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<br /> 20. Certification 21.3 Heat number, lot number, run number, or a combina-
<br /> 20.1 The manufacturer or supplier shall, upon request, tion thereof shall be marked at the option of the manufacturer,
<br /> furnish to the purchaser a certificate of compliance stating that unless specific marking is specified in the purchase order.The
<br /> the material has been manufactured, sampled, tested, and location of such marking shall be at the option of the
<br /> inspected in accordance with this specification (including manufacturer.
<br /> year-date), and has been found to meet the requirements. 21.4 Any additional information desired by the manufac-
<br /> 20.2 Test Report—For Types E and S, the manufacturer or turer or specified in the purchase order.
<br /> supplier shall furnish to the purchaser a chemical analysis 21.5 For pipe NPS 1'/2 [DN 40) and smaller that is bundled,
<br /> report for the elements given in Table 1. it shall be permissible to mark the required information on a tag
<br /> 20.3 EDI—A certificate of compliance or test report printed securely attached to each bundle.
<br /> from, or used in, electronic form from an electronic data 21.6 If pipe sections are cut into shorter lengths by a
<br /> interchange(EDI)transmission shall be regarded as having the processor for resale as pipe, the processor shall transfer the
<br /> same validity as a counterpart printed in the certifier's facility. complete identification, including the name or brand of the
<br /> The use and format of the EDI document are subject to manufacturer, to each unmarked cut length, or to metal tags
<br /> agreement between the purchaser and the manufacturer or securely attached to unmarked pipe bundled in accordance with
<br /> supplier. the requirements of 21.5. The same material designation shall
<br /> Nore 7—EDI is the computer to computer exchange of business
<br /> be included with the information transferred, and the proces-
<br /> information in a standard format such as ANSI ASC X12. sor's name, trademark, or brand shall be added.
<br /> 20.4 Notwithstanding the absence of a signature, the orga- 21.7 Bar Coding—In addition to the requirements in 21.1,
<br /> nization submitting the certificate of compliance or test report 21.5, and 21.6, bar coding is acceptable as a supplementary
<br /> is responsible for its content. identification method. It is recommended that bar coding be
<br /> consistent with the Automotive Industry Action Group(AIAG)
<br /> 21. Product Marking standard prepared by the Primary Metals Subcommittee of the
<br /> 21.1 Except as allowed by 21.5 and 21.6, each length of AIAG Bar Code Project Team,
<br /> pipe shall be legibly marked in the following sequence to 22. Government Procurement
<br /> show: 22.1 If specified in the contract,the pipe shall be preserved,
<br /> 21.1.1 Manufacturer's name or mark, packaged, and packed in accordance with the requirements of
<br /> 21.1.2 Specification number(year-date not required), MIL-STD-163. The applicable levels shall be as specified in
<br /> NOTE 8—Pipe that complies with multiple compatible specifications the contract. Marking for shipment of such pipe shall be in
<br /> may be marked with the appropriate designation for each specification. accordance with Fed. Std. No. 123 for civil agencies and
<br /> 21.1.3 Size (NPS and weight class, schedule number, or MIL-STD-129 or Fed. Std. No. 183 if continuous marking is
<br /> specified wall thickness; or specified outside diameter and required, for military agencies.
<br /> specified wall thickness), 22.2 Inspection—Unless otherwise specified in the contract,
<br /> 21.1.4 Grade (A or B), the manufacturer is responsible for the performance of all
<br /> 21.1.5 Type of pipe (F, E, or S), inspection and test requirements specified herein. Except as
<br /> 21.1.6 Test pressure, seamless pipe only (if applicable, in otherwise specified in the contract, the manufacturer shall use
<br /> accordance with Table 4), its own or any other suitable facilities for performing the
<br /> 21.1.7 Nondestructive electric test, seamless pipe only (if inspection and test requirements specified herein, unless oth-
<br /> applicable, in accordance with Table 4), erwise disapproved by the purchaser in the contract or purchase
<br /> 21.2 Unless another marking format is specified in the order.The purchaser shall have the right to perform any of the
<br /> purchase order, length shall be marked in feet and tenths of a inspections and tests set forth in this specification where
<br /> foot,or metres to two decimal places,dependent upon the units deemed necessary to ensure that the pipe conforms to the
<br /> to which the pipe was ordered. The location of such marking specified requirements.
<br /> shall be at the option of the manufacturer. 23. Packaging and Package Marking
<br /> 23.1 If specified in the purchase order,packaging, marking,
<br /> TABLE 4 Marking of Seamless Pipe and loading for shipment shall be in accordance with those
<br /> Hydro NDE Marking procedures recommended by Practices A700.
<br /> Yes No Test pressure 24. Keywords
<br /> Yes
<br /> Yes NDE 24.1 black steel pipe;seamless steel pipe;steel pipe;welded
<br /> Yes Yes Test Pressure/NDE P P � P�P P�P
<br /> steel pipe; zinc coated steel pipe
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