API 5B-2019
套管、油管和管线管螺纹的加工、测量和检验规范 (第16版)
First Principles Analysis
1. Scope
This specification covers the threading, gauging, and thread inspection of casing, tubing, and line pipe. It covers thread forms including 8RD, 10RD, BTC, and LTC. It serves as the quality baseline for all API threaded tubular products.
How to Apply API 5B-2019
Conformity work starts by confirming the exact edition of API 5B-2019 required by the contract and identifying any purchaser-specific additions. The product type, material system, dimensions, pressure or temperature rating, manufacturing route, and intended service environment must then be mapped to the clauses that apply. An inspection and test plan should state the sampling frequency, specimen conditioning, calibrated equipment, acceptance criteria, witness points, and rules for retesting before laboratory work begins.
A defensible report records sample identity, batch traceability, the method and edition used, environmental conditions, raw observations, calculations, measurement uncertainty where relevant, deviations, and the final result against each requirement. LEISA uses this evidence chain to help buyers, manufacturers, and engineering companies distinguish a repeatable compliance decision from a simple pass/fail statement. The original publication remains the controlling source whenever a summary conflicts with the standard text.