Guideline No.

: B-05(201705202211)

B-05 SEAMLESS STEEL GAS

CYLINDERS

Issued date: 05,2017November 11, 2022

© China Classification Society

Foreword

Foreword:

China Classification Society (hereinafter referred to as CCS) Product Inspection and Testing
Guideline (hereinafter referred to as this Guideline) contains the technical requirements,
inspection and testing criteria related to classification and statutory survey of marine products to
be applied for CCS approval/inspection.

This Guideline frees the users to adopt other test methods and requirements which are equivalent
to or are stricter than this Guideline.

This Guideline is published and updated by CCS, and is released at http://www.ccs.org.cn. Your
comments or suggestions are welcomed and may be sent to our email addressed [email protected] .

This Guide is a part of CCS Rules, which contains technical requirements, inspection and testing
criteria related to classification and statutory survey of marine products.

This Guide is published and updated by CCS and can be found through http://www.ccs.org.cn .
Comments or suggestions can be sent by email to [email protected] .

Historical versions and release date:

B05 (201510), Issued date: October 20, 2015

B-05(201705), Issued date: May 9, 2017

Main changes and effective date:

1. All technical requirements were modified according to ISO 9809-1: 2019 and GB/T
5099-2017.
2. Part of the text has been modified and the content structure has been adjusted
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CONTENTS

1 Application ................................................................................................................................... 54

2 Normative references ................................................................................................................... 65

3 Terms and dDefinitions................................................................................................................ 65

4 Drawings and documentsation to be submitted............................................................................ 65

5 Technical requirements for the materials of seamless steel gas cylinders ................................... 87

6 Materials and componentsDesign and technical requirements .................................................... 87

7 Type test ................................................................................................................................... 1110

8 Unit/batch inspection ............................................................................................................... 1413

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1 Application

1.1 This guideline is applicable to the works approval and post-approval unit/path inspection of
refillable and portable seamless steel gas cylinders for ships which are used for containing
permanent gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc. or high-pressure liquefied gases such as
carbon dioxide, etc., and have a nominal working pressure of8 MPa~30MPa compressed, liquefied
and dissolved gases and for quenched and tempered steel cylinders with a maximum actual tensile
strength of less than 1100 MPa, and with water capacities up to and including 450L,a nominal
capacity of 0.5L~150L and a service environment temperature shall meet the requirementsof
-40 °C~60 °C.

1.2 This guideline is not applicable to the seamless steel gas cylinders used for containing
dissolved gases and adsorbed gases and cylinder pressure vessels mounted as accessory on
transport vehicles and machinery installations. Seamless steel gas cylinders are not to be used for
containing the media having stress corrosion tendency.

1.3 Reference may be made to This guideline for seamless steel gas cylinders having a nominal
capacity of 150L~500L.

1.4 Seamless steel gas cylinders having a working pressure greater than 30MPa are to be surveyed
in accordance with the recognized standards (e.g. ISO 9809-2) and/or relevant technical protocols.

1.5 1.3 This guideline is in principle only applicable to the approval and unit/path inspection of the
body of seamless steel gas cylinders, exclusive of not for head valves.

1.61.4 This guideline is applicable to the seamless steel gas cylinders used on ships classed with
CCS and reference may be made to This guideline for the seamless steel gas cylinders used on
offshore installations, Seamless steel gas cylinders for offshore installations and etc. can refer to
this Guideline.

1.7 This guideline is applicable to the initial approval and post-approval manufacturing inspection
of seamless steel gas cylinders. The seamless steel gas cylinders in service are to be surveyed in
compliance with the requirements of applicable international conventions and the competent state
administration.

1.8 1.5 Upon the approval of CCS, seamless steel gas cylinders may be approved and unit/path
inspectedsurveyed in accordance with the technical requirements of recognized standardsstandards
acceptable to the state administration.

1.6 Seamless steel gas cylinders for specific purposes shall comply with the requirements of
relevant conventions, regulations, rules and relevant standards for specific purposes. For example,
seamless steel gas cylinders for inflation systems of inflatable liferafts shall comply with the
relevant requirements of the International Life-saving Appliance Code.

