Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-611 30 March 2005

Safety Relief Valves
Conventional and Balanced Types
Instrumentation Standards Committee Members
Al-Awami. L.H., Chairman
Tuin, R.R., Vice Chairman
Al-Dakhil, T.K.
Al-Dhafeeri, F.T.
Al-Khalifa, A.H.
Al-Madhi, F.A.
Alqaffas, S.A.
Bogusz, Z.J.
Ell, S.T.
Fadley, G.L.
Falkenberg, A.R.
Gawargy, N.E.
Grainger, J.F.
Jumah, Y.A.
Mahmood, B.
Qarni, M.A.
Trembley, R.J.

Saudi Aramco DeskTop Standards

Table of Contents

1 Scope............................................................. 2
2 Design............................................................ 3
3 Material.......................................................... 4
4 Inspection and Shop Tests (Addition)............ 4
5 Shipment (Addition)........................................ 6

Appendix A - Pressure Relief Valve

Specification Sheet......................................... 7
Appendix B - Nameplate Data.............................. 8

Previous Issue: 31 March 2003 Next Planned Update: 1 April 2008

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1 Scope

This specification together with Buyer's Quotation Request or purchase order and
Specification Sheet(s) 8020-611-ENG define the minimum technical requirements for
conventional and balanced type industrial safety relief valves.

API STD 526 is modified, as indicated in this specification, to cover requirements for
pressure relief valves that have threaded connections.

The following paragraph numbers refer to API STD 526, Fifth Edition, June 2002,
which is a part of this specification. The text in each paragraph below is an addition,
exception, modification, or deletion to API STD 526 as noted. Paragraph numbers not
appearing in API STD 526 are new paragraphs to be inserted in numerical order.

1.2 References (Addition)

Material or equipment supplied to this specification shall comply with the latest
edition of the references listed below unless otherwise noted.

Saudi Aramco Documents

Saudi Aramco Engineering Procedure

SAEP-302 Instructions for Obtaining a Waiver of a
Mandatory Saudi Aramco Engineering
Requirement

Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard

SAES-A-301 Materials Resistant to Sulfide Stress Corrosion
Cracking

Saudi Aramco Inspection Requirements

Form 175-341900 Safety Relief Valves Conventional and Balanced
Types

Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets

8020-611-ENG Instrument Specification Sheet Safety Relief
Valves

Industry Codes and Standards

American National Standards Institute

ANSI B1.20.1 Pipe Threads, General Purpose

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American Petroleum Institute

API STD 526 Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves
API STD 527 Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME SEC VIII D1 Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessels
ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings

American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM E10 Standard Test Methods for Brinell Hardness of
Metallic Materials
ASTM E18 Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness
and Rockwell Superficial Hardness of Metallic
Materials

1.5 Conflicting Requirement (Replacement)

Any conflicts between this specification and other applicable Saudi Aramco
Materials System Specifications (SAMSSs), Engineering Standards (SAESs),
Standard Drawings (SASDs), or industry standards, codes, and forms shall be
resolved in writing by the Company or Buyer's Representative through the
Manager, Process & Control Systems Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

Direct all requests to deviate from this specification in writing to the Company or
Buyer's Representative, who shall follow internal company procedure SAEP-302
and forward such requests to the Manager, Process & Control Systems
Department of Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.

1.6 Orifice Areas and Designations (Clarification)

The orifice areas shown on the Specification Sheet(s) Form 8020-611-ENG

Lines 66, 67 and 68 are the calculated required area, where applicable the
selected standard API area, and the actual installed area respectively.

2 Design

2.1 ASME Code Requirement (Addition)

All safety relief valves specified by this SAMSS shall be designed and
manufactured and tested in accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure
Vessel Code and shall carry the appropriate stamp, including those for liquid
services.

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2.3 Valve selection (Addition)

Minimum inlet flange rating shall be ASME B16.5 Class 300.

Tables 2 through 15 apply to flanged valves only.

