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GB/T 31032-2023: Welding and acceptance standard for steel pipings and pipelines
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Basic data

Standard ID GB/T 31032-2023 (GB/T31032-2023)
Description (Translated English) Welding and acceptance standard for steel pipings and pipelines
Sector / Industry National Standard (Recommended)
Classification of Chinese Standard P94
Classification of International Standard 75.200; 25.160.40
Word Count Estimation 99,966
Date of Issue 2023-12-28
Date of Implementation 2024-04-01
Older Standard (superseded by this standard) GB/T 31032-2014
Issuing agency(ies) State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Standardization Administration

GB/T 31032-2023: Welding and acceptance standard for steel pipings and pipelines

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ICS 75:200;25:160:40 CCSP94 National Standards of People's Republic of China Replace GB/T 31032-2014 Steel pipeline welding and acceptance Published on 2023-12-28 2024-04-01 Implementation State Administration for Market Regulation Released by the National Standardization Administration Committee

Table of contents

Preface V 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and Definitions 2 4 Abbreviations 4 5 Basic regulations 5 5:1 Welding equipment and appliances 5 5:2 Materials 5 5:3 Personnel 5 5:4 Welding process 6 5:5 Welding environment 6 6 Welding procedure qualification 6 6:1 General provisions 6 6:2 Recording 6 6:3 Process Specification 6 6:4 Basic elements of welding procedure qualification 8 6:5 Welding of test pipe joints---Butt welding 10 6:6 Test of welded joints---butt welding 10 6:7 Welding of test pipe joints---fillet welding 21 6:8 Test of welded joints---fillet welding 21 7 Welder qualifications 22 7:1 General provisions 22 7:2 Job examination 22 7:3 Individual Qualifications 23 7:4 Full qualification24 7:5 Examination of appearance inspection of welding joint 25 7:6 Destructive testing 25 7:7 Non-destructive testing of test weldments---only for butt welding 28 7:8 Make-up exam 28 7:9 Record 28 8 On-site welding 28 8:1 General provisions 28 8:2 Nozzle set 28 8:3 Requirements for the use of mouthparts 29 8:4 Bevel 29 8:5 Climatic conditions 29 8:6 Workspace 29 8:7 Interlayer cleaning 29 8:8 Welding 29 8:9 Welding joint marking 30 8:10 Preheating, interpass temperature, postheating and postweld heat treatment 30 9 Weld inspection and personnel qualification30 9:1 Inspection content 30 9:2 Inspection methods 30 9:3 Requirements for non-destructive testing personnel30 10 Non-destructive testing acceptance 30 10:1 Ray detection, X-ray digital imaging detection and X-ray computer-aided imaging detection 30 10:2 Magnetic particle testing 35 10:3 Penetration Detection 36 10:4 Ultrasonic testing, fully automatic ultrasonic testing and phased array ultrasonic testing 36 10:5 Visual inspection of undercut37 10:6 Visual inspection of recesses 38 11 Defect removal and repair 38 11:1 Crack 38 11:2 Non-crack defects38 11:3 Repair requirements 38 11:4 Rework welding process regulations 38 11:5 Basic elements of rework welding procedure qualification 39 11:6 Welding of butt weld test pipe joints 39 11:7 Testing of butt welded joints 39 11:8 Rework welder induction examination 42 11:9 Acceptance Criteria 44 12 Non-destructive testing methods 44 12:1 Ray detection 44 12:2 X-ray digital imaging detection 44 12:3 X-ray computer-aided imaging detection 44 12:4 Magnetic particle testing 45 12:5 Penetration Detection 45 12:6 Ultrasonic testing 45 12:7 Phased array ultrasonic testing 45 12:8 Fully automatic ultrasonic testing 45 13 Motorized welding with filler metal 45 13:1 Suitable welding methods 45 13:2 Welding procedure qualification 45 13:3 Record 46 13:4 Welding procedure specification 46 13:5 Basic elements of welding procedure qualification for motorized welding 46 13:6 Welding of butt weld test pipe joints 48 13:7 Motorized welding welder induction examination 49 13:8 Records of Qualified Motorized Welding Operators50 13:9 Inspection and testing of field welds 50 13:10 Non-destructive testing acceptance criteria 51 13:11 Repair and removal of defects 51 13:12 Ray detection 51 13:13 Ultrasonic testing 51 Appendix A (normative) Additional acceptance criteria for girth welds52 A:1 General 52 A:2 Stress Analysis 52 A:3 Welding process 53 A:4 Welder Qualification59 A:5 Detection and Acceptable Critical Dimensions 59 A:6 Record 68 A:7 Repair68 A:8 Symbol 68 Appendix B (Normative) In-Service Pipeline Welding Technology 70 B:1 General 70 B:2 Welding procedure qualification of in-service pipelines71 B:3 Welder qualifications for in-service pipelines 80 B:4 Recommended practices for in-service pipeline welding82 B:5 Inspection and testing of in-service pipeline welds 85 B:6 Non-destructive testing acceptance criteria (including visual inspection) 85 B:7 Weld repair of in-service pipelines85 Appendix C (Informative) Welding Record Form 87 Reference 92

