sified as questioned.

Questioned pipes should velopment owing to new gas pipelines under

be dealt with in one of the following manners: construction both in Poland and abroad. The
a) A questioned area should be levelled by production of these pipes requires the use of
means of an appropriate method. In order materials characterised by the highest me-
to ensure that the imperfection has been chanical properties in a given material group.
removed entirely, after checking that the NDT devices are usually provided with mod-
remaining thickness is still within a toler- ern and recently developed technical solu-
ance range, the area should undergo anoth- tions. Investment-related expectations for
er check using magnetic particle testing or the years to come make the manufacture of
penetration testing. Afterwards, the pipe welded pipes the area of interest for inves-
should be classified as passing the test. If tors and manufacturers all over the world.
the recommended removal of the faulty
area has decreased the thickness below References
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procedure specification. After that, the re-
paired area should undergo radiographic pipelines for combustible fluids - Techni-
testing following the requirements of PN- cal delivery conditions - Part 2: Pipes of
EN 10246-10 or PN-EN ISO 10893-6; requirement class B
b) A questioned area should be cut out. The 3. PN-EN 10246-9:2004 Non-destructive
manufacturer should ensure that the whole testing of steel tubes - Part 9: Automat-
questioned section has been cut out; ic ultrasonic testing of the weld seam of
c) A pipe should be classified as failing to submerged arc welded steel tubes for the
meet the requirements. detection of longitudinal and/or trans-
In required cases the manufacturer should verse imperfections
4. PN-EN 10246-10:2004 Non-destructive
write a test report containing at least the fol-
lowing information: testing of steel tubes - Part 10: Radio-
a) reference to PN-EN 10246-10 or PN-EN graphic testing of the weld seam of au-
ISO 10893-6 and PN-EN 10208-2; tomatic fusion arc welded steel tubes for
b) test report date; the detection of imperfections
c) declaration of conformity; 5. Presentation of Salzgitter Mannesmann
d) designation of a product providing grade Grossrohr GmBH - Salzgitter 2012.
and dimensions; 6. PN-EN 10246-15:2002 Non-destructive
e) type of and detailed information about the testing of steel tubes - Part 15: Automat-
testing technique used; ic ultrasonic testing of strip/plate used in
f) each deviation from specified procedures, the manufacture of welded steel tubes for
agreed or not agreed; the detection of laminar imperfections
g) image quality class; 7. PN-EN 10246-16:2002 Non-destructive
h) operator’s name, signature and certificate testing of steel tubes - Part 16: Automatic
number [4, 10]. ultrasonic testing of the area adjacent to
the weld seam of welded steel tubes for
Conclusion the detection of laminar imperfections
In recent years the manufacture of heli- 8. PN-EN 10246-17:2002 Non-destructive
cally welded pipes has seen an intensive de- testing of steel tubes - Part 17: Ultrason-
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