What is ISO 3183 - Petroleum and natural gas industries about?
ISO 3183 is an international standard on petroleum and natural gas industries that discusses the best procedures and specifications required for manufacturing high-quality steel pipes for pipeline transportation systems. ISO 3183 specifies requirements for the manufacture of two product specification levels (PSL 1 and PSL 2) of seamless and welded steel pipes for use in pipeline transportation systems in the petroleum and natural gas industries.
ISO 3183 supplements API Spec 5L, 46th edition (2018), the requirements of which are applicable with the exceptions specified in ISO 3183.
NOTE: ISO 3183 is not applicable to cast pipes.
Who is ISO 3183 - Petroleum and natural gas industries for?
ISO 3183 on petroleum and natural gas industries is relevant to:
- Manufacturer of seamless and welded steel pipes
- Petroleum and natural gas industries
Why should you use ISO 3183 - Petroleum and natural gas industries?
PSL is the short name of product standard level. The product standard level of line pipe has PSL1 and PSL2, also we could say the quality standard divided in PSL1 and PSL2.
ISO 3183 provides guidance on PSL 2 pipe for European onshore natural gas transmission pipelines, manufacturing procedure, acceptance criteria, chemical composition, tensile properties, tolerances for diameter, wall thickness, length, and straightness, tolerances for the weld seam.
ISO 3183 exemplifies the required chemical composition and tolerances that help you achieve precision in terms of product functionality.
As a user of ISO 3183, you can manufacture high-quality seamless and welded steel pipes. ISO 3183 provides you with comprehensive information useful throughout the process of production.
With obedience and compliance to ISO 3183, you can be ensured that the products consistently meet and exceed quality assurance targets.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 3183:2019 supersedes BS EN ISO 3183:2012+A1:2018, which is withdrawn.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
- Technical changes now incorporated by a normative reference to API Spec 5L have been made in the API Spec 5L subclauses addressing
- Weld seams (API Spec 5L, 8.8.2 clarifies heat treatment)
- Tolerances for straightness (API Spec 5L, 9.11.3.4b and J.6.4 pipe end tolerances tightened)
- End squareness (API Spec 5L, 9.12.6 defined in detail)
- Impact test pieces (API Spec 5L, Table 22 test piece size table corrected)
- Location of hardness tests (API Spec 5L, Figures H.1 and J.1 weld centerline for HFW detailed)
- Welded jointers (API Spec 5L, Annex M fit-up, and geometry, marking & NDT addressed)
- A new annex N has been added for PSL 2 pipe ordered for applications requiring longitudinal plastic strain capacity
