HALFAYA PROJECT SURFACE FACILITY

PHASE FOUR
WATER INJECTION WELLS TIE-INS IN Y2021

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HFY-CON/F&C1116-1139/01

WATER INJECTION WELLS TIE-INS IN Y2021

HARDNESS TEST PROCEDURE

Saroj Das 11-11-22

RE-ISSUED FOR
1 31/10/2022 Gu Yongqiang Meng Jiasheng Chen Jianda Jiang Xinke
CONSTRUCTION
ISSUED FOR
0 24/10/2022 Gu Yongqiang Meng Jiasheng Chen Jianda Jiang Xinke
CONSTRUCTION

REV. DESCRIPTION DATE PREP’D CHK’D REV’D APP’D

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REVISION HISTORY

Rev. Date Description of Change

A 05.10.2022 ISSUED FOR APPROVAL
B 15.10.2022 RE-ISSUED FOR APPROVAL
0 24.10.2022 ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION
1 31.10.2022 RE-ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION
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CONTENTS

1.0 GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................4

2.0 DEFINITION ...................................................................................................................................4

3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS, CODES AND STANDARDS ........................................................ 4

4.0 ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 4

5.0 PERSONNEL .................................................................................................................................5

6.0 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................5

7.0 TESTING METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................................... 5

8.0 EVALUATION ................................................................................................................................6

9.0 HARDNESS TEST REPORT FORM ............................................................................................ 7

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1.0 GENERAL

Hardness is the property of a material that enables it to resist plastic deformation, penetration,
indentation, and scratching. Therefore, hardness is important from an engineering standpoint
because resistance to wear by either friction or erosion by steam, oil, and water generally
increases with hardness.
The Hardness Test Procedure is intended to be used to control the quality of welding and meet
the requirements of relative standard and PCH specification. This procedure applies to test the
weld metal and HAZ hardness of DSS S31803 pipes and components for WATER INJECTION
WELLS TIE-INS IN Y2021.

2.0 DEFINITION

WORD MEANING
COMPANY PetroChina International Iraq FZE Iraq Branch
CONTRACTOR XYNM (Jiangsu Xinyang New Material Co., Ltd)
Shall Indicates a mandatory requirement
Indicates a strong recommendation to comply with the
Should
Requirements of this document

3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS, CODES AND STANDARDS

ASME BPVC Section II Part A-2013

ASTM E 92 Standard Test Method for Vickers Hardness of Metallic Materials
DIN EN ISO 6507 Vickers hardness test
DIN EN ISO 6508-1 Rockwell B hardness test
DIN EN ISO 6506-1 Brinell hardness test
DIN 50159-1 Metallic materials - Hardness testing with the UCI method - Part 1:Test method
DIN 50159-2 Metallic materials - Hardness testing with the UCI method - Part 2: Verification
and calibration of the testing devices
HFY-GEN-PIP-SPC-0017_D Specification for Duplex and Super Duplex Stainless Piping
Welding

4.0 ABBREVIATIONS

DSS Duplex Stainless Steel

HAZ Heat Affected Zone
SDSS Super Duplex Stainless Steel
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5.0 PERSONNEL

The person who performs the test has to follow the principles which are mentioned in this
procedure. The person will be guided and supported by the responsible QC Manager.

6.0 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

Equipment Name : Portable hardness tester

Manufacturer /Model : TM Teck /THL 370(One sample) or other model

7.0 TESTING METHODOLOGY

Hardness testing shall be conducted on a 20% random sampling of all production welds. Base
metal, welds metal and HAZ shall be tested. Testing shall be conducted with portable hardness
testers, and maximum allowable individual value shall not exceed 26HRC for DSS and 28HRC
for SDSS.
7.1 Hardness Test Location
Location 1: Base metal, Approximately 100 mm away from the HAZ.
Location 2: Heat affected zone, approximately within 5 mm from the fusion line.
Location 3: Weldment.

7.2 Calibration
7.2.1 Before starting with the measuring on products the current error of the equipment has to
be verified by using a calibration block. Calibration shall have within maximum 3 Month Validity
during the Test.
7.2.2 The arithmetic average value shall consist of 3 single values taken from the calibration
block.
7.2.3 Preparation of test surface
Mechanical Pre-cleaning and Dissolve residues sticking to surfaces, e.g. scale, slag, rust etc. by
brushing or rough grinding.
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7.2.4 The test surface shall be bare material, lubricant-free and flat. The roughness level
depends firstly of the size of the dot. The smallest the most preparation expense has to be done
– grinding/polishing with grid 240 is sufficient.
7.2.5 Please be aware that the hardness values will be affected by heating during grinding, cold
forming or decarburization etc.
7.2.6 Temperature during testing 10°C to 65°C
7.2.7 Positioning the test specimen -place the test specimen in the appropriate fixture or on the
tester stage so that the test surface is perpendicular to the indenter axis.

8.0 EVALUATION

8.1 The hardness values shall not exceed 26 HRC for DSS & 28 HRC for SDSS. Specifically
refer to part 7.2.5 of HFY-GEN-PIP-SPC-0017, which shall be studied before performing the test.
Each joint shall be tested at 4 locations (12, 3, 6, 9 o’clock) including Base Metal (2 sides) HAZ
(2 sides) and weld metal.
8.2 In case that the values are out of this range the following necessary measures shall be done:
8.2.1 other test equipment, if possible static hardness tester ( HV 10 or Brinell).If the Test Will
be done by HV or Brinell, then the applicable values shall be mentioned based on conversion
with HRC Values.
8.2.2 and / or other measurement location and increasing the area
8.2.3 and / or again new preparation of the test surface
8.2.4 and / or verifying the yield strength ratio which can be determined from the material
certificate
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9.0 HARDNESS TEST REPORT FORM

Duplex & Super Duplex

5165- Record No.:
HT Stainless Steel Hardness
Test Record
Hardness Test Value( HV 10 )
Sr. Size
Weld Locatio
No Line No. Material (Dia x Base Base
No. n HAZ Weld HAZ
. Thk) Metal Metal

1
2
(1)
3
4
1
2
(2)
3
4
1
2
(3)
3
4
1
2
(4)
3
4

Hardness Test Equipment Information

Equipment Type Brand Name
Serial Number Calibration Due Date

Contractor PMC
Name
Signature

Date