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2 Normative references

Chapter 2, PART SIX of Chapter 2, Part Six of China Classification SocietyCCS Rules for
Classification of Sea-going Steel Ships

ISO 9809-1:2010 2019 Gas cylinders—Design, construction and testing of refillable seamless
steel gas cylinders and tubes—Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders and tubes with
tensile strength less than 1100 MPaGas Cylinders - Refillable Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders -
Design, Construction and Testing-Part 1: Quenched and Tempered Steel Cylinders with Tensile
Strength Less Than 1100MPa.

3 Terms and dDefinitions

3.1 For the purpose of this guideline, the following definitions are used:

(1) Permanent gas: gas of a critical temperature less than -10°C.

(2) High-pressure liquefied gas: gas of a critical temperature greater than or equal to -10°C and
less than or equal to 70°C.

(3) Nominal working pressure: the restricted filling pressure of the contained gas at reference
temperature (normally 15°C) for steel cylinders containing permanent gases; and the upper limit
value of the pressure of the gas contained in the cylinder at 60°C for steel cylinders containing
high-pressure liquefied gases.

(4) Hydraulic test pressure Ph: the pressure to be reached during hydraulic test.

(52) Yield strength: the upper yield strength is to be taken where the material test specimen
exhibits apparent yielding during the tensile test; where the test specimen does not exhibit
apparent yielding, the specified non-proportional elongation strength under the test force, Rp0.2, is
to be taken as the yield strength of the material.

(63) Batch quantity: the specified quantity of steel cylinders which adopt the same design
conditions, have the same nominal diameter and design wall thickness, are made of steel of the
same heat/furnace number by the same manufacturing process, and are continuously heat treated
in accordance with the same heat treatment specifications. For quenched and tempered steel
cylinders, a batch corresponds to a quantity of not less than 200 plus the number of steel cylinders
used for destructive test.

(74) Filling ratio: the maximum allowable weight of gas to be filled per unit water capacity of the
steel cylinder specified in the applicable standards for various filled media.

(85)Burst pressure Pb: the maximum pressure of gas cylinders reached during burst test.

4 Drawings and documentation to be submitted

4.1 The following drawings and documentation to be submitted are to be submitted to CCS for

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approval:

(1) Seamless steel gas cylinder drawings. Drawings are to reflect the products’ structural form,
main dimensions, materials, mechanical and chemical parameters, manufacturing and heat
treatment methods, nominal working pressure, hydraulic test pressure and other special technical
requirements;

(2) Seamless steel gas cylinder design calculations. Relevant calculations, including strength
calculations of cylinder body, base and head, are to be made in accordance with the design
standard;

(3) Type test plan.

4.2 The following drawings and documentation to be submitted are to be submitted for review
when the initial works approval is being applied for:

(1) Basic information of the manufacturer: name, address and production history of the
manufacturer, types and specifications of current products, the types, specifications and delivery
conditions of the products for which approval is being applied, information on other certification
or qualification certificates obtained, etc.;

(2) Quality system documents and other management documents. The organizations of the quality
system and product quality control points are to be clearly defined in these documents;

(3) Main production, measuring/testing equipment.

List of main production equipment:

Forming equipment;

Heat treatment furnace’s type, dimensions, heating method, temperature controlling and recording
method, and arrangement of temperature measuring points.

List of main measuring/testing equipment

List of equipment for chemical components analysis, mechanical properties, mechanical test,
metallographic test, NDT, hydraulic test, etc. (including the product name, type, manufacturer,
statutory inspection organization and valid period of verification/calibration)

(4) Process documents:

Production process flow chart (quality control points are to be indicated);

Operation guidance books with various work procedures indicated in production process flow
chart, including the main work procedures such as forming, heat treatment, NDT, etc.;

(5) Qualification certificates of testing and inspection personnel;

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(6) Test location and laboratory qualifications (where the test is subcontracted, the qualification of
the subcontractor and subcontract agreement are to be described).

(7) List of suppliers of materials and main parts;

(8) Product description and quality certificates (sample).

5 Technical requirements for the materials of seamless steel gas cylinders

65.1 General design requirements

65.1.1 The design formula used to determine the wall thickness of cylinder body is to comply with
the requirements of recognized standards (e.g. ISO 9809-1).

65.1.2 The guarantee value of the yield strength of heat treated material, Reg, is to be taken for
design of wall thickness of parts under pressure, and the limit of the ratio of yield strength
guarantee value Reg to tensile strength guarantee value Rmg is to comply with the requirements of
the standards;

65.1.3 The design and calculation of the wall thickness of the bottle body shall be subject to the
hydrostatic test pressure Ph; the hydraulic test pressure of the cylinder is 1.5 times of the nominal
working pressure

5.1.4 In general, more than two openings on a gas cylinder are not allowed, and the openings can
only be designed to be arranged along the neutral axis of the gas cylinder.

