scope:

This NORSOK standard establishes a set of qualification requirements to verify that the manufacturer has sufficient competence and experience of the relevant material grades, and necessary facilities and equipment to manufacture these in the required shapes and sizes with acceptable properties.

This standard is applicable to the following material grades and product forms:

a) Duplex SS: all grades, product forms and dimensions

b) High alloyed austenitic SS: all grades, product forms and dimensions

c) Nickel base alloys: castings

d) Titanium and its alloys: castings

This NORSOK standard is also applicable to critical components or product forms in other materials and for special manufacturing/fabrication processes, e.g. titanium and nickel alloys in other product forms than casting, carbon steel and low alloy steel products and induction/cold bending.