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  • API 5L8 : 1996

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    RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR FIELD INSPECTION OF NEW LINE PIPE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  20-02-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2015

    Publisher:  American Petroleum Institute

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    1. SCOPE AND APPLICATION
    2. REFERENCES
    3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
    4. QUALITY ASSURANCE
    5. QUALIFICATION OF INSPECTION PERSONNEL
    6. GENERAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE
    7. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA, DISPOSITION, AND
        RESPONSIBILITY
    8. VISUAL AND DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION
    9. HARDNESS TESTING
    10. MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION (MPI)
    11. ELECTROMAGNETIC INSPECTION
    12. RESIDUAL MAGNETISM AND DEMAGNETIZATION
    13. GAMMA RAY WALL THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
    14. ELECTROMAGNETIC GRADE COMPARISON
    15. ULTRASONIC INSPECTION
    16. EVALUATION OF IMPERFECTIONS AND DEVIATIONS
    17. MARKING
    APPENDIX A - ORDERING INFORMATION

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    Gives practices recommended for use in the inspection of new line pipe subsequent to production by the manufacturer.

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    Development Note Also available in RUSSIAN version, see API 5L8 RUSSIAN. (03/2012) Also available in Kazakh version, see API 5L8 KAZAKH. (09/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Product Note Reconfirmed 1996
    Publisher American Petroleum Institute
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    API 5T1 : 2017 IMPERFECTION AND DEFECT TERMINOLOGY
    ASNT SNT TC 1A : 2016 TOPICAL OUTLINES FOR QUALIFICATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING PERSONNEL
    API 5L : 2012 LINE PIPE
    ASTM E 110 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Rockwell and Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials by Portable Hardness Testers
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