Section 15 — Inspection

QA/QC Procedures for Gaskets

IPE Engineering Practice IPE-EP-15-5-5

Document number: IPE-EP-15-5-5 · Section: 15 — Inspection

SCOPE

This Practice provides instructions for the receiving inspection of gaskets.
This instruction shall be applicable for all diameters of solid, wrapped, and composite gaskets and hexagonal or oval rings for installation in a ring type joint.
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2.0 REFERENCES

The latest edition of the following standards and publications are referred to herein.

STANDARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

IPE Engineering Practices
EP 5–2–2 Flanges, Gaskets and Bolting EP 5–2–4 Supplemental Requirements for Pipe and Piping Components EP 15–1–4 Positive Materials Identification (PMI) EP 15–1–5 Color Coding For Material Identification EP 15–5–1 QA/QC Procedures for Commodity Purchases
APl Recommended Practices
RP574 Inspection of Piping, Tubing, Valves, and Fittings 601 Metallic Gaskets for Piping

DEFINITIONS

Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) – A document, or documents, on which are recorded the results of tests, examinations, repairs, or treatments required by the Material Specification. Supplementary or special requirements, in addition to the requirements of the Material Specification, as required by the Purchase Order shall also be included on the CMTR. The specification of the material being represented including the year of issue, and the material heat number shall also be included on the CMTR. All such documents shall identify the applicable Material Specification and shall be identified to the material represented.
Commodity – Any item of standard design and/or mass manufacture which is purchased in quantity and maintained in stock for routine or specialized Plant use.
Inspection Lot – Unless otherwise specified by the Owner’s Engineer, the inspection lot shall be as follows:

Lot Size	Inspection Lot
5 or less	2
6–20	3
21–40	4
41 and over	10% rounded to the next highest whole number

Manufacturer – The recipient of a direct or indirect purchase order for materials and/or equipment. In this context, a direct order is one issued to a Manufacturer by a Contractor or the Owner. An indirect order is one issued to a Manufacturer by a vendor (recipient of a direct order) for materials, fabricated components, or subassemblies.
Lot – A group of items with the same heat number.
Owner – Inflection Point Engineering, LLC.
Positive Materials Identification (PMI) – A procedure used to insure that alloy materials purchased by or for the Owner are properly identified, and meet the chemical composition of alloy materials as specified in Section II of the ASME Code or an applicable ASTM Specification, and the CMTR.
Receiving Inspection – A receiving inspection shall be that inspection necessary to ensure that the dimensions, physical integrity, chemical composition, and mechanical properties of representative samples of commodity items are in conformance with those detailed by the applicable quality specifications. A receiving inspection shall require performance of specified examinations and tests of an inspection lot of the commodity, and review of documentation and reports that accompany the item(s).
Receiving Q/A Authority – The person or department designated by the Owner responsible for assuring quality of incoming commodity material.
Vendor – Recipient of a direct purchase order.

PROCEDURE

Inspection Lot of each received lot of gaskets shall be inspected as follows:

Rings and gaskets shall be inspected for evidence of shipping damage.
Rings and gaskets shall be examined to ensure proper identification marking.
The alloy content of alloy ring gaskets shall be ascertained using the Texas Nuclear Alloy Analyzer or similar instrument.
Gaskets shall be identified with the proper color coding per API 601.

DOCUMENTATION

Inspection of each lot of gaskets shall be documented using Table 1 - Receiving Inspection Checklist Form or an equivalent method that includes all of the elements of the Inspection Checklist.

6.0 TABLES

TABLE 1

RECEIVING INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR GASKETS AND RINGS

DATE	DATE	INSPECTOR	INSPECTOR	INSPECTOR
MANUFACTURER	MANUFACTURER	PURCHASE ORDER NO.	PURCHASE ORDER NO.	PURCHASE ORDER NO.
NUMBER OF PIECES IN LOT	NUMBER OF PIECES IN LOT
GASKET/RING: TYPE	GASKET/RING: TYPE	SIZE	SIZE	SIZE
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION	MATERIAL SPECIFICATION	MATERIAL SPECIFICATION	MATERIAL SPECIFICATION	MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
HEAT/LOT NUMBERS	HEAT/LOT NUMBERS	HEAT/LOT NUMBERS	HEAT/LOT NUMBERS	HEAT/LOT NUMBERS
INSPECTION CHECKLIST	INSPECTION CHECKLIST	INSPECTION CHECKLIST	INSPECTION CHECKLIST	INSPECTION CHECKLIST
1)	GASKET/RING FREE OF SHIPPING DAMAGE	GASKET/RING FREE OF SHIPPING DAMAGE	YES	NO
2)	GASKET/RING IDENTIFICATION/MARKING ACCEPTABLE	GASKET/RING IDENTIFICATION/MARKING ACCEPTABLE	YES	NO
3)	GASKET/RING ALLOY CONTENT VERIFIED	GASKET/RING ALLOY CONTENT VERIFIED	YES	NO
4)	GASKET COLOR CODING CORRECT	GASKET COLOR CODING CORRECT	YES	NO
5)	GASKET HARDNESS ACCEPTABLE	GASKET HARDNESS ACCEPTABLE	YES	NO
COMMENTS/DISCREPANCIES NOTED:	COMMENTS/DISCREPANCIES NOTED:	COMMENTS/DISCREPANCIES NOTED:	COMMENTS/DISCREPANCIES NOTED:	COMMENTS/DISCREPANCIES NOTED:




SIGNED	SIGNED	DATE	DATE	DATE

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