As I said, whatever pipes not complying with spec. are rejected. However, it is extremely huge order, thousands of pipes, mostly complying with spec, and close to the depth limit. And the manufacturer didn't even argue with the rejection of non-complaint pipes.
Thanks for reply. Actually it is API 5L material. The spec. calls for 0.4 mm maximum pits depth. some pipes are exceeding this limit and hence rejected and they are many. Not sure if we are running into this what would be the percentage of poor workmanship. This is also supported with high rate...
Dear All, I got a question on one of the major issue we are facing with one of the manufacturer.
We procure a pipeline material and during the visit to the mill we found many pitted areas on the pipe prior to the external coating.
Is there a specific method to accept/reject these pipes, i.e...
