ASME BPVC.II.

A-2017 SA-134

SPECIFICATION FOR PIPE, STEEL, ELECTRIC-FUSION

(ARC)-WELOEO (SIZES NPS 16 ANO OVER)

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(Identical with ASTM Specification A134-96(R12) except that the following additional requirement applies.)
AII products furnished under this SA specification are intended for application under the rules for ASME Section 1II for
Class 1II piping. Furnishing of such products is limited to manufacturers who hold the appropriate ASME Certification
Mark. Weld procedures, welder, and welding machine operators shall be qualified in accordance with ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. The product shall meet all applicable requirements of Class 1II Piping including those
requirements pertaining to heat treatment and butt weIds. The plate used to fabrica te the pipe shall conforrn to SA-283 or
SA-285. Authorized inspection at the point of manufacture, and application of the appropriate Certification Mark is
required.
The applicable ASME Partial Data Report Form, signed by an Authorized Inspector, and a certified mili test report shall
be furnished for each lot of pipe. The term "lot" applies to all pipe of the same mili heat of material and wall thickness
which is heat treated in one furnace charge. For pipe which is not heat treated, or which is heat treated in a continuous
furnace, a lot shall consist of each 200 ft (61 m) or fraction thereof of all pipe of the same mili heat of material and wall
thickness, subjected to the same heat treatment. For pipe which is heat treated in a batch-type furnace which is auto-
matically controlled within a 50°F range and equipped with recording pyrometers so that the heating records are avail-
able, a lot may be defined the same as for continuous furnaces. Each length of pipe shall be marked in such a manner as to
identify each such piece with the lot and the certified mili test reporto

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Standard Specification for

Pipe, Steel, Electric-Fusion (Arc)-Welded (Sizes NPS 16 and
Over)

1. Scope A283/A283M Specification for Low and Intermediate Ten-

1.1 This specification covers electric-fusion (arc)-welded sile Strength Carbon Steel Plates
straight seam or spiral seam steel pipe NPS 16 and over in A285/A285M Specification for Pressure Vessel PIates. Car-
diameter (inside or outside as specified by purchaser), with bon Steel, Low- and Intem1ediate- Tensile Strength
wall thicknesses up to % in. (19.0 mm). inclusive. Pipe having A370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing
other dimensions may be furnished provided such pipe com- of Steel Products
plies with all other requirements of this specification. A570/A570M Specification for Structural Steel, Sheet and
Strip, Carbono Hot-Rolled (Withdrawn 2000)
NOTE I-Acceptability for many services may be controliecl by cocles
or stanclarcls such as those publishecl by the American National Stanclarcls
2.2 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel eode:
Institute ancl American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Section IX Welding Qualifications
NOTE 2-For testing methocls not specificaliy coverecl in this 2.3 American National Standards Institute Standard:
specification. reference can be made 10 Test Methods and Definitions B 16.25 Buttwelding Ends
A370, with particular reference to Annex A2 on Steel Tubular Proclucts.
B 36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
NOTE 3-A comprehensive listing of stanclarclizecl pipe climensions is
containecl in ANSI B 36.10.
3. Ordering Information
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3.1 Orders for material under this specification should
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
include the following, as required, to describe the desired
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
material adequately:
and are not considered standard.
3.1.1 Quantity (fee!. metres, or number of lengths).
NOTE4-The climensionless clesignator NPS (nominal pipe size) has 3.1.2 Name of material (electric-fusion (arc)-welded pipe),
been substitutecl in this stanclarcl for such traditional tenns as "nominal 3.1.3 Grade (Section 4),
cliameter." "size." ancl "nominal size."
3.1.4 Size (inside or outside diameter and nominal wall
1.3 The following caveat pertains specifically to Section 5 thickness),
of this specification. This standard does not PUl1Jortlo address 3.1.5 Lenglh (specified or random),
all of the safety cOllcerns. if allY. associated with ils use. It is 3.1.6 Specific slraighlness requirements (see 12.3).
the respollsihility of the user of this stalldllld to estahlish 3.1.7 End finish (Section 15).
appropriate safety and health practices and determille the 3.1.8 Hydroslatic test pressure (Section 11),
applicability of regulatory limitatiolls prior to use. 3.1.9 ASTM designation, and
3.1.10 End use of material.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards: 4. Material
A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural Steel 4.1 The steel from which the pipe is made shall conform lo
Specifications A283/A283M, A285/A285M. A570/A570M, or
A36/A36M or to other ASTM specifications for equally
suitable weldable materiaL as specified. For purposes of

