ISO 3183:2007(E)

API Specification 5L/ISO 3183

8.10 Strip/plate end welds

8.10.1 Strip/plate end welds shall not be present in finished longitudinal seam pipe. 8.10.2 For finished helical seam pipe, junctions of strip/plate end welds and helical-seam welds shall be at least 300 mm (12.0 in) from the pipe ends. 8.10.3 If agreed, strip/plate end welds in helical-seam pipe may be present at the pipe ends, provided that there is a circumferential separation of at least 150 mm (6.0 in) between the strip/plate end weld and the helical seam at the applicable pipe ends. 8.10.4 Strip/plate end welds in finished helical seam pipe shall have been a) b) made by submerged-arc welding or a combination of submerged-arc welding and gas metal-arc welding, inspected to the same acceptance criteria as specified for the helical-seam weld.

8.11 Jointers
8.11.1 Jointers may be furnished if agreed. 8.11.2 Welded jointers shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Annex A. 8.11.3 No pipe used in making a jointer shall be less than 1,5 m (5.0 ft) long.

8.12 Heat treatment

Heat treatments shall be performed in accordance with documented procedures.

8.13 Traceability
8.13.1 For PSL 1 pipe, the manufacturer shall establish and follow documented procedures for maintaining a) b) the heat identity until all related chemical tests are performed and conformance with the specified requirements is shown, the test-unit identity until all related mechanical tests are performed and conformance with the specified requirements is shown.

8.13.2 For PSL 2 pipe, the manufacturer shall establish and follow documented procedures for maintaining the heat identity and the test-unit identity for all such pipe. Such procedures shall provide means for tracing any length of pipe to the proper test unit and the related chemical and mechanical test results.

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9.1

Acceptance criteria
General
The general technical delivery requirements shall be in accordance with ISO 404.

9.1.1

9.1.2 Pipe manufactured as Grade L415 or X60 or higher shall not be substituted for pipe ordered as Grade L360 or X52 or a lower grade, without the purchaser's approval.

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