Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-010 1 January 2018

Quality Requirements for Pressure Retaining Instruments
Document Responsibility: Instrumentation Standards Committee

Contents
1 Scope.............................................................. 2
2 Conflicts and Deviations................................. 2
3 References...................................................... 2
4 Purchase Order Information............................ 4
5 General Requirements.................................... 4
6 Specific Requirements by Product Type......... 6
7 Inspection and Testing Requirements............ 7
8 Other Miscellaneous Requirements................ 8
Revision Summary................................................ 9

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1 Scope

This specification, together with the applicable instrument specification sheet and
inspection form, defines the minimum inspection and testing requirements for pressure
retaining instruments used for process measurement.

Requirements of this document are in addition to the existing requirements, if any, that
are stated in individual equipment SAMSS.

Pressure retaining instruments include, but are not limited to, cone meters, flow nozzles,
level gauges, magnetic flowmeters, orifice assemblies, thermowells, turbine flowmeters,
ultrasonic flowmeters, venturi tubes, and vortex flowmeters.

Specifically excluded from the scope are: valves, transmitters, manifolds, and analyzer
systems.

2 Conflicts and Deviations

Any conflicts between this document and other applicable Mandatory Saudi Aramco
Engineering Requirements (MSAERs) shall be addressed to the EK&RD Coordinator.

Any deviation from the requirements herein shall follow internal company procedure
SAEP-302.

3 References

Material or equipment supplied in accordance with this specification shall comply with
the latest edition of the references listed below, unless otherwise noted.

3.1 Saudi Aramco References

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure

SAEP-302 Waiver of a Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering
Requirement

Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard

SAES-A-206 Positive Material Identification

Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements

Form 175-341700 Pressure Retaining Instruments

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Saudi Aramco Form and Data Sheet

NMR-7907 Non-material Requirements for Instrumentation
(General)

3.2 Industry Codes and Standards

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
ASME B16.36 Orifice Flanges
ASME/ANSI B16.47 Large Diameter Steel Flanges
ASME B31.3 Chemical Plant and Petroleum Refinery Piping
ASME SEC VIII Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
ASME SEC IX Qualification Standard for Welding and Brazing
Procedures, Welders, Brazers, and Welding and
Brazing Operators

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM A956 Standard Test Method for Leeb Hardness Testing of
Steel Products
ASTM E10 Test Method for Brinnell Hardness of Metallic
Materials
ASTM E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic
Materials
ASTM E165 Standard Test Method for Liquid Penetrant
Examination

European Norm
EN 10204 Inspection Documents, Metal Products, Steel,
Nonferrous Metals, Material Testing

International Organization for Standardization / National Association of

Corrosion Engineers
NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries-
Materials for use in H2S-Containing
Environments in Oil and Gas Production
NACE TM0284 Standard Test Method - Evaluation of Pipeline
and Pressure Vessel Steels for Resistance to
Hydrogen-Induced Cracking

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4 Purchase Order Information

The following information shall be included in the Purchase Order:

a) Size and connection type of the pressure retaining instrument
b) Material and grade of the pressure retaining instrument
c) End details and Material specification of matching pipe or nozzle
d) Maximum working pressure and temperature
e) Sour or other corrosive Service, if applicable
f) Additional material and testing requirements; if applicable

5 General Requirements

5.1 General

Pressure retaining instruments shall be tested, examined, and qualified as

specified in this SAMSS in addition to the established manufacturer tests and
applicable Industry Standard requirements. Nothing in this Specification shall
be construed as waiving any mandatory requirement of the manufacturer or the
applicable Industry Standard.

Design and pressure rating of pressure retaining instruments shall be established

as per the requirements of ASME B31.3 Section 304.

All material for use in wet, sour services shall be resistant to sulfide stress
cracking (SSC) in accordance with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156. Devices exposed
to an environment with > 50 ppmw total sulfide content in the aqueous phase
require the use of HIC resistant material. HIC test shall be carried out and
reported in accordance with NACE TM0284 as applicable.

5.2 Material Source and Traceability

Raw materials (plates, bars, forgings pipes and components, etc.) to be used for
the manufacturing of pressure retaining components shall be sourced from
known and authorized suppliers. This means suppliers that are audited and
approved by the manufacturer and included in his sub-supplier list.