6.1.45.1.5 For CrMo steel, the actual maximum tensile strength of cylinder body material Rma is
generally not to exceed 1100MPa; for CMn steel, the actual maximum tensile strength Rma is not
to exceed1030MPa. For cylinders filled with the medium posing a risk of hydrogen embrittlement,
the actual maximum tensile strength of cylinder body material Rma is generally not to exceed
880MPa, or may not exceed 950Mpa when the actual yield-strength ratio is not more than 0.9.

6.1.55.1.6 The bottom structure of seamless steel cylinders is to comply with the following
requirements:

6.1.5.1(1) The structural form and dimensions are to comply with the requirements of relevant
standards;

6.1.5.2 (2) The part in connection to convex base is to be smooth and its thickness is to be no less
than the design thickness of the cylinder body;

6.1.5.3(3) There is to be a transitional section between the annulated shell of concave base and the
cylinder body. The connection of transitional section to cylinder body is to be smooth.

6.1.5.4(4) The design of convex base and concave base is to be subject to fatigue test by means of
cyclic pressurization. The design of cylinder bases is considered qualified provided that the
cylinder bases can withstand 80000 cycles of pressurization with the upper limit of cyclic pressure
being at the nominal working pressure, or 12000 cycles of pressurization with the upper limit of

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cyclic pressure being at the test pressure, without being damaged; the design is not to be adopted if
the cylinder bases have not passed the said test successfully.

6.1.65.1.7 The thickness of steel cylinder opening is to be measured from the thread groove and to
be no less than the design thickness of the cylinder body in order to ensure that the opening will
not be deformed when subject to the moment of valve-tightening force couple and the additional
external force of neck ring riveting.

6.1.75.1.8 The internal threads of cylinder openings are to comply with the following
requirements:

6.1.7.1(1) The thread form, dimensions and tolerances are to comply with the requirements of
recognized standards. Existence of reverse pitch, flat pitch, pitch double-line, pitch base flatness,
pitch sharpness, pitch broadness and apparent jumping ripples on the thread surface are not
allowed.

6.1.7.2 (2) The number of useful threads is to be such that the shear safety factor calculated at the
hydraulic test pressure of steel cylinder, Ph, is at least 10, and is to be no less than 6.

65.2 General requirements for manufacturing

65.2.1 The manufacture of marine seamless steel gas cylinders, the main inspections during
manufacture and inspections/tests upon completion are to comply with the requirements of CCS
Rules for Classification of Sea-going Steel Ships, approved drawings and relevant standards.

65.2.2 The manufacturers of seamless steel gas cylinders are to introduce the manufacturing
process, describe the manufacturing tools having significant impact on product quality such as the
press head for air cylinder pressing and drawing, mold plate or mold tool for shell nosing during
rotary pressing or mold pressing, and specify other requirements for process verification before the
product is put into service, regular inspection, repair and replacement when the product is in
service, etc.

65.2.3 The cylinder body is not allowed to be welded or repaired. The crack, inclusion, non fusion
and other defects on the inner surface of the cylinder from the tube shall be removed by
mechanical milling and other methods. The treatment of surface defects of the cylinder body shall
comply with the requirements of relevant recognized standards for gas cylinders.For steel
cylinders manufactured through closing the bottom of seamless steel pipes, means are to be
provided by the manufacturer to ensure the sealing tightness of the cylinder bottom; the internal
surface of cylinder bottom is to be free from any visible pit, fold, overlap and oxide scale; removal
of bottom and the defects thereof is allowable, however, the design thickness of cylinder bottom
must be guaranteed; weld repair on the bottom is not allowed.

6.2.4 Gas cylinders are to be type tested in accordance with 7.2 of this guideline prior to going into
service.

6.2.5 Welding on seamless steel gas cylinders is not allowed.

65.3 The filling ratio is to be consistent with the strength of cylinder body and also comply with
the requirements of the conventions, regulations, rules and recognized standards involved in the

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use of gas cylindersadministration.