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1:1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents" Drafting: This document replaces GB/T 31032-2014 "Steel Pipe Welding and Acceptance": Compared with GB/T 31032-2014, except for structural adjustments In addition to editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows: a) The scope of application has been changed, changing "gas" in the applicable medium to "natural gas", and changing the scope of application to "transmission pipelines, pipe networks, valve chambers and "Station" was changed to "long-distance pipeline, gathering pipeline", the "gas welding" welding method was deleted, and X-ray digital imaging detection and X-ray Online computer-aided imaging inspection and other acceptance requirements (see Chapter 1, Chapter 1 of the:2014 edition); b) Delete the terms "owner", "contractor", "root weld", "repair", "weld", "display", "qualified welder", "welder examination" and "welding procedure qualification" Terms and definitions (see 3:1, 3:2, 3:5, 3:9, 3:12, 3:16, 3:18, 3:19, 3:21 of the:2014 edition); c) Added "Welding Process Assessment Report", "Automatic Welding", "Root Pass", "Back Welding", "Rework Welding", "Full Wall Thickness Repair" and "Partial Wall Thickness Repair" Repair", "Backside internal repair", "Second repair", "Repair", "Welding heat input", "Preheating temperature", "Interpass temperature", "Post-weld heat treatment", "Hollow Terms and definitions of “weld bead”, “tempering weld bead” and “surfacing repair” (see 3:2, 3:5, 3:10, 3:11, 3:15~3:24, 3:28~3:30); d) Changed the definition of the terms "pre-welding procedure specification", "welding procedure specification", "motorized welding", "rotating welding", "stationary welding", "defect" and "recessed" Meaning (see 3:1, 3:3, 3:4, 3:7, 3:8, 3:26, 3:27, 3:20, 3:22, 3:3, 3:10, 3:11, 3:15, 3:17 of the:2014 edition); e) Added abbreviations (see Chapter 4); f) Added the contents of personnel, welding process and welding environment (see Chapter 5); g) The specific requirements for pipes and fittings have been changed (see 5:2:1, 4:2:1 of the:2014 edition); h) The filling material type and specifications have been changed (see 5:2:2:1, 4:2:2:1 of the:2014 edition); i) The basic elements of welding procedure qualification have been changed, and Charpy impact toughness test, macroscopic metallographic test, tensile test, back bending and surface test have been added: Bend test, side bend test, SSC test, HIC test, CTOD test, hardness test methods and requirements, etc: (see Chapter 6 Chapter, Chapter 5 of the:2014 edition); j) Changed the on-the-job examination method, the applicable wall thickness range of a single examination, and added the technical requirements for a single examination of branch pipe connections (see Chapter 7, Chapter 6 of the:2014 edition); k) The requirements for the misalignment of the nozzle group and the size requirements for the appearance inspection of the weld have been changed, and the groove form of butt welds with different wall thicknesses and the Requirements for the use of mouthparts, etc: (see Chapter 8, Chapter 7 of the:2014 edition); l) The requirements for non-destructive testing personnel have been changed, and X-ray digital imaging testing, X-ray computer-aided imaging testing, and phased array testing have been added: Ultrasonic testing, fully automatic ultrasonic testing and other methods (see Chapter 9, Chapter 8 of the:2014 edition); m) X-ray digital imaging testing, X-ray computer-aided imaging testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, and fully automatic ultrasonic testing have been added and other assessment requirements, and changed the radiographic detection of pores, magnetic particle detection of round defects, penetrant detection of round defects, and ultrasonic detection of volumetric defects: Evaluation indicators and other contents (see Chapter 10, Chapter 9 of the:2014 edition); n) Added rework requirements, basic elements of welding procedure qualification for rework welding, rework welding procedures, rework welder induction examination, etc: (see Chapter 11); o) X-ray digital imaging testing, X-ray computer-aided imaging testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, and fully automatic ultrasonic testing have been added and other contents, changes in radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing and other contents (see Chapter 12, Chapter 11 of the:2014 edition); p) Changes have been made to the welding procedure regulations for motorized welding, the basic elements for qualification of motorized welding procedures, and the on-the-job examination for motorized welding workers (see Chapter 13, Chapter 12 of the:2014 edition); q) The corresponding content of project criticality assessment has been changed (see Appendix A, Appendix C of the:2014 version); r) The corresponding content of welding of pipelines in service has been changed (see Appendix B, Appendix D of the:2014 version); s) The recommendation record form has been changed (see Appendix C, Appendix E of the:2014 version): Please note that some content in this document may be subject to patents: The publisher of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents: This document is proposed and coordinated by the National Petroleum and Natural Gas Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC355): This document was drafted by: China Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipeline Research Institute Co:, Ltd:, China Petroleum Pipeline Bureau Engineering Co:, Ltd:, China Petroleum Group Engineering Technology Research Co:, Ltd:, National Oil and Gas Pipeline Network Group Co:, Ltd: Construction Project Management Branch, Sinopec Petroleum Engineering Construction Co:, Ltd:, National Pipeline Network Group Northern Pipeline Co:, Ltd:, Tianjin University: The main drafters of this document: Sui Yongli, Yang Die, Yan Chen, Deng Jun, Xue Yan, Wang Feng, Chang Liang, Lu Fenghua, Li Zengzhen, Zhang Shuli, Yu Linchuan, Liu Quanli, Zhou Guangyan, Bruce Lee, Tang Riguang, Jiang Xiaohong, Li Jingchang, Liu Shaozhu, Lu Xiangyang, Wang Pengyu: This document was first published in:2014 and this is the first revision: Steel pipeline welding and acceptance

