifications that address welding: rationale and methodology used to illustrate the differences in welding requirements between sample productspecifications; information that would assist in the creation of robust welding requirements across the API Monogram Programproduct specificati
25、ons and recommended practices.NOTE While the API Recommended Practices were included the charge, direction was provided by Subcommittee 18 toaddress them at a later date.By nature, Technical Reports are not auditable documents; therefore, there is no intention for this Technical Report tobe used to
26、perform audits.vii1 Evaluation of Welding Requirements as Applicable to API Product Specifications 1 Scope This Technical Report is a result of an evaluation of the consistency of welding requirements between API Product Specifications that are primarily used in exploration and production. The inten
27、t of the evaluation was to identify a means to standardize welding requirements across API Product Specifications. The product specifications selected are identified in Table 1. 2 Normative References The following documents contain provisions that, through reference in this text, constitute provisi
28、ons of this Technical Report. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. API Advisory 81, Implementation and Maintenance of Quality Management System API Product Specificationssee Table 1, API Product Specifications Evaluated API Specific
29、ation Q1, 8thEdition, Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industry API Specification Q1, 9thEdition, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Manufacturing Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry ASME Section IX2, A
30、SME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), Section IX: Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Qualifications: Qualification Standard for Welding, Brazing, and Fusing Procedures; Welders; Brazers; and Welding, Brazing and Fusing Operators ASNT-TC 1A3, Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructiv
31、e Testing AWS D1.14, Structural Welding Code - Steel AWS B2.3, Specification for Soldering Procedure and Performance Qualification AWSA3.0, Standard Welding Terms and DefinitionsIncluding Terms for Adhesive Bonding, Brazing, Soldering, Thermal Cutting, and Thermal Spraying IPC-A-610, Cl. 25, Accepta
32、bility of Electrical Assemblies IPC-A-620, Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies ISO9001:20086, Quality management systemsRequirements 1American Petroleum Institute, 1220 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. 2ASME International, 345 East 47thStreet, New York, New York 10017
33、-2392. 3American Society for Nondestructive Testing, 4153 Arlingate Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43228-0518. 4American Welding Society, 550 Northwest LeJeune Road, Box 351040, Miami, Florida 33135. 5Association Connection Electronics Industries, 3000 Lakeside Drive, 105 N, Bannockburn, IL 60015. 6Internati
34、onal Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, rue de Varembe, Case postale 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. 2 API TECHNICAL REPORT 18TR4 3 Terms, Definitions, and Abbreviations 3.1 Terms and Definitions For the purposes of this Technical Report, the following terms and definitions apply: 3.1.1b
35、razing and soldering Processes used to join metals by thermal input, with filler materials, as defined by AWS A3.0. 3.1.2welding Process used to join metals by thermal input, with or without filler materials, as defined by ASME Section IX and/or AWS D1.1. NOTE Processes and applications may also inc
36、lude ERW seam welding, hard surfacing, and hard banding. 3.1.3welding benchmark criteria Criteria developed by TG 6 that was subsequently used to perform gap analyses against the selected API Product Specifications (see Table 1). 3.2 Abbreviated Terms API American Petroleum Institute ASME American S
37、ociety of Mechanical Engineering AWS American Welding Society ERW Electric Resistance Welding ISO International Organization for Standardization PQR Procedure Qualification Record TG Task Group TR Technical Report WPS Weld Procedure Specification 4 Application 4.1 This Technical Report is intended t
38、o be used as a guideline for: a) the incorporation of technical welding requirements into API Product Specifications; b) the creation or modification of welding controls by manufacturers and/or fabricators; c) the identification of welding methodologies that are not currently addressed in API Produc
39、t Specifications; d) organizations working to the quality management system requirements of API Specification Q1 in conjunction with or independent of the API Monogram Program; EVALUATION OF WELDING REQUIREMENTS AS APPLICABLE TO API PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 e) organizations that primarily focus on n
40、ational welding codes and standards other than ASME Section IX and/or AWS D1.1, even though these requirements (ASME/AWS) may be specified in API Product Specifications; f) providing a better understanding of welding to auditors who audit API specified requirements, such as: API Product Specificatio
41、n requirements; API Specification Q1, Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industry; API Advisory 8 requirements; c onformity to ASME Section IX and/or AWS D1.1 through the use of national or regional welding criteria. 4.2 This Technical Report could be
42、 used to harmonize welding requirements across all API Product Specifications and/or Recommended Practices, with the mitigation of risk associated with welding processes in mind. 4.3 The consideration and implementation of the comprehensive requirements of this Technical Report could assist user org
43、anizations to achieve a robust welding program. 5 Approach 5.1 General The approach used to develop the Welding Benchmark Criteria (Table 2) included the following considerations and activities (clauses 5.2 through 5.7): 5.2 Welding Requirements Identified in API Product Specifications A cursory ana
44、lysis of the selected API Product Specifications (Table 1) concluded that there would be minimal value in creating a matrix of the welding requirements currently specified in existing documents. Purpose: Existing specification requirements were perceived as being inconsistently deployed between API
45、Product Specifications. Specifications such as API 6A included robust, detailed requirements, whereas specifications such as API 2C contained lesser, high-level requirements. 5.3 API Specification Q1 Requirements The requirements of API Specification Q1, 8thEdition and 9thEdition, were considered du
46、ring the development of the output shown in this Technical Report. Table 3 identifies the Q1 requirements for the validation of welding processes. Purpose: There is a direct interaction of the Q1 quality management system requirements and the welding processes identified in API Product Specification
47、s and/or the requirements for the organizations that perform welding, whether licensed under the API Monogram Program or that have a quality management system certification to Q1 and/or ISO 9001. 4 API TECHNICAL REPORT 18TR4 5.4 API Monogram Program Advisories The requirements of the API Monogram Pr
48、ogram Requirements, Advisory 8, Implementation and Maintenance of Quality Management System Requirements, were considered since this advisory requires licensees to apply their quality management system requirements to non-monogrammable products if said products are to be used in the oil and gas indu
49、stries. Shown below is a partial excerpt of Advisory 8s wording: “It is a program requirement that all licensees must maintain a quality program in conformance with the requirements of API Specification Q1 for all products at all times. All API product specification requirements are applicable to the specific products manufactured and/or services provided in conformance with those specifications, including API-monogrammed equipment. However, a quality management system in conformance with the API Spec Q1 is to be applied to all products and services of the petroleum, petro
