Pipe/Spool Cutting Plans

 

CUTTING PLAN

The Pipe cutting plan shall be prepared for individual AFC piping isometric drawings by the

piping engineer. Wherever field-welded joints are shown in the piping isometric drawings,

a minimum of 200 mm extra length needs to be considered while making the cutting plan.

Cutting and beveling of pipes may be done by flame cutting, plasma cutting and machining

by using the C.N.C. machine. The following shall be considered during cutting and beveling:

a) Carbon steel

Heat numbers shall be transferred by hard stamping or tagging or by any suitable method

prior to blasting and primer application. CS pipe shall be blasted and primed prior to

cutting. The cutting and beveling of CS will be done by the flame (oxyacetylene) torch

or by the C.N.C. machine, and the oxides shall be removed from the surfaces by grinding to

bright metal and paint. Grease and rust shall be removed nearer to the bevel ends if

there is any.

b) Low-alloy steel

The cutting and beveling of low-alloy steel shall be done by the flame (oxy/acetylene)

torch, and after the flame cutting, a minimum of 2 mm of material shall be removed

from the cut surface by grinding.

 

c) Stainless steel

The cutting and beveling of stainless steel shall be done by mechanical means using the

cutting discs or by plasma cutting (for big size and thick wall) or by C.N.C. machine, and

then the surface shall be ground to the bright metal. All the grinding discs to be used for

the stainless steel shall be iron-free.

d) Galvanized materials

Galvanized material shall be cut using cold cutting methods.