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marking and certification, when required. the pipe grade of Procedure or ASME Section IX of the Boiler and Pressure
material shall be established by the A xxx plate specification Vessel Code as agreed to between the manufacturer and the
designation and plate grade, when applicable. purchaser using the tests and test values specified in 9.2 and
9.3. Thicknesses less than % in. (10 mm) shall be qualified for
5. Manufacture each wall thickness of pipe manufactured. Thicknesses ¥s to ¥4
5.1 The longitudinal edges of the steel shall be shaped to in. (10 mm to 19.0 mm), inclusive, shall be qualified in ¥S-in.
give the most satisfactory results by the particular welding (lO-mm) thickness.
process employed. The steel shall then be properly formed ami 9.2 Two reduced-section tension specimens (transverse
may be tacked preparatory to welding. The weld shall be made weld) made in accordance with Fig. 21 of Test Methods and
by automatic means (except tack welds) and shall be of Definitions A370, with the weld reinforcement removed. shall
reasonably uniform width and height for the entire length of the show a tensile strength not less than 100 % of the minimum
pipe. By agreement between the purchaser and the specified tensile strength of the base material used.
manufacturero manual welding by qualified procedure and
9.3 Two face-bend test specimens shall be prepared in
welders may be used as an equal alternate under this specifi-
accordance with Fig. 2(a) of Test Methods and Definitions
cation. A370 and shall withstand being bent 180 in a jig substantially
0

5.2 All longitudinal seams. spiral seams, and shop girth in accordance with Fig. 30 of Test Methods and Definitions
seams shall be butt-welded. A370. The bend test shall be acceptable if no cracks or other
defects exceeding l/s in. (3.2 mm) in any direction be present in
6. Number of Production Weld Tests the weld metal or between the weld and the pipe metal after
6.1 Qne weld test specimen specified in Section 8 shall be bending. Cracks that originate along the edges of the speci-
made from each lot of 3000 ft (900 m) of pipe or fraction mens during testing and that are less than 1/4 in. (6.3 mm) in
thereof of each size and wall thickness. any direction, shall not be considered.
6.2 If any test specimen shows defective machining or
develops flaws not associated with the welding, it may be 10. Tensile Properties of Production Welds
discarded and another specimen substituted. 10.1 Reduced-section tension test specimens required in
6.3 Each length of pipe shall be subjected to the hydrostatic Section 8, taken perpendicularly across the weld with the weld
test specified in Section 11, unless otherwise specified in 11.3. reinforcement removed. shall show a tensile strength not less
than 95 % of the specified minimum strength of the steel. At
7. Retests the manufacturer's option, the test may be made without
7.1 If any specimen tested in accordance with Section 10 removing the weld reinforcement. in which case the tensile
fails to meet the requirements, retests of two additional strength shall be not less than the specified minimum tensile
specimens from the same lot of pipe shall be made, each of strength for the grade of steel used.
which shall meet the requirements specified. If any of the
11. Hydrostatic Test (Note 5)
retests fail to conform to the requirements, test specimens may
be taken from each untested pipe length at the manufacturer's 11.1 Each length of pipe shall be tested by the manufacturer
option. Each specimen shall meet the requirements specified, to a hydrostatic pressure that will produce in the pipe wall a
or that pipe shall be rejected. stress of 60 % of the specified minimum yield point of the steel
used at room temperature. The pressure shall be determined by
8. Test Specimens of Production Welds the following equation:
8.1 The weld-test specimens for the reduced-section tension P = 2SflD
test shall be taken perpendicularly across the weld and from the
where:
end of the pipe or, alternatively, from flat test pieces of material
conforming to the requirements in the specifications used in the P minimum hydrostatic test pressure, psi (Note 6) (not to
manufacture of the pipe. The alternative weld-test specimens exceed 2800 psi (19 MPa)),
S 0.60 times the minimum specified yield point of the
shall be welded with the same procedure and by the same
steel used, psi (MPa).
operator and equipment, and in sequence with the welding of
f = specified wall thickness, in. (mm), and
the longitudinal joints in the pipe. The test pieces shall have the
D specified outside diameter, in. (mm).
weld approximately in the middle of the specimen. The
specimens shall be straightened cold, and shall be tested at NOTE S-A hydrostatic sizing operation is Bol to be considered a
room temperature. hydrostatic test or a sllbstitllte I"or il.
NOTE6-Whenthe diameter and wallthickness 01"pipe are slIch that the
8.2 Reduced-section tension-test specimens shall be pre- capacity limits 01"testing eqllipment are exceeded by these reqllirements,
pared in accordance with Fig. 21 of Test Methods and the test pressures may be redllced by agreement between the purchaser and
Definitions A370. the manlll"actllrer.

