AWS SPECIFICATION 003

LINEPIPE REQUIREMENTS (CARBON STEEL-SEAMED)

JBBS - JAWS (OD =/> 400 mm)
DOC. TITLE AWS SPECIFICATION 003 PREPARED BY : Lito Apostol
REV. 1 REVIEWED Kevin Ahern
DATE 27 NOVEMBER, 2003 APPROVED Clyde Noel

ITEM CHARACTERISTIC TO BE TESTED EXTENT OF TEST TOLERANCE

A. DIMENSIONS
1 INTERNAL DIAMETER (Ovality)
• INTERNAL DIAMETER PIPE ENDS, 400mm < OD Nom < 610mm 100%(Note 1 & 7) - 0.4mm / + 1.0mm
• INTERNAL DIAMETER PIPE END, OD Nom = or > 610mm 100%(Note 1 & 7) - 0.8mm / + 1.6mm
2 OUTSIDE DIAMETER
± 0.75% OD Nom
• DIAMETER PIPE BODY, 400mm < OD Nom < 610mm 20%(Note 2 & 3) but max of +/- 1.5 mm
whichever is lesser
± 0.50% OD Nom
• DIAMETER PIPE BODY, OD Nom = or > 610mm 20%(Note 2 & 3) but max of +/- 4 mm
whichever is lesser
OUT OF ROUNDNESS, PIPE ENDS
1.0 % ID or IDmax -
3
• OUT OF ROUNDNESS, PIPE ENDS 100% (Note 7) IDmin ≤ 5.0mm max
whichever is lesser
OUT OF ROUNDNESS, PIPE BODY
1.5 %OD or ODmax -
4 ODmin ≤ 10.0mm
• OUT OF ROUNDNESS, PIPE BODY 20%(Note 2 & 3)
whichever is lesser
LOCAL OUT OF ROUNDNESS
< 0.5% ID Nom but
5 Max. 1.5mm
• LOCAL OUT OF ROUNDNESS (Gage length to be OD/2 with max. 300mm) 100% (Note 7)
whichever is lesser
WALL THICKNESS
t </= 15 mm +/- 0.5 mm
6
15 mm < t < 20 mm 100% +/- 0.75 mm
t > 20 mm +/- 1.0 mm
STRAIGHTNESS
7
• STRAIGHTNESS 20%(Note 2) ≤ 0.15% of length
END SQUARENESS
8
• END SQUARENESS 20%(Note 2) 1.6mm from true 90°
RADIAL OFFSET
9 0.1 x nom. WT but Max.
• RADIAL OFFSET 20%(Note 2)
1.5mm whichever is lesser
WEIGHT OF EACH SINGLE PIPE
10 -3.5% / + 10% of
• WEIGHT OF EACH SINGLE PIPE 20%(Note 2)
nominal weight
WEIGHT OF 50 PIPE JOINT LOT
11
• WEIGHT OF 50 PIPE JOINT LOT 100% -1.75% of nominal weight
PIPE LENGTH
12
• PIPE LENGTH 100% L ± 300mm
B. CHEMISTRY
1 • CALCIUM CONTENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO MAX. OF 0.004% FOR LINEPIPES TO BE WELDED USING AWS SYSTEM
C. OTHERS
1 • MAGNETISM SHALL BE LESS THAN 20 GAUSS.

2 • INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LONGITUDINAL SEAM TO BE GROUND FLUSH FOR ABOUT 5" (125mm) BOTH SIDES.

3 • BEVEL SHOULD BE 12° ± 2.5° (UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED).

4 • NO SPIRALLY WELDED PIPE.

1. ID TOLERANCES ARE APPLIED TO NOMINAL THEORETICAL ID (OD - 2 x WT = ID). THE USE
NOTE :
OF Pi TAPES IS MANDATORY
2. MINIMUM OF THREE PIPES PER EVERY SHIFT.
3. DIMENSIONS OF PIPE BODY TO BE MEASURED APPROXIMATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PIPE
LENGTH.
4. CARBON STEEL SEAMLESS PIPE (</= 457 mm OD) refer to AWS Spec 004
5. DO NOT USE THIS SPEC FOR CRA LINEPIPES. REFER TO AWS SPEC 002
6. THE PREFERRED MANUFACTURING METHOD IS UOE. ALTERNATIVES SUCH
AS 3-ROLL BENDING / CRIMPING MILLS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO NON-
CONFORMITY OF LOCAL OUT-OF-ROUNDNESS (LOOR).
7. DIMENSIONS TO BE TAKEN WITHIN 100MM OF PIPE ENDS