1 Scope

This document specifies the carbon steel and low alloy materials for long-distance pipelines and gathering pipelines for crude oil, refined oil, natural gas, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and other media: Arc welding process for butt joints, corner joints and socket joints of steel pipes and fittings: The welding methods applicable to this document are electrode arc welding, submerged arc welding, melting and non-melting electrode gas shielded arc welding, and flux-cored wire arc welding, plasma arc welding or a combination thereof: The welding method is manual welding, semi-automatic welding, motorized welding, automatic welding or a combination thereof: The welding position is fixed welding, spin welding or a combination thereof: This document also specifies radiographic inspection of welded joints, X-ray digital imaging inspection, X-ray computer-aided imaging inspection, magnetic particle inspection Testing, penetrant testing, ultrasonic testing, fully automatic ultrasonic testing, phased array ultrasonic testing and acceptance requirements for destructive testing: This document is applicable to the welding of newly built, renovated and expanded pipelines and pipelines in service:

2 Normative reference documents

The contents of the following documents constitute essential provisions of this document through normative references in the text: Among them, the dated quotations For undated referenced documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated referenced documents, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document: GB/T 226 Acid etching inspection method for low magnification structure and defects of steel GB/T 228:1 Tensile testing of metallic materials Part 1: Room temperature test methods GB/T 229 Charpy pendulum impact test method for metal materials GB/T 2653 Bending test method for welded joints GB/T 3091 Welded steel pipes for low-pressure fluid transportation GB/T 4157 Laboratory test methods for resistance to sulfide stress cracking and stress corrosion cracking of metals in hydrogen sulfide environments GB/T 4340 (all parts) Vickers hardness test of metallic materials GB/T 5117 Non-alloy steel and fine-grained steel welding rods GB/T 5293 Classification requirements for solid wire, flux-cored wire and wire-flux combinations of non-alloy steel and fine-grained steel for submerged arc welding GB/T 5310 Seamless steel pipes for high pressure boilers GB/T 6479 Seamless steel pipe for high-pressure fertilizer equipment GB/T 8110 Solid welding wire of non-alloy steel and fine-grained steel for gas metal arc welding GB/T 8163 Seamless steel pipes for conveying fluids GB/T 8650 Evaluation method for hydrogen-induced cracking resistance of pipeline steel and pressure vessel steel GB/T 9711 Steel pipes for oil and gas industry pipeline transportation systems GB/T 10045 Non-alloy steel and fine-grained steel flux-cored welding wire GB/T 13401 Technical specifications for steel butt welded pipe fittings GB/T 14383 Forged socket weld and threaded pipe fittings GB/T 20972:2 Materials for hydrogen sulfide-containing environments in oil and gas extraction in the oil and gas industry Part 2: Anti-cracking carbon Steel, low alloy steel and cast iron GB/T 28896 Test method for quasi-static fracture toughness determination of welded joints of metallic materials

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