6 Materials and componentsDesign and technical requirements

56.1 The material used for the manufacture of gas cylinders shall be steel, other than rimming
quality, with non-ageing properties and shall be fully killed with aluminium and/or silicon. In
cases where examination of this non-ageing property is required by the customer, the criteria by
which it is to be specified should be agreed with the customer and inserted in the order.The
material of cylinder body must be non-aging killed steel smelted by basic open-hearth furnace,
electric furnace or basic oxygen converter.

56.2 The material of cylinder body is to be compatible with the gas intended to be filled. Refer to
ISO 11114-1 for compatibility of cylinder material with the gas;

56.3 The S element content (mass fraction) of the cylinder body material obtained through heat
analysis is not to exceed 0.010% and the P element content (mass fraction) thereof obtained
through heat analysis is not to exceed 0.020%. And the sum of S+P content percentages is not to
exceed 0.025%;

56.4 The limit values (the difference between the maximum content and the minimum content) of
the chemical composition of cylinder body material are not to exceed the values listed in the table
56.4 below:

Chemical Composition Table Table 56.4

Element Maximum content (mass fraction), % Limit value (mass

fraction), %

C <0.30 0.06

≥0.30 0.07

Mn -- 0.30

Si -- 0.30

Cr* <1.50 0.30

≥1.50 0.50

Ni* -- 0.40

Mo* -- 0.15
Notes: ① The requirements in the table above must be complied with where the element
marked by “*” are alloy elements of the steel;
② The maximum content of any intentionally added element is to be reported;
③ Total content of V+Ni+Ti+B+Zr is not to exceed 0.15%.

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recognized steel used for pressure vessels. Typical recognized steels include CrMo steel and CMn
steel.

56.6 Rough rolled billets or steel billets are to be subject to macrostructure examination and
defects such as flakers, residual shrinkage cavity, delamination, air bubble, foreign matters and
impurity inclusion are not allowed. The center porosity is to be no greater than grade 1.5 and
segregation no greater than grade 2.5. For seamless steel pipes, the wall thickness deviation is not
to exceed -10%~+15% of the nominal wall thickness and the steel pipes are to be 100% satisfied
by NDT.

7 Type test

7.1 Sampling principle of type test

7.1.1 Seamless steel cylinders are to be type tested according to different types. Cylinders are
considered to be of different types in any one of the following cases:

(1) Production process flow is different;

(2) Material designation is different;

(3) Heat treatment process is different;

(4) Structural form of cylinder bottom and ratio of bottom thickness to cylinder diameter are
different;

(5) The overall length of the cylinder has increased by more than 50 % (cylinders with a
length/diameter ratio less than 3 shall not be used as reference cylinders for any new design with
this ratio greater than 3);

(6) The outside diameter or minimum guarantee thickness of the cylinder is different;

(7)The hydraulic test pressure is different (the design on the same basis with only hydraulic test
pressure being reduced is not to be considered as new design);

(8) The minimum guaranteed yield strength and/or minimum guaranteed tensile strength are
different.

(9) In case of tapered threads the torque test shall be performed; in case of parallel threads the
calculation of the shear strength shall be performed, if the diameter of the internal thread has
increased by 50% or more, the pressure cycling test on two cylinders shall also be performed.

7.1.2 For each type of gas cylinders for which approval is to be applied, at least 50 gas cylinders
are to be manufactured by the applicant and tested in accordance with the corresponding
requirements of the table in 7.2.

7.1.3 For marine seamless steel gas cylinders for type test, the acceptance of raw materials, main
manufacturing process, inspection and test, and transfer of relevant marks must be carried out

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under the supervision of the surveyor and the results thereof are to comply with the requirements
of CCS Rules for Classification of Sea-going Steel Ships and approved drawings.