9. Qualification oC Welding Procedure

9.1 The welding procedure shall be qualified in accordance
with the American Welding Society Standard Qualification

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11.2 Test pressure shall be held for not less than 5 s, or for NOTE8-Joints are defined for lhe pllrpose of this specification as a
a longer time as agreed upon between the purchaser and the circumferential welded seam Iying in one planeo lIsed to join lengths of
manufacturero straight pipe.

NOTE 7-When agreed lIpon between the pllrchaser and lhe manllfac- 14. Ends
turer and so stated on the order, pipe may be tested to one and one half
14.1 Pipe shall be furnished with a plain right-angle cut or
times the specified working pressure, except that the maximum test
pressure shall not exceed 2800 psi (19 MPa) nor shall the maximum fiber with bevel ends as specified. All bum at the ends of pipe shall
stress exceed 85 % of specified minimum yield point of steel or to a fiber be removed.
stress that does not exceed 85 % of the specified minimum yield paint of 14.1.1 Unless otherwise specifled, pipe with beveled ends
the steel or 2800-psi (19-MPa) test pressure. shall meet the requirements of ANSI B 16.25.
11.3 When specified in the order, pipe may be furnished 14.2 Unless otherwise specified, the outside circumference
without hydrostatic testing and each length so furnished shall of pipe ends for a distance of not less than 4 in. (100 mm) shall
include the mandatory marking of the letters "NH." not vary more than :t60 % of the nominal wall thickness of lhe
Additionally, the certification, when required, shall state "Not pipe from the nominal outside circumference based on the
Hydrostatically Tested" and the specification number and diameter specified, excepl that the tolerance shalJ not be less
material grade, as shown on the certification, shall be followed than :tYI6 in. (5 mm).
by the letters "NH."
14.3 By agreement between the manufacturer and the pur-
12. Permissible Variations in Weights and Dimensions chaser the ends al' the pipe may be sized within agreed-upon
tolerances if necessary to meet the requirements of special
12.1 Tllickness and Weight- The wall thickness and weight
installations.
for welded pipe under this specification shall be governed by
the requirements of the specifications to which the steel was 15. Finish
ordered.
15.1 Repair by Welding- The welding of injurious defects
12.2 CirculIljerence- The outside circumference of the pipe in the pipe wall, provided their depth does not exceed one third
shall not vary more than :tO.5 % from the nominal outside the specified wall thickness, will be pennitted. Defects in the
circumference based upon the diameter specified. except that welds, such as sweats 01' leaks, shall be repaired 01' the piece
the circumference at ends shall be sized, if necessary, to meet rejected at the option of the manufacturero Repairs of this
the requirements of Section 14. nature shall be made by completely removing the defect,
12.3 Straightness-Finished pipe shall be commercially cleaning the cavity, and then welding.
straighl. When specific straightness requirements are desired, 15.2 AII repaired pipe shall be tested hydrostatically in
the order should so state, and the tolerances shall be a matter of accordance with Section 11, unless otherwise specified in 11.3.
agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturero
16. Inspection
12.4 Ovality-Out-oFroundness- The difference between
16.1 The inspector representing the purchaser shall have
major and minor outside diameter shall not exceed I %. Closer
entry at all times while work on the contract of the purchaser
tolerances may be established by agreement between the
is being performed. to all parts of the manufacturer's works
manufacturer and the purchaser. Where the DíT (outside
that concern the manufacture of the material ordered. The
diameter/wall thickness) is over 120, internal bracing should be
manufacturer shall afford the inspector all reasonable facilities