Pressure temperature limits for threaded pressure relief valves shall be specified
by the manufacturer.

2.4 Dimensions (Addition)

Dimensions for threaded pressure relief valves shall be per manufacturers

specification.

Threaded connections shall comply with ANSI B1.20.1.

2.6 Special Construction Features (Addition)

Special features shall be supplied as specified per 8020-611-ENG.

Bonnet caps shall be drilled and tapped 3 8 thread per ANSI B1.20.1. A solid
steel plug shall be inserted prior to shipment.

3 Material

3.1 General (Addition)

In sour service all wetted parts, welds and heat affected zones of welds exposed
to corrosive components shall meet the hardness and heat treatment
requirements as specified in SAES-A-301. This includes material under
overlays, platings or coatings.

3.2 Body and Spring (Addition)

Spring materials shall be per manufacturers standard and shall be suitable for the
intended service.

4 Inspection and Shop Tests (Addition)

Minimum inspection requirements are specified in Saudi Aramco Inspection

Requirement Form 175-341900.

When SAES-A-301 is specified in the Purchase Order, the manufacturer shall conduct
hardness tests on all wetted parts in accordance with ASTM E10 or ASTM E18.
Manufacturer shall conduct tests on a production sampling basis on all affected
components or produce test documentation to certify the base material has been tested.

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Components or base metal shall be tested on a heat lot basis. Test results shall be
traceable to Purchase Order line items.

4.3 Seat Leakage Test (Replacement)

Seat leakage test shall be conducted as follows:

Steam Service

Safety relief valves specified for steam service shall be subject to a seat leakage
test in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,
UG-136 (d).

Non-steam Service

Safety relief valves specified for non-steam service shall be subject to a seat
leakage test in accordance with API STD 527 "Commercial Seat Tightness of
Safety Relief Valves with Metal-to-Metal Seats".

4.4 Hydrostatic Test (Addition)

This test shall be conducted in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code, UG-136 (d) (2,3). The "design pressure of the parts" in
UG-136 (d) (2) shall mean vendor's maximum design pressure for the subject
valve (NOT SET PRESSURE of SUBJECT VALVE).

4.5 Visual Inspection (Addition)

Visual inspection and physical check shall be made when so specified in the
Purchase Order:
a) Compliance with the purchase order description, relevant specifications,
paint description, certified drawings and Vendor's catalog description as
applicable.
b) Verification of the identification name plate for compliance with the data
of Appendix B.
c) Verification of satisfactory workmanship, material, components,
dimensions and freedom from surface defects.

4.6 Test Requirements (Addition)

Production tests shall comply with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code
Requirements.

When so specified on the Purchase Order, 30%, with a minimum of one, of the
total number of valves ordered shall be selected for a repetition of the Vendor's

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(set) pressure and leakage tests and shall produce a record which should
duplicate the original test result. If the recheck of one or more valves does not
satisfy the inspector, then all the valves ordered must be rechecked in the
presence of the inspector.

5 Shipment (Addition)

Export packing, marking and shipping shall be in accordance with the requirements of
the Purchase Order.

Threaded openings shall be plugged with suitable protective devices. Temporary plugs
should be readily distinguishable from permanent metal plugs.

Inlet and outlet flanges shall be protected to prevent damage from or entrance of foreign
material during shipment.

Revision Summary
31 March 2003 Revised the "Next Planned Update". Reaffirmed the contents of the document, and reissued
with editorial changes.
30 March 2005 Editorial revision to replace NACE MR0175 with newly approved SAES-A-301.

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Appendix A – Pressure Relief Valve Specification Sheet

Instrument Specification Sheet (I.S.S.)

(Replacement) For requirements that are specific for each individual safety relief valve
refer to: Form 8020-611-ENG Sheets 1, 2, and 3 Instrument Specification Sheet -
Safety Relief Valves Conventional and Balanced Types.

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Appendix B – Nameplate Data

Nameplate Data (Addition, if applicable)

Valve to SAES-A-301.

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