7.2 Type test items and requirements

Type test items and requirements Table 7.2

Test item Test quantity Test requirements

Raw material Each heat or each batch 1. Each batch of rawRaw materials are to be furnished
inspection with product quality certificates;
2. Elements to be analyzed are to include C, Si, Mn, P, S,
Nb, V, Ti, Cr, Ni, Mo, Cu, Al, B, As, Sn, Zr, [N], [O] and
purposefully added elements;
3. Rough rolled billets or steel billets are also to be
subject to macrostructure examination;
4. For seamless steel pipes, visual inspection, wall
thickness inspection and mechanical properties tests are
also to be carried out;
Internal and Each cylinder The internal and external surfaces of finished gas
external visual cylinders are free of defects that may affect the safe use
inspection of gas of gas cylinders, for details, see 8.3 of
cylinders ISO9809-1:2019.1. The internal and external surfaces of
cylinder body are to be smooth, even and free from
detects affecting the strength of cylinder body, such as
visible crack, fold, ripple, double skin, inclusion, etc.;
existence of smooth local pits formed after fall-off of
oxide scale and minor traces generated due to grinding
repair are allowable, however, the design thickness of
cylinder body must be guaranteed.
2. For a cylinder body manufactured by pressing and
drawing process, the depth of its concave base is to be
consistent with the specified design value, and the
thickness of base spherical shell and annulated shell is to
comply with the design requirements.
3. Connection between cylinder shoulder and cylinder
body must be smooth and the cylinder shoulder is to be
free from groove marks.

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Test item Test quantity Test requirements

Inspection of Each cylinder 1. Dimensional inspection:

dimension, shape
For each cylinder for type test, wall thickness, outer
and position
diameter and height of cylinder body, thickness and
tolerances, neck
central depth (applicable to concave base) of cylinder
threads inspection
base are to be measured. The results are to be consistent
with the requirements of 7.3~7.5 7.6, 8.1, 8.2 of ISO
9809-1:2010 2019 and CCS approved drawings.

The thickness and outer diameter of the two cylinders

for mechanical property test shall also be measured
according to 7.3 to 7.6, 8.1 and 8.2 of ISO9809-1:2019
and the approved drawings, Forfor each steel cylinder,
three cross sections, namely the upper, middle and lower
cross sections, are to be taken along the length of
cylinder body. The wall thickness and outer diameter are
to be measured respectively. Wall thickness of each cross
section is to be measured at four measuring points
evenly distributed along the circumference. The outer
diameter is to be measured for two times vertically and
crosswise. The thickness of cylinder base is to be
measured at one measuring point located in the center of
the base. For concave base, the thickness of the earthing
point is also to be measured at the four measuring points
evenly distributed along the circumference. The wall
thickness measured at various points is to be no less than
the minimum thickness guarantee value.

2. Form and position tolerances are to comply with the

requirements of 8.5~8.9 of ISO 9809-1:20102019.

3. Neck threads inspection shall conform to the

requirements of 8.9 of ISO9809-1:2019.
Hardness is to be tested at three points respectively
Hardness test Each cylinder
located in the upper, middle and lower portions of the
cylinder body and the results are to be consistent with
the requirements of 11.3 of ISO 9809-1:2010 2019 and
approved drawings.

Ultrasonic test Each cylinder To be in accordance with 8.4 of ISO9809-1:20102019.

Magnetic particle Each cylinder If required by the standards that adopted, the results
inspection (when shall conform to the requirements of the standards.To be
applicable) carried out in accordance with NB/T 47013.4-2015.
Tensile test 2 2 1 test To be in accordance with 10.2 of ISO 9809-1:20102019
cylinders pieces/cylinder and approved drawings.

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Test item Test quantity Test requirements

Bending or to be Bending: 2 test To be in accordance with 10.39.2.4 of ISO
flattening or ring taken pieces/ cylinder, 9809-1:20102019.
flattening test randomly flattening/ring
flattening: 1 test
piece / cylinder
Impact test 1 group 3 test To be in accordance with 10.410.3 of
pieces/ cylinder ISO9809-1:20102019 and approved drawings.
Strain ageing 1 group 3 test 5% plastic deformation, 2500 0C temperature maintained
impact test (when pieces/cylinder for 1h. Test temperature is to be the same as that for
applicable) conventional impact test and the average values of
impact test not less than 80% of the values required by
relevant standards.
Base check 1 test To be in accordance with 9.2.3 of ISO 9809-1:20102019.
piece/cylinder
Metallographic 1 test piece/ Microstructures, crystal grain size and thickness of
inspection cylinder decarburized layer are to be determined.
Hydraulic burst 2 cylinders to be taken To be in accordance with 10.5 10.4 of ISO
test randomly 9809-1:20102019.
Pressure cycling 3 cylinders to be taken To be in accordance with 9.2.2 of ISO 9809-1:20102019.
test randomly
Hydraulic test and Each cylinder To be in accordance with 11.2, 11.5 of ISO
Capacity check 9809-1:20102019.
Thread inspection Each cylinder To be in accordance with 8.9 of ISO 9809-1:2010.
Neck ring torque 1 cylinder to be taken To be in accordance with 7.8 of ISO 9809-1:20102019.
test (when randomly
applicable)
Torque test for 1 cylinder to be taken
To be in accordance with 9.2.5 of ISO 9809-1:2019.
taper thread only randomly
If required by the approved standards, the results shall
Air tightness test
Each cylinder conform to the requirements of relevant recognized
(when applicable)
standards.