All materials used for construction of the pressure retaining parts shall be
in accordance with EN 10204, 3.1 Mill Certificate as minimum.
Welding consumable shall be with EN 10204, 2.2 Certificate as minimum.

At the time of quotation, the device manufacturer shall include a statement for
country of origin, if other than the point of shipment. Traceability of finished
materials shall extend back to the original steel making facility.
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5.3 Product Quality Plan

Prior to first time production, manufacturers whose quality systems and/or

products have been assessed and approved by the Vendor Inspection Division
(VID) and Engineering Services, shall submit on a one time basis, a Product
Quality Plan which includes the steps taken to ensure that all requirements of
this specification will be included in the Manufacturer's Materials Control and
Process Control Documents. This Plan shall identify:
a Products offered
b) Materials to be used
c) Processes performed by the manufacturer
d) Processes performed by others
e) Protective coatings and packaging.
f) All required testing and inspection for various products.

5.4 Welding Activities

All welding activities shall be carried out by qualified personnel and on the basis
of qualified procedures, and shall be continuously monitored and checked to
ensure compliance.

Welding procedures and welders shall be qualified in accordance with the

provisions of ASME SEC IX of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
Welding procedures, performance of welders and welding operators at the
foundry and manufacturer shall also meet the requirements of ASME A488 and
other ASME codes if applicable.

All welds must meet the minimum quality requirements of ASME B31.3.

Dissimilar metal welds between ferritic steel and either austenitic stainless steel,
duplex stainless steel, or nickel-based alloys as well as use of stainless steel or
nickel-based filler metals on ferritic steel are not permitted for pressure
containing welds in sour service.

Carbon-equivalent (CE) of the steel used shall be verified to ensure that

weldability issues associated with carbon steel are avoided.

Brackets and other attached parts welded on the mechanical equipment, if any,
shall have full length welds. Intermittent welding is prohibited. Attached parts
material shall be selected to prevent galvanic corrosion.

All parts, welds and heat-affected zones of welds, exposed to wet sour service,
shall meet the hardness and heat treatment requirements as specified in
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NACE MR0175/ISO 15156. This includes materials under overlays, plating or

coatings.

All welding procedures and welding performance qualification records shall be

made available to Buyer's Inspector for review.

5.5 Flange Ends

All flange installations shall be designed in accordance with ASME B16.5,

B16.36, or B16.47. The following design codes are referenced for new flanges:

 ASME B16.5: Class 150 thru 2500, ½” through 24”

 ASME B16.36: Orifice Flanges
 ASME B16.47 Series A: Large Diameter Flanges Class 150 thru 900

6 Specific Requirements by Product Type

The following requirements are in addition to the General Inspection and Testing
requirements detailed in Section 7 of this document.

6.1 ORIFICE FLANGES AND PLATES

6.1.1 Casting Orifice flanges are not recommended.

6.1.2 Orifice plates shall be delivered with the appropriate flange facing finish
to close with required gasket.

6.1.3 Material and hardness of Ring Type Joint (RTJ) orifice plate holder shall
be checked to ensure no leakage exists.

6.1.4 Only material and dimensional verification is required.

6.2 VENTURI TUBES, METER RUNS AND FLOW NOZZLES

6.2.1 Tube thickness at any point shall be equal or larger than pipe thickness.

6.2.2 Hydrostatic test and radiographic test of welded areas shall be done per
Section 7 of this document.

6.3 LEVEL GAUGES

6.3.1 To avoid leakages of level gauges, it is recommended that the level

gauge body be machined to house a gasket between body and glass.

6.3.2 Unions between level gauges body and level gauges valves shall be
avoided.
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6.3.3 The complete level gauge assembly shall be hydrostatically tested with
all studs and nuts torqued to the appropriate values recommended by the
manufacturer.

6.4 THERMOWELLS

6.4.1 Thermowells shall be tapered and machined from barstock material.

6.4.2 All thermowells shall be internally hydro tested.

6.4.3 Ultrasonic test of full penetration welds between flange and well shall be
conducted for flanged thermowells on high pressure services (ANSI 900#
rating and above) or in processes handling hydrogen, corrosive or
dangerous fluids.

