ASME B16.9-2012, paragraph 6.2.4 states:
"Although the elbow intended for field-segmenting must meet the requirements of this Standard, once the field-segmented elbow is cut, it is not a B16.9 product."
Now the question arises, does the manufacturer continue to be liable for the elbow?
My...
Hi everybody,
I think I have answered my own question, but I want your opinions to doubleckeck.
Dilemma:
If we buy unqualified source material and test each piece of steel (product analysis only) and the material is marked with the same steel heat number by the mill, are we allowed to then...
Hi Kiwi,
thanks for your reply.
On the finished material we have our code number.
On the finished material MTRs we have our code number as well as the heat number from the starting material. This allows the customer to trace the fitting back to our MTR and from our MTR to the starting material...
Hi everybody,
We just had a Aramco inspector reject a bunch of our fittings (acc. to ASTM A234) because he wants the heat number (as issued by the steel mill) instead of our traceability code number marked on the fittings.
ASTM A234 requires "and the heat number or the manufacturer’s heat...