8 Unit/batch inspection

8.1 Generally, Uunit/batch inspection for issuing product certificates of marine seamless steel gas
cylinders is to be carried out after works approval has been obtained by the manufacturer, unless
otherwise specially considered. Marine seamless steel gas cylinders are to be subject to unit/batch
inspection. the unit/batch inspection of unapproved seamless steel gas cylinders is to be carried
out according to the requirements for type test of this guideline.

8.2 The unit/batch inspection (see 3.1 (6) for the definition of batch quantity) of seamless steel gas
cylinders after CCS approval is to be carried out in accordance with the product inspection plan
already approved during the approval. The test items listed in the table 8.2 are to be included:

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Type test items and requirements Table 8.2

Test item Test quantity Inspection method

Raw material inspection Each heat or each batch Report review
Internal and external visual Each cylinderRandom inspection
Random inspection +
Visual inspection of
report review
cylinder body
Inspection of dimension, Each cylinderRandom inspection
Random
shape and position
inspection+report
tolerances, neck threads
review
inspection
Hardness test (at 1
measuring point on the Each cylinder Report review
cylinder body)
Ultrasonic test Each cylinder Report review
Tensile test 1 time Test witness
Bending or flattening or
Bending:2 times
ring flattening test (when 1 Test witness
Flattening/ring flattening:1 time
applicable) cylinder/batch
Impact test (when
1 group 3 times Test witness
applicable)
Burst test 1 cylinder/batch Test witness
Random
Hydraulic test and Capacity
Random inspection inspection+report
check
review
Metallographic inspection
1 cylinder/batch Report review
(when applicable)
Dissection test of cylinder
1 cylinder/batch Test witness
base (when applicable)
Bottom sealing test (only
applicable to the bottom of
Each cylinder
cylinders made of steel
pipes)
Air tightness test (when
Each cylinder
applicable)
The test items required by drawings approved by
Other inspections (when
CCS, approved standards or technical documents of
applicable)
the factory.

Other inspections

Notes: ① The tests are to be carried out in accordance with the type test requirements specified
in 7.2;
(a) Tensile test: 2 samples shall be taken when the drawings approved by CCS,
approved standards or technical documents of the factory require taking 2 samples;

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(b) Impact test: for thin-walled transverse impact specimen with wall thickness less
than 3.5 mm, flattening test is allowed to replace impact test;
(c) Ultrasonic testing: magnetic particle testing can be used to replace ultrasonic testing
if the approved standards allow;
(d) Bottom tightness test: it can be replaced by air tightness test or helium leak test.
(e) "When applicable": bending test or flattening test, cylinder bottom dissection test,
air tightness test: tests shall be conducted when required by CCS approved drawings,
approved standards or factory technical documents.
② Where the test results are not satisfactory, disposal is to be made according to the
following provisions:
a. Where the non-conformity results from abnormal testing operation, noncompliance
of test specimen preparationor measurement error, specimens of the same quantity may
be re-tested; where the results of such re-test are satismanufacturer, the initial test will
be invalidated;
b. Where a non-conformity due to heat treatment is confirmed, re-conducting the heat
treatment to this batch of cylinders is allowable; however, the heat treatment is not be
repeated for more than twice; for cylinder bodies which have been heat treated again,
the design wall thickness is to be guaranteed; the batch of cylinder bodies which have
been heat treated again are to be treated as a new batch for single batch inspection;
c. Where the non-conformity results from other causes, the non-conforming steel
cylinders are to be discarded or repaired by approved means; the repaired steel
cylinders are to be re-tested for the original non-conforming items.

8.3 Cylinders qualified through inspection are to be clearly identified with permanent marks
according to relevant standards, and including but not limited to the following information CCS
certificate No.and CCS steel stamp.:

Vessel weight;

Nominal water capacity;

Hydraulic test pressure;

Date of test;

Manufacturer serial number;

CCS steel stamp;

CCS certificate code.

8.4 The product certificates will be issued for qualified products by CCS surveyor upon
completion of product inspection.

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