6.4.4 Additional welded areas, if any, shall be subjected to radiographic tests,

e.g., multipoint thermowell end.

6.4.5 Frequency/Stress calculation shall be performed on all intruding elements

such as pitot tube, thermowell, etc. In addition, these calculations shall be
attached to the respective Instrument Specification Sheet (ISS).

6.4.6 Use of any special design thermowell, such as helical type shall be
avoided.

7 Inspection and Testing Requirements

7.1 General

The pressure retaining devices are subject to inspection by the Saudi Aramco
Inspection Representative per Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements Form
175-341700 attached to the Purchase Order.

7.2 Visual Examination and Dimensional Check

General appearance, workmanship and fit-up shall be acceptable in accordance

with ASME B31.3. Weld surfaces shall show a smooth contour. Dimensions of
the device shall be checked against applicable standards and approved Vendor's
Drawings.

7.3 Dye Penetrant or Magnetic Particle Testing

All welds shall be tested using one of the following methods:

 Dye penetrant (color contrast penetrant) in accordance with ASTM E165.
Acceptance criteria shall be per “Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code,”

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ASME SEC VIII D1, Appendix 8.

 Magnetic particle tested in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, Appendix 6.

7.4 Radiography

Fabricated Welds shall be 100% (or as decided by Inspection Office)

radiographed and evaluated in accordance with the applicable ANSI/ASME
standard with a minimum casting quality factor of 0.95.

7.5 Hydrotest

Hydrotest shall be performed on all bodies in accordance with

ANSI/ASME B31.3.

Chloride content of hydrotest water shall not exceed 50 ppm and the device
should be dried and cleaned after hydrotest.

7.6 Positive Material Identification (PMI)

PMI shall be conducted randomly on finished tubes or nozzles on each lot

before dispatch. A minimum of 10% of tubes in each heat must be tested.
Internal manufacturer procedure can be followed for conducting PMI.

Saudi Aramco representative may select the items for testing, prior to
manufacturing.

Acceptation criteria shall be as detailed in SAES-A-206.

PMI shall include the weld for items welded with addition of filler metal.

7.7 Hardness Tests

Hardness tests, when required by specified service and/or material specification,

shall be conducted by the Vendor on all wetted parts in accordance with
ASTM E10, ASTM E18 or ASTM A956 Leeb hardness test.

8 Other Miscellaneous Requirements

8.1 Nonmaterial Requirements

The supplier shall provide nonmaterial items as shown on Form NMR-7907.

8.2 Identification

The following information shall be stamped/embossed on a stainless steel tag

permanently attached to the meter body:
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 Manufacturer
 Part/Model No.
 Serial No.
 Instrument Tag No.
 Nominal Size
 ANSI Class (Flange Rating)
 Material of Construction
 Functional data as applicable, e.g., Capacity Data, K-Factor, etc.

8.3 Preparation for Shipping

The device shall have desiccant included and shall be air-tightly wrapped in
shrink-wrap or equivalent.

Revision Summary
24 April 2012 New Saudi Aramco Materials System Specification.
15 September 2016 Major revision to aligned this SAMSS with SAES-J-100 on thermowell wake frequency
calculations and Hydrogen Induced Cracking (HIC) testing for sour application. This
revision proposes enhancements that are summarized below:
1) Added requirement for wake frequency calculations as per ASME PTC 19.3 TW-2010
for thermowells. This aligns with other Saudi Aramco and industry standards.
2) Inline devices exposed to an environment with 50 ppmw total sulfide content in the
aqueous phase require the use of HIC resistant material. HIC test shall be carried out
and reported in accordance with NACE TM0284 as applicable.
3) Carbon-equivalent (CE) of the steel used shall be verified to ensure that weldability
issues associated with carbon steel are avoided.
4) Use of any special design thermowell, such as helical strake type requires prior written
approval of the General Supervisor, Process Automation Systems Division, Process &
Control Systems Department.
1 January 2018 Editorial revision to rewrite paragraph 6.4.6.

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