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WELSPUN REV.NO.: 03
GUJARAT STAHL ROHREN LTD. DATE : 25.09.2005
WELSPUN BHARUCH
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QUALITY ASSURANCE & CONTROL DEPT.

(LONGITUDINAL SAW PIPE DIVISION)

WORK INSTRUCTION
FOR
FOUR POINT BEND TEST

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PREPARED BY REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY

ENGINEER (LAB) MANAGER (LAB) H O D (QC)

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1.0 PURPOSE:
To establish and maintain the documented procedures to ensure that the testing is carried out as
per the applicable specification.
2.0 SCOPE:
This work instruction is intended for determining the corrosion resistance of pipe material when
put in to the corrosive atmosphere.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
Manager/ Sr.Engineer / Officer (Lab.) is responsible for testing and maintaining the records of
results in the specified formats.
4.0 APPLICABLE CODE: NACE TM 0177 (Latest edition) / ASTM G-39/ EFC 16/ CUST.
SPEC. The same will be detailed in MPS/QAP/Process Chart.
5.0 PREPARATION OF SOLUTION:
5.1 SOLUTION “A”
The test solution shall consist of 5.0 wt % Nacl and 0.5 wt % glacial acetic acid dissolved in
distilled or de-ionized water. For example, 50 g of Nacl and 5.0 g of glacial acid can be
dissolved in 945 g of distilled or de-ionized water.
Other type of solutions shall be prepared if required as per the customer requirement.
6.0 TEST SPECIMEN:
6.1 The specimens shall be flat strips of metal of uniform rectangular cross section and uniform
thickness. The specimen shall be 25 to 51mm wide and 127 to 254mm long. The thickness of
the specimen shall be 5 mm minimum. The final dimensions of the test specimen shall be as per
specified requirements given by customer.(as per ASTM G39)
6.2 The identification of individual specimens shall be permanently inscribed at each end of the
specimen. Care must be taken to prevent the identification from being obtained by corrosion.
6.3 Mechanical properties shall be determined on the same lot from which stress corrosion
specimens are obtained.
6.4 The specimens can be cut in such a fashion that the original material surface is retained.
6.5 The surfaces of all specimens must be prepared in the same way. Specimens shall be ground or
machined to a surface finish of at least 0.7mm and to a depth of at least 0.25mm. It is desirable
to remove the required amount of metal in several steps by alternately grinding opposite
surfaces. All edges shall be similarly ground or machined to remove cold worked material from
previous shearing.
7.0 NUMBER, LOCATION & ORIENTATION:
7.1 Test specimen shall be selected so that they represent the material to be tested.
7.2 The test frequency shall be as defined in Process Chart /QAP.
7.3 For welded pipe, the test specimen shall be taken from the weld and 90° from the weld or as
specified in customer specification.
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7.4 The direction of load application in the specimen shall represent the anticipated loading
direction in service with respect to processing conditions. For example, rolling direction (i.e.
test specimens shall be taken from the pipe with the longitudinal axis of the test specimen
perpendicular to the weld for the weld area of welded pipe).
8.0 CLEANING AND STORING:
8.1 The specimen shall be degreased with solvent and rinsed with acetone to remove contamination
that occurred during specimen preparation.
8.2 Care shall be taken not to contaminate cleaned specimens.
8.3 Specimens shall be examined for cracks before exposure to the test environment.
9.0 TEST EQUIPMENT:
9.1 Test shall be performed using constant – deflection fixture that employ four-point bending of the
test specimen. (Fig. 1 © of ASTM – G – 39 Spec.).
9.2 Test fixtures immersed in a test solution shall result general corrosion. Fixture elements
contacting the test specimen must be electrically isolated from it.
9.3 Deflection gauges shall be graduated in 0.002 mm (0.00010 inch) divisions.
9.3.1 Test specimen deflection shall be determined by separate gauge and the deflection at mid length
of the test specimen shall be measured.
9.4 TEST VESSEL:
9.4.1 The test vessel shall be sized to maintain a solution volume of 30 ± 10 ml/cm2 of test specimen
surface area.
9.4.2 The test vessel shall be valve at both inlet and outlet to prevent contamination of the test
solution by oxygen.
9.4.3 A fritted glass bubbler shall be used to introduce the inert gas and H2S below the array of test
specimens. The bubbles shall not impinge on the test specimens.
10.0 DEFLECTION CALCULATION:
The specimen deflection shall be calculated as follow:

12Ety
s = ------------
(3H² - 4A²)

Where:
E = modulus of elasticity,(21,000)
t = thickness of specimen (mm),
y = maximum deflection (between outer supports).
H = distance between outer supports, and
A = distance between inner and outer supports.
The dimensions are often chosen so that A = H / 4.
s = applied stress (kg/mm²) at convenient increment of the YS i.e. 70%, 80%, & 90% of SMYS

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11.0 TESTING SEQUENCE:

11.1 The test specimen dimensions shall be measured and deflections shall be calculated.
11.2 Test specimens shall be stressed in fixture by deflecting them to the nearest 0.0025mm with dial
gauge and fixture.
11.2.1 The deflection shall be carefully applied to avoid exceeding the desired ratios.
11.3 The stressed test specimens shall be cleaned and placed into the test vessel.
11.4 The test vessel shall be filled immediately with de-aerated test solution and sealed. This de-
aerated test solution shall be prepared in a sealed vessel that is purged with inert gas for one
hour at the rate of 100ml per minute per liter of test solutions.
11.4.1 After purging H2S gas shall be bubbled through the test solution. The rate of bubbling shall be at
least 200ml/ Minute / Liter of test solution for the first 60 minutes there after a positive pressure
of H2S gas is maintained.
12.0 TEST TEMPERATURE: 24 ± 3° C & pH – initially 2.6 to 2.8; Final 4.0 max. / as mentioned
in the customer specification.
13.0 DURATION OF TEST: The test shall be terminated after 96 hours. If asked specifically, the
test duration can be 720 hours.
14.0 ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA:
The specimen shall not have any SSC cracks when examined visually as well as by wet MPI
technique or as per Customer. Spec. / Process Chart / QAP.
15.0 DOCUMENTATION:
Test results shall be reported in format No.WGSRL/LS/QA/23.
16.0 REFERENCE:
a) Chapter 4.1 of DPM-LS/QA&C.
b) NACE TM 0177
c) ASTM G-39
d) Work Instruction for MPI: WGSRL/LS/QC/WI/13.