utilized to achieve sizing of ends and ovality shall be by
to satisfy him that the material is being furnished in accordance
agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser.
with this specification. All tests and inspection shall be made at
13. Lengths the place of manufacture prior to shipment and unless other-
wise specified, shall be so conducted as not to interfere
13.1 Pipe lengths shall be supplied in accordance with the
unnecessarily with the operation of the works. If agreed upon,
following regular practice:
the manufacturer shall notify the purchaser in time so that he
13.1.1 The lengths shall be as specified on the order with a
may have his inspector present to witness any part of the
tolerance of :t 1J2 in. (13 mm), except that the shorter lengths
manufacture 01'tests that may be desired. The certification shall
from which test coupons have been cut may al so be shipped.
include reference to this speciflcation and the pipe grade
13.1.2 When random lengths are specified. pipe shall be
(ASTM pIate specification designation and plate grade, when
furnished in lengths having a minimum average of 29 ft (9 m)
applicable).
with a minimum length of 20 ft (6 m), but not more than 5 %
may be under 25 ft (8 m). 16.2 Certijication-Upon request of the purchaser in the
contract or order, a manufacturer's cel1ification that the mate-
13.2 Pipe lengths containing circumferentially welded joints
rial was manufactured and tested in accordance with this
(Note 8) shall be permitted by agreement between the manu-
specification together with a report of the chemical and tensile
facturer and the purchaser. Tests of these welded joints shall be
tests shall be furnished. When hydrostatic test is omitted, the
made in accordance with the procedure tests specified in certificate shall include the letters "NH."
Section 9 and the production weld tests specified in Section 10.
The number of production weld tests shall be one per each 10t 17. Rejection
of 100 joints 01' fraction thereof, but nat less than one for each 17.1 Each length of pipe received from the manufacturer
welder 01' welding operator. may be inspected by the purchaser and, if it does not meet the

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requirements of this specification based on the inspection and tests shall be furnished. The pipe grade shall be identified by
test method as outlined in the specification. the length may be the plate specification designation (year date not required) and
rejected, and the manufacturer shall be notified. Disposition of the plate grade (where applicable).
rejected pipe shall be a matter of agreement between the
manufacturer and the purchaser. 19. Product Marking
17.2 Pipe found in fabrication ar in installation to be 19.1 Each section of pipe shall be marked with the manu-
unsuitable for the intended use, under the scope and require- facturer's distinguishing marking, this specification number,
ments of this specification, may be set aside and the manufac- and the pipe grade. The marking need not include the year date
turer notified. Such pipe shall be subject to mutual investiga- of the pipe 01' plate specification.
tion as to the nature and severity of the deficiency and the 19.2 Bar Coding-ln addition to the requirements in 19.1,
farming 01' installation, 01' both, conditions involved. Disposi- bar coding is acceptable as a supplemental identification
tion shall be a matter of agreement between the purchaser and method. The purchaser may specify in the arder a specific bar
the manufacturero coding system to be used.
18. Certification
20. Protective Coating
18.1 Upon request of the purchaser in the contract 01' order,
a manufacturer' s certification that the material was manufac- 20.1 If agreed upon between the purchaser and the
tured and tested in accordance with this specification, including manufacturer, the pipe shall be given a protective coating ofthe
year date, together with a report of the chemical and tensile kind and in the manner specified by the purchaser.

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