Norsok Standared Materials selection

ThisNORSOKstandardisdevelopedwithbroadpetroleumindustryparticipationbyinterestedpartiesintheNorwegianpetroleumindustryandisownedbytheNorwegianpetroleumindustryrepresentedbyTheNorwegianOilIndustryAssociation(OLF)andFederationofNorwegianManufacturingIndustries(TBL).PleasenotethatwhilsteveryefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyofthisNORSOKstandard,neitherOLFnorTBLoranyoftheirmemberswillassumeliabilityforanyusethereof.StandardsNorwayisresponsiblefortheadministrationandpublicationofthisNORSOKstandard.StandardsNorwayTelephone:[phone]Strandveien18,P.O.Box242Fax:[phone]N-1326LysakerEmail:[e-mail]:’regulations.TheNORSOKstandardsarenormallybasedonrecognisedinternationalstandards,addingtheprovisionsdeemednecessarytofillthebroadneedsoftheNorwegianpetroleumindustry.Whererelevant,NORSOKstandardswillbeusedtoprovidetheNorwegianindustryinputtotheinternationalstandardisationprocess.Subjecttodevelopmentandpublicationofinternationalstandards,therelevantNORSOKstandardwillbewithdrawn.TheNORSOKstandardsaredevelopedaccordingtotheconsensusprinciplegenerallyapplicablestandardsworkandaccordingtoestablishedproceduresdefinedinNORSOKA-001.TheNORSOKstandardsarepreparedandpublishedwithsupportbyTheNorwegianOilIndustryAssociation(OLF)andFederationofNorwegianManufacturingIndustries(TBL).NORSOKstandardsareadministeredandpublishedbyStandardsNorway.IntroductionThisNORSOKstandardgivesrecommendations,requirementsandguidelinesformaterialsuseinoilandgasproduction.Thisrevision4includesrequirementsfromNORSOKM-CR-505Corrosionmonitoringdesign,whichiswithdrawn.Theevaluationofinternalcorrosivityinhydrocarbonsystemsisrewrittenandconsiderscorrosioninhibitoravailabilityinsteadofefficiency,andthemaximumhardnessandyieldstrengthrequirementsofmaterialstobecathodicallyprotectedhavebeenlowered.ThisNORSOKstandardisintendedtocomplywiththerequirementsofthe”PressureEquipmentDirective”(PED)andtheNorwegianimplementationregulation”Forskriftfortrykkpåkjentutstyr”issued9June1999.TherequirementsgivenformaterialsbyPED,AnnexI”EssentialSafetyRequirements”,section4.1,arefulfilledprovidedtheprinciplesofmaterialsselectionofthisNORSOKstandardarefollowedanddocumented.ThedocumentationrequirementinPED,AnnexI”EssentialSafetyRequirements”,section4.3,ofthematerialsusedinmainpressureretainingpartsofequipmentinPEDcategoriesII,IIIandIV,shalltaketheformofacertificateofspecificproductcontrol.ThisisfulfilledbythecertificationrequirementgivenbythematerialdatasheetscompiledinNORSOKM-630.ThePEDrequiresthatthemanufacturerprovidesdocumentationofelementsrelatingtocompliancewiththematerialspecificationsofthePEDinoneofthefollowingforms:•byusingmaterialswhichcomplywithaharmonisedEuropeanstandard;•byusingmaterialscoveredbyaEuropeanapprovalofmaterials;•byaPMA..AparticularappraisalhastobemadetoconfirmcompliancetoPEDforeachparticularinstallation.NORSOKstandardM-001Rev.4,August2004NORSOKstandardPage3of301ScopeThisNORSOKstandardprovidesgeneralprinciples,engineeringguidanceandrequirementsformaterialsselectionandcorrosionprotectionforhydrocarbonproductionandprocessingfacilitiesandsupportingsystemsforfixedoffshoreinstallations.ThisNORSOKstandardalsoappliesforonshoreterminals,exceptforstructuralandcivilworks.ThisNORSOKstandardgivesguidanceandrequirementsfor•corrosionandmaterialsselectionevaluations,•specificmaterialsselectionwhereappropriate,•corrosionprotection,•designlimitationsforspecificmaterials,•qualificationrequirementsfornewmaterialsornewapplications.2Normativeandinf