Materials System Specification

34-SAMSS-611

20 March 2013

Safety Relief Valves - Conventional and Balanced Types

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Table of Contents
1

Scope............................................................. 2

Design............................................................ 3

Material........................................................... 4

Inspection and Shop Tests (Addition)............ 4

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Shipment (Addition)........................................ 5

Appendix A - Pressure Relief Valve

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

Previous Issue: 9 August 2009

Next Planned Update: 20 March 2018
Revised paragraphs are indicated in the right margin
Primary contact: Al-Awami, Luay Hussain on +966-3-8801341
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Scope
This specification together with Buyer's Quotation Request or purchase order and
Specification Sheet(s) SA-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, Sixth Edition, April 2009,
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.
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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 Inspection Requirements Form

175-341900

Safety Relief Valves Conventional and Balanced

Types

Saudi Aramco Forms and Data Sheets

SA-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

American Petroleum Institute

API STD 526

Flanged Steel Pressure Relief Valves

API STD 527

Seat Tightness of Pressure Relief Valves

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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 of

Metallic Materials

National Association of Corrosion Engineers/International Standardization

Organization
NACE MR0175/ISO 15156

1.5

Petroleum and Natural Gas IndustriesMaterials for use in H2S-Containing

Environments in Oil and Gas Production

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 SA-8020-611-ENG
Lines 66 and 67 are the calculated required area, and the selected standard API
area respectively. Relief valve sizing calculations shall be shown on the Form
or included as an additional sheet.

Design
7.1

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

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Vessel Code and shall carry the appropriate stamp, including those for liquid
services.
7.3

Valve Selection (Addition)

Tables 3 through 16 apply to flanged valves only. Pressure temperature limits
for threaded pressure relief valves shall be specified by the manufacturer and
approved by Company.

7.4

Dimensions (Addition)
Dimensions for threaded pressure relief valves shall be per manufacturers
specification.
Threaded connections shall comply with ANSI B1.20.1.

7.6

Special Construction Features (Addition)

Special features shall be supplied as specified per SA-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.

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 NACE MR0175/ISO 15156. 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.

Inspection and Shop Tests (Addition)

Minimum inspection requirements are specified in Saudi Aramco Inspection
Requirement Form 175-341900.
When NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 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
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tested. Components or base metal shall be tested on a heat lot basis. Test results shall
be traceable to Purchase Order line items.
9.4

Hydrostatic Test (Addition)

This test shall be conducted in accordance with ASME SEC VIII D1, 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).

9.5

Visual Inspection (Addition)

Visual inspection and physical check shall be made when so specified in the
Purchase Order:

9.6

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.

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
(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.

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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.

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

20 March 2013

Revision Summary
Revised the Next Planned Update. Reaffirmed the contents of the document, and reissued
with editorial changes.

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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 SA-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 NACE MR0175/ISO 15156.

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