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Specifications

US  ASTM : American Society for Testing and Materials AISI : American Iron and Steel Institute ANSI : American National Standards InstituteNACE : National Association for Corrosion Engineers

 ASME : American Society of Mechanical Engineers API : American Petroleum InstituteSAE : Society for Automotive Engineers AMS : Aeronautical Materials Society AWS : American Welding SocietySSPC : Steel Structures Painting Council AWWA : American Water Works Association

Germany DIN : Deutsches Institut fur Normung e.VDNV : Det Norske Veritas

Great Briton BSI : British Standards Institution

France  AFNORItaly UNIBelgium NBNJapan JIS

Others PFI : Pipe Fabrication InstituteTEMA : Standard of the tubular exchanger manufacturers associationEJMA : Standards of the Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association

EEMUA : Engineering Equipment and Materials Users AssociationISO : International Organization for StandardizationEN : European Legislation and Standards ServiceOGP : Oil & Gas Producers

SHELL DEP : Design and Engineering Practice

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 ASTM -Testing 

S.No. Specification Description

Mechanical 

E8 Tension testing

E23 Impact Testing

E9 Compression testing of metallic materials at RT

E10 Brinell hardness of metallic materials

E18 Rockwell hardness and Rockwell superficial hardness of  metallic materials

E190 Guided bend test for ductility of weldsE290 Semi-guided bend test for ductility of metallic materialsE855 Bend testing of metallic flat materials for spring applications

E92 Vickers hardness of metallic materials

E448 Scleroscope Hardness Testing of metallic materials

 A370 Standard test methods and definitions for Mechanical Testing

of Steel products-PE4 Practice for force verification of testing machines

D610

MetallographyE3 Preparation of metallographic specimensE407 Microetching metals and alloysE340 Macroetching metals and alloysE384 Microhardness of materialsE112 Grain size average, determiningE1382 Grain size average, using semi automated image analyzer E7 Terms relating to metallographyE1351 Field Metallographic replicas

CorrosionG46 Std. guide for examination and evaluation of pitting corrosionG48 Std. test method for pitting and crevice corrosion resistance of 

stainless steel and related alloy by use of ferric chloride sol.G61 Std. Test method for conducting cyclic polarization

measurements for localized corrosion susceptibility of Iron,Nickel and cobalt based alloys

G170 Standard guide for evaluating and qualifying oil filed andrefinery corrosion inhibitors

G 94 Std. Guide for evaluating metals in oxygen service A751 Test methods, practices and definitions for chemical analysis

of steel products.

NDT E94 RT-Std. Guide for radiographic examinationE165 LPTE213 UTE273 UT of welded zones of welded pipe and tubingE309 ETE570 Flux leakageE709

MPI

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 ASTM 

Plate A516 Standard specification for pressure vessel plates, carbon

steel, for moderate and lower temperature service A537 Standard specification for Pressure vessel plates, Heat

treated, Carbon- Manganese-Silicon steel A20 Standard Specification for General Requirements for steel

plates for pressure vessels

Process piping A106 Standard specification for seamless carbon steel pipe for high

temperature service A333 Standard specification for Nickel-Molybdenum alloy plate,

sheet and strip

Fittings A234 Standard specification for piping fittings of wrought carbon

steel and alloy steel for moderate and high temperatureservice

 A420 Standard specification for Piping fittings of Wrought CarbonSteel and alloy steel for low temperature service

 A860 Standard specification for Wrought High Strength Low-alloy

steel butt welding fittingsSteel castings A216 Standard specification for Steel castings, carbon, suitable for 

fusion welding, for high temperature service A352 Standard specification for Steel castings, ferritic and

martensitic, for pressure containing parts, suitable for lowtemperature service.

Forgings A105 Standard specification for Carbon steel forgings for piping

applications A350 Standard specification for Carbon and low alloy steel forgings,

requiring notch toughness testing for piping componentsBolts & Nuts

 A193 Standard specification for Alloy steel and stainless steelbolting materials for high temperature service

 A194 Standard specification for Carbon and alloy steel Nuts for Bolts for high pressure or High temperature service, or both

 A320 Standard specification for Alloy steel and stainless steelbolting materials for low temperature service

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 API 

S.No. Specification Description653 Std Tank inspection, Repair, Alteration and reconstruction578 RP Material verification program for new and existing alloy piping579 RP Fitness for service580 RP Risk Based Inspection (RBI)600 RP Bolted bonnet steel gate valves for petroleum and natural

industries.2A LRFD RP Recommended practice for planning, designing and

constructing fixed offshore platforms load and resistancefactor design.

2B Spec. Specification for the fabrication of structural steel pipe2H Spec. Specification for Carbon Manganese steel plates for offshore

platform tubular joints.5L Spec. Specification for line pipe5CT Specification for Casing and Tubing5LD Spec. Specification for CRA clad or lined steel pipe15LR Spec. Spec. for low pressure fiber glass line pipe15HR Spec. Spec. for high pressure fiberglass line pipe.15LE Spec. Spec. polyethylene line pipe (PE)

15LT Spec. Spec. for PVC lined steel tubular goods530 Std. Calculation heater tube thickness in petroleum refineries570 Code Piping inspection code Inspection, repair, alteration and re-

rating of in-line service piping system.620 Std. Design and construction of large welded low pressure storage

tanks.650 Std. Welded steel tanks for oil storage660 Std. Shell and tube heat exchangers for general refinery services1110 RP Pressure testing of liquid petroleum pipelines510 Code Pressure vessel inspection code: maintenance inspection

rating, repair and alteration.572 RP Inspection of pressure vessels (towers, drums, reactors, heat

exchangers and condensers)573 RP Inspection of fixed boilers and heaters574 RP Inspection practices for piping system components14E RP Design and installation of offshore production platform piping

systems5A3 RP Thread compounds for casing, tubing and line pipe5B Spec Spec. for threading, gauging and thread inspection of casing,

tubing and linepipe threads.1104 RP Welding of pipeline related facilities

1160 Std. Integrity management

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NACE 

RP 0102 Inline InspectionRP 0169 Control of external corrosion on underground or submerged

metallic piping systems.RP 0572 Design, installation, operation and maintenance of impressed

current deep ground beds.RP 0575 Internal cathodic protection systems in oil treating vesselsRP 0775 Preparation and installation of corrosion coupons and

interpretation of test data in oilfield operationsRP 0285 Corrosion control of underground storage tanks systems by

cathodic protectionRP 0192 Monitoring corrosion in oil and gas production with iron countsRP 0487 Filed corrosion evaluation using metallic test specimensRP 0399 Plant applied external coal tar enamel pipe coating systemsRP 0102 Inline inspection of pipelinesTM 0284 Evaluation of pipelines and pressure vessel steels for 

resistance to hydrogen induced crackingMR 0175/ISO15156

Petroleum and natural gas industries – Materials for use inH2S containing environments in oil and gas production

RP 0178

MR 0103 Material resistant to sulfide stress cracking in corrosivepetroleum refining environmentMR 0174 Recommendation selecting inhibitors for use as sucker thread

lubricantMR 0176 Metallic material for sucker rod pumps for corrosive oil filed

pump equipment

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 ASME 

Sec. I Power boilersSec. II Material specifications

Part A: FerrousPart B: Non- ferrousPart C: Welding rods, electrodes and filler metalsPart D: Properties

Sec. III Nuclear power plant components divisionSec. IV Heating boilersSec. V NDTSec. VI Recommended rules for care and operation of heating boilersSec. VII Recommended rules for care of power boilersSec. VIII Pressure vessels

Div.1: Construction of pressure vesselsDiv.2: Alternative rulesDiv.3:

Sec. IX Welding and brazing qualificationSec. X Fiberglass reinforced plastic pressure vesselsSec. XI Rules for in-service inspection of nuclear reactor coolant

systems.

B 31.3 Pressure process pipingB 31.4 Pipeline transportation systems for liquid hydrocarbons and

other liquidsB 31.8 Gas transmission and distribution piping systemsB 31.8S Integrity appendixB 31G Manual for Determining the remaining strength of corroded

pipelines

BS 

EN ISO 16812 Petroleum and natural gas industries – Shell-and tube heatexchangers

BS 3606 Specification for Steel tubes for heat exchangers

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 AWS 

D1.1 Structural welding codeD1.3 Structural welding code – sheet steel (<3 mm)D1.6 Structural welding code – Stainless steel A2.4 Symbols for welding, brazing and non destructive examination A3.0 Standard welding terms and definitions A4.2 Procedure for calibration Magnetic Instruments to measure

the delta ferrite content austenitic and Duplex ferritic austeniticstainless steel weld metal

 A4.3 Standard methods for determination of the diffusible hydrogencontent of martensitic, bainitic, and ferritic steel weld metalproduced by arc welding

 A5.01 Filler metal procurement guide lines A5.1 Spec for carbon steel electrodes for shielded metal arc

welding A5.2 Spec. for carbon and low alloy steel rods for Oxyfuel gas

welding A5.4 Spec for stainless steel electrodes for shielded metal arc

welding

QP specific requirement to Carbon steel product forms:

1.0 Casing and tubing API 5CT Grade L-80Type -1 Seamless; %C-0.43 Mn-1.9 Ni-0.25 Cu-0.35 P-0.03 S-0.03 Si-0.45 Condition QThardness <22 HRC

2.0 Plate (Pressure vessel)A516 Gr.55 to 70 A537 Class 1 Normalized and